ISU Theatre Season

ISU Theatre Season

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Dive deeper into this season's productions with the full list of events and the playgoer's guide!

Bust of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Brad Dell

Shakespeare's timeless historical thriller unfolds against the backdrop of ancient Rome. This staged reading will perform at Fisher Theater before touring central Iowa.

October 3 and 4 at 7:30 pm in Fisher Theater

General admission. Adults $20; youth and ISU Students Free

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Urinetown: The Musical

Urinetown: The Musical

Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis

November 6-9, 2025. Fisher Theater 

General admission. Adults $20; youth and ISU Students Free 

This hilarious and biting satire of capitalism, bureaucracy, and corporate greed asks" Are we free to pee?"

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Ten Minute Play Festival

Ten-Minute Play Festival 2025

Produced by Theatre 4550: Directing for the Stage

December 6, 2025 in Fisher Theater

General admission; Free for all

Every year the ISU Theatre Directing students get to choose, cast, and bring to life an exciting array of ten-minute plays by playwrights both old and new.

Advisory: Some plays contain adult language and content.

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Dancers on stage

Barjché 2026, From This Point Forward

Co-produced by Orchesis I and ISU Theatre

February 6 and 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Performed in Fisher Theater

General admission. Adults $12; Students $10. Tickets available through TicketMaster or by visiting the Iowa State Center ticket office, located on the ground floor of Stephens Auditorium. 

Student and guest choreographers take inspiration for their dances from personal histories and roots and a curiosity of going in the future. Enjoy the exquisite and exciting contemporary modern dances with the 50 dancers who are all a part of Orchesis I. 

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Marie Antoinette

The Revolutionists

by Lauren Gunderson

March 5-8, 2026 in Fisher Theater 

General admission. Adults $20; youth and ISU Students Free 

A witty, revolutionary comedy featuring four fierce women navigating the French Revolution's Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle try to beat back extremist insanity in 1793 Paris in this fiercely funny comedy. 

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pirate ship

Peter and the Starcatcher

By Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker

April 16-19, 2026 in Fisher Theater 

General admission. Adults $20; youth and ISU Students Free 

This Tony-winning play upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. The popular novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is transformed into a fast-paced, wildly theatrical adventure for the stage. 

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