ISU Theatre Season
Resources for You
Dive deeper into this season's productions with the full list of events and the playgoer's guide!
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
Puppet Power: International Applied Puppetry Conference
October 17–19, 2025 | Ames, IA United States & Calgary, AB Canada | Hybrid + In-Person
Puppet Power 2025 comes to Ames, Iowa for the first time! Hosted by the Iowa State University Department of Music and Theatre, this international, hybrid conference explores how puppetry can be a powerful tool for problem solving, community engagement, education, therapy, and creative practice.
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?"
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.
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.
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.
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.