ISU Theatre Season 2026–2027
Resources for You
Dive deeper into this season's productions with the full list of events and the playgoer's guide!
Antigone
Sophocles
Adapted by Anne Carson
Defiant in her convictions, a young woman chooses conscience over compliance and love over law. This enduring masterpiece by Sophocles is a searing exploration of moral courage, power, and the consequences of standing alone.
October 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30 pm and October 11 at 2:00 pm in Fisher Theater
General admission. Adults $20; youth and ISU Students Free
A Christmas Carol
Based on the work by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Amanda Petefish-Schrag and Ben Schrag - Original Music by Ben Schrag
This new adaptation frames Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol within the rich tradition of the Victorian ghost story. A dynamic and haunting chorus drives the action, while large‑scale puppetry brings Scrooge and his spectral visitors to life.
November 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 pm and November 8 at 2:00 pm in Fisher Theater
General admission. Adults $25; youth and ISU Students Free
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Produced by Theatre 4550: Directing students.
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.
December 5 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm in Fisher Theater
General admission; Free for ALL. No advanced tickets required.
Ye Bare and Ye Cubbe: The First Last American Play
Written by Cason Murphy and Students in THTRE 5040B
In 1665, inside a tavern on the eastern shore of colonial Virginia, what is often called the first play performed in English in North America—Ye Bare and Ye Cubbe—took place. ISU Theatre will attempt to reconstruct—and reinvent—the play that may have launched American theatre history. Part historical investigation, part theatrical séance, part beautiful act of mischief, Ye Bare and Ye Cubbe: The First Last American Play will explode the gap between archive and imagination.
March 4, 5, 6 at 7:30 pm and March 7 at 2:00 pm Venue TBD
General admission $20; youth and ISU students Free.
Barjché
Co-produced by Orchesis I and ISU Theatre
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.
Performed in Fisher Theater
Rent
Music and Lyrics by Johnathan Larson
The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award Winning play is now an American Classic. Loosely based on Puccini’s Opera “La Boheme,” Rent tackles the timeless themes of love and loss, while addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis that ravaged the U.S. and global community.
April 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17 at 7:30 pm and April 11 and 18 at 2:00 pm in Fisher Theater
General admission. Adults $25; youth and ISU Students Free.
Student Fringe Festival
Produced by Brad Dell, Will Coeur, and Tiffany Antone
Our 26-27 season concludes with the bold, the unexpected, and the entirely student driven. The Student Fringe Festival invites creators from across Iowa State University to flex their theatrical muscles in a vibrant celebration of innovation, collaboration, and fearless imagination.
April 30 - May 2 in Various Locations around ISU and Ames
General admission; Free for ALL. No advanced tickets required.