Current Season
TheatreUNI is pleased to announce its 2026-2027 season:
Wonderings and Wanderings
Learn more about our upcoming shows, and join us for four outstanding performances!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare meets the Jazz Age in this 90‑minute, high‑energy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Set in 1920s New York, the city’s sleek Art Deco façade gives way to a wild, magical “forest” where rules bend, identities shift, and desire refuses to behave. Fueled by jazz, dancing, urban enchantment, and metamorphosis, this fast‑moving production exposes the tensions simmering beneath a modern age racing toward progress.
There will be School Day Matinee performances on October 1, 7, and 9 at 10 a.m. Please contact Kristy Harnois at kristy.harnois@uni.edu for ticketing information.
Dates:
October 2, 3 & 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
October 4 & 10, 2026, at 2 p.m.
Location: Strayer-Wood Theatre
The Language Archive
George is a man consumed with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures. Closer to home, though, language is failing him. He doesn't know what to say to his wife Mary to keep her from leaving him, and he doesn't recognize the deep feelings that his lab assistant Emma has for him. This melancholy, whimsical comedy will make you laugh, cry, and feel everything in between.
Content warnings: This production contains adult language and themes.
Dates:
October 30, November 5 & 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
October 31, November 1 & 7, 2026, at 2 p.m.
Location: Bertha Martin Theatre
Athena
In partnership with Riverside Theatre
En garde! This 75-minute play follows the lives of Athena and Mary Wallace, two teenage fencing rivals training for the Junior Olympics. The New York Times calls it “a deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority. In its delicate ferocity, it shows a playwright who is full-throttle funny and wise beyond her years."
Content warnings: This production contains adult language and themes.
Dates:
Performances at Riverside Theatre, Iowa City
January 28-30 & February 4-6, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.
January 31 & February 7 at 2 p.m.
January 31 & February 7 at 2 p.m.
Performances at Bertha Martin Theatre, UNI campus
February 19, 20, 26 & 27, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.
February 21 & 28, 2027, at 2 p.m.
February 21 & 28, 2027, at 2 p.m.
Into The Woods
In partnership with the UNI School of Music and the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
Dates:
April 16, 2027, at 7 p.m.
April 17, 2027, at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Location: Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
