Riverside Theatre’s next main-stage production will be “The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie, the legendary murder-mystery that holds the record as the longest-running play in theater history.
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Arts & Entertainment Oct. 22, 2025 11:11 am49d ago
The Tony-winning comedy is primarily set in a classroom at a progressive private school in Berkeley. A group of reasonable people, who normally agree on everything, find that they have very different takes on how to handle a significant health issue.
Theater Jun. 11, 2025 9:34 am182d ago
Though more than 400 years have passed since William Shakespeare’s death, Romeo and Juliet still captures performers and audience alike. Riverside Theatre’s rendition of “Romeo and Juliet“ runs June 13-29 in Iowa City.
Photos and Videos Jun. 5, 2025 2:56 pm187d ago
For the 40th year of Shakespeare in the Park, Riverside Theatre presents a production of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ June 13-29 on the Festival River Stage at Lower City Park in Iowa City.
Theater Sep. 5, 2024 2:11 pm460d ago
‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ looks at friendship the late Supreme Court justices forged over their love of opera
Theater Jun. 13, 2024 8:48 am545d ago
Shakespeare’s cautionary tale resonates with today’s world situations
Theater Feb. 22, 2024 6:00 am657d ago
‘The Mountaintop’ creates a fictional hotel room conversation the night before the Civil Rights leader’s assassination
Theater Jan. 18, 2024 6:00 am692d ago
Intimate play by UI MFA graduate Samuel D. Hunter, writer of Oscar-winner ‘The Whale’
Theater Jan. 4, 2024 7:34 am706d ago
Gazette arts reporter shares her list of the top events she attended
Theater Nov. 30, 2023 6:15 am741d ago
Play looks at family dynamics among 19th century literary sisters
Theater Oct. 19, 2023 6:00 am783d ago
Play hearkens to home, family, memories, looking back, looking forward
Theater Jul. 20, 2023 8:25 am874d ago
On-stage lottery determines who plays what roles in this play that looks at society’s preparedness for death.
By Jami Martin-Trainor - The Gazette
Arts & Entertainment Jun. 16, 2023 11:25 am908d ago
Presented on the Festival Stage in Iowa City’s Lower City Park, this year marks 23 summers of the Riverside Shakespeare Festival. The outdoor setting and now-free admission provide an opportunity for professional actors to highlight Shakespeare in its best form.
Theater May. 9, 2023 8:40 am946d ago
Worlds collide, mesh in ‘Roommate’ at Riverside Theatre
Music Mar. 30, 2023 6:15 am986d ago
Williams owes her career to video games, parental support

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