Riverside Theatre, Iowa City

Everyday Iowa - Primary Trust at Riverside Theatre YouTube video by KCRG-TV9: Your Trusted Local News Source

The "Primary Trust" team visits with @kcrg.com. Eboni Booth's Pulitzer Prize-winning play is now in performances through March 15. youtu.be/9N0Zw2oyGI4?...

Everyday Iowa - Riverside Theatre presents Fair State by Megan Gogerty YouTube video by KCRG-TV9: Your Trusted Local News Source

Always lovely to visit with @kcrg.com and Catherine Blades on "Everyday Iowa"! Megan Gogerty's "Fair State" now in performances through Feb 1 m.youtube.com/watch?v=GWjq...

Tinker siblings draw parallels of student protests from the 1960s to present In 1965, John and Mary Beth Tinker protested the Vietnam War by wearing black arm bands to school. The incident led to a landmark Supreme Court decision that guaranteed free speech rights for public s...

Megan Gogerty chats with Charity Nebbe about her new show "Fair State," opening January 22 at Riverside Theatre. Interview starts at 31:21.
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Culture Crawl 1160 “Marry the Production Designer” Wearer of many hats (or scarves?), Megan Gogerty joins Dennis in the studio ahead of opening night for her new one-woman play, “Fair State.” This ghost…

Playwright/performer Megan Gogerty speaks with KCCK's Dennis Green about her new play and Riverside's journey alongside her own artistic path. "Fair State" opens January 22 and runs through February 1. vimeo.com/1153805048?f...

Review: Private school parents clash over uncomfortably familiar issues in 'Eureka Day' at Riverside Theatre - Little Village Jonathan Spector’s 2025 Tony Award-winning Eureka Day, with its sharp humor and painfully familiar questions about privilege, progressivism and public health, has found a lively and incisive staging i...

"Every book on display, colorful children’s chair and comically familiar signage speaks to the micro-utopian aspirations of progressive education — and to the fragility of that vision once conflict arises," writes K. Margaret Smith of Riverside's set for 'Eureka Day,' running through Nov. 9.

‘Eureka Day’ explores relevant topics through comedy Chaos, comedy, and consensus abound on the set of “Eureka Day,” which opened at Riverside Theatre on Oct. 24, and runs through Nov. 9. Written in 2018 by Jonathan Spector, “Eureka Day” centers around ...

Running through November 9. Tix at riversidetheatre.org/eurekaday

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"Eureka Day" director Kathleen Johnson and actor Joshua Fryvecind sit down with KCCK's Dennis Green to have a "Culture Crawl" conversation

Iowa theater companies aren't afraid to unsettle as they hold a mirror up to our times - Little Village Let’s start this survey of Iowa’s local theater landscape with a bit of a dramatic flourish: The start of the COVID-19 pandemic was half a decade ago. Apologies if that […]

“Audiences want a lot of different things. Some want to be entertained. Some want to escape. Some want a forum to look at this moment with a clear lens."
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Riverside reconstructs an American classic during rehearsals for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Adapting a canonical work of theater is difficult for any company, let alone one tucked away in Iowa City’s bustling Pedestrian Mall, detached from the ample resources of Broadway. Yet Riverside Theat...

"There’s an ebb and flow that leads to a real alchemy of surprise."
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Everyday Iowa- Riverside Theatre presents Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Cast members of Riverside Theatre’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf share insights on the American classic, on stage in Iowa City Sept. 12-28.

KCRG's "Everyday Iowa" previews the new Riverside production of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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Culture Crawl 1111 “Eddie Spaghetti” YouTube video by Jazz 88.3 KCCK

Tim Budd and Adam Knight join KCCK's Culture Crawl to chat about Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fWj...

Aaron Pang isn't brave. But he's currently sharing stories from his sex life at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. - Little Village Only a day removed from a red-eye journey from Iowa City to Edinburgh, Scotland, Aaron Pang, as he puts it, is a sleepy baby. Pang and crew did that thing you try to do when traveling; power-through a...

University of Iowa alum Aaron Pang's solo show 'Falling: A Disabled Love Story' was developed at Riverside Theatre, where it debuted to local acclaim last month.

"And now I’m here in Edinburgh trying to take a big swing and see if it resonates with people," he told Little Village.

Introducing Riverside Theatre's 2025–26 Season: Bold Stories, Big Laughs, and Two World Premieres!

Now is also the perfect time to renew your Riverdog membership - or become a Riverdog for the first time!

See photos from Riverside Theatre's "Romeo & Juliet" for Shakespeare in the Park Riverside Theatre wrapped up their 2025 Shakespeare in the Park performances last weekend. See our favorite photos from "Romeo & Juliet" on Saturday, June 28.

"Romeo and Juliet" held its final performances in Lower City Park last weekend to packed houses.

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Review: Riverside serves 'Romeo & Juliet' straight up for their 40th Free Summer Shakespeare show - Little Village The mini Globe Theatre in Iowa City's Lower City Park reopened grander than ever on Friday, July 13 for the premiere of Riverside's 40th Free Shakespeare show and 25th season on the festival stage.

"It’s quintessential Shakespeare in the park, with no microphones but well-projected dialogue, excellent Elizabethan dancing, swashbuckling rapier battles and a couple you can’t help but root for," writes reviewer Emma McClatchey.

If you've never seen 'Romeo and Juliet' without the trappings of a modern adaptation, Riverside Theatre's current production (continuing Thursday evening in Iowa City's Lower City Park) is the perfect opportunity. littlevillagemag.com/review-river...

ON SALE NOW: Riverside Theatre’s Annual Saturday on the Stage Gala - June 7th, 2025! Gather and enjoy food, drinks, silent & live auctions...and the highlight of the evening: the eagerly awaited announcement of our 25/26 season! Get your table/tickets today! www.riversidetheatre.org/gala2025

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This hilarious and razor-sharp showdown between an eager fact-checker and a defiant essayist is not to be missed! Performances run April 18 – May 4. Get your tickets now at riversidetheatre.org/lifespanofafact or by calling our box office at 319-259-7099.

Riverside is SPRINGING into action with these two awesome Improv classes starting March 24th!

☀️Laughs Before Lunch mid-day
&
🍻Yes, And…Sips & Scene Work that evening!

Learn more and sign up today at riversidetheatre.org/improv or by calling the box office at 319-259-7099.

Review: Riverside ensures you'll never see the 'The Illiad' the same way again with 'The Cure at Troy,' a tale of snakes and scruples - Little Village Iowa City's Riverside Theatre is entering the final week of performances for their run of The Cure at Troy, a play featuring a lesser-known character detailed in Homer's Iliad.

Despite its classical inspiration, 'The Cure at Troy' is not a sword-and-sandals epic, but an intimate study of the conflict between doing one’s job and doing what’s right, the consequences of betrayal, and the cost of healing.

Catch the final shows Feb. 6-9 at @riversidetheatre.bsky.social.

“What is that American saying: Good fences make good friends?…Good neighbors. Good fences make good neighbors.”

Last night the cast and creative team gathered for the first rehearsal of Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías. Get your tickets at Www.riversidetheatre.org/gardens

“There’s a whole economy of kindness possible in the world; befriend a friend and the chance of it’s increased and multiplied.”

There is still one more weekend to see The Cure at Troy by Seamus Heaney at Riverside. Visit www.riversidetheatre.org/troy to get your tickets!

Join us for a talkback following the show today! All Riverside talkbacks are free and open to the public - feel free to join us even if you are not attending today’s performance!

Still need to see the show? Get tickets at www.riversidetheatre.org/troy or by calling our box office at 319-259-7099

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Join us on the island of Lemnos for a show unlike any before seen at Riverside Theatre.

Tickets are on sale now for The Cure at Troy by Seamus Heaney - visit www.riversidetheatre.org/troy or call our box office at 319-259-7099 to get yours today!

Tickets are on sale now for The Cure at Troy by Seamus Heaney - visit www.riversidetheatre.org/troy or call our box office at 319-259-7099 to get yours today!

Interview with Adam Knight & Score by Sound Designer Dakota Parobek

Looking back at the best of the Corridor’s entertainment scene in 2024 Theater, music, art, dance and spooky music top a world of creativity

Each year, Diana Nollen and The Gazette publishes a top ten list of arts in the Corridor. We are honored to have Riverside Theatre's productions make the list TWICE. Congratulations to the teams of "The Mountaintop" and "Scalia/Ginsburg"!
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A great city deserves serious theatre: theatre that sparks discourse, builds community, delights, inspires, breaks down barriers, and explores the complexities of the human spirit. Please consider supporting our mission at riversidetheatre.org/donate/

Everyday Iowa - Riverside Theatre presents It's a Wonderful Life: A live Radio Play YouTube video by KCRG-TV9: Your Trusted Local News Source

The team of "It's a Wonderful Life" visits the KCRG studio for a preview of the holiday classic, which opens Nov. 29th.