Author: Dreamwell Theatre

Dreamwell Theatre is pleased to announce its 2018-19 season! At this time we are seeking directors for all plays. Play scripts will be available for review at the second floor reference desk at the Iowa City Public Library. Dreamwell Theatre is an all-volunteer theatre. Previous experience with Dreamwell Theatre is not a requirement for directing. Please send an e-mail to Chuck Dufano, Artistic Chair at chuck@dreamwell.com to briefly describe your interest in directing by May 28, 2018. Director interviews will be scheduled in June. Please note that a request to direct does not guarantee an interview, but all requests will receive a response. The 2018-19 Season: Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison (2M/2F) Sept. 21/22 and 28/29 It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of disparate, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? In this richly spare, wondrous new play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits — if any — of what technology can replace. 2015 Pulitzer Prize Finalist The Homecoming by Harold Pinter (4M/1F) Nov. 16/17 and 30/Dec. 1 (note 1 week gap over Thanksgiving) In an old and slightly seedy house in North London there lives a family of men: Max, the...

The director and cast discuss why they wanted to do this show and what it means to them in this...

Due to weather and road condition concerns, tonight’s production of Steve Got Raped is cancelled. Please join us next weekend, March 30, 31 for our closing weekend as well as talk-backs with the cast, director, playwright and RVAP. Pay What You Can night will now be Sat. March...

We will have some professionals from RVAP and Transformative Healing on hand to host a panel discussion immediately following each performance so that we can all have an opportunity to process our experience and responses to the performance. The director, some cast members and playwright (second weekend) will also participate to answer questions about the creative process. The Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) is a sexual assault victim advocate and prevention education agency that also hosts the Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline. Embedded in the Division of Student Life at the University of Iowa, RVAP serves anyone impacted by sexual violence — survivors and/or their loved ones in the following eastern Iowa counties: Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Johnson, Lee, Washington, & Van Buren. Specifically, RVAP’s mission is to provide free, confidential, trauma-informed advocacy to all affected by sexual violence and promoting social change through prevention education. “Our vision is a community free of sexual...