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Dead Man’s Cell Phone Opens Dec. 9

Posted by | Nov 20, 2016 | , |

Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl will open Dec. 9th.  Order tickets on our Tickets page, or come on Saturday, Dec. 10 for our Pay What You Can Night (more details on the Tickets page). An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man—with a lot of loose ends. By MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Sarah Ruhl, author of The Clean House and Eurydice. A work about how we memorialize the dead—and how that remembering changes us—it is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. -Samuel French December 9, 10, 16, 17 at 7:30pm Directed by Brian Tanner Assistant Directed by Elizabeth Dobbs Cast: JEAN-Melissa Kaska GORDON-Sage Spiker MRS. GOTTLIEB-Valerie Davine Bills HERMIA-Madonna Smith DWIGHT-Hunter Menken THE OTHER WOMAN/THE STRANGER-Regan...

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Dead Man’s Cell Phone Cast

Posted by | Oct 28, 2016 | , |

Announcing the cast of Dead Man’s Cell Phone, directed by Brian Tanner: JEAN-Melissa Kaska GORDON-Sage Spiker MRS. GOTTLIEB-Valerie Davine Bills HERMIA-Madonna Smith DWIGHT-Hunter Menken THE OTHER WOMAN/THE STRANGER-Regan Loula Performances run Dec. 9, 10, 16, 17 at Public Space 1. Many thanks to all who...

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Auditions for Dead Man’s Cell Phone

Posted by | Oct 5, 2016 | , |

Dreamwell will hold auditions for it’s upcoming production of Dead Man’s Cell Phone, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Brian Tanner, on October 22nd from 1-4pm and October 24 from 6:00-8:30 at the Coralville Public Library. Performance dates will be December 9,10, 16 & 17. Scripts are on reserve at the Coralville and Iowa City Public Libraries. Synopsis: An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man—with a lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative new comedy by MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Sarah Ruhl, author of The Clean House and Eurydice. A work about how we memorialize the dead—and how that remembering changes us—it is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. -Samuel French Characters: JEAN – a woman GORDON – a dead man MRS. GOTTLIEB – Gordon’s mother HERMIA – Gordon’s Widow DWIGHT – Gordon’s brother THE OTHER WOMAN/THE STRANGER – has an accent Character ages may be flexible, but certain relationships will need to be maintained. Actors will be asked to read selected scene(s) from the script. Monologue preparation is not necessary. Queries can be sent to brian@dreamwell.com...

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The Nether

Posted by | Sep 16, 2016 | |

Dreamwell is proud to present their production of The Nether by Jennifer Haley, directed by Rachael Lindhart. Performances will held at 7:30 on September 16, 17, 23 & 24. Performances will take place at Public Space One in the basement of the Wesley Center (120 N. Dubuque St.). Order your tickets at http://www.dreamwell.com/view-tickets/ Synopsis The Nether is a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers an interrogation into the darkest corners of the imagination. Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, The Nether is both a serpentine crime drama and haunting sci-fi thriller that explores the consequences of living out our private dreams. Cast Morris: Jessica Wilson Papa/Sims:Matt Brewbaker Doyle:Chuck Dufano Woodnut:Ruben A Lebron Iris:Kiva...

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Sign up for All In A Day

Posted by | Sep 10, 2016 | , |

Sign up for All In A Day will open at 7:00 p.m., on September 11.  Click here to sign up: http://www.dreamwell.com/all-in-a-day/ After a two year hiatus, Dreamwell Theatre, City Circle Acting Company and the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts are proud to bring back the All In A Day Play Festival! On the night of Friday, October 7, seven writers, seven director,s and 35 actors will come together to create seven original plays. Writers are randomly assigned a location, a genre, and one other dramatic detail to include in their scripts. Writers, actors, and directors brainstorm ideas while the writers scurry away to create a ten minute play by 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning. At that time, the actors and directors take over.Twenty-four hours from the start of the festival – after a whirlwind of creative mayhem – theatre lovers are treated to a variety of unique shows at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Plays and performances are adjudicated and awards will be presented for performances, plays and directors. Links to the sign up form will be posted at www.dreamwell.com and at citycircle.org. The first 35 actors who sign up will be in the show. There will be 25 slots for adults and 10 slot for students in 7th-12th grade.  Slots fill up quickly, so sign up early! Once slots are filled, additional requests will be placed...

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