Author: Dreamwell Theatre

Director Will Asmus has cast Dreamwell’s production of Design for Living by Noel Coward: Natalie V. Black – Gilda Stephen Polchert – Ernest Friedman Jasper Rood – Otto Cody Howell – Leo Nicole Flynn – Miss Hodge Cassel Rose – Ms. Birbeck Kalvin Goodlaxson – Photographer Tracy Schoenle – Grace Torrence Eve Minkler – Helen Carver Brian Tanner – Henry Carver Adoh Teyeng Sisourath – Matthew Thanks to all who auditioned! Design for Living plays at The Artifactory in Iowa City: February 14-15, and 21-22,...

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Join us for auditions for The Penelopiad, directed by Rachel Korach Howell. Auditions slots will be available on December 8 & 9. Auditions will be at the Iowa City Public Library. Groups will be called for one hour blocks. The audition sign up is closed, but walk in auditions will be open December 8 4:00-5:00 and Monday, December 9, 6:00-7:00 & 8:00-9:00. Actors do not need to prepare anything for auditions. A copy of the script is available for perusal at the Iowa City Public Library. Peformances will be held at The James Theater, March 6, 7, 8, & 9 Synopsis: Penelope, the wise and patient wife of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, has passed beyond the veil of death and can see everything about her past and present, including her historical reputation as a perfectly faithful wife. However, she is haunted by the blood on her hands: the deaths of her twelve maids who were slaughtered by Odysseus under false pretenses. Penelope re-tells the story of The Odyssey from her point of view, through a series of visions spanning her life. About the Show: Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel by the same name, The Penelopiad is a poetic, feminist re-imagining of Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. The play is beautifully rendered in both prose and verse in contemporary language, and is brimming with powerful symbolism that will leave audiences...

Dreamwell Theatre is thrilled to announce our 27th season! We will kick off our 2024-2025 season with Myocardium; Graphite, a brand new piece by Eli Campbell, directed by Kayla Adams. Both Eli and Kayla are MFA students at the University of Iowa. Eli and the cast and crew are workshopping the play, collaborating at The ArtiFactory, whose gallery and performance space inspired this piece. Dreamwell Theatre and The Artifactory are partnering on this unique and entertaining experience. The final product will be performed December 6-7 and 13-14 at The Artifactory. The play follows two young women who enroll in a figure drawing class at a community center in Iowa City, only to find they’re getting a lot more than they signed up for. In February, Will Asmus will direct Noël Coward’s, Design for Living. This comedy follows Gilda, Leo and Otto, three friends working to define their relationships with one another. Can this menage a trois successfully navigate their love for each other? Design for Living plays at The Artifactory February 14-15, and 21-22. We’ll wrap up our season with The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood at The James Theater, March 6-9. Directed by Rachel Korach Howell, The Penelopiad tells the story of Penelope, wife of the famous Odysseus. Penelope, along with her twelve maids, share their side of the story, in a play that examines gender and class in...