David Thayer Theatre

200 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242

Iowa Director’s Festival
This year’s Iowa Director’s Festival includes four shows presented over two weeks, all directed by MFA directing candidates.

Performance Schedule:
Thursday, Feb. 6 – Far Away and Dutchman
Friday, Feb. 7 – Tom & Eliza and And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens
Saturday, Feb. 8 – Far Away and Dutchman
Thursday, Feb. 13 – Tom & Eliza and And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens
Friday, Feb. 14 – Far Away and Dutchman
Saturday, Feb. 15 – Tom & Eliza and And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens

Far Away
By Caryl Churchill
Directed by Meredith G. Healy

Please be advised this performance includes haze and discusses war, death, and drug use.

Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted.

Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Dutchman
By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka
Directed by Josh Turner

Please be advised this performance includes sexual dialogue, racially charged language and violence, depiction of murder and blood, and a few seconds of strobing lights.

Traveling on the city subway, everything seems innocent in the conversation between Clay and Lula, but things quickly escalate. Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka, a highly influential and provocative storyteller of the Black experience, examines the damage to and silence of the Black community — a cycle we seem doomed to repeat.

Dutchman is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Tom & Eliza
By Celine Song
Directed by Kayla Adams

Please be advised this performance includes strong sexual language.

Tom and Eliza are moving persistently toward the future in their own fantastically twisted journeys. Written by Celine Song — writer and director of the award-winning movie Past Lives — Tom & Eliza propels us on a journey from a first date to the end of life as we know it.

And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Michael C. Flores

Please be advised this performance includes strong language, sexual language, homophobic slurs, onstage violence including the depiction of an assault, themes of gender identity and societal marginalization, and emotional manipulation and abusive dynamics.

Having a “weakness for youth,” Candy’s romantic partner of 17 years has left her alone to manage her life as a respected landlord and drag queen. With her 35th birthday looming, Candy seeks out love in all the wrong places, willing to do anything to rekindle the love she lost.

And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Tickets:
Adult – $20
UI Student – $5
College Student (not UI) – $10
Senior – $15
Youth 17 & younger – $10

Purchase your tickets through Hancher Box Office online or call 319-335-1160.