Submitted by rclie on Mon, 2016-02-08 09:41
The Theatre for Young Audiences series at the Perot Theater will soon tackle a tough subject for today's youth: bullying. "It is a really interesting concept. They did a lot of research before they started writing the show," said Laila Al-Dubais, ArtsSmart program assistant and Theatre for Young Audiences coordinator at the Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, about show creators Hancher, a multidisciplinary arts presenter at the University of Iowa, and Working Group Theatre in Iowa City.
Submitted by rclie on Thu, 2015-11-12 08:59
"Out of Bounds," a play that centers on three 14-year-old girls as they deal with bullying in school, will kick off its 17-venue, three-month national tour at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Coralville Center for Performing Arts. Created by the founders of Iowa City's Working Group Theatre, "Out of Bounds" was first performed in the fall of 2013 with support of the University of Iowa College of Public Health, Hancher and the Iowa City Community School District.
Submitted by rclie on Fri, 2015-11-06 09:11
A lot of the opportunities in the community of Algona come from a partnership with Hancher Auditorium, and start with a call from Chuck Swanson to Scott Buchanan of the Haggard-Twogood Charitable Trust. “Chuck will call up with ‘Scott, I’ve got this idea,’” Buchanan said. “I can’t recall one of those instances that hasn’t amounted in a performance or art exhibit ending up here in Algona.”
Submitted by rclie on Mon, 2015-11-02 13:33
The students and staff at Spencer Middle School will experience a new performance by the performing arts troupe from University of Iowa's Hancher. The performance will be presented to sixth- and seventh-graders at 9:30 a.m. and to eighth-graders at 1 p.m. on Nov. 4. The performance will focus on cyberbullying, a form of bullying that takes place using the Internet, other digital technologies and mobile phones.
Submitted by rclie on Thu, 2015-06-25 15:30
The Awful Purdies, all all-female quintet, embarked on a yearlong project with Sean Lewis of Working Group Theater, traveling around the state to hear stories from people in Iowa — including lots of farmers — as part of an Iowa Arts Council grant. The experience culminated in the Purdies’ newest album, All Recipes Are Home, and a Hancher-commissioned play by the same name.
Submitted by rclie on Thu, 2015-04-16 12:52
Roundup of UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life
Submitted by rclie on Thu, 2015-04-16 09:09
Once you get someone talking about food, you never know where the conversation will go.
Submitted by rclie on Thu, 2015-04-16 09:08
Food was the driving force in the creation of All Recipes Are Home, a musical by Working Group Theater, a local professional theater company that has toured nationally performing its original works.
Submitted by rclie on Wed, 2015-04-15 16:13
Collaboration with Working Group Theatre part of UI Food for Thought semester
Submitted by rclie on Thu, 2015-04-09 09:12
In keeping with their signature artistic process, the members of Working Group Theatre have been collecting stories from people deeply involved in food production in our state.
