Hancher

Hancher welcomes everyone back with a free concert with Goose on our front lawn featuring the Hawkeye Drumline.

An ensemble of stellar vocalists and instrumentalists come together to share the iconic music of RENT like never before.

Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.

Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize — this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.

Join us as Davóne Tines leads a public masterclass of his own devising featuring four exceptional students enrolled in the vocal program at the University of Iowa School of Music. 

The concert features UIowa School of Music ensembles playing a program entirely of Jessie Montgomery's repertoire, by students and ensemble who have engaged with Jessie over the course of her residency.