What Are You Doing This Weekend?

Going out to the theatre, we hope! Here's our weekly roundup:


From ITAC: Mrs. Mannerly

(3rd weekend; review here.)

"Mrs. Mannerly is a demanding teacher who has been teaching etiquette classes for 36 years, and no student has ever achieved a perfect score in her class. Young Jeffrey is determined to be the first to achieve this feat. The unique comic tale reveals truths about the face we present and the real selves that lie inside."

Script by Jeffery Hatcher; directed by Thomas P. Johnson.

Location: Iowa Theatre Artists Company
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 1:30 Saturday and Sunday
Price: $22.50 ($10 Students)

From The Old Creamery: Busybody

"Mrs. Piper, a cleaning woman for a suite of corporate offices, seems to know everything about everybody. When she discovers a dead body, will she survive, or does she know too much? You'll be laughing and guessing 'who done it' until the very last scene."

Script by Jack Popplewell; directed by S. Joseph Nassif.

Location: Old Creamery Mainstage
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 3:00 Sunday
Price: $22.50 ($16 Youth)

From Dreamwell: Bent

"Martin Sherman's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Bent is at once a powerful and provocative look at the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust and a heart-rending account of a love, redemption and self-acceptance."

Script by Martin Sherman; directed by Angie Toomsen.

Location: Unitarian Universalist Society
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday
Price: $13 ($10 Seniors & Students)

From SPT: Games People Play: Sorry

"This is the time when we look back and count our memories, the thanks and the regrets. We weigh the two and hope for the scale to lean toward a good and fulfilled life. When the sorrow is little, but those sorrows we have we may hope to redress in the time still given..."

Script by the SPT Writer's Room; directed by Richard Barker.

Location: CSPS
Time: 8:00 Friday & Saturday
Price: $25 ($20 in advance)

From the Iowa Arts Festival and the Iowa City Community String Orchestra: The Perfect Pig

"The special event will combine words, music, and art in a fun, accessible way. Composer Philip Wharton has once again teamed up with author Janet Burroway in presenting the new children’s book The Perfect Pig. The pages of the book will be projected onto the Englert’s screen as the orchestra plays and the author reads the book’s text. In addition, Wharton has orchestrated Heinrich Biber’s violin composition Sonata Representativa, which will be combined with verses created by Burroway for the performance. Penn Elementary students’ artwork, inspired by the words and music, will be projected behind the orchestra during each performance."

Composed by Philip Warton based on a book by Janet Burroway; orchestra conducted by Carey Bostian.

Location: The Englert Theatre
Time: 10:00am, 11:00am & 12:00pm Saturday
Price: Free

From Riverside: Open Rehearsal of As You Like It

"Get a glimpse of a Riverside Theatre in the Park show in the making! As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s most well-know romantic comedies where 'all the world’s a stage' and sudden infatuation is as confusing as it is beautiful. This show is filled with mistaken identities, madness, mayhem, laughter, and even some songs–making it fun for the whole family. Come for all or part of the rehearsal. Light refreshments will be served."

Script by William Shakespeare; directed by Theodore Swetz.

Location: Lower City Park
Time: 2:00 Saturday
Price: Free

... so get out to the theatre!