• Murphy published in Thornton Wilder Journal

    Cason Murphy, associate professor of theatre in the Department of Music and Theatre at Iowa State University, was recently published in the Thornton Wilder Journal (June 2025 issue) with a performance review of “Our Town” — as staged by the Austin-based theatrical collective Rude Mechs in November 2024. Thorton Wilder…

  • Cason Murphy published in new edited collection “Pandemic Play: Community in Performance, Gaming, & the Arts”

    Cason Murphy, assistant professor of theatre in the Department of Music and Theatre, was recently published in “Pandemic Play: Community in Performance, Gaming, & the Arts.” In this collection, published through Palgrave’s innovative Studies in Performance and Technology series, Murphy’s work appears alongside an international line-up of contributors…

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    Two LAS faculty members recognized for outstanding teaching

    The excellent teaching practices of John Lajoie, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Cason Murphy, Department of Music and Theatre, have been recognized with Cassling Family Awards.