Department of Music and Theatre

ISU Theatre presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
If you’ve ever wanted to compete for a spelling bee championship, you may get your chance when ISU Theatre presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” showing March 6-9 in Fisher Theater. This heartfelt Tony Award-winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents –…

February 24, 2025
ISU Theatre student earns Kennedy Center honors
Bobbie Buie ('25 performing arts, English) will represent Iowa State at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C.

January 29, 2025
Iowa State to ring in Campanile’s 125th year with public celebration
Music concerts will celebrate the campanile's 125th birthday in a free public event on Sunday, Sept. 15.

September 11, 2024
See Iowa State and LAS in a new way at this year’s Iowa State Fair
A series of 360-degree videos highlighting unique campus experiences will entice Iowa State Fair visitors to experience the iconic campanile with University Professor of Music Tin-Shi Tam.

August 5, 2024
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…

May 23, 2024
Masterworks concert to feature Iowa State choirs and orchestra
The April 27 concert in Stephens Auditorium includes a setting of the "Magnificat," guest artists from the Des Moines Choral Society, a John Muir-inspired piece, and more.

April 22, 2024
ISU Opera Studio presents world premiere of ‘The Miller’s Daughter: A New World Schubertiade’
This groundbreaking adaptation breathes new life into Franz Schubert’s iconic song cycle, "Die schöne Müllerin," in celebration of its 200th anniversary.

March 26, 2024
ISU Theatre’s ‘She Kills Monsters’ brings giant dragons, 90s pop culture to Fisher Theater
Dungeons & Dragons fans, this one's for you! The show opens Thursday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m.

March 22, 2023