Department of Music and Theatre

ISU Theatre earns prestigious honors from Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Iowa State is the only university to have two theatre productions selected for Region 5’s annual festival.

December 7, 2021
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.

December 2, 2021
ISU Symphony Orchestra takes a “Journey to the Dark Cyde”
The Oct. 31 concert will feature popular movie soundtracks from films such as "Star Wars," along with a special Halloween costume contest.

October 20, 2021
ISU Wind Ensemble presents tribute to John Philip Sousa
The concert, held on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 7:00 p.m., will honor the 101st anniversary of the Sousa Band's 1920 performance in State Gym.

October 19, 2021
ISU Theatre, Opera Studio and ISU Symphony Orchestra to present “Street Scene”
One of Iowa State's largest operas in years, the show features a cast of 40 students and an ambitious score that blends jazz, blues, Broadway and opera.

October 15, 2021
ISU Theatre’s “Corners Grove” offers modern take on an American classic
Opening Thursday, Oct. 14 in Fisher Theater, the show follows a group of young people as they come of age and navigate love, loss and identity in their town of Corners Grove.

October 11, 2021
Cason Murphy authors first edition textbook that features ISU Theatre photos
Assistant Professor of Theatre Cason Murphy has authored “The World at Play: Performance from the Audience Perspective,” a first edition textbook published by Kendall Hunt Publishing. The text, which will make its debut this fall in Iowa State’s THTRE 106: Introduction to the Performing Arts class, features…

July 22, 2021
Brad Dell appointed chair of the Iowa State Department of Music and Theatre
Dell, an associate professor of theatre and director of ISU Theatre at Iowa State, begins his five-year term on July 1.

May 24, 2021