Department of Music and Theatre

Amanda Petefish-Schrag selected for Plays In Progress Series

Amanda Petefish-Schrag, assistant professor of theatre, is one of five playwrights selected nationally to participate in the the Athena Project’s 8th Annual Plays In Progress Series. Plays In Progress is a program that fosters new works exclusively written by women playwrights. Over 250 plays were submitted from across the country.

March 4, 2019

Austen spirit and alumni pride

ISU Theatre's "Sense and Sensibility" opens February 22. Kerry Skram (’95 English), who penned the Jane Austen adaptation, never expected to see her own work on the Fisher Theatre stage.

February 19, 2019

ISU Theatre launches CoLab initiative

The ISU Theatre CoLab initiative will launch in Fall 2018 to foster collaboration and engagement between ISU Theatre and other groups both within ISU’s campus and throughout the broader community.

June 29, 2018

Simonson named chair of the Department of Music and Theatre

A 39-year Iowa State faculty member, Donald Simonson succeeds Michael Golemo, director of bands and professor of music.

March 20, 2017