A grainy, light beige bacground split into three sides. In the middle square, a shadow of a person in a huge dress being held by a shadow of a hand. On their left, a shadow of someone bowing in formal duke-like clothes.

All Aboard! ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ Draws on Collective Grinnell History

Mar 08, 2024
The original play ‘Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback’ is a “throwback party turned time travel train ride,” inspired by Poweshiek County community interviews, student archival research, performances, pageants, and parties of Grinnell’s past. The production will officially premiere in the Flanagan Theatre on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Theater Rehearsal Dark Shadow standing under blue light

Grinnell College Theatre Presents “Everybody” Production

Sep 21, 2023
Everybody,” written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, is a play about the universal experience of life and death that premiered off-Broadway in 2017. A contemporary version of the 15th century morality play “Everyman,” “Everybody” explores abstract concepts through characters like Love, Evil, and Friendship.
Dance Ensemble/ACTivate at the end of the semester performance in April

Community, Collaboration, and Creativity for Every Body

Jun 05, 2023
Dance Ensemble, a 2-credit course offered in the department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, is open to all students regardless of major and encourages creative expression in a collaborative and diverse environment.
Mock poster on wall with table

Burling Gallery Guest Curators Exhibit

May 15, 2023
Please come see the exhibit from guest curators in THD-240, EDU-357, and the Grinnell College Libraries, Burling Gallery, lower level.
A young man and two women Neverlanders onstage

Neverland Players Bring Kids’ Stories to Life

May 11, 2023
The Neverland Players works with younger students in the Grinnell community to bring the kids’ stories to life onstage.
A young woman in an orange dress holds up her hand, which has writing on the palm

Quintero’s Film, ‘All that Remains,’ Premieres at Venice Film Festival

Oct 06, 2022
Professor Craig Quintero’s virtual reality film, “All That Remains,” premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival in September. This fall at Grinnell, he is mounting a performance of “Blur” — performed for an audience of one.
Conner Stanfield performs from his living room

Performing in a Pandemic

May 10, 2021
Grinnellians rose to the challenges brought on by remote learning during the 2020–21 academic year. Theatre majors, like Conner Stanfield ’21, didn't let anything get in their way.
The Prague Quadrennial Junior Exhibit

United States Institute for Theatre Technology Prague Quadrennial Junior Exhibit 2019

Oct 30, 2019
Located on the northeast side of Burling Library, first floor, beginning Oct. 31, 2019.
Celeste Miller poses lying crosswise on a stool with violinist behind her

How Dance and Language Converge

Apr 11, 2019
Assistant Professors Cynthia Hansen and Celeste Miller introduced a 2-credit class last spring to help trailblaze a new theory: choreolinguistics, which explores the intersection of linguistics and dance.

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