Our 11 year old son Atticus has been very busy. He decided some months ago that he wanted to create a live action version of one of his favorite fairy tales. When he decides something, so mote it be. Atticus is the star of this new film version of Jack & the Beanstalk. He is… Read More Film Release
There are some professional opportunities that only present themselves every once in a blue moon. I find myself in the midst of one right now as we wrap up what has been a pretty terrible year overall. Please don’t misunderstand. Personally, all is well. My family is delightful. My work is diverse and fulfilling. I… Read More Fun Home at UI Theatre
Art Roche, Mary Denmead, William Dutcher, Zach Twardowski and Atticus Dutcher in Richard III. Photo by Andrea Wilson. I am not the only American to have spent the past week alternately devastated and enraged but I am so grateful to have also experienced flashes of true hope and deep love for how my community has responded. Between… Read More ACLU Update
We had our final rehearsal last night for our pop-up activist abridged reading of Shakespeare’s Richard III coming up on Friday and I am overwhelmed with gratitude. For Ron Clark, for bringing his lifetime of experience and leading us with his characteristic vision and deep compassion, all the while giving us hours upon hours of his… Read More RIII gratitude
Many thanks to Jeff Charis-Carlson at the Iowa City Press-Citizen for a wonderful, comprehensive article about our upcoming pop-up abridged activist reading of Shakespeare’s Richard III! From the article: Although Donald Trump won Iowa by almost 10 percentage points on Election Day, for some Iowans the upcoming presidential inauguration kicks off not a season of celebration… Read More RIII in the Press-Citizen
Ron Clark and I are thrilled to announce our powerhouse cast for RICHARD III, A Reading for Inauguration Day! Richard, Duke of Gloucester Zach Twardowski King Edward IV Ron Clark George, Duke of Clarence John Cameron Cecily, Duchess of York Katie Roche Edward, Prince of Wales … Read More Cast List for RIII
Iowa City’s beloved consummate theatre professional Ron Clark and I are delighted to announce a project in the works for Inauguration Day 2017. RICHARD III, A Reading for Inauguration Day Friday, January 20, 2017 North Ridge Pavilion in Coralville, Iowa Doors open at 6:30 pm Coffee, wine, and dessert Free will offering with all proceeds… Read More RIII
I am delighted to be part of this (free!) performance tonight at Voxman Music Building in the Recital Hall beginning at 7:30 pm. More details from John Rapson: “Hi friends, I am writing to invite you to a Faculty Showcase this Tuesday at the School of Music. I am proud of the wonderful collaboration that… Read More “Hot Tamale Louie” or “Two Buckets and a Yoke” ***The Story of Zarif Khan***
I have often alluded to the fact that I arrived here in the Portlandia of the Midwest quite by accident more than half my life ago and have stayed largely because I’m too complacent to make any efforts toward settling elsewhere. Come now, that’s not the whole story. Yes, Iowa City is a place where… Read More Just Living
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