If you are interested in applying to direct a show, please complete either the Google Doc form or contact us at pds@iowacitycommunitytheatre.com if you need a pdf copy. We encourage all applicants to be familiar with ICCT’s Values, Casting, and Show Selection Statements and the Director’s Handbook before submitting an application. These can be found on our About page.
Special Note: The first show of the 72nd season will be the Iowa premier of Khan!!! The Musical! Show dates are September 10-19, 2027. Although the show has been selected, the director has not. If you are interested in directing this show, make sure to include that in the Google Doc.
PRESS RELEASE
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Iowa City Community Theatre (ICCT) is excited to announce it is beginning preparations for its 72nd Season – 2027-2028!
Submissions are being accepted until 10/30, and prospective directors are invited to submit as many plays as they’d like for the 2027-2028 Season.
Further information will be made available at our website at www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.org. Additionally, if prospective directors need more information, they can contact the PDS Committee by email at pds@iowacitycommunitytheatre.com. We look forward to hearing from many of you and working with you on your shows!
Below is a list of venues you could consider when deciding where to put on a show. Some spaces have limitations on when we can do shows, so if you’d like any information about a specific venue size and availability, please contact us at office@iowacitycommunitytheatre.com.
Venues to Consider:
Artifactory
Amana Performing Arts Center
Coralville Center for Performing Arts
Iowa City Park Festival Stage
Iowa City Parks Various Locations (outside show)
Iowa City Rec Center Social Hall
Public Space One
Schlapkohl Farm
St Andrew Presbyterian Church – Multipurpose Room (larger shows)
St Andrew Presbyterian Church – The Hub (smaller shows)
Terry Trueblood Pavilion
The Englert
The James Theatre
Having trouble thinking of a show to do. The below are suggestions of possible plays and musicals you could consider for the upcoming season. You are welcome and encouraged to pitch shows not included below as well.
Musicals to Consider:
Amelie
Bridges of Madison County, The
Dracula (Wildhorn)
Hair
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
Nunsense (Any version)
Once upon a Mattress
Sunday in the Park with George
Whistle Down the Wind
Plays to Consider:
Arsenic and Old Lace
Art
Black Comedy
Cash on Delivery
Comedy of Errors, The
Deep Blue Sea, The
Farragut North
Funny Money
Gift for Rebecca, A
Harvey
Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Lend Me a Tenor
Love, Sex, and the IRS
Moon over Buffalo
Much Ado about Nothing
Murder on the Orient Express
Network
Pygmalion
Run for Your Wife
Sleuth
Sweat
Tempest, The
Toys in the Attic
Trifles
Visions of Simone Marchard, The
Waiting for Godot
When We Were Young and Unafraid
Wolves, The
These are just a starting list. If you know a place you’d like to perform, please let us know and we can check on availability.