As the home of the UNI Department of Theatre's production program, the Strayer-Wood Theatre is a vibrant fully-equipped theatre building that houses two performance spaces (the Strayer-Wood Theatre and the Bertha Martin Theatre) and support spaces for the production program, including the Phelps Acting Practice Room/Light Lab, fully equipped scenic and costume studios, graphics room, design development and computer labs, a large makeup room, two dressing rooms, green room, library and ticket office.
The Strayer-Wood Theatre routinely produces four to six main stage productions annually, in addition to hosting a variety of special events, including design presentations, the Sturgis Youth Theatre, and guest artist lectures. Some events are free, others require a reasonably priced ticket. All main stage Strayer-Wood Theatre productions during the academic year are free to UNI students.
In April 2008, the Department of Theatre celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Strayer-Wood Theatre with a special production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, featuring the work of sixteen alumni as designers, director, actors, and production personnel, working along side our own talented faculty and students.
Theatre has long been a part of the University of Northern Iowa's history, however, as evidenced by our Production History, beginning as early as 1878.
The Strayer-Wood Theatre's current season, openingThursday, October 1st, is filled with hopes and dreams, melancholy and humor, love and loss in four dynamic productions: What I Did Last Summer, Marat/Sade, Three Tall Women, and The Wind in the Willows.
We are pleased to share this exciting season with you and look forward to seeing you at the
Strayer-Wood Theatre.