The Iowa

The Iowa The Iowa Theater is a multi-use, non-profit movie theater and performance space, a place for locals
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The historic Iowa Theater reopened after two years of rehabilitation on May 25, 2017. Please check www.the-iowa.com for showtimes, special events, history, photos and more. Unless otherwise noted, doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

The Iowa will host an exciting musical cabaret on Sunday January 26 at 7 pm. Our own hometown talent, Vivian Klein, who...
01/24/2025

The Iowa will host an exciting musical cabaret on Sunday January 26 at 7 pm.
Our own hometown talent, Vivian Klein, who you might remember dancing, acting, and singing in Winterset Stage's productions of Oklahoma and Bye Bye Birdie, is now a senior in musical theater at the University of South Dakota.
She and three talented friends are putting on a "Iowa takes on NYC" Cabaret to showcase USD seniors. This is a benefit/fundraising performance to help these young talents travel to New York City in March to show their talents to agents in the Big Apple. All good-will donations collected at the show will go to the performers to help them make this trip.
Join us Sunday at 7 to see these college seniors performing: Vivian Klein, Jamie Lennon, Clover Ashmore, and Meg Cook.

Join us at the Iowa for a musical weekend. A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan story, opens tonight Jan. 24 at 7 and play...
01/24/2025

Join us at the Iowa for a musical weekend.
A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan story, opens tonight Jan. 24 at 7 and plays Saturday at 7 and Sunday at 2.
One weekend only.
If you've already seen it, you can afford to see it again at the Iowa.

Can they break the curse and find love?Practical Magic plays for our Throw-Back Thursday tonight, January 16. Starring...
01/16/2025

Can they break the curse and find love?
Practical Magic plays for our Throw-Back Thursday tonight, January 16. Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.
The movie starts at 7 and half-priced popcorn on Thursdays.

We've hit $227,000 of our goal! We're 75% there.We're not celebrating, yet. But we are filled with appreciation to the...
01/11/2025

We've hit $227,000 of our goal! We're 75% there.
We're not celebrating, yet. But we are filled with appreciation to the wonderful community and people who are supporting us.
If you would like to help us get to our goal, go to https://www.the-iowa.com/future to find out more.
Or come to the theater and we'll help you out.

It's Throw-Back Thursday time!Billed as lighthearted and humorous and enchanting. Tonight's 1958 film Bell, Book, and C...
01/09/2025

It's Throw-Back Thursday time!
Billed as lighthearted and humorous and enchanting. Tonight's 1958 film Bell, Book, and Candle stars Kim Novak and James Stewart and has performances by Jack Lemmon, Elsa Lanchester, Hermoine Gingold, Ernie Kovacs, and Janice Rule.
Will a modern day 1950's witch choose her powers or true love?
If you haven't been able to attend Way-Back Wednesdays, now is the time to make Throw-Back Thursdays a part of your routine. It's a great community of people who come to watch and the price is low enough that you can take a chance on a movie you may not know that well. Half-priced popcorn on Thursdays.
Hope to see you there!

If you waited to see Moana 2 at the Iowa you saved money!We know you won't see all of your movies at the Iowa, but when ...
01/07/2025

If you waited to see Moana 2 at the Iowa you saved money!
We know you won't see all of your movies at the Iowa, but when you do choose us, we hope that you're not just saving money. We want our atmosphere and service, to also be better at the Iowa.
There's nothing like sitting in the grand elegance of the Iowa to watch a movie surrounded by neighbors and friends. We want you to be greeted like you matter, because you do.
As a non-profit we need to run our business responsibly, but we don't need to hike prices to make profits. The Capital Campaign's goal is to ensure that the Iowa can always be a great cost effective local option for your entertainment. If you would like to know more about the campaign check out: https://www.the-iowa.com/future

A surprise Santa gift for the staff at the Iowa! Thank-you to our Santa who left the Wicked t-shirts for us. We certai...
01/02/2025

A surprise Santa gift for the staff at the Iowa! Thank-you to our Santa who left the Wicked t-shirts for us. We certainly had fun with them.
Carrying on from our Wicked theme will be a month of Throw-Back Thursdays around different witch movies. Who knew there were so many!
Join us tonight for The Witches a 2020 release from the book by Roald Dahl. (OK, we're stretching the Throw-Back a little short!)
Check out the other Throw-Backs coming up this month - Bell, Book, and Candle; Practical Magic; and The Wizard of Oz.
Make Thursdays, your new date night or friend night. Half-priced popcorn on Thursdays.

Wicked plays for a final weekend at the Iowa Theater. Friday the 27th at 7, Saturday the 28th at 7, and Sunday the 29th...
12/27/2024

Wicked plays for a final weekend at the Iowa Theater. Friday the 27th at 7, Saturday the 28th at 7, and Sunday the 29th at 2. If you've seen it already, come back again. If you haven't seen it then you won't want to miss it.

The Christmas Chronicles, Friday, December 27 at 2 at the Iowa Theater. This movie will be presented FREE to the public...
12/27/2024

The Christmas Chronicles, Friday, December 27 at 2 at the Iowa Theater.
This movie will be presented FREE to the public thanks to Run As One For Taylor. A free small popcorn will also be provided.
You may be familiar with the Netflix movie on TV. Come and watch it on the big screen for even more Christmas fun. Hope to see you there.

Wicked audiences have been enjoying the song and dance in the musical movie and have been very respectful of those who h...
12/21/2024

Wicked audiences have been enjoying the song and dance in the musical movie and have been very respectful of those who haven't seen it. Thank-you audiences.
Saturday night is our sing and dance along. If you come to Saturday night's show no one will object if you break out in song.
If you don't want to hear the audience singing along, then the Saturday show is probably not the one to come to.
You can still see Wicked on Sunday the 22 for another non-singing show.
We're not sure about the following week. We report audience numbers weekly to the distributors and our numbers this week will tell us what's next.

The RAGBRAI Committee hands off a check that will go towards refurbishing the Iowa marquee. Together with a grant from C...
12/21/2024

The RAGBRAI Committee hands off a check that will go towards refurbishing the Iowa marquee. Together with a grant from Casey's and money from the Capital Campaign now in progress, the roping will be updated to industry standards, looking better and brighter and lasting longer.
Thank-you committee members for this generous grant award.

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121 N John Wayne Drive
Winterset, IA
50273

Opening Hours

Wednesday 6:30pm - 9pm
Thursday 6:30pm - 9pm
Friday 6:30pm - 9pm
Saturday 6:30pm - 9pm
Sunday 4:30pm - 7:15pm

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+15154622979

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What a team! The cast of The Enchanted Bookshop invites you to watch their production this weekend at the Iowa Theater. Friday Oct 25 at 7, Saturday Oct. 26 at 2 & 7 and Sunday Oct 27 at 2. If onlline tickets through thewintersetstage.org are turned off, come to the door to purchase.

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The historic Iowa Theater reopened after two years of rehabilitation on May 25, 2017. Please check www.the-iowa.com for history, photos, screening information, tickets and more!