Native Gardens

GET YOUR TICKETS

Select the date below to purchase tickets for that performance.

Friday, February 28 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 1 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 2 @ 2:00pm *

Thursday, March 6 @ 7:30pm
Friday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 8 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 9 @ 2:00pm** – SOLD OUT!

Thursday, March 13 @ 7:30pm
Friday, March 14 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 15 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 16 @ 2:00pm – SOLD OUT!

* There will be a talkback Riley Eynon-Lynch and Michal Eynon-Lynch the Executive Director and President of RSFIC (Resilient Sustainable Future Iowa City) about growing diversity in our communities and fostering strong neighborly relationships. This event is free and open to the public; you do not need to attend that day’s performance to attend the talkback. 

** There will be a talkback with the performers and director hosted by Miriam Gilbert following the Sunday 3/9 matinee performance. This event is free and open to the public; you do not need to attend that day’s performance to attend the talkback. 

CAST

Ron Clark* – Frank Butley

Jody Hovland* – Virginia Butley

Franco Machado-Pesce – Pablo Del Valle

Jessica Murillo Kemp – Tania Del Valle

Natanael Payán – Ensemble

Ariana Martinez – Ensemble

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

CREATIVE TEAM

Kirsten Brooks – Director

Kaelen Novak – Scenic Designer

Joni Sackett – Costume Designer

Kim Fain – Lighting Designer

Tyler Salow – Sound Designer

Stephen Polchert – Props Designer

Jackson Kopesky – Stage Manager

Nat Payán – Assistant Stage Manager

Cristina Goyeneche – Intimacy Director

 

Location

Riverside Theatre, 119 E. College Street

by Karen Zacarías

Directed by Kirsten Brooks

February 28 – March 16, 2025 at Riverside Theatre

Synopsis:Well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies when cultures and gardens clash. Pablo is a rising attorney and Tania is a doctoral candidate. With their first child on the way, they purchase a home next to Frank and Virginia, an established D.C. couple with a prize-worthy English garden. But an impending barbeque for Pablo’s colleagues and a sensitive conflict over a property line quickly spirals into an all-out border dispute!

FEATURING

The production is made possible by generous support from Producing Sponsors Jo Ann Bell, Paul Weller & Sara Rynes-Weller, and our Evening Sponsors The Robert E. Yager Charitable Trust.

UPDATED HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY

Masks are optional at all performances.

Questions? Please contact the Riverside Theatre Box Office at boxoffice@riversidetheatre.org or call us at (319) 259-7099 during box office hours. We’re open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11am – 3pm.