By Tim Clue and Spike Manton
Director: Mary Thompson
Assistant Director: Frank Sposeto
~~ Performances ~~
May 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 & 21
Tickets will go on sale May 1st, and are $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for youth. For reservations, call our Box Office at 641-792-1230. The box office is staffed weekdays, starting May 1st, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 6:30-8:00 pm, and one hour before each performance.
The spark behind Leaving Iowa comes from being children of parents from the now dubbed “greatest generation.” The story is a toast to their idealism and character and a little roast of their undying dedication to the classic family road trip. More specifically, it is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father’s ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma’s house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don’s memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood. Don’s existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at the center of the United States. Leaving Iowa is a postcard to anyone who has ever found himself or herself driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of his or her youth.
Who's Who
Role | Actor |
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Old Don Browning | Zach Bey |
Young Don Browning | Lane Rose |
Dad | Scott Schaeffer |
Old Mom | Debbie LaShomb |
Young Mom | Linda Dougan |
Old Sis | Amy DeHaai |
Young Sis | Amanda Laube |
Judy / Museum Assistant | Karen Quinn |
Jessie / Fruit Cart Girl | Emily Bollhoefer |
Drunk Lady | Stephanie Bantell |
Grandpa / Civil War Guy / Uncle Phil | Mike McKenna |
Aunt Phyllis / Grandma | Linda Schafer |
Shopper | Janet Wiand |
Bob (hog farmer) / Fred (mechanic) / Jack Singer (childhood friend/Professor) |
Jeff Carter |
Cart Chaser / Jamie (mechanic) | Cheyenne Schaeffer |
Wayne (waiter) / Amish Guy | Dallas Schaeffer |
Amish Gal / Hotel Clerk | Danica Wilson |
Jim Hoefingers | James Hanold |
Stage Manager | Mel Wilson |
Stage Crew | TBA |
Props | Linda Dougan |
Sound | TBA |
Lights | TBA |
Makeup | TBA |
Hair | TBA |
Set | TBA |