Leaving Iowa
SUMMARY
Leaving Iowa is a toast to the "greatest generation's" 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. Premiered at the Purple Rose Theatre Company.
CURRENT SHOWS
SEASON TICKETS – FLEX PASSES
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Each Adult Season Pass is valid for 6 Adult tickets that can be used in any combination for the shows in our current season. You can get one ticket for each performance, or you can bring six friends to one show. The choice is yours.
The 2023 Season Pass Includes 6 shows plus adult and youth performances:
Festival of One Arts – January
EPiC Improv Winter – February
Chapter Two – March
EPiC Improv Summer – August
Nevermore – October
Holiday Show 2023 – December
Fall Youth and Adult performances
EPiC IMPROV COMEDY (SUMMER)
08/25/2023 - 08/26/2023
EPiC (Evergreen Players Improv Comedy) is a form of live theatre in which the plot, characters and dialogue of a game, scene or story are made up in the moment. The EPiC troupe will take a suggestion from the audience as a source of inspiration. Improv is spontaneous, entertaining, fun and engages the audience for a truly unique experience. Performed by our Master Company.
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NEVERMORE
10/20/2023 - 11/12/2023
The imaginary life and mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe.
This steampunk musical combines haunting music and poetic storytelling to reveal the internal and external struggles of Poe's life.
Music, Lyrics, and book by Jonathan Christenson
Directed by Michal McDowell
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