While the characters are dealing with heavy political and personal issues, Iowa Stage Theatre Company's Rapture, Blister, Burn, directed by Kristin Larson, is a delightful and thought provoking comedy with uncomfortably relatable characters making it a must see.
From Harry Houdini, to baseball, to Booker T.
In an interview with Director Matt McIver, who is also the Co-Artistic Director of Iowa Stage Theatre Company, he provided insight as to why Miller's American tragedy was selected for the inaugural season, why it's a must see production, and what's next for the company.
Somewhere in between the high heel kicking, lap dancing, water spitting, wig switching and rocking music, I fell in love with Kata Klysmic's production of Hedwig and The Angry Inch.
It is somewhat of an unspoken rule in community theatre that if it's Disney, it sells.
What do you get when two undercover cops, a clueless mayor, his wife, a security guard, an accountant and the Scottish mob collide in two conjoining motel rooms set somewhere in the middle of America? The answer has to be a poorly thought out joke or the play Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith, w
Redemption is on the mind in Pyramid Theatre Company's The Amen Corner, the classic James Baldwin show that completes Pyramid's summer season.
Although Urbandale Community Theatre's dedication to producing classic shows may be safer than putting on contemporary pieces, a classic must be done in a fresh way in order to convince the audience that the show must be seen.
In times of great distress, fear can make people do terrible things.
For the past two decades, Urbandale Community Theatre has been entertaining the local community with an annual summer musical theatre production.
This production of The Music Man will lift your spirits and remind you of a great staple of American musical theatre, even if it does need some modern rewrites.
It is a known fact that any cold heart can be warmed by a seven foot mute monster in tap shoes singing Irving Berlin's "Puttin' on the Ritz".
Amidst months of controversy and questioning, Des Moines Playhouse's West Side Story succeeds to be one of the best and emotionally charged shows Des Moines has seen in a while.
Hand to God is good.
The summer theatre season in Des Moines is officially wrapping up, which means an impressive fall season is ready to launch.
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