Sweat at Iowa Stage Theatre Company

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Des Moines Awards; Voting Ends 12/31

December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Des Moines Awards; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! THE MUSICAL!, SHE KILLS MONSTERS, Des Moines Playhouse & More Lead!

December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! THE MUSICAL!, SHE KILLS MONSTERS, Des Moines Playhouse & More Lead!

December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards December 5th Standings; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! THE MUSICAL! Leads Best Musical!

December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards; SHE KILLS MONSTERS Leads Best Play!

November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! THE MUSICAL! Leads Best Musical!

November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: SWEAT at Iowa Stage: A Story that was going to be told in 2020, is just as timely two and a half years later.

September 23, 2022

Before the Pandemic, one of the shows I was looking forward to seeing was Iowa Stage's production of 'Sweat' by Lynn Nottage. At that time, the excitement for me was being able to see a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. I didn't realize how powerful and impactful the play would be for me. I didn't realize how I would see my family members on stage in words being said by each of the characters. While the play was delayed multiple times due to Covid, it couldn't be more timely today.

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at Iowa Stage Theatre Company to Begin Performances March 25

January 26, 2022

Iowa Stage Theatre Company, central Iowa's home for award-winning theater that inspires, enlightens and entertains, is shifting its production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night from 11 February to 25 March, due to the COVID surge central Iowa is experiencing. Sweat, originally slated to open at that time, will be rescheduled later in 2022. 

SWEAT Comes to Iowa Stage Theatre Company in March

January 20, 2022

Lynn Nottage’s masterpiece of blue collar America looks at the tensions of factory workers as they struggle with labor strife, racial tension, getting another gimlet and the boiling frustrations of trying to make a dollar out of fifty cents.

Iowa Stage Theatre Company Returns To In-Person Performances

July 15, 2021

Iowa Stage Theatre Company, central Iowa's home for award-winning theater that inspires, enlightens and entertains, announces a return to live performances in the fall of 2021.

BWW Review: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES at Iowa Stage Theatre Company

April 06, 2019

Love hurts, and for some couples, that's the point. Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together.