Bellevue Little Theatre, 203 W. Mission in Bellevue will present the family comedy, "Leaving Iowa", the last production of the season, on May 31, June 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 14, 15, 16. The production begins at 8 pm on Fri. and Sat. evenings and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for Seniors, and $9 for students with proper ID. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling 402-291-1554 between the hours of 10 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Saturday.
Sonia Keffer will direct this production, and Mark Ferrill will serve as producer and lighting designer. Jack Hogston is in charge of set design and construction, and Teresa Ferrill is sound designer. Jason DeLong is costumer, Appearing as Dad is Mark Kocsis, and Danielle Smith is Mom. Also appearing are Chris Elstun, Don, and Mary Trecek, Sis. Ron Chvala and Sherry Josand Fletcher will portray multiple characters. "Leaving Iowa" by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, is a nostalgic look at the family vacation of the past. Successful Boston writer Don, having missed his father's funeral three years earlier, feels compelled to return his father's ashes to Dad's boyhood home. Upon arrival he discovers the family homestead is now a grocery store, and Don is faced with a dilemma -- what to do with Dad's ashes? Not wanting to return home telling Mom and Sis his mission failed, Don sets out on a road trip to find the proper alternative resting place for the ashes. The play features the all-too-familiar family road trips taken during Don's childhood. We relive those delightful yet disastrous family vacations with him and recall our own memories of times gone by.Videos