Comedy XPeriment NYE Spectacular!
Comedy XPeriment has been entertaining Des Moines audiences for over 20 years! Des Moines’ longest-running improv troupe has performed locally and regionally and is excited to bring their brand of improv to Tallgrass Theatre for New Year’s Eve! The NYE event will combine their blend of improv with luscious hors d’oeuvres and a champagne toast at midnight!
Disenchanted! – Book, Music, Lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino. Developed with Fiely Matias
Book Direction by Allison Wergeland
Music Direction by Theo Bartemes
Presented: February 13th through March 1st, 2026
Audition Dates – December 7th & 8th, 2025
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?!
Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the record straight. Forget the princesses you think you know – these royal renegades are here to comically belt out the truth.
Contains adult language and content.
The 11th Annual Sarah Frank & Jack Balcombe Dream Project Presents
For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday – by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Thomas D. Perrine
Featuring Arlene McAtee – Dreamer
Presented: April 24th through May 10th, 2026
Audition Dates – February 22nd & 23rd, 2026
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?!
When Ann thinks of her father, she immediately remembers playing Peter Pan in her hometown theater in Davenport Iowa, particularly when he used to bring her flowers after her performance. Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their father’s hospital room during his final moments. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from arguments over politics to when each sibling realized that they grew up. A loving look at a family’s view of death, life and the allure of never growing up.
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- When do doors open?
- Lobby doors open one hour before the production begins and auditorium doors open 30 minutes before the production begins for seating.
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