Tiny Beautiful Things
April 29 – May 15, 2022
Directed by: Maranda Turner
Details: Based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies the questions and answers that “Sugar” was publishing online from 2010-2012. When the struggling writer was asked to take over the unpaid, anonymous position of advice columnist, Strayed used empathy and her personal experiences to help those seeking guidance for obstacles both large and small. Tiny Beautiful Things is a play about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions which have no answers.
Cast
Sugar – Jordyn Wiser
Letter Writer #1 – Cédric Février
Letter Writer #2 – Anastasia Deace
Letter Writer #3 – Cheryl Clark
ASL Interpreters will be at the Saturday, May 7th Performance
At 2019 Grand Ave, Suite 100 West Des Moines, IA.
2022-2023 New Season at Tallgrass Theatre
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
God of Carnage
Wonder of the World
Into the Woods
Thursday June 16th, Friday June 17th, and Saturday June 18th – Curtain 7:30pm, gates open at 6:00pm
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Performance Dates: Thursday June 16th, Friday June 17th, and Saturday June 18th – Curtain 7:30pm, gates open at 6:00pm at Jamie Hurd Amphitheater located in West Des Moines.
Tickets: $20 suggested Donation at gate of Jamie Hurd Amphitheater. No ticket needed to enter.
Audience members are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, picnic items.
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club by Jessie Jones, Nichols Hope, Jamie Wooten
Performance dates: September 2-18, 2022
Directed by: Moira Nash
Auditions: July 17 & 18
The Story: Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids, and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage, the “Sweet Delilah” on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh, and meddle in each other’s lives. THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. Sheree, the spunky team captain, desperately tries to maintain her organized and “perfect” life and continues to be the group’s leader. Dinah, the wisecracking overachiever, is a career dynamo. But her victories in the courtroom are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life. Lexie, pampered and outspoken, is determined to hold on to her looks and youth as long as possible. She enjoys being married—over and over and over again. The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette, acutely aware of the dark cloud that hovers over her life, has decided to just give in and embrace the chaos. And sweet, eager-to-please Jeri Neal experiences a late entry into motherhood that takes them all by surprise. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) that life flings at them. And when fate throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends, proving the enduring power of “teamwork” rally ’round their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB is the story of these five unforgettable women—a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever…
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margo Melcon
Performance dates: November 4 – 20, 2022
Directed by: Megan Helmers
The Story: A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.
A Very Merry Tallgrass Holiday
Tallgrass mainstage production partners with the Seedlings to bring a special holiday production to the Tallgrass stage.
Performance dates: December 16, 17, 18, 2022
The 8th Annual Sarah Frank & Jack Balcombe Dream Project
God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton
Featuring Dreamers: Kim Haymes and Dan Haymes, Maggie Jane Tatone and Michael LaDell Harris
Performance dates: February 3 – 19, 2023
Directed by: Jennifer Nostrala
The Story: A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
The triumphant return of:
Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire
Performance dates: April 21 – May 7, 2023
Directed by: Thomas D. Perrine
The Story: Nothing will prepare you for the dirty little secret Cass discovers in her husband’s sweater drawer. It is so shocking that our heroine has no choice but to flee to the honeymoon capital of the world in a frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on. It’s a wild ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel of laughs as Cass embarks on a journey of self-discovery that has her crossing paths with a blithely suicidal alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain, a pair of bickering private detectives, and a strange caper involving a gargantuan jar of peanut butter, all of which pushes her perilously close to the water’s edge.
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