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A FRESH LOOK
Look to FRESH PRODUCE for new works, new looks at old works, and, most importantly, an ever-widening range of voices that speak to the Midwestern experience. THIS SEASON... These three area premieres, Holy Days, Hitler’s Tasters, and *Stripped, have not been seen or heard in the region, but powerfully illuminate the points of view of three contemporary female writers. *NOTE-Due to CoVid-19, Stripped has moved forward to Season 3, in Fall, 2020. More information HERE. |
ALWAYS FREE!
These concert readings, developed by artists from around the Midwest, are just as professional and compelling, but slightly more economical than our major productions. Therefore, in the interest of making live theatre more accessible, these concerts will have NO admission charges. DON'T MISS THESE! "Concert Reading?" What's That?
Using lecterns, a stage-directions narrator, and no technical elements, these readings focus entirely on the story and the actors--literally, the play's voices. |
HOLY DAYSby Sally Nemeth
On a farm in western Kansas, from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, 1936, two brothers and their wives struggle to make it through, pulling themselves together, and, most importantly, holding on to the rituals of farm life. No money, few prospects, and dust everywhere--can baking pies, making love, and taking desperate risks keep them together?
-Less about plot than quiet emotion and reflection … the deep hope Dust Bowlers had to draw upon to carry on. —Monica Eng, Chicago Tribune -Is there a play in this? There is. Amazingly. A majestic and gripping one. There is beauty and wisdom in this little piece. —Sylvie Drake, Los Angeles Times Director: Ann Woldt
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November 16, 2019
7:30 pm Java Joe's 4th Street Theatre Des Moines, Iowa ALWAYS FREE!
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Meet Our Cast!
Ann Woldt (Director)
Ann is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Head of the Theatre Departments Recruitment and Educational Outreach program at Simpson College. She holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. *DIRECTING* -SIMPSON: Silent Sky, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, These Shining Lives, and Noises Off. *ACTING* -STAGE WEST: Vanya, Sonya, Masha, and Spike and Dancing at Lughnasa -DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE: Little Woman, Sabrina Fair *DIALECT/VOICE COACH* -THEATREMIDWEST: The Friendly Hour. -DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE: A Streetcar Named Desire, Metamorphosis and Dinner with Friends -STAGE WEST: Cock *VOICEOVER* Hummel’s Nissan, Wells Fargo, John Deere, EMC, Mediacom, GMAC, Dupont; 
Paul Privitera (Narrator)
*THEATRE* -DM PLAYHOUSE: Stage Manager for The Cat in the Hat -THEATRE SIMPSON: The Glass Menagerie; Back Story; The Servant of Two Masters. *COMEDY* -CHOWDOWN: Founding member -TEEHEES COMEDY CLUB: Mainstage cast member *BUSINESS* WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS: PC Technician |
Denise Forney (Rosie)
*THEATRE* -TALLGRASS: Children of a Lesser God. -DES MOINES YOUNG ARTISTS: Big Fish, the Musical. -ANKENY COMMUNITY: Steel Magnolias. *MUSIC* -WEEKEND JAM SESSIONS: private guitar studio. -4NEYS FAMILY MUSIC: Coffeehouse/Event/Wedding musician and singer (HyVee, Hyatt Hotels, Des Moines Marathon, Farmers Markets, West End Salvage, others.) *BUSINESS* -WELLS FARGO: Workforce Optimization Consultant. -UNITY POINT: Management Trainer. 
Matt Robins (Gant)
*THEATRE* -IOWA TOURING THEATRE COMPANY: The Rainmaker. -STONINGTON PLAYERS: Anatomy of a Murder -GROTON REGIONAL: The Odd Couple -THEATRE SIMPSON: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Woman In Black, The Rover, Tons of Money, Still Life, 12th Night, Inspecting Carol, The Actor's Nightmare *BUSINESS* Works at Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, IA. *MILITARY* 6 years in the Navy as an Electronics Technician on board the USS Virginia, a submarine stationed in Groton, CT. |
Bryce Browning (Will)
*ACTING AT SIMPSON COLLEGE* These Shining Lives, Knowing Joan, Noises Off. *DESIGN AT SIMPSON COLLEGE* Playhouse Creatures, The Memory of Water 
Maggie Schmitt (Molly)
*THEATRE* -DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE: Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Ragtime, The Little Mermaid -KATA KLYSMIC PRODUCTIONS: The Rocky Horror Picture Show -URBANDALE COMMUNITY THEATRE: Six on Six the Musical -THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE: Carousel, The Producers, Les Miserables -DRAKE OPERA THEATRE: Alice Ryley, Macbeth, La Traviata -DES MOINES OPERA PROJECT: Cavalleria Rusticana |
February 20, 2020
Java Joe's 4th Street Theatre Des Moines, Iowa 7:30pm ALWAYS FREE!
Deidra Mohr (Director)
*THEATRE*
-THEATREMIDWEST: The Friendly Hour; -KATA CLYSMIC: The Rocky Horror Show, Vagina Monologues; -CALIFORNIA THEATRES: Young Frankenstein, Burning Opera LA, Ragtime in Concert, Company, Not Your Mama's Broadway, The Nitch, Stepping Out, Marat/Sade, Mousetrap, Laramie Project; *FILM/TV* My Friend Max, That Night, Lost Soulmates, Antique America. 
Audrey Kaus (Margot)
*THEATRE*
-DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE: The Addams Family; -STAGEWEST: Carrie, the Musical; -THEATRE SIMPSON: Kiss Me Kate, Tartuffe, These Shining Lives, Waiting for Philip Glass -OTHER: Into the Woods, Thoroughly Modern Millie; |
HITLER'S TASTERS
Three times a day, every day, a group of young women have the opportunity to die for their country. They are Adolph Hitler's food tasters. And what do girls discuss as they wait to see if they will live through another meal? Like many other girls throughout time, they gossip and dream, they question and dance. They want to love, laugh, and above all, they want to survive.
The Mean Girls/Third Reich crossover we never knew we needed. It’s enthralling, unbelievable, and inescapably relevant ... Brooks’ razor sharp humour pulls laughter from an astounded audience ... You’ll remember this one. -- Spy in the Stalls MEET THE COMPANY
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