Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
January 24, 2027 - 7:00 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Morris likes lots of things: doing puzzles, painting pictures, pretending to be an astronaut, and wearing a tangerine dress from his school’s dress-up box because it “reminds him of tigers, the sun, and his mother’s hair.” But some of his classmates think boys can’t wear dresses because … well, because they’re boys. With his vivid imagination and space-animal friends, Morris travels the galaxy in search of an answer to the all-important question: “Do astronauts wear dresses?”
AUDITIONS: Amadeus
January 25, 2027 - 6:00 pm at Des Moines Playhouse
831 42nd Street
In the court of the Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition – to be a great composer. Mozart is a foul-mouthed, graceless oaf who has that which is beyond Salieri’s envious grasp: Genius. A Tony Award-winning drama filled with the sounds of rivalry and inspiration.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled audition time to check in.
• Upon arrival, you’ll sign in, receive a name tag, and have your photo taken. You’ll be introduced to the production team present at the start of the audition.
• Please prepare the sides provided for any character or characters you are interested in reading for.
• Walk-in auditions are welcome. Please arrive at 5:45 PM to sign up in person. Depending on availability, you may be asked to come back for a 7 pm or 8 pm spot.
• If you are needed for callbacks, you will be notified by 12:00 PM on Tuesday Jan 26, 2027
• All who audition will receive an email regarding final casting, whether cast or not. The cast list will also be posted online.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 5, 2027 - February 28, 2027 - All Day at Des Moines Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal, a young fact-checker working for a dwindling magazine, has one weekend to check legendary writer John D’agata’s essay. If all goes well, the essay can save the magazine, and Jim can please his demanding editor-in-chief. But Jim quickly discovers a problem: many of the essay’s details were made up. As the deadline looms, the two, writer and fact-checker, come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
Performances for this show are 7:30 PM Wednesdays through Saturdays & 2:00 PM Sundays.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 5, 2027 - 7:30 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 5, 2027 - 7:30 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 6, 2027 - 7:30 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 6, 2027 - 7:30 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 7, 2027 - 7:30 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 7, 2027 - 7:30 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
The Lifespan of a Fact
February 8, 2027 - 7:30 pm at Des Moines Community Playhouse
831 42nd Street
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head-to-head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
