| ‘Reasons
to be Pretty’ presented by Stage West
The Civic Center’s Stoner Theatre, 221
Walnut St. July 7, 9
http://www.stagewestiowa.com
A love story about the impossibility of love,
“Reasons to be Pretty” confronts
America’s obsession with physical beauty
head on. Tickets are $22-$25 or $60 for all
three plays (any performance).
‘The Shape of Things’
presented by Stage West
The Civic Center’s Stoner Theatre, 221
Walnut St. July 9, 14, 16-17
http://www.stagewestiowa.com
“The Shape of Things” is an exploration
of art, intimacy and people’s willingness
to do things for love. Set in a small, Midwestern
university town, the story centers on the lives
of four young students who become emotionally
and romantically entangled as they try to cram
academics, jobs, love and meaning into hectic
lives. Tickets are $22-$25 or $60 for all three
plays (any performance).
‘Fat Pig’ presented
by Stage West
The Civic Center’s Stoner Theatre, 221
Walnut St. July 8, 10, 13, 15-16
http://www.stagewestiowa.com
In “Fat Pig,” conventionally good-looking
Tom falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy woman
who happens to be plus-sized. Forced to explain
his new relationship to his perplexed friends,
Tom must come to terms with his own preconceived
notions of love and attraction. Tickets are
$22-$25 or $60 for all three plays (any performance).
Jonny Porkpie’s ‘Grab
My Junk’ a bump and grind gameshow with
special guest Phoenix L’Amour
Vaudeville Mews
Wednesday, July 13, 9:30 p.m.
http://www.vaudevillemews.com,
grabmyjunk.net
Watch in awe as world-renowned burlesque performers
bump, grind, tease, titillate, sway and strip.
Then, get to know them even more intimately
as you learn their deepest, darkest secrets
while competing for the chance to win terrible
prizes! Never fear; fabulous prizes also await,
but only if you’re brave enough to...
GRAB MY JUNK. Admission is $15.
‘Hairspray’ presented
by The Des Moines Playhouse
831 42nd St. July 15- Aug. 7
http://www.dmplayhouse.com
Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad,
has a passion for dancing and wins a spot on
the local TV dance program, “The Corny
Collins Show.” Can a larger-than-life
adolescent manage to vanquish the program’s
reigning princess, integrate the television
show and find true love while singing and dancing
all without messing up her hair? Tickets are
$20-$35.
‘Bland Mary’ and ‘Daisy’
presented by the DMACC Huff Theatre
DMACC Ankeny Campus – July 15-16
Civic Center – July 22-23
http://www.myspace.com/huff_theatre
The DMMAC Huff Theatre presents two plays —
“Bland Mary,” a comedy which examines
how the modern world and its relentless stimulation
has dulled our senses; and “Daisy,”
a short play about a child’s first social
dilemma: choosing the perfect birthday gift
for a friend. Performances on July 15 are at
1 and 7 p.m.; July 16 at 3 and 7 p.m.; July
22 at 8 p.m. and July 23 at 3 and 8 p.m. Admission
is $1.
‘Shakespeare on the Lawn:
As You Like It’ presented by the Repertory
Theater of Iowa
Salisbury House & Gardens, 4025 Tonawanda
Drive. July 21-24
http://www.rtiowa.com
Repertory Theater of Iowa returns to Salisbury
House & Gardens for “Shakespeare on
the Lawn.” This summer’s event will
feature “As You Like It.” Guest
artist, Karla Kash, will direct the show.
The Iowa Shakespeare Experience/Shakesperience
Festival
Simon Estes Amphitheater. July 22-25, 29-31
http://www.iowashakespeare.org
Shakesperience Fest 2011 features two plays:
“Shakespeare-Under-The-Stars The Regina
Monologues – the Royal Queens and Kings
of Shakespeare” — Macbeth’s
witches conjure Queen Cleopatra and Queen Elizabeth
right into our midst to share wit, wisdom and
the war between the sexes in a fun-filled, romantic
comedy with mysterious twists and turns.
“Classics-Along-The-Cityscape: Mark TWAINment
Tonight!” — Enjoy a fresh twist
on old favorites plus rare Twain romantic works.
Stories for the intelligentsia and for families
alike are portrayed by Twain plus his wife,
daughters and a musical entourage.
For more information including time, line-ups
and special events, visit http://www.IowaShakespeare.org.
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