Past Productions
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Past Productions
A: I Love You
A new play written by ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Students, Staff, & Local Theatre Professionals in collaboration
with Artificial Intelligence;
Written and Generated by Ryann Daggett, Charlotte Elsasser, Christopher Morales &
Cade Rewerts
Directed by Carl Lindberg
The Swindlers: A True-ish Tall Tale
By Noah Diaz
Directed by Brittny Rebhuhn
Ride the Cyclone
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Directed by Brynn Sweere
Luminous Interlude
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Fashion Institute’s Annual Gala & Fashion Show
Produced in collaboration with Fashion Events & PR Students
Cosmic Eggs
By Lo Stone
A ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Ankeny Theatre Summer Academy Production
Directed by Sarah Kate Bode & Lo Stone
Designed & built by Tech Academy Students
Summer Short Shakespeare ’25 - The Two Noble Kinsmen
by William Shakespeare & John Fletcher
Adapted by Carl Lindberg
Directed by Sarah Kate Bode
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Production Graphic Designs by Aven N.B.
The Two Noble Kinsmen Graphic Designs by Haylee Jackson.
Season Production photos by Krister Strandskov
Playing With Fire (After Frankenstein)
By Barbara Field
Directed by Maranda Turner
Merge
By Spenser Davis
Directed by Brittny Rebhuhn
Head Over Heels
Songs by the Go-Go's
Based on 'The Arcadia' by Sir Philip Sidney
Conceived and Original Book by Jeff Whitty
Adapted by James Magruder
A Co-Production with Grand View University
Directed by Kristin Larson
Midnight Metro
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Fashion Institute's Annual Gala & Fashion Show
Produced in collaboration with Fashion Events & PR Students
The Politics of Birds or a Fowl Demise
By Lo Stone
A ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Ankeny Theatre Summer Academy Production
Directed by Sarah Kate Bode & Lo Stone
Designed & built by tech Academy Students
Summer Short Shakespeare '24 - As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Carl Lindberg
Directed by Sarah Kate Bode
Production Graphic Designs by Katie Ryan & Smail Buljubasic.
Production Graphic Design for Head Over Heels by Grand View Student Amber Swinehart.
Production photos by Krister Strandskov.
Eleanor and Dolly
By Jenny Stafford
An Educational Premiere
Directed by Sarah Kate Bode
Special Guest: Antoine L. Smith
A Culinary Institute Performance
& Student Workshop
Failure: A Love Story
By Philip Dawkins
Directed by Susanna Douthit
No Exit
By Jean-Paul Sartre
Adapted from the French by Paul Bowles
Directed by Mary Good
No Such Thing
A World Premiere Play
By Seth Kaltwasser
Directed by Carl Lindberg
FunHaus
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Fashion Institute’s Annual Gala & Fashion Show
Produced in collaboration with Fashion Events & PR Students
Deadhorse
By Lo Stone
A ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Ankeny Theatre Summer Academy Performance
Directed by Sarah Kate Bode & Lo Stone
Designed & built by Tech Academy Students
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Directed by Craig Petersen
Production Graphic Designs by Monica Jennings & Amina Ali.
Production photos by Krister Strandskov.
The Turn of the Screw
Adapted by Jeffery Hatcher
from the story by Henry James
Presented as a Live Radio Play
Directed by Carmen McDermott
Link to the production program
Tiny Houses
by Chelsea Marcantel
An Iowa Premiere
Directed by Sarah Kate Bode
Link to the production program
Is He Dead?
Adapted by David Ives
from the play by Mark Twain
Directed by Susanna Douthit
Euphoria
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Fashion Institute’s Annual Gala & Fashion Show
Produced in collaboration with Fashion Events & PR Students
.
Musical Theatre Showcase
An evening of Broadway’s favorite numbers
with students and special guests
from The Simon Estes School of Fine Arts
Direction by Carl Lindberg & Dr. James Thompson
Summer Short Shakespeare ‘22 - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
Adapted by Carl Lindberg
Directed by Jodi Jinks
Production Graphic Designs by Amina Ali.
Production photos by Krister Strandskov.
Willy Beau Dilly
by Ja​​yme McGhan
A World Premiere Radio Play
Directed by Carl Lindberg
Link to the production program
The DAT Staged Reading Series
The Lifespan of a Fact
by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell
and Gordon Farrell
Based on the Book by
John D'Agata and Jim Fingal
&
The Moors
by Jen Silverman
Directed by Cati Kalinoski
Link to the readings production program
Romeo & Internet
(A Most Excellent, Farcical, and Socially Distanced Quarantine Play)
by Seth Kaltwasser
based on an idea by Carl Lindberg
A World Premiere Play for Zoom
Directed by JC Clementz
Link to the production program
2020 BINGO
A Devised Play under the Direction of Jodi Jinks​.
By ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Students Kaylynn Bousman, Faruk Garibovic, Adam Horton, Jessica Katzung,
JaKharri McKinney & Lo Stone. And by ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Staff Jodi Jinks, Krister Strandskov &
Rachel Trimble​​
Link to the production program
Prohibited
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Fashion Institute’s Annual Gala & Fashion Show
Produced in collaboration with Fashion Events & PR Students
The Creative Age
a Play for Young Audiences
by Carl Lindberg
Directed by Lo Stone
Link to the production program
Vox in the Box 2
Readings from Student Written plays from DRA 252
Curated by Lee Keeler
Link to the production
Summer Short Shakespeare '21 - Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Carl Lindberg
Link to the production page​​
Production Graphic Designs by Katie Ryan & Smail Buljubasic.
Production photos by Krister Strandskov.
A Midnight Dreary
by Scott Dixon
An Iowa Premier
Directed by Brittany Beridon and Rachel Trimble
&
The Matchmaker
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Carl Lindberg
&
Circle Mirror Transformation
by Annie Baker
Directed by Jodi Jinks
&
Guys​ and Dolls
Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
*this production was canceled due to COVID-19
Summer Short Shakespeare '20 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
*this production was canceled due to COVID-19​
Production Graphic Designs by Katie Ryan & Smail Buljubasic.
Production photos by Krister Strandskov.
Ghost Bike
by Laura Jacqmin
a co-production with Grand View University
Directed by Carl Lindberg and Kristin Larson
Fuddy Meers
by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Carl Lindberg
The Wolves
by Sarah DeLappe
Directed by Brittany Beridon
Summer Short Shakespeare '19 - Love's Labor's Lost
by William Shakespeare
adapted by Carl Lindberg
Directed by Craig Petersen​
&
Production Graphic Designs by Sammy Kay
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Based on the comic strip "Peanuts" created by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Gesnar
Mauritius
by Theresa Rebeck
Summer Short Shakespeare '18 - Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Carl Lindberg​
&
Production photos by Carl Lindberg.
Fools
by Neil Simon
Summer Short Shakespeare '17 - Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare​
Adapted and Directed by Carl Lindberg​
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Ankeny Theatre logo Graphic Designs by ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Alum Lucus Thul.
All photos from 2018 - Present by Krister Strandskov. For permission to use any photos from ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Ankeny Theatre please contact Krister.
For information about plays before 2017 or Huff Theatre please contact the Theatre Department at theatre@dmacc.edu.