Des Moines is part of the development story of this play. It was the first place it went on tour, it's a cornerstone of this (Midwestern) tour, and I'm very confident it's going to play all 50 states. |
It's a really universal story. |
It's also kind of a tribute to the era of that universal road trip that everybody took. |
Listen to people during intermission or leaving the theater, and you'll hear them relating their own horrific travel stories. The show captures a fun and painful time that is universal. Sadly, today this classic kids-in-the-station-wagon sort of vacation is becoming a thing of the past. |
The theater is dedicated to producing Midwestern plays. |
There is also a thread in the play about what it meant to be a son of a man from that generation. The quiet dad who never said much. |
We think we're bringing back a show that is infinitely superior than the one audiences saw last August. |