The Theater Lab Presents "Leaving Iowa" by Tim Clue and Spike Manton

The Theater Lab is thrilled to announce the cast of the closing production of its 2024-25 season, Leaving Iowa by Tim Clue and Spike Manton.

The production will be a limited four-performance run, August 15-17, 2025, at the Forest View Educational Center Theater in Arlington Heights.

Leaving Iowa by Tim Clue and Spike Manton is the critically-acclaimed, hilarious, family-friendly play about a journalist, Don Browning, who decides to finally return to Winterset, Iowa, to take his late father’s ashes to his childhood home, as requested, only to find his childhood home is not quite the same as it was when he left it.


**CAST**
The cast of Leaving Iowa features (in alphabetical order):

Karen Ann Cullotta (Fruit Cart Vendor, Hotel Clerk, Museum Assistant)
Karyn Louise Doerfler (Memory Mom)
Keri Graham (Joe Hoefingers, Civil War Guy, Wayne)
Gretchen Grassl (Aunt Phyllis, Shopping Lady)
Peter Grassl (Uncle Phil)
Egor J Gribbet (Bob)
Hunter Johnson (Don Browning)
Emily Kallas (Memory Sis)
Deb Luethy (Present Day Mom, Jamie)
Dahlia Meynardie (Jessie)
Nancy Morisson (Judy, Drunk Lady, Amish Guy)
Carly Mulert (Present Day Sis)
Don Olson (Cart Chaser)
Diego Rios Brady (Jack Silver, Fred)
Guy Sullivan (Dad, Grandpa)
Patricia Tinsley (Grandma, Amish Gal)


**PRODUCTION TEAM**
The creative team includes:
John Meyers (Artistic and Production Director)
Patrick Zielinski (Producer)
Chris Good (Production and Stage Manager)
Charlie Anderson (Sound Technician)
Teresa J. Arnold (Marketing Director)
Sarah Jane “SJ” Heyman (Member and Sponsor Engagement Coordinator)
Michael Incardone (Sound Designer)
Sue Lindell (Photographer)
Nancy Morrison and Teresa J. Arnold (Properties Managers)


**PERFORMANCES**
Performances are:
Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 16 at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 17 at 3:00 p.m.


**LOCATION**
Performance location:
Forest View Educational Center Theater
2121 South Goebbert Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005


**TICKETS**
To purchase tickets:
Visit links.d214.org/leavingiowa
Call (847) 718-7700,
Email Y2UgfCBkMjE0ICEgb3Jn

When purchased in advance general admission tickets are:
$22 for adults,
$20 for seniors, and
$16 for students

Purchased at the door, general admission tickets are:
$24 for adults,
$22 for seniors, and
$18 for students

District 214 Gold Card Members receive 15% off ($17)

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