Many tickets being sold directly by Newcomer members. Those who buy online will pick up tickets at Will Call window at the theater starting at 7.
Newcomers are encouraged to invite family and extended family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. to join us in supporting the Ronald McDonald House by purchasing a ticket to the critically-acclaimed play, "Leaving Iowa" at the Greenville Theatre (formerly known as Greenville Little Theatre). Fifty percent of the ticket price will be donated to this worthy organization that support so many families.
“Leaving Iowa,” by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, is a hilarious, family-friendly comedy that is a toast to the idealism and character of parents from the “greatest generation,” and a little roast of their dedication to the family road trip. It was nominated Best New Play in the Country by the Detroit Free Press, which theatre critic described it as, “the most frighteningly realistic depiction of a family summer road trip” the reviewer had ever seen.
A show suitable for ages 10 to 110, “Leaving Iowa” is a postcard to anyone who has ever found themselves driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of their youth. The story centers on Don Browning, a middle-aged writer who returns home and decides to finally take his father’s ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma’s house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa in search of a proper resting place. As he drives those familiar roads, the story shifts back and forth from the present to memories of the annual, torturous vacations of Don’s youth. Ultimately, Don’s existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at an unpredictable and perfect final destination. It’s guaranteed to have you laughing and remembering the childhood vacations you tried to forget.
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