Leaving Iowa

Leaving Iowa has become a phenomenally successful show with hundreds of critically acclaimed, sold-out productions all over the country.

May 20, 2014; 10:23 AM • by RVANews staff

Show times

CAT Theatre
May 23rd - June 7th

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About

Leaving Iowa premiered at Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre in Michigan where it broke box office records. It then ran for over a year at The Royal George Theatre in Chicago and was subsequently honored with awards with its West Coast premiere at the Laguna Playhouse. Since then, Leaving Iowa has become a phenomenally successful show with hundreds of critically acclaimed, sold-out productions all over the country. CAT is thrilled to produce the Richmond premiere of this family friendly, charming, and funny show.

Director Amy Berlin says, “This play has so many moments that seem lifted exactly from my childhood, and Tim Clue and Spike Manton’s beautiful script weaves these memories into hilarious, and ultimately touching, vignettes. Plus, Leaving Iowa has the structure I am drawn to as a director: non-linear storytelling (the play jumps back and forth in time and tells the story in a very theatrical manner), actors playing multiple characters (SO many costumes and wigs!!), hilarious comedy, and just a ittle bit of magic.”