Disenchanted! – Book, Music, Lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino. Developed with Fiely Matias

Book Direction by Cheryl Clark

Music Direction by Theo Bartemes

Presented: February 13th through March 1st, 2026

Audition Dates – December 7th & 8th, 2025

Tickets available www.tallgrasstheatre.orgPoisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! 

Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the record straight. Forget the princesses you think you know – these royal renegades are here to comically belt out the truth.

Contains adult language and content.

Comedy XPeriment, Des Moines longest running improv troupe, brings its brand of funny to Tallgrass Theatre!

Short sketches, one-line jokes, full-length plays, and musical numbers are all based on suggestions from the audience.

You bring the ideas; we bring the funny! CXP strives to deliver family-friendly entertainment, so you can feel comfortable bringing your angsty teen as well as your grumpy grandfather!

For all shows (other than NYE performance), doors open at 7:00 PM. For NYE, doors open at 9:00 PM.

The 11th Annual Sarah Frank & Jack Balcombe Dream Project Presents

For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday – by Sarah Ruhl

Directed by Thomas D. Perrine

Featuring Arlene McAtee – Dreamer

Presented: April 24th through May 10th, 2026

Audition Dates – February 22nd & 23rd, 2026

Tickets available www.tallgrasstheatre.org

When Ann thinks of her father, she immediately remembers playing Peter Pan in her hometown theater in Davenport Iowa, particularly when he used to bring her flowers after her performance. Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their father’s hospital room during his final moments. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from arguments over politics to when each sibling realized that they grew up. A loving look at a family’s view of death, life and the allure of never growing up.

She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen

She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger

One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. 

Selina Fillinger’s brilliant, all-female farce took Broadway by storm in a star-studded production that earned three 2022 Tony nominations.

U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Lend Me a Tenor) tells the joyous, heartwarming story of his parents’ courtship during World War II and the results are anything but expected.

The Cottage by Sandy Rustin

Sylvia and Beau find themselves in an English countryside cottage for their yearly rendezvous, and Sylvia knows this time it will be the beginning of their new life together. But when Beau demurs on a shared future, and their spouses arrive at the cottage, she realizes that this home-away-from-home is a refuge for determining a new path forward. With a tip of the hat to Noël Coward and sex comedies of the past, THE COTTAGE offers a perfect showcase for six actors with endless laughs, hilarious twists, daring physical comedy, and a happy ending for lovers everywhere.