Synopsis

Leaving Iowa

Leaving Iowa $11.99

Tim Clue & Spike Manton

Published by Dramatic Publishing

3 Male 3 Female

This family comedy tells the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home

But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins travelling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father

This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood and Don's existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at the center of the United States

Leaving Iowa is a postcard to anyone who has ever found himself or herself driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of his or her youth

A laugh-out-loud, full-length comedy that will have your audience rolling in the aisles

Expandable cast makes it a winner for any size group - a small cast of M3,F3 or expanded to 26 actors

Perfect for High Schools, Colleges, Community, Senior and Professional Theatre

Minimal set, runs about 1 hour, 45 minutes

"Simultaneously hilarious and touching" ~ Chicago Sun-Times

"Leaves you with a smile on your face and a desire to hug your kids" ~ The Detroit News

"Quintessential family entertainment" ~ The Chelsea Standard

"A simply beautiful comedy" ~ Jeff Daniels

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