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Simpson Productions 2023-24 Season

                                     

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 Join us for our 2023-2024 season

 

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Good Kids
By Naomi Iizuka
October 26-28, 2023

Set at a Midwestern high school, in a world of smartphones, TikTok and Instagram, Good Kids explores a casual sexual encounter gone wrong and its very public aftermath. Warning: this show contains adult themes, strong language and depictions of sexual violence and is suggested for viewers 14 and older.  

                                         

woodsInto the Woods
By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
November 17-19, 2023

This timeless musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales while exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes, hopes and dreams.

 

 

operasThe Telephone
Music and Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
The Medium
Music and Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti

February 16-18, 2024
An opera double-bill: The Telephone is a comedic piece exploring love in the 21st century. The Medium is a darker tale involving a fake psychic whose surprise encounter with The Unknown leads to murder and mayhem. 

 

lakesA Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes
By Kate Benson
March 22-24, 2024

For those of you just joining us, Thanksgiving is in full swing at the Wembly home.  The stands are nicely full to watch the family gather amid old tensions and recent memories, and boy, are they in for a real treat.

 

 

fspFestival of Short Plays 2024: Brecht and His Legacy

April 11-13, 2024         

The Festival of Short Plays will celebrate the legacy of playwright, Bertolt Brecht. Produced entirely by students at Simpson College, this is the 21st annual Festival of Short Plays. 

 

 

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515-961-1601
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