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Scriptease is a monthly play-reading initiative through Iowa Stage. Each month audiences can experience a new, cutting edge or amazing classic plays for free! View information below about this month?s reading.

June 20th:
A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath

In the final scene of Ibsen?s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and children, and begin a life on her own. This climactic event?when Nora slams the door on everything in her life?instantly propelled world drama into the modern age. In A DOLL?S HOUSE, PART 2, many years have passed since Nora?s exit. Now, there?s a knock on that same door. Nora has returned. But why? And what will it mean for those she left behind?

Pop in to the Basement for our newest monthly comedy show, unlike any you?ve seen before! Join hosts The Milkboys (Dante Powell & James Doyle) for a stand-up/improv comedy mash-up. A group of local comedians will do sets based off of random topics projected behind them, followed by new headliners each month performing stand-up comedy sets. Keep checking back for each month's lineup!

The Basement // Every last Thursday // $10 // Doors 6:30PM // Show 7PM // 18+

I chime in with a haven?t you people ever heard of comedy in Des Moines? Oh, it?s much better to watch these kinds of things with The Milkboys at the DMSC.

Local comedians for April 26th include:
Onnalee Kelley
Joshua Gladstone
Matt Lamp

And our headliner is:
Arish Singh

The Advanced class will expand on the foundations of American Tribal Style ® Belly Dance by layering movements on top of each other and learning how to create combos and incorporate more complex moves, and how to move in and out of formations to create an exciting and fully formed set. This class is for more advanced students of ATS® Belly Dance. Students will need to have completed 2 full sessions of Beginner ATS® Belly Dance or have the approval of the instructor before attending the advanced class. Students should wear something comfortable to move in and may bring a water bottle to class. Students will need a set of zills for class.

About the Artist: Dawn Grey is an American Tribal Style® Belly Dancer, Certified Instructor, Fat Chance Belly Dance® Sister Studio, and the Director of Blissful Sunrise Belly Dance and the performance troupe Seize The Sway. She has had a love of dance almost since before she could walk. She has been trained in ballet, tap, and jazz dance throughout her childhood, teens, and as a dance major in college. Then life stepped in. She is a devoted wife and mother of two who stopped dancing to get a job with health insurance. Fourteen years later she realized something was missing. It was then that she found ATS® Belly Dance and fell in love. She has not stopped since and loves to share her passion with others.

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The Beginner class will teach students the foundations of American Tribal Style ® Belly Dance including Foundational Steps both fast and slow, posture, formations, the improvisational format, and playing the zills (finger cymbals). This class is for anyone who has not tried ATS® Belly Dance before or who wants to work on, or improve their foundational movements. No previous dance experience is necessary and no, you do not need to show your belly if you don?t want to. Students should wear something comfortable to move in and may bring a water bottle to class. Students will need a set of zills for week 4 of class. More information on this will be available on the first night of class.

About the Artist: Dawn Grey is an American Tribal Style® Belly Dancer, Certified Instructor, Fat Chance Belly Dance® Sister Studio, and the Director of Blissful Sunrise Belly Dance and the performance troupe Seize The Sway. She has had a love of dance almost since before she could walk. She has been trained in ballet, tap, and jazz dance throughout her childhood, teens, and as a dance major in college. Then life stepped in. She is a devoted wife and mother of two who stopped dancing to get a job with health insurance. Fourteen years later she realized something was missing. It was then that she found ATS® Belly Dance and fell in love. She has not stopped since and loves to share her passion with others.

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https://www.drinkingpantspageant.com

Who: People with crazy pants (could be you!)
What: The Most Fun You?ll Have w/ Your Pants On
Where: Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, Earth
When: June 21 (doors @ 6:00pm, show at 7:00pm)
Why: If everybody?s wearing goofy pants, nobody?s wearing goofy pants. It?s a great way to make friends!
Cost: $5 at the door

2018 Details: For our musical pleasure, Quërvo will open the night, then we hit the catwalk with three categories of #DrinkingPants pageantry (men, women, and groups) judged by local celebrities. Will there be prizes? Yes. Finally, we?ll induct four new pants-heroes into the Drinking Pants Hall of Fame.

So hit up the vintage clothing shop or your grandmother?s closet for fancy threads and join us for the most fun you?ll have with your pants on?you don?t want to miss it!

Sponsors: Peace Tree Brewing Company, SingleSpeed Brewing Co., Dogfish Head, McKay Insurance Agency, Inc., Yelp Des Moines, 818 - a tiny design empire, Lark Brewing, and RAYGUNshirts

Slime City features some of Des Moines's largest local Rappers, and Comedians. The beats, and lyrics will be covered by local Rappers EPizFree, Toby Diligent, and "CTK" himself Cliffy The Kid.
As for the laughs of the evening we have skilled local comedians Justin Bulver, Sam Hirchak, Sid Juwarker, Yual Mohamed, Joshua Gladstone, and Wade Taylor. Comedy headliner of the show is local comedian legend himself Toll McGrane, co-host of Bombshelter Comedy Showcase, Leftys Comedy Open Mic, and the popular podcast Lets Ruin Our Childhood.

Introductions by Local Comic Matt Lamb.

The show is All Ages, however adult oriented, 18+ is encouraged

Tickets $8
Doors: 6:30 Show: 7:00

Social Repose w/ Secret Tree Fort, Switchblade Saturdays, Lake of Fat Kids & Potter
at Vaudeville Mews
5pm Doors
All Ages
$15 advance

Onward, etc.
Tuesday, June 26th at Vaudeville Mews
9:30 doors // 10pm show // $8 // 21+

https://www.facebook.com/onwardetc/
Onward, etc. is a musical project put together by Rosco Wuestewald. Leaving the midwest at an early age, he started a journey traveling around the world which has developed into a project known as Onward, etc. The project connects musicians located throughout the country, enabling each tour and show be completely unique based on the different band members and the location of the stage. As with anything alive with electricity, permanent members have been picked up along the way. Wuestewald met violin player, KC Olsen, on an excursion in Hawaii in 2009. KC joined Rosco for a gig that evolved Onward, etc. into an unfaltering duo. Their live performances proved to be captivating as Wuestewald's voice carried out his heart wrenching lyrics accompanied by his punk rock roots and Olsen's stage jumping antics.

More info and shows at www.vaudevillemews.com