Hundreds of Iowa high school theater students from dozens of schools are in central Iowa, rehearsing on the big stage at the Des Moines Civic Center for tonight’s final performance. The annual Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase will be streamed live on IowaPBS.org.
Karoline Myers, director of education at Des Moines Performing Arts, says it’s a massive undertaking.
“We’ll have about 650 students that will participate in the showcase. They’ll all get across the stage in a meaningful way to showcase the great work that they’re doing in musical theater and behind-the-scenes roles,” Myers says. “This year is our largest year to date. We have over 108 schools that were adjudicated this year through the program, and we will see the vast majority of them participate in some way.”…