The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents "Ragtime," Apr. 6-29, 2018. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, or at the Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St. "Ragtime" is sponsored by Des Moines Radio Group.
At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing and anything is possible. Three families - embodied by an upper-class wife, a Jewish immigrant, and a Harlem musician - cross paths and their lives intertwine in pursuit of the American Dream. After a tragedy, people discover they have more in common than anyone thought. Based on the best-selling book by E.L. Doctorow with a Tony Award-winning score, "Ragtime" is a powerful and inspiring portrait of America, and musical theatre storytelling at its finest. The Playhouse cast includes Sydney Allen, Erayle Amacker, Isaac William Anderson, Dani Boal, Shiloh Boston, Michael Bundy II, Blake Clyde, Zayne Cummings, Jazzlyn Davis, Nick Flynn, Jordan Gago, Alexandra Gray, Campbell Helton, Ella Henderson, Ryan Henzi, Paul Honold, Michael Howland, Sarah Elizabeth Kelly, Jay King, Ann Kramer, Johnny Kroll, Jenner Lathrop, Eric Layden, Lauren Malcomson, Joseph Maxwell, Joy Mielke, Taylor Millar, Bill Parker, Sydney Parker, Derek Phelps, Mark Pullen, Corbett Reeves, Christopher Rozenboom, Natalie Schmit, Maggie Schmitt, Alicia Kodá Scott, Kodä Denise Scott, Jada Lynne Smith, Brett Spahr, Lily Spahr, Nina Spahr, Laura Sparks, Drake Stark, Lexus Thiessen, Taylor Anne Weaver, and Sarah Beth Weinberg. "Ragtime" is directed by John Viars with music direction by Brenton Brown and choreography by Alison Shafer.Videos