Mount Ayr Community High School theater department will participate in the 2019 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase, presented by EMC Insurance Companies, in honor of the school’s achievements for its November production of “Mary Poppins.”
Produced by Des Moines Performing Arts as the culmination of a year-long education initiative, the Showcase will be held at the Des Moines Civic Center on Monday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. and will recognize a total of 77 schools from across the entire state.
Myles Greene, Elsie Schafer, and Dalton Elwood will represent Mount Ayr by performing in a collaborative inter-school medley led by a guest Broadway music director and choreographer. Mount Ayr will also be recognized with the following awards and honors: “Distinguished Scene for ‘Spoonful of Sugar.’”
The Awards Showcase will also be live-streamed at IPTV.org as part of a collaboration with Iowa Public Television. IPTV will air a highlights special of the evening later this summer.
