Due to weather concerns, the Saturday, August 9 performance has been canceled. Ticket holders will be contacted with further information.
What would you say if you could talk to your younger self?
Join us in Brucemore’s formal garden for a two-day-only performance of a new original musical. In this story by local writer Jason Alberty a long-married couple returns to a local garden where they shared some of the most important moments of their lives. While there, they run into two people who might actually be them thirty years before. Will they tell their younger selves about the trials of marriage and the pain of adulthood? Or will they leave the young couple to discover their future as it unfolds?
Take a journey through time in this musical experience being developed exclusively for performance in Brucemore’s Formal Garden. This celebration of local creativity is one that you won’t want to miss.
This event will begin with 20-minutes of live music to set the scene for a beautiful evening of art under the stars. The music will begin at 7:30, followed by a 15-minute intermission. The scripted performance will begin at approximately 8:05 PM with an estimated run time of 75 minutes.
Performance Dates
August 8 (sold out) & 9
7:30 PM | Gates open at 7:00 PM
Admission
- Adult: $25
- Student: $15
- Brucemore supporters receive a $5 discount per ticket. To use your discount, please sign in using the link in the upper right corner of the purchase page or call (319) 362-7375.
- A $4.00 processing fee will be applied to all online and phone orders.
How does seating work?
- This event takes place outdoors on grass
- Please bring your own chair or blanket.
- Seating space is available on a first come basis.
Meet the Cast
Jennifer Ford has been doing theatre around the Cedar Rapids area for several years. She was most recently in Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), Fun Home (Helen Bechdel), and Mama Mia (Tonya) at Theatre Cedar Rapids, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona Lisa Peretti) with Revival Theatre Company, and The Rocky Horror Show (Magenta) with RHCR. When she is not playing on stage she she loves, running, reading, and spending time with her husband Matt and kids. She is Mom to five wonderful kids and Gigi to Oliver and Presley.
Greg Smith can be frequently found on Corridor stages. He was most recently seen in La Cage aux Folles (George), Parade (Old Soldier) and Titanic (Captain Smith) with Revival Theatre Company and Jersey Boys (Gyp DeCarlo) and Beauty and the Beast (Maurice) with Theatre Cedar Rapids. Greg would like to thank his entire family – Marcia, Michael, Emily, Beth, Zach, his parents, and his in-laws – for their constant love and support.
Eloise Prince is a recent graduate from George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has performed as Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly!, Cady in Mean Girls and Shelley in Bat Boy. Last fall she made her professional debut with Revival Theatre Company, playing Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This show’s location brims with childhood nostalgia for Eloise. She’s spent countless hours at Brucemore strolling with friends and family, checking on the critters at the pond, and experiencing gobs of live theatre.
This is Grant’s second time performing at Brucemore under the direction of Alberty. In 2019 he played Curly in Of Mice and Men. Other credits of Grant’s include, Riverside theater’s Romeo and Juliet (Balthasar), MVLCT’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick), RHCR’s A Few Good Men (Daniel Kaffee), Crooked Path’s The Merry Wives of Windsor (Robin), and many more over the years.
Things to know before you arrive:
- This event takes place outdoors in the Formal Garden (and is on grass). Please bring your own chair or blanket for seating.
- The site will open at 7:00 PM for parking and seating. The performance will begin at 7:30 PM.
- The only gate that will open to vehicles for on-site parking is at 2160 Linden Drive SE. Please arrive by 7:25 PM as the gate will close promptly.
- You are welcome to bring your own picnics and beverages (beer and wine allowed) to enjoy. Concessions will not be available for sale at this event.
- Pets are not allowed, with the exception of service animals.
- If you need accessibility accommodations, please call us ahead of the event at 319-362-7375 or send an email.
- This event takes place outdoors and may continue in light rain.
What to do when you arrive:
- Please enter through the gate at 2160 Linden Drive SE.
- Follow signage and staff directions to open parking spaces. Accessible parking will be available.
- Check in with the staff member near the Formal Garden by providing the name on your order.
Ticket Policies: All ticket sales are non-refundable. Please read our ticket policy here. Online and phone orders are subject to a $4.00 processing fee per order. Tickets can be purchased at the event, subject to availability.
Weather: The event occurs fully outdoors and may be held in light rain. If the event cannot be held outdoors due to weather, it will be moved indoors to the Carriage House. If the event needs to be moved indoors, a decision will be made by 5:00 PM and posted on Brucemore’s website and social media. Ticket holders will be notified by email.
Photography and Video Notice:
At this event, photography and videos may be recorded. By attending this event, you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos, which may be used for educational, archival, or promotional purposes. If you have concerns about your likeness appearing in these photos and videos, please talk to a staff member when you check in for the event.
