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  1. Celebrating Iowa’s Rising Stars: Two Students Earn Top Honors at 2026 IHSMTA Showcase
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    Celebrating Iowa’s Rising Stars: Two Students Earn Top Honors at 2026 IHSMTA Showcase

    After an unforgettable evening celebrating the very best of Iowa high school musical theater, Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s highly sought-after Triple Threat Awards. Wrigley Mancha of Davenport Central High School and Peyton Haacke of Southeast Polk High School were honored at the 2026 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards (IHSMTA) Showcase presented by EMC Insurance – and will go on to represent Iowa on a national stage next month.

  2. Serving Iowans at Every Stage: DMPA Expands Arts Access for Pre-K Students
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    Serving Iowans at Every Stage: DMPA Expands Arts Access for Pre-K Students

    At Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA), we believe the arts are how communities connect, reflect and grow – and that it’s never too early or too late for those experiences. As a complete home for the arts, DMPA serves Iowans at every stage of life, from pre-K students discovering live performance for the first time to seniors continuing to find meaning and connection through the arts.
  3. Applauding 30 Years of DMPA’s Applause Series
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    Applauding 30 Years of DMPA’s Applause Series

    The 2025-26 season marks the 30th anniversary of DMPA’s Applause Series, which engages over 35,000 students from pre-K through high school annually.
  4. A Royally Memorable Costume Look-in
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    A Royally Memorable Costume Look-in

    Seventy high school students who’ve participated in DMPA’s Access Broadway program and the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards had the chance to go behind the scenes of SIX, getting an up-close look at the queens’ dazzling, bold and heavily studded costumes.
  5. A Year of Standing Ovations: Reflecting on 2025 and Looking Ahead
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    A Year of Standing Ovations: Reflecting on 2025 and Looking Ahead

    What a year it has been! We welcomed more than 346,000 guests to 365 unforgettable performances – from Broadway blockbusters that had audiences singing all the way home, to intimate concerts that turned ordinary evenings into cherished memories. And as we bid a heartfelt farewell to longtime President and CEO Jeff Chelsvig, we reflected on his incredible legacy of making the arts accessible to all.