The Cake
By Bekah Brunstetter
Content Advisory: This play contains mature language and depictions of sexual situations.
Directed by Jennifer Nostrala
February 5 - 14, 2021
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Operational support provided in part by Bravo Greater Des Moines.
About The Play
An Interesting Recipe
Jen has dreamed of her wedding her whole life; she's found the one and returns to her North Carolina hometown to ask her deceased mother’s best friend, Della, to bake her wedding cake. But Della refuses because Jen is marrying a woman. Mix in a baking reality TV show and dormant marriage, and then things get very, very interesting.
Facts About The Play
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From a writer of the hit TV show This Is Us
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Inspired by the events that led to the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Supreme Court case
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Bekah Brunstetter says of the character Della:
"Della is very much a conglomeration of a lot of women that I’ve known and observed in my life. I tried to imagine what it was like in her home and why she believed what she believed. It’s easy for people like her to feel how they feel about same-sex marriages. I believe once that situation is in your world, you can’t push it aside. I didn’t want her to just change all of a sudden. I was trying to focus on the small change."
Performances
Tickets
Adult - $39
Senior - $35
Student/Young Professional - $25
Veterans/Service Members - $25
Group tickets available for parties of 10+. Contact us to request more information on group ticket options.
Venue & Parking
The Stoner Theater
221 Walnut St
Des Moines, IA 50309
Parking
There are parking ramps at 3rd & Court Ave. and at 4th & Grand Ave. Metered street parking and limited, free bridge parking is also available.
First-Timer's Guide
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Artists
*Resident Artist Company Member
†Cloris Award Winner
Kim Haymes*†
Jen

Rae Fehring
Macy

Becky Scholtec
Della

James Serpento*
Tim
Director
Jennifer Nostrala
Stage Manager
Sarah Couer
Costume Design
Emily Ganfield
Scenic Design
Nicholas Amundson
Lighting Design
Jim Trenberth*†
Sound Design
Josh Jepson*†
Props
Rebel Clodi