PELLA, IOWA (April 3, 2025) — Central College's Visual and Performing Arts Department will perform Bonnie and Clyde at 7PM, April 9-12. The musical, based on the Tony-nominated production with music from the legendary Frank Wildhorn, features thrilling adventure and a non-traditional score combining blues, gospel, and rockabilly music.
Anna Dennis, Davenport, is a member of the behind-the-scenes crew as Stage Manager. Dennis is in the Class of 2027 with an English major.
"Bonnie and Clyde is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country," says CD Adamson, associate professor of theatre. "At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement's worst nightmares."
Adamson will direct the musical alongside music director Sean Stephenson, assistant professor of music, Kate Kanne Smith, assistant professor of theatre, as the costume designer and Ron Rybkowski, theatre lecturer, as technical director.
Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private college known for its active student body, academic rigor, and athletics success. Our students learn collaboratively with supportive educators who share a commitment to intellectual engagement, personal growth, career readiness, and civic involvement. Founded in 1853 and shaped by its Christian heritage, the college of 1,100 students participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference.
Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa's largest lake.
