Carousel Theatre in Indianola has been nominated for multiple Cloris Awards for their performances in 2024. The performances that were nominated include:

Best Musical – Urinetown
Best Performance in Lead Role in a Play – Thom Sinn – Death of a Salesman
Best Performance in a Lead role in a Musical – Jay Jacobsen – Urinetown
Best Performance in a Featured Role in a Musical – Elise Cameron – Urinetown
Best Performance in a Featured Role in a Musical – Samantha Aaron – Urinetown
Best Direction – Michelle Vaudrin – Urinetown
Best Music Direction – Alex Lindsley – Urinetown
Best Choreography – Michelle Vaudrin – Urinetown
Best Sound Design – Masumo Mwenyi – Urinetown

The Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts Awards, affectionately known as the Clorises, celebrate excellence in theatre in greater Des Moines. The award ceremony will be August 25th at 5pm at Hoyt Sherman Place.