I saw the hilarious Leaving Iowa at the Fountain Hills Theater last night.

The Brownings’ annual trip is voted on by the family, but Dad has veto power. He also has a tendency to get lost. Three years after Dad’s death, the now adult children decide it is time to bury their Dad’s ashes at grandmother’s house in Iowa.

Son Don, (both young and old, through the switch of his ball cap) is portrayed wonderfully by Chad Campbell. He volunteers to drive to grandmother’s alone. As each mile passes, he recalls those famous vacation trips in the car; kids in the back squabbling, Mother in the front as referee, and Dad falling asleep at the wheel.

Young Don is stoic as he is relentlessly picked upon by his sister. Sis, Katie Barnett, is mean, devious or sweet, depending on what is to her advantage. Mother, Kandyce Hughes, is a long-suffering peacemaker. Dad, Harold LeBoyer, is…well, he’s Dad.

Along the way they fall into misadventures and meet the most interesting characters. These multi-characters, (I lost count after 10), are all played with great humor by Karl Perry and Emily Spets. A Civil War reenactor who’s mustache keeps falling off. A waitress who talks and talks. A hog farmer with one hand missing. Oh, Grandma and Grandpa, too. Every actor is at the top of their game and their interactions propel the play from funny to hilarious.

Arriving at Grandmother’s, Don finds a shopping center instead. Where to put Dad? Don is off on another misadventure, finally stumbling upon the perfect place.

Director Ben Tyler, who brought us Glass Menagerie and Sylvia, has outdone himself. This fun-filled romp will bring back fond memories to young and old.