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Performances for this month

(does not include auditions or special events – see This Week’s Events below or the calendar page for full listing)

Sheldon Theatre
Thu, November 7, 2024 07:30 PM
by Topher Payne

Tokens of Affection is a comedy written by Topher Payne, who also wrote our most recent production, Perfect Arrangement. It is the playwright’s tribute to Neil Simon. This contemporary comedy about marriage and families will have audiences in stitches.

Frank Garrett is caught completely off-guard when Jackie, his wife of thirty-seven years, announces she’s leaving. Her only explanation? “You don’t send me flowers.” Frank seeks solace and answers at the New York apartment of his son Charlie, a video game designer. When Charlie calls his sister Claire in a panic, he discovers Jackie has found refuge at Claire’s Connecticut home. Via a series of telephone conspiracies, the siblings join forces on a mission to get their parents back together- and more importantly, back in their own home. But complications arise when Frank is introduced to Rita, the lovely widow across the hall…
Andria Theatre
Fri, November 8, 2024 12:00 PM
‘On The Verge’ is a hilarious and magical adventure by three intrepid lady travelers from 1888 into unknown territories. They meet everyone from a cannibal to a troll, to a rock and roll singer. As they travel through parts unknown, they discover that they are also moving through time to year 1955. During their journey they cover terrain such as the jungles of South America, to an Esso gas station, and they discover courage in themselves to launch out into an unknown future. The play is a family friendly romp through the mind’s eye of the viewer with quirky characters who are both entertaining and thoughtful. This production is a traveling show, made possible by a grant from Lakes Region Arts Council.
Mankato Playhouse
Fri, November 8, 2024 07:00 PM
Book and Lyrics by: Brian Yorkey Music by: Tom Kitt Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
Andria Theatre
Fri, November 8, 2024 07:00 PM
‘On The Verge’ is a hilarious and magical adventure by three intrepid lady travelers from 1888 into unknown territories. They meet everyone from a cannibal to a troll, to a rock and roll singer. As they travel through parts unknown, they discover that they are also moving through time to year 1955. During their journey they cover terrain such as the jungles of South America, to an Esso gas station, and they discover courage in themselves to launch out into an unknown future. The play is a family friendly romp through the mind’s eye of the viewer with quirky characters who are both entertaining and thoughtful. This production is a traveling show, made possible by a grant from Lakes Region Arts Council.
New Ulm Community Center
Fri, November 8, 2024 07:00 PM
The United We Stand Players of New Ulm will stage their 30th anniversary play on November 8th at 7:00 PM and November 9th at 2:00 PM at the New Ulm Community Center. This play features a message of love, friendship and fulfilling dreams. For more information contact Wilbur at wilburdfrink@gmail.com.
Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Fri, November 8, 2024 07:00 PM
by William shakespeare For the Fall production, something wicked this way comes when CLFTC presents William Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy of “Macbeth,” Co-directed by Greg Bastien and Noreen K. Brandt. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.
Hive Collaborative
Fri, November 8, 2024 07:30 PM
book by John Weidman music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim In this darkly humorous musical revue, Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and John Weidman (book) depict nine misfit men and women who set out to assassinate American Presidents. Though only some were successful, all left their mark on American history. While every nation has its assassins and would-be assassins, only in America, the authors suggest, do disturbed and disturbing individuals act not because they hope to influence national politics, but because they are wrapped up in a malignant sense of entitlement. Feeling betrayed by the failed promise of American democracy and the American Dream, they strike out at the symbol for America: the American President. Assassins spans several musical styles and many decades in a dizzying series of musical and theatrical inventions that culminate in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Sheldon Theatre
Fri, November 8, 2024 07:30 PM
by Topher Payne

Tokens of Affection is a comedy written by Topher Payne, who also wrote our most recent production, Perfect Arrangement. It is the playwright’s tribute to Neil Simon. This contemporary comedy about marriage and families will have audiences in stitches.

Frank Garrett is caught completely off-guard when Jackie, his wife of thirty-seven years, announces she’s leaving. Her only explanation? “You don’t send me flowers.” Frank seeks solace and answers at the New York apartment of his son Charlie, a video game designer. When Charlie calls his sister Claire in a panic, he discovers Jackie has found refuge at Claire’s Connecticut home. Via a series of telephone conspiracies, the siblings join forces on a mission to get their parents back together- and more importantly, back in their own home. But complications arise when Frank is introduced to Rita, the lovely widow across the hall…
Theatre in the Round
Fri, November 8, 2024 07:30 PM
by Will Quam A Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts After The Event wiped out civilization as we know it, a group of students walled themselves in their former school to build a new society, free from the past. But when a group of outside kids comes looking for something buried in the school, the past and present reunite in a play about memory, loss, and what it means to be a kid in extraordinary circumstances. Featuring a cast of students from FAIR School for Arts.

Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts

Theatre in the Round is pleased to announce our second co-production with FAIR School for Arts. This partnership allows us to support & inspire the next generation of theatre creators through educational opportunities on and backstage. As audience members, your support of these partnerships ensures the future flourishing of theatre in Minneapolis & the continued health and well-being benefits of art-making for young people.
Hive Collaborative
Sat, November 9, 2024 02:00 PM
book by John Weidman music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim In this darkly humorous musical revue, Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and John Weidman (book) depict nine misfit men and women who set out to assassinate American Presidents. Though only some were successful, all left their mark on American history. While every nation has its assassins and would-be assassins, only in America, the authors suggest, do disturbed and disturbing individuals act not because they hope to influence national politics, but because they are wrapped up in a malignant sense of entitlement. Feeling betrayed by the failed promise of American democracy and the American Dream, they strike out at the symbol for America: the American President. Assassins spans several musical styles and many decades in a dizzying series of musical and theatrical inventions that culminate in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
New Ulm Community Center
Sat, November 9, 2024 02:00 PM
The United We Stand Players of New Ulm will stage their 30th anniversary play on November 8th at 7:00 PM and November 9th at 2:00 PM at the New Ulm Community Center. This play features a message of love, friendship and fulfilling dreams. For more information contact Wilbur at wilburdfrink@gmail.com.
Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Sat, November 9, 2024 07:00 PM
by William shakespeare For the Fall production, something wicked this way comes when CLFTC presents William Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy of “Macbeth,” Co-directed by Greg Bastien and Noreen K. Brandt. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.
Mankato Playhouse
Sat, November 9, 2024 07:00 PM
Book and Lyrics by: Brian Yorkey Music by: Tom Kitt Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
Andria Theatre
Sat, November 9, 2024 07:00 PM
‘On The Verge’ is a hilarious and magical adventure by three intrepid lady travelers from 1888 into unknown territories. They meet everyone from a cannibal to a troll, to a rock and roll singer. As they travel through parts unknown, they discover that they are also moving through time to year 1955. During their journey they cover terrain such as the jungles of South America, to an Esso gas station, and they discover courage in themselves to launch out into an unknown future. The play is a family friendly romp through the mind’s eye of the viewer with quirky characters who are both entertaining and thoughtful. This production is a traveling show, made possible by a grant from Lakes Region Arts Council.
Sheldon Theatre
Sat, November 9, 2024 07:30 PM
by Topher Payne

Tokens of Affection is a comedy written by Topher Payne, who also wrote our most recent production, Perfect Arrangement. It is the playwright’s tribute to Neil Simon. This contemporary comedy about marriage and families will have audiences in stitches.

Frank Garrett is caught completely off-guard when Jackie, his wife of thirty-seven years, announces she’s leaving. Her only explanation? “You don’t send me flowers.” Frank seeks solace and answers at the New York apartment of his son Charlie, a video game designer. When Charlie calls his sister Claire in a panic, he discovers Jackie has found refuge at Claire’s Connecticut home. Via a series of telephone conspiracies, the siblings join forces on a mission to get their parents back together- and more importantly, back in their own home. But complications arise when Frank is introduced to Rita, the lovely widow across the hall…
Theatre in the Round
Sat, November 9, 2024 07:30 PM
by Will Quam A Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts After The Event wiped out civilization as we know it, a group of students walled themselves in their former school to build a new society, free from the past. But when a group of outside kids comes looking for something buried in the school, the past and present reunite in a play about memory, loss, and what it means to be a kid in extraordinary circumstances. Featuring a cast of students from FAIR School for Arts.

Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts

Theatre in the Round is pleased to announce our second co-production with FAIR School for Arts. This partnership allows us to support & inspire the next generation of theatre creators through educational opportunities on and backstage. As audience members, your support of these partnerships ensures the future flourishing of theatre in Minneapolis & the continued health and well-being benefits of art-making for young people.
Hive Collaborative
Sat, November 9, 2024 07:30 PM
book by John Weidman music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim In this darkly humorous musical revue, Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and John Weidman (book) depict nine misfit men and women who set out to assassinate American Presidents. Though only some were successful, all left their mark on American history. While every nation has its assassins and would-be assassins, only in America, the authors suggest, do disturbed and disturbing individuals act not because they hope to influence national politics, but because they are wrapped up in a malignant sense of entitlement. Feeling betrayed by the failed promise of American democracy and the American Dream, they strike out at the symbol for America: the American President. Assassins spans several musical styles and many decades in a dizzying series of musical and theatrical inventions that culminate in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Theatre in the Round
Sun, November 10, 2024 02:00 PM
by Will Quam A Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts After The Event wiped out civilization as we know it, a group of students walled themselves in their former school to build a new society, free from the past. But when a group of outside kids comes looking for something buried in the school, the past and present reunite in a play about memory, loss, and what it means to be a kid in extraordinary circumstances. Featuring a cast of students from FAIR School for Arts.

Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts

Theatre in the Round is pleased to announce our second co-production with FAIR School for Arts. This partnership allows us to support & inspire the next generation of theatre creators through educational opportunities on and backstage. As audience members, your support of these partnerships ensures the future flourishing of theatre in Minneapolis & the continued health and well-being benefits of art-making for young people.
Hive Collaborative
Sun, November 10, 2024 02:00 PM
book by John Weidman music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim In this darkly humorous musical revue, Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and John Weidman (book) depict nine misfit men and women who set out to assassinate American Presidents. Though only some were successful, all left their mark on American history. While every nation has its assassins and would-be assassins, only in America, the authors suggest, do disturbed and disturbing individuals act not because they hope to influence national politics, but because they are wrapped up in a malignant sense of entitlement. Feeling betrayed by the failed promise of American democracy and the American Dream, they strike out at the symbol for America: the American President. Assassins spans several musical styles and many decades in a dizzying series of musical and theatrical inventions that culminate in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Mankato Playhouse
Sun, November 10, 2024 02:00 PM
Book and Lyrics by: Brian Yorkey Music by: Tom Kitt Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
Sheldon Theatre
Sun, November 10, 2024 03:00 PM
by Topher Payne

Tokens of Affection is a comedy written by Topher Payne, who also wrote our most recent production, Perfect Arrangement. It is the playwright’s tribute to Neil Simon. This contemporary comedy about marriage and families will have audiences in stitches.

Frank Garrett is caught completely off-guard when Jackie, his wife of thirty-seven years, announces she’s leaving. Her only explanation? “You don’t send me flowers.” Frank seeks solace and answers at the New York apartment of his son Charlie, a video game designer. When Charlie calls his sister Claire in a panic, he discovers Jackie has found refuge at Claire’s Connecticut home. Via a series of telephone conspiracies, the siblings join forces on a mission to get their parents back together- and more importantly, back in their own home. But complications arise when Frank is introduced to Rita, the lovely widow across the hall…
New City Center
Wed, November 13, 2024 07:30 PM
by J. Emily Peabody Thorn Productions A biographical one-act about the first woman elected to Congress. A riveting performance that manages to pack nearly a century of history into each precious minute. With passion for reform, Jeannette Rankin was a thorn in the side of the establishment for 93 years. In 1916 she was the first woman elected to Congress from her home state of Montana. She voted against both World Wars. With grace and humor she battled for women’s suffrage, labor rights, social justice and the children, especially the children. A fascinating trip through the life of one of the strongest progressive voices of the last century.
Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Fri, November 15, 2024 07:00 PM
by William shakespeare For the Fall production, something wicked this way comes when CLFTC presents William Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy of “Macbeth,” Co-directed by Greg Bastien and Noreen K. Brandt. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.
Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Fri, November 15, 2024 07:00 PM
book by Martin A. Follose
music & lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean — here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree! When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack. As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you’re in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. Along with Captain Bree’ hearty crew of mean and nasty mates (and a couple of new recruits in training who keep forgetting to be rough and tough), you’ll find the haughty Professor Bidwell and the pretentious Madam Prescot constantly battling for special treatment and respect (ha!) from the pirates, Samuel Prescot masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait, and Julia Prescot bursting with desire to join the lady pirates — much to her aunt’s dismay! After the pirates send Thomas, the cabin boy, out to sea with a ransom note demanding gold from the British in exchange for the Prescots’ lives, they amuse themselves by auctioning off the male prisoners to do their dirty work and showing Julia the ropes of pirating. But what is in store when Thomas returns with a British fleet, set on hanging the pirates for their deeds? Madam Prescot and Bidwell are equally set on seeing Captain Jennings hang for his defenseless approach to the lady pirates. Both your cast and your audience will love the swashbuckling ending as the two captains work together to save their crews from the British.

Bill Francoeur’s zesty music adds the perfect touch of authenticity to this spirited pirate play. From the suspense of ’The Plank’ when Professor Bidwell’s life is in the pirates’ hands to the belly laughs of ’Shipshape and Bristol Fashion’ when the pirates order the grumbling prisoners to swab the decks, your audiences will be humming the catchy sea shanties, including ’Welcome Aboard!’ and ’They’re a Nasty Lot.’
Mankato Playhouse
Fri, November 15, 2024 07:00 PM
Book and Lyrics by: Brian Yorkey Music by: Tom Kitt Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
BCT Performing Arts Center
Fri, November 15, 2024 07:00 PM
book, music * lyrics by Leslie Bricusse In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Sat, November 16, 2024 07:00 PM
by William shakespeare For the Fall production, something wicked this way comes when CLFTC presents William Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy of “Macbeth,” Co-directed by Greg Bastien and Noreen K. Brandt. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.
Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Sat, November 16, 2024 07:00 PM
book by Martin A. Follose
music & lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean — here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree! When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack. As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you’re in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. Along with Captain Bree’ hearty crew of mean and nasty mates (and a couple of new recruits in training who keep forgetting to be rough and tough), you’ll find the haughty Professor Bidwell and the pretentious Madam Prescot constantly battling for special treatment and respect (ha!) from the pirates, Samuel Prescot masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait, and Julia Prescot bursting with desire to join the lady pirates — much to her aunt’s dismay! After the pirates send Thomas, the cabin boy, out to sea with a ransom note demanding gold from the British in exchange for the Prescots’ lives, they amuse themselves by auctioning off the male prisoners to do their dirty work and showing Julia the ropes of pirating. But what is in store when Thomas returns with a British fleet, set on hanging the pirates for their deeds? Madam Prescot and Bidwell are equally set on seeing Captain Jennings hang for his defenseless approach to the lady pirates. Both your cast and your audience will love the swashbuckling ending as the two captains work together to save their crews from the British.

Bill Francoeur’s zesty music adds the perfect touch of authenticity to this spirited pirate play. From the suspense of ’The Plank’ when Professor Bidwell’s life is in the pirates’ hands to the belly laughs of ’Shipshape and Bristol Fashion’ when the pirates order the grumbling prisoners to swab the decks, your audiences will be humming the catchy sea shanties, including ’Welcome Aboard!’ and ’They’re a Nasty Lot.’
Mankato Playhouse
Sat, November 16, 2024 07:00 PM
Book and Lyrics by: Brian Yorkey Music by: Tom Kitt Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
BCT Performing Arts Center
Sat, November 16, 2024 07:00 PM
book, music * lyrics by Leslie Bricusse In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Sun, November 17, 2024 02:00 PM
book by Martin A. Follose
music & lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean — here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree! When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack. As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you’re in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. Along with Captain Bree’ hearty crew of mean and nasty mates (and a couple of new recruits in training who keep forgetting to be rough and tough), you’ll find the haughty Professor Bidwell and the pretentious Madam Prescot constantly battling for special treatment and respect (ha!) from the pirates, Samuel Prescot masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait, and Julia Prescot bursting with desire to join the lady pirates — much to her aunt’s dismay! After the pirates send Thomas, the cabin boy, out to sea with a ransom note demanding gold from the British in exchange for the Prescots’ lives, they amuse themselves by auctioning off the male prisoners to do their dirty work and showing Julia the ropes of pirating. But what is in store when Thomas returns with a British fleet, set on hanging the pirates for their deeds? Madam Prescot and Bidwell are equally set on seeing Captain Jennings hang for his defenseless approach to the lady pirates. Both your cast and your audience will love the swashbuckling ending as the two captains work together to save their crews from the British.

Bill Francoeur’s zesty music adds the perfect touch of authenticity to this spirited pirate play. From the suspense of ’The Plank’ when Professor Bidwell’s life is in the pirates’ hands to the belly laughs of ’Shipshape and Bristol Fashion’ when the pirates order the grumbling prisoners to swab the decks, your audiences will be humming the catchy sea shanties, including ’Welcome Aboard!’ and ’They’re a Nasty Lot.’
Mankato Playhouse
Sun, November 17, 2024 02:00 PM
Book and Lyrics by: Brian Yorkey Music by: Tom Kitt Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
BCT Performing Arts Center
Sun, November 17, 2024 02:00 PM
book, music * lyrics by Leslie Bricusse In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Andria Theatre
Thu, November 21, 2024 11:00 AM
A Senior on Stage production. When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done. You “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game, and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives involves a police raid, a stripper and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you’re truly living. AACT NewPlayFest 2014 winner.
Hive Collaborative
Thu, November 21, 2024 07:00 PM
Two short plays in one night.

A Woman Over Forty

by Lindsey Brown Invisible? I don’t think so. A quintet of dark comedic monologues celebrating the trials and tribulations of ‘a woman of a certain age’. No matter what life throws at them, which is a lot, they remain FABULOUS! This collection of five monologues includes: Arsenic is Too Obvious In Celebration of the Sandwich Grimm and Bear It Knickers On or Off? Margot’s Bench

Our Dearest Friends

by Terry Newby  
Andria Theatre
Fri, November 22, 2024 11:00 AM
A Senior on Stage production. When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done. You “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game, and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives involves a police raid, a stripper and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you’re truly living. AACT NewPlayFest 2014 winner.
BCT Performing Arts Center
Fri, November 22, 2024 07:00 PM
book, music * lyrics by Leslie Bricusse In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Fri, November 22, 2024 07:00 PM
by William shakespeare For the Fall production, something wicked this way comes when CLFTC presents William Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy of “Macbeth,” Co-directed by Greg Bastien and Noreen K. Brandt. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.
Hive Collaborative
Fri, November 22, 2024 07:00 PM
Two short plays in one night.

A Woman Over Forty

by Lindsey Brown Invisible? I don’t think so. A quintet of dark comedic monologues celebrating the trials and tribulations of ‘a woman of a certain age’. No matter what life throws at them, which is a lot, they remain FABULOUS! This collection of five monologues includes: Arsenic is Too Obvious In Celebration of the Sandwich Grimm and Bear It Knickers On or Off? Margot’s Bench

Our Dearest Friends

by Terry Newby  
Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Fri, November 22, 2024 07:00 PM
book by Martin A. Follose
music & lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean — here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree! When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack. As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you’re in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. Along with Captain Bree’ hearty crew of mean and nasty mates (and a couple of new recruits in training who keep forgetting to be rough and tough), you’ll find the haughty Professor Bidwell and the pretentious Madam Prescot constantly battling for special treatment and respect (ha!) from the pirates, Samuel Prescot masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait, and Julia Prescot bursting with desire to join the lady pirates — much to her aunt’s dismay! After the pirates send Thomas, the cabin boy, out to sea with a ransom note demanding gold from the British in exchange for the Prescots’ lives, they amuse themselves by auctioning off the male prisoners to do their dirty work and showing Julia the ropes of pirating. But what is in store when Thomas returns with a British fleet, set on hanging the pirates for their deeds? Madam Prescot and Bidwell are equally set on seeing Captain Jennings hang for his defenseless approach to the lady pirates. Both your cast and your audience will love the swashbuckling ending as the two captains work together to save their crews from the British.

Bill Francoeur’s zesty music adds the perfect touch of authenticity to this spirited pirate play. From the suspense of ’The Plank’ when Professor Bidwell’s life is in the pirates’ hands to the belly laughs of ’Shipshape and Bristol Fashion’ when the pirates order the grumbling prisoners to swab the decks, your audiences will be humming the catchy sea shanties, including ’Welcome Aboard!’ and ’They’re a Nasty Lot.’
Theatre in the Round
Fri, November 22, 2024 07:30 PM
by Agatha Christie Directed by Mary Cutler In this classic whodunit, the line between friend and foe blurs on a foggy night. When his car breaks down, Michael Starkwedder looks for shelter in a nearby house and stumbles upon a man shot dead with his wife standing over him, holding the gun. Unconvinced by the woman’s dazed confession, Starkwedder decides to help, stepping blindly into a tangled web of lies and family secrets.
Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Fri, November 22, 2024 07:30 PM
story by Charles Dickens adapted by Kivan Kirk The classic story you know and love returns to Lakeshore for the first time in over 60 years! The arrival of several spirits on Christmas Eve offers the old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, a chance at redemption. Will he be able to learn to keep Christmas in his heart? Gather your family and friends to celebrate the season as this holiday favorite comes to Lakeshore in our own adaptation.
Andria Theatre
Sat, November 23, 2024 11:00 AM
A Senior on Stage production. When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done. You “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game, and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives involves a police raid, a stripper and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you’re truly living. AACT NewPlayFest 2014 winner.
BCT Performing Arts Center
Sat, November 23, 2024 07:00 PM
book, music * lyrics by Leslie Bricusse In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church
Sat, November 23, 2024 07:00 PM
by William shakespeare For the Fall production, something wicked this way comes when CLFTC presents William Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy of “Macbeth,” Co-directed by Greg Bastien and Noreen K. Brandt. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.
Hive Collaborative
Sat, November 23, 2024 07:00 PM
Two short plays in one night.

A Woman Over Forty

by Lindsey Brown Invisible? I don’t think so. A quintet of dark comedic monologues celebrating the trials and tribulations of ‘a woman of a certain age’. No matter what life throws at them, which is a lot, they remain FABULOUS! This collection of five monologues includes: Arsenic is Too Obvious In Celebration of the Sandwich Grimm and Bear It Knickers On or Off? Margot’s Bench

Our Dearest Friends

by Terry Newby  
Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Sat, November 23, 2024 07:00 PM
book by Martin A. Follose
music & lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean — here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree! When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack. As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you’re in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. Along with Captain Bree’ hearty crew of mean and nasty mates (and a couple of new recruits in training who keep forgetting to be rough and tough), you’ll find the haughty Professor Bidwell and the pretentious Madam Prescot constantly battling for special treatment and respect (ha!) from the pirates, Samuel Prescot masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait, and Julia Prescot bursting with desire to join the lady pirates — much to her aunt’s dismay! After the pirates send Thomas, the cabin boy, out to sea with a ransom note demanding gold from the British in exchange for the Prescots’ lives, they amuse themselves by auctioning off the male prisoners to do their dirty work and showing Julia the ropes of pirating. But what is in store when Thomas returns with a British fleet, set on hanging the pirates for their deeds? Madam Prescot and Bidwell are equally set on seeing Captain Jennings hang for his defenseless approach to the lady pirates. Both your cast and your audience will love the swashbuckling ending as the two captains work together to save their crews from the British.

Bill Francoeur’s zesty music adds the perfect touch of authenticity to this spirited pirate play. From the suspense of ’The Plank’ when Professor Bidwell’s life is in the pirates’ hands to the belly laughs of ’Shipshape and Bristol Fashion’ when the pirates order the grumbling prisoners to swab the decks, your audiences will be humming the catchy sea shanties, including ’Welcome Aboard!’ and ’They’re a Nasty Lot.’
Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Sat, November 23, 2024 07:30 PM
story by Charles Dickens adapted by Kivan Kirk The classic story you know and love returns to Lakeshore for the first time in over 60 years! The arrival of several spirits on Christmas Eve offers the old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, a chance at redemption. Will he be able to learn to keep Christmas in his heart? Gather your family and friends to celebrate the season as this holiday favorite comes to Lakeshore in our own adaptation.
Theatre in the Round
Sat, November 23, 2024 07:30 PM
by Agatha Christie Directed by Mary Cutler In this classic whodunit, the line between friend and foe blurs on a foggy night. When his car breaks down, Michael Starkwedder looks for shelter in a nearby house and stumbles upon a man shot dead with his wife standing over him, holding the gun. Unconvinced by the woman’s dazed confession, Starkwedder decides to help, stepping blindly into a tangled web of lies and family secrets.
Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Sun, November 24, 2024 02:00 PM
story by Charles Dickens adapted by Kivan Kirk The classic story you know and love returns to Lakeshore for the first time in over 60 years! The arrival of several spirits on Christmas Eve offers the old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, a chance at redemption. Will he be able to learn to keep Christmas in his heart? Gather your family and friends to celebrate the season as this holiday favorite comes to Lakeshore in our own adaptation.
BCT Performing Arts Center
Sun, November 24, 2024 02:00 PM
book, music * lyrics by Leslie Bricusse In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Theatre in the Round
Sun, November 24, 2024 02:00 PM
by Agatha Christie Directed by Mary Cutler In this classic whodunit, the line between friend and foe blurs on a foggy night. When his car breaks down, Michael Starkwedder looks for shelter in a nearby house and stumbles upon a man shot dead with his wife standing over him, holding the gun. Unconvinced by the woman’s dazed confession, Starkwedder decides to help, stepping blindly into a tangled web of lies and family secrets.
Hive Collaborative
Sun, November 24, 2024 02:00 PM
Two short plays in one night.

A Woman Over Forty

by Lindsey Brown Invisible? I don’t think so. A quintet of dark comedic monologues celebrating the trials and tribulations of ‘a woman of a certain age’. No matter what life throws at them, which is a lot, they remain FABULOUS! This collection of five monologues includes: Arsenic is Too Obvious In Celebration of the Sandwich Grimm and Bear It Knickers On or Off? Margot’s Bench

Our Dearest Friends

by Terry Newby  
Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Sun, November 24, 2024 02:00 PM
book by Martin A. Follose
music & lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean — here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree! When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack. As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you’re in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. Along with Captain Bree’ hearty crew of mean and nasty mates (and a couple of new recruits in training who keep forgetting to be rough and tough), you’ll find the haughty Professor Bidwell and the pretentious Madam Prescot constantly battling for special treatment and respect (ha!) from the pirates, Samuel Prescot masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait, and Julia Prescot bursting with desire to join the lady pirates — much to her aunt’s dismay! After the pirates send Thomas, the cabin boy, out to sea with a ransom note demanding gold from the British in exchange for the Prescots’ lives, they amuse themselves by auctioning off the male prisoners to do their dirty work and showing Julia the ropes of pirating. But what is in store when Thomas returns with a British fleet, set on hanging the pirates for their deeds? Madam Prescot and Bidwell are equally set on seeing Captain Jennings hang for his defenseless approach to the lady pirates. Both your cast and your audience will love the swashbuckling ending as the two captains work together to save their crews from the British.

Bill Francoeur’s zesty music adds the perfect touch of authenticity to this spirited pirate play. From the suspense of ’The Plank’ when Professor Bidwell’s life is in the pirates’ hands to the belly laughs of ’Shipshape and Bristol Fashion’ when the pirates order the grumbling prisoners to swab the decks, your audiences will be humming the catchy sea shanties, including ’Welcome Aboard!’ and ’They’re a Nasty Lot.’
Hilltop Hall
Sun, November 24, 2024 04:00 PM
On eight Sundays during the year, there’s a little bit of magic in Montgomery, Minnesota.  (There are no shows in January, February, July and December.) Early in the afternoon, a two-story brick building with “1892” inscribed near the peak of its roof opens its doors, and the aroma of fresh buttered popcorn beckons from the second story. Music and laughter echo throughout the vintage concert hall as musicians rehearse and patrons begin to stroll in and claim seats. Promptly at 4 pm, the fun begins. Led by proprietor John Grimm, a troupe of performers gathers on stage to join in a lively theme song during which members are introduced. For the next two hours, guests enjoy a diverse mix of music and entertainment ranging from popular standards to concert hall classics; from goofy comedy and colorful costumes to inspirational gospel and harmonic collaborations. At intermission, fresh piping-hot pizza from Pizzeria 201 is available for two bucks a slice, served with friendly smiles at “Shannon’s Snack Bar” (the kitchenette at the back of the hall). The regular troupe members hail from Green Isle, Montgomery, New Prague, Northfield, and Rosemount; guest performers occasionally appear as well. The audience, which generally numbers between 75 and 150, consists mainly of self-proclaimed “groupies” that have made this event a regular ritual. Buses often arrive from distant locations, and since the series began in March of 2012, faithful guests have become acquainted and enjoy mingling at intermission. First-time visitors are generally mesmerized by the warm splendor of the hall, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Host John Grimm purchased the building in the early 1990’s “to save a significantly historic building” and “to create a place where local folks could perform.”
Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Fri, November 29, 2024 07:30 PM
story by Charles Dickens adapted by Kivan Kirk The classic story you know and love returns to Lakeshore for the first time in over 60 years! The arrival of several spirits on Christmas Eve offers the old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, a chance at redemption. Will he be able to learn to keep Christmas in his heart? Gather your family and friends to celebrate the season as this holiday favorite comes to Lakeshore in our own adaptation.
Theatre in the Round
Fri, November 29, 2024 07:30 PM
by Agatha Christie Directed by Mary Cutler In this classic whodunit, the line between friend and foe blurs on a foggy night. When his car breaks down, Michael Starkwedder looks for shelter in a nearby house and stumbles upon a man shot dead with his wife standing over him, holding the gun. Unconvinced by the woman’s dazed confession, Starkwedder decides to help, stepping blindly into a tangled web of lies and family secrets.
Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Sat, November 30, 2024 02:00 PM
story by Charles Dickens adapted by Kivan Kirk The classic story you know and love returns to Lakeshore for the first time in over 60 years! The arrival of several spirits on Christmas Eve offers the old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, a chance at redemption. Will he be able to learn to keep Christmas in his heart? Gather your family and friends to celebrate the season as this holiday favorite comes to Lakeshore in our own adaptation.
Hanifl Performing Arts Center
Sat, November 30, 2024 07:30 PM
story by Charles Dickens adapted by Kivan Kirk The classic story you know and love returns to Lakeshore for the first time in over 60 years! The arrival of several spirits on Christmas Eve offers the old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, a chance at redemption. Will he be able to learn to keep Christmas in his heart? Gather your family and friends to celebrate the season as this holiday favorite comes to Lakeshore in our own adaptation.
Theatre in the Round
Sat, November 30, 2024 07:30 PM
by Agatha Christie Directed by Mary Cutler In this classic whodunit, the line between friend and foe blurs on a foggy night. When his car breaks down, Michael Starkwedder looks for shelter in a nearby house and stumbles upon a man shot dead with his wife standing over him, holding the gun. Unconvinced by the woman’s dazed confession, Starkwedder decides to help, stepping blindly into a tangled web of lies and family secrets.

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