March 16

March 16 - 20

The following format is followed for brevity:

title; Playwright
brief description
COMPANY NAME; (genre)

time; location CODE; box office number; price range; ASL(when applicable)

March 16 -

Sabrina Fair by Samuel Taylor
After years abroad, Sabrina Fairchild returns home, where her father chauffeurs for the wealthy Larablees, to find out if she's till in love David, the playboy of the family. But her search for her own feelings runs headlong into the well-laid plans of the older son Linus, a cynical tycoon who runs the family business.
Theatre in the Round Players (drama)
7:00 pm; TRP; 612-333-3010; $13 - $15

If you give a Mouse a Cookie based on the book by Joffe Numeroff
How does a curious kid find himself figure skating on scrub brushes, wrestling boa constrictors and climbing mountains? Find out, in this musical tale, how an innocent little mouse in coveralls with a backpack shows up one day, and a milk-and-cookie snack goes from mishap to calamity to catastrophe faster than the twitch of a whicker!
The Children's Theatre Company (children)
2:00 and 5:00 pm; CTC; 612-874-0400; $12 - $34

Respect
This show is a musical journey of women. A joyful jaunt down memory lane told through more than 60 top-forty hits. It will have you dancing in the ailes.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
5:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

The Wonder Bread Years by Pat Hazell
A hilarious 90 minutes of genuinely funny observations of our collective youth: Toughskin jeans, Jiffy Pop popcorn, Kool-aid stands and more! This one-man 'Show & Tell' promises to "feed the belly as well as the spirit." It’s an infectiously charming, fast-paced, hilarious production that takes you back to a simpler time in life - when candy was currency and the most dangerous kid in school carried a "switch-comb." THE WONDER BREAD YEARS offers you a chance to return to your childhood; it's an evening of pure escapism, where you have permission to think and act like a kid. Green army men rule, Etch-A Sketch is king and things that don't go your way are a "gyp." This classic material makes you crave the taste of space food sticks and revisit the faint scar from a lawn dart injury.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
5:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
With a crash of drums and a flash of light, Joseph explodes onto Chanhassen's Main Stage in his dazzling coat of many colors! In a new staging of the record-breaking production, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's family classic is ready to excite a whole new generation. This colorful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his uncanny abilities to interpret dreams and his designer coat, sings out to young and old alike with a score filled with wall-to-wall hits.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
5:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

Beneath the Surface: A Circus of Wonderments!
Where does our water come from, and where doesit go? Join us as we explore andcelebrate the Minneapolis Water Works and themIssissippi watershed, which connects us to all the water int eh world. A multi-genre series about wagter quantity,quality and ownership.
In The Heart of The Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (puppetry)
2:00 pm; HOB; 612-721-2535; $11 -$24

Strange Voyage by Meena Natarajan
Loosely inspired by a Golden Globe Race in 1960's England to sail a yacht single handedly around the world, the show is a highly imaginative and imagined story of three individuals who aspired to answer the call of the sea by circumnavigating the world alone. Only one of them would win the race. For others, their journey would end in madness and death!
Pangea World Theater (drama)
2:00 pm; IMA; 612-203-1088; $10 - $15

Disney's Mulan
The Huns have invaded, and it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor! MULAN is a heartwarming celebration of culture, honor and a fighting spirit.
Young Artists Initiative (drama/comedy)
2:00 pm; NHT; 651-222-5437; $4 - $8

Frozen by Bryony Lavery
This shattering and unforgettable psychological thriller forever connects an unlikely trio: a tattooed serial killer, a grieving mother and a psychiatrist studying the criminal mind. When ten-year-old Rhoan goes missing, her mother Nancy retires into a state of frozen hope. A drifter named Ralphie confesses to her murder and Agnetha, a doctor studying serial killers, questions whether his crimes were his own sin or a consequences of his upbringing.
Park Square Theatre (drama)
2:00 pm; SPT; 651-291-7005; $18 - $28

Heartbeat of the Drum by Sara Dejoras
Two hearts beat as one when Kiriko meets Yoshi, the greatest Taiko drummer in the land. To save her village from the great shark, Kiriko must listen to her heart and confront her fears by learning the rhythms of the Taiko., This magical Japanese folktale is filled with powerful drumming and dance.
SteppingStone Theatre (drama)
2:00 pm; SST; 612-225-9265; $7 - $11

Blues in The Night by Sheldon Epps, Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
A compilation of twenty-six hot and torchy blues songs frame and comment on three women's relationships with one snake of a guy. The interweaving stories are defined through music alone - and what music! The evening's music is raunchily forthright, infectiously good-humored and always classically blues.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (musical)
2:00 and 7:30 pm; ORD; 651-224-4222; $44 - $65

Incorruptible by Micheal Hollinger
A fast paced comedy about an order of monks who hatch an outrageous plan to save their monastery from financial ruin. This new comedy, featuring Steve Shaffer and Tom Stolz as two of the monks, offers a gentle rib-poking look at how we humans twist our convictions to rationalize our bad behavior. While outrageously funny, the play also offers a warm, comforting message about faith lost and regained.
Old Log Theater (comedy)
2:00 and 7:00 pm; OLT; 952-474-5951; $18 - $26

Church Basement Ladies by Janet Martin and Suzann Nelson
A celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, we see the church ladies handle a record breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter Fund Raiser, and, of course, a steaming hot July wedding. They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the Pastor on due course while thoroughly enjoying, (and tolerating) each other as the true "steel magnolias" of the church.
Plymouth Playhouse (comedy)
2:00 and 6:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $16 - $30

Beyond Ballroom Dance Company
A strikingly original dance company composed of competitive dance champions who expand the boundaries of this time-honored from - taking it out of the competitive arena and onto the theatrical stage. The company finds inspiration in the glory days of partner dancing, while adding their own contemporary variation.
The Southern Theater, (dance)
2:00 pm; SOT; 612-340-1725; $12 - $28

9 Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo
Set against the backdrop of war-torn Iraq, this acclaimed solo work follows the lives of nine women as they endure unimaginable savagery while maintaining belief in love and the possibility of finding peace.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
1:00 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $11 - $53

Third by Wendy Wasserstein
Do our first judgments count for everything? This timely, funny new play is the story of a college professor whose seemingly well-ordered life is thrown into disarray when she accuses a student of plagiarism. The play cackles with the wit, intelligence and the wryness that made Wendy Wasserstein one of the most loved playwrights of our generation.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
1:00 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $11 - $53

Love Person, by Aditi Brennan Kapil
Mixed Blood resident artist Aditi Kapil authors Love Person, a fascinating hybrid of whodunit thriller and happily-ever-after love fest. It's a love story about language as a portal and barrier to human connection in which love transcends sexual orientation, physical attraction, and social structure, and rests instead on the ways in which people communicate. Two couples, four people, three cultures, and four relationships blossom, break, sustain, repair, and/or flourish in this polyglot play. Performed in American Sign Language (ASL), Sanskrit, spoken English, and projected e-mail, all audiences will be able to understand all dialogue all the time.
Mixed Blood Theatre Company (comedy/drama)
2:00 pm; MXB; 612-338-6131; $10 - $25

Italian Cabaret: La Dolce Vita! by Ballet of the Dolls
This will be a limited engagement featuring a Solo Performance by Myron Johnson. Part of the series of cabaret's as they were meant to be. Satiric sketches,torch songs, transvestitism and more. Myron's inspiration for the series comes from artists of the past and present.
Ballet of The Dolls (movement theatre)
7:00 pm; RTZ; 612-623-7660; $15-$25

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window by Lorraine Hansbury
The last play from the writer of"A Raison in the Sun," this honest and unforgettable story set against a stormy political campaign tells of a failed entrepreneur, his wife, and their colorful friends and family searching for meaningful lives during a turbulent era in America.
Starting Gate Productions (drama)
7:30 pm; MTB; 651-645-3503; $15 - $18.50

Parade book by Alfred Uhry
The true story of Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-born Jew who is accused of murdering 13-year old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ in 1913 Atlanta. This innovative, daring musical explores the volatile relationship between racism, sensationalism, and the truth.
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (drama)
2:00 pm; HCT; 651-647-4315; $17 - $35

The Sound of Music by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Sister Maria, a Postulant at Nonnberg Abbey in Austria, is not your typical nun. In fact, she’s a problem. Her constant singing and her day-long jaunts into the Alps force the sisters of the abbey to send her away to act as a governess for the Von Trapp family nearby. Upon meeting the seven Von Trapp children and their father, it is clear to Maria that things around the villa need to change. Featuring some of musical theater’s most cherished songs and classic moments; The Sound of Music contains magic for the whole family!
Lyric Arts Main Street Stage (musical)
2:00 pm; LAM; 763-422-1838; $12 - $16

March 17 -

Nothing has been posted here as yet.

March 18 -

The Six-Ring Circus
This is an improvisational experience featuring student improv teams from the Brave New Institute.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
7:30 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $1

The Wonder Bread Years by Pat Hazell
A hilarious 90 minutes of genuinely funny observations of our collective youth: Toughskin jeans, Jiffy Pop popcorn, Kool-aid stands and more! This one-man 'Show & Tell' promises to "feed the belly as well as the spirit." It’s an infectiously charming, fast-paced, hilarious production that takes you back to a simpler time in life - when candy was currency and the most dangerous kid in school carried a "switch-comb." THE WONDER BREAD YEARS offers you a chance to return to your childhood; it's an evening of pure escapism, where you have permission to think and act like a kid. Green army men rule, Etch-A Sketch is king and things that don't go your way are a "gyp." This classic material makes you crave the taste of space food sticks and revisit the faint scar from a lawn dart injury.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
With a crash of drums and a flash of light, Joseph explodes onto Chanhassen's Main Stage in his dazzling coat of many colors! In a new staging of the record-breaking production, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's family classic is ready to excite a whole new generation. This colorful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his uncanny abilities to interpret dreams and his designer coat, sings out to young and old alike with a score filled with wall-to-wall hits.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and others
It all begins when a die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called "The Drowsy Chaperone," and the show magically bursts to life. We are instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring into the rafters.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (musical)
8:00 pm; ORD; 651-224-4222; $44 - $65

March 19 -

March 19 - 20

The Wonder Bread Years by Pat Hazell
A hilarious 90 minutes of genuinely funny observations of our collective youth: Toughskin jeans, Jiffy Pop popcorn, Kool-aid stands and more! This one-man 'Show & Tell' promises to "feed the belly as well as the spirit." It’s an infectiously charming, fast-paced, hilarious production that takes you back to a simpler time in life - when candy was currency and the most dangerous kid in school carried a "switch-comb." THE WONDER BREAD YEARS offers you a chance to return to your childhood; it's an evening of pure escapism, where you have permission to think and act like a kid. Green army men rule, Etch-A Sketch is king and things that don't go your way are a "gyp." This classic material makes you crave the taste of space food sticks and revisit the faint scar from a lawn dart injury.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
With a crash of drums and a flash of light, Joseph explodes onto Chanhassen's Main Stage in his dazzling coat of many colors! In a new staging of the record-breaking production, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's family classic is ready to excite a whole new generation. This colorful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his uncanny abilities to interpret dreams and his designer coat, sings out to young and old alike with a score filled with wall-to-wall hits.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

March 20 -

The Brave New Workshop at 50: Old Enough to Know Better
This perforamance will feature the best, most beloved sketches and songs from the Brave New Workshop's 50-year catalog of comedy, along with backstage stories and hilarious "mockumentary" style tidbits. As usual they'll hit all the topics Workshop regulars are used to seeing: politics, religion, sex and relationships, pop culture, and more!
Brave New Workshop (satire)
8:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $23 - $25

Cassandra and Jawaahir Dance Company
Experience the tarab (enchantment) of Jawaahir, one of only three professional Middle eastern dance companies in the country, performing with an exceptional live Arabic music ensemble. The company's diverse repertoire - from folk dances presented in traditional costumes to contemporary Middle Eastern ballets - adorn the stage in performance that is entertaining, enlightening and engaging for audiences of all ages.
The Southern Theater, (dance)
8:00 pm; SOT; 612-340-1725; $12 - $28

A New Dance by Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater
In two weeks with two separate programs, you'll see a new national premiere and last season's sold-out Guthrie program, The Ends of Love.
Ritz Theater Foundation (movement theatre)
8:00 pm; RTZ; 612-333-2172; $10 - $22

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The following, in alphabetical order, are the actual locations of the codes referred to earlier. You can also look at our map locations for an easy guide, by cicking on the links of each coded site.

AVH - Apple Valley High School, 14450 Hayes Rd, Apple Valley
BCD - Barbara Barker Center for Dance, 21st and Riverside on West Bank, Mpls.
BFI - Black Forest Inn, 9 East 26th St., Mpls.
BLT - Bryant-Lake Bowl Theatre, 810 W. Lake St., Mpls.
BNW - Brave New Workshop, 3001 Hennepin Ave., 2nd Floor, Mpls.
BOD - Ballet of the Dolls Studios, 820 18th Ave. NE, Mpls.
BSN - Blake School Northrop, 511 Kenwood Pkwy, Mpls.
BTS - Bedlam Theatre Space, 514 1/2 Cedar Ave., Mpls.
CCC - Chaska Community Center, 1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska
CCT - Central City Theatre, 610 W 28th Street, Minneapolis
CDR - Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave. South, Mpls.
CDT - Chanhassen Dinner Theater, 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen
CHS - Central High School, 275 N. Lexington Ave., St. Paul
CTC - Children's Theatre Company, 2400 23rd Ave. Mpls.
CPN - Corcoran Park Neighborhood Center, 3332 - 20th Ave. S, Mpls.
CRP - Cedar Riverside People's Center, 2000 So. Fifth St., Mpls.
CSC - College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Ave. St. Paul
CSP - C.S.P.S. Hall, 383 Michigan St., St. Paul
DRC - Dunn Recreational Center, 1221 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul
EDT - Ethnic Dance Theatre, 2337 Central Avenue N.E., Minneapolis
EIC - Eisenhower Community Center, Hwy 7, Hopkins
FKW - F. K. Weyerhauser Auditorium, Landmark Center, 75 West 5th St., St. Paul
FIT - Fitzgerald Theatre, 10 East Exchange St., St. Paul
FMM - Fred Moore Middle School Center for Arts, 1523 Fifth Avenue South, Anoka
FOR - Ford Theater, Knott's Camp Snoopy, Mall of America, Bloomington
FST - Fourth Street Theatre, 111 Kellogg Blvd. E., St. Paul
GAH - Great American History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul
GUT - Guthrie Theatre, 818 So. 2nd St., Mpls.
HCA - Hennepin Center for the Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave, Mpls.
HCT - Hey City Theatre, 824 Hennepin Ave. Mpls
HCF - Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
HHC - Highland's Hillcrest Center, 1978 Ford Parkway, St. Paul
HOB - Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre, 1500 E. Lake St., Mpls.
HOP - Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Main St., Hopkins
HST - Historic State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave. Mpls.
HQB - Hallie Q. Brown Center, 270 Kent St., St. Paul
ICP - 212 Third Ave. N., Ste 140, Mpls 55401 (entrance on 2nd Street)
IMA - Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave. So., Mpls
JCC - Jewish Community Center, 1375 St. Paul Avenue, St. Paul
JGL - Jungle Theatre, 709 W. Lake, Mpls.
JHT - Jon Hassler Theater, 412 W. Broadway, Plainview, MN
KIP - Kieran's Irish Pub, 320 2nd Ave. S., Mpls.
LDT - Loading Dock Theater, 509 Sibley St., St. Paul
LPH - Loring Playhouse Theatre, 1633 Hennepin Ave. S. Mpls.
MAC - Maplewood Community Center, The corner of White Bear Ave. and County Rd. B, Maplewood
MBC - Movement Center, 115 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Mpls.
MBT - Music Box Theatre, 1407 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.
MHC - Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd. West, St. Paul
MHT - Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 W. 7th St., St. Paul
MOC - Minnesota Opera Center, 620 North 1st St., Mpls.
MPC - Minneapolis Park Commission, call for park locations and specific cultural events.
MTG - Mpls Theatre Garage, 711 West Franklin Ave., Mpls
MTB - Mounds Theatre Buiding, 1026 Hudson Road, St. Paul
MXB - Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S. 4th St., Mpls.
MYS - Mystery Cafe, Call us for the location near you, 952-554-7404
NHT - Neighborhood House Theatre, Paul & Sheila Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street East, St. Paul
NIM - Nimbus Theatre Company, 275 East 4th St. Ste B200, St. Paul
NMT - Nautilus Music Theater, 308 Prince St., St. Paul
NOR - Northrup Auditorium, U of Minnesota, East Bank Campus, Mpls.
NPP - New Phoenix Playhouse, Union Depot Place, 214 E. Fourth Street, St. Paul
NXI - Nobles eXperimental Intermedia Studios, 645 E. 7th St., St. Paul
OAS - Old Arizona Studios, 2821 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls
OGT - Old Gem Theater, 116 S. Knowles Ave., New Richmond, Wisconsin
OID - Oops Interactive Dinner Theater, 2594 E. 7th St., North St. Paul
OLT - Old Log Theater, Excelsior, call 952-474-5951 for directions
ORD - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington St., St. Paul
ORP - Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls
OSH - Osseo High School, 317 2nd Av NW, Osseo
PAT - Patrick's Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Ave. So., Mpls.
PHT - Pillsbury House Theater, 3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls.
PLY - Plymouth Playhouse, 2705 N. Annapolis, Plymouth
PNA - Polish National Alliance Hall, 1304 4th St NE, Mpls.
PPB - Phoenix Playhouse Blackbox Theatre, 1819 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.
PST - Paddleford Showboat Theatre, Harriet Island in St. Paul
PTC - E.M. Pearson Theater at Concordia University, St. Paul (Hamline and Marshall Avenues)
PTH - Pantages Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.
PWC - See WJT
RET - Red Eye Theater, 15 West 14th St., Mpls. (Nicollet and La Salle)
RTZ - The Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. N.E., Mpls.
RWA - Roy Wilken's Auditorium, O'Shaughnesy Plaza, 143 W. 4th St., St. Paul
SEL - Salem English Church, 610 W. 28th Street, Mpls.
SHT - South High Theater, 3131 19th Ave. S., Mpls
SOT - The Southern Theatre, 1420 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.
SPP - St. Paul Palace Theatre, 28 West Seventh Pl., St. Paul
SPT - Seventh Place Theatre, 29 West Seventh Pl., St. Paul
SSA - Studio 6A, Hennepin Center for the Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave, Mpls.
TCF - Twin Cities Friends Meeting House, 895 Grand Ave. St. Paul
TFC - Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave. Mpls.
TJL - Theatre de la Jeune Lune, 105 N. 1st St. Mpls.
TRP - Theater in the Round Players, 245 Cedar Ave., Mpls
UMS - Unravelling Muses Studio, 308 Prince Street, Suite 135, St. Paul
URC - University Rarig Center, 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls
VTR - Varsity Theatre, 1308 4th St. SE, Mpls.
WAC - Walker Art Center, Vineland Place, Mpls.
WAM -Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, East Bank
WCC - Walker Community Church, 3104 16th Ave. S., Mpls.
WHT - Wharehouse Theater, 2609 Aldich Ave. So., Mpls
WJT - Waring Jones Theatre, Playwrights' Center, 2301 Franklin Ave., Mpls.

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