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May 18 - 22

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)

May 18 -
TV Men by Josh Cragun
A new mulimedia production inspired by the poetry of Anne Carson and directed by nimbus co-artisitic director Josh Cragun. By placing a selection of larger-than-life historic and literary figures (the original celebrities) under the scrutiny of the modern media lens, the play interrogates the role of celebrity in our society. Paparazzi welcome.
Nimbus Theatre (drama)
3:00 pm; IMA; 651-229-3122; $10 - $18
 
The Ballad of Josef K by Milwaukee Mask and Puppet Theatre
Stunning puppets and live music portray the life of Josef K; arrested for unknown crimes he struggles to establish his innocence only to become the further entangled in the inexplicable web of a secret court. (Contains adult themes)
Illusion Theater (drama)
7:00 pm; HCA; 612-339-4944; $15 - $20
 
Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill
This harrowing tragedy is one of the great plays of the theatre. It's a day like any other for the Tyrone family - filled with bitterness and fighting, denial and blame, but with a powerful underlying love that somehow keeps them gong.
Theatre in the Round Players (drama)
7:00 pm; TRP; 612-333-3010; $13 - $15
 
The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Chad Henry
Can you scuba dive in your bedroom? Roast marshmallows over a chandelier? Unearth pirate treasure in the fireplace? You can in this musical, with Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (who lives in an upside-down house with a wide cracking parrot!). She's a wizard when it comes to discovering exciting possibilities in life's most humdrum things.
The Children's Theatre Company (children)
2:00 and 5:00 pm; CTC; 612-874-0400; $12 - $34
 
Anansi The Trickster Spider by Al Justiniano
One of SteppingStone Theatre's biggest hits returns to the stage with this great Caribbean tale. The colorful carnivals fo the Caribbean are the backdrop to the magicl adventures of Anansi. Enter a world of fantasy, music and legend as Anansi the Spider saves the rainforest.
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
 
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
 

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

42nd Street by Michael Stewert and Mark Bramble
A musical extravaganza that's polished to sparkle, 42nd Street is the stuff Broadway dreams are made of that's a hit from tip to tap. It zings and soars with a crackerjack toe-tapping cast, colorful sets and costumes, and a fast-moving fairy tale about a chorus girl who comes to the Big Apple to break into show business and is unexpectedly thrust into the starring role on opening night. This high-stepping salute to the allure of Broadway is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, a song on your lips and a spring in your step.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
5:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

 
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 pm; OLT; 952-474-5951; $18 - $26
 
The Jerome New Performance Program
Developing interdisciplinary, experimental work reflecting the unique vision of seven Asian artists is a the heart of this new program. Performances will reflect the final phase of this process as selected works move from the page to the main stage.
Theater Mu (drama)
2:00 pm; MIX; 612-377-2224; $14 - $18
 
These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich
1928: You're 19. You're a sister, a daughter, a wife, a new mother. You're in the pink of health, in the prime of your youth and beauty. You work for Radium Dial Watch Company in Chicago painting watch faces. You' re paid by the watch; you work fast, spinning the brush between your lips before affixing the paint. You're the first woman in your circle to work outside the home and you love it. Your job brings you good money, good friends and the thrill of independence. Your life shines with happiness and prosperity. But you're troubled by the shine on your hands. It won't wash off. Then you and your cherished colleagues start to get sick....
History Theatre (drama)
7:30 pm; GHT; 651-292-4323; $20 - $25
 
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Weaving three stories of love, magic and perception in a moonlit forest on a midsummer night, Shakespeare's fantastical play remains an audience favorite. Add a sexy music beat to the mix, and you've got a truly unforgettable night when anything can happen.
The Guthrie Theater (comedy)
1:00 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $11 - $53
 
Honk! By Anthony Drewe
The zany musical, based on the Hans Christian Andersen's tale, "The Ugly Duckling", has quacking ducks, a scheming gourmet cat, and a host of wacky farmyard characters who will keep you honking for days. It's fun, sassy and a heartwarming tale about finding your own place in the world.
Youth Performance Company (children's)
2:00 and 5:00 pm; HCF; 612-623-9080; $6 - $12
Cats based on T.S. Elliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"
Tonight is a particularly special night of the year when the tribe of Jellicle Cats unite to celebrate who they are. The cats are at first suspicious and proud, reluctant to allow an audience into their domain. They emerge from the darkened landscape into a larger-than-life junkyard, singing of their unique abilities and special qualities.
Hertitage Theatre (musical)
2:00 pm; MAC; 651-773-1455; $7 - $15
 
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
No season celebrating the female voice would be complete without the Dame who defined the contemporary mystery. This rarely-produced work has all the classic ingredients: love affairs, secrets, and the requisite, apparently murdered corpse.
Starting Gate Productions (drama)
7:30 pm; MTB; 651-645-3503; $15 - $18.50
 
The Triangle Factory Fire Project by Chrisopher Piehler
The year was 1911, the date March 25th, the time 4:45 pm. As the workers of the Triangle Waist Factory hear the bell signaling the end of the workday, there is a shout of "FIRE!" It was the beginning of a blaze that in 30 minutes would kill 146 people. Hear the play by play of events, witness the murder trial that leaves the public hungry for vengeance, and understand the social and political changes that took place as a result of this horrific tragedy.
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (drama)
2:00 pm; HCT; 651-647-4315; $17 - $35
 
May 19 -
Nothing has been posted here as yet.
 
May 20 -
The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Chad Henry
Can you scuba dive in your bedroom? Roast marshmallows over a chandelier? Unearth pirate treasure in the fireplace? You can in this musical, with Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (who lives in an upside-down house with a wide cracking parrot!). She's a wizard when it comes to discovering exciting possibilities in life's most humdrum things.
The Children's Theatre Company (children)
7:30 pm; CTC; 612-874-0400; $12 - $34
 
Anansi The Trickster Spider by Al Justiniano
One of SteppingStone Theatre's biggest hits returns to the stage with this great Caribbean tale. The colorful carnivals fo the Caribbean are the backdrop to the magicl adventures of Anansi. Enter a world of fantasy, music and legend as Anansi the Spider saves the rainforest.
SteppingStone Theatre (drama)
10:00 and 12:00 pm; SST; 612-225-9265; $7 - $11
 
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
 

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)
6:00 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)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

42nd Street by Michael Stewert and Mark Bramble
A musical extravaganza that's polished to sparkle, 42nd Street is the stuff Broadway dreams are made of that's a hit from tip to tap. It zings and soars with a crackerjack toe-tapping cast, colorful sets and costumes, and a fast-moving fairy tale about a chorus girl who comes to the Big Apple to break into show business and is unexpectedly thrust into the starring role on opening night. This high-stepping salute to the allure of Broadway is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, a song on your lips and a spring in your step.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

 
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Weaving three stories of love, magic and perception in a moonlit forest on a midsummer night, Shakespeare's fantastical play remains an audience favorite. Add a sexy music beat to the mix, and you've got a truly unforgettable night when anything can happen.
The Guthrie Theater (comedy)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $11 - $53
 
May 21 - 22
Anansi The Trickster Spider by Al Justiniano
One of SteppingStone Theatre's biggest hits returns to the stage with this great Caribbean tale. The colorful carnivals fo the Caribbean are the backdrop to the magicl adventures of Anansi. Enter a world of fantasy, music and legend as Anansi the Spider saves the rainforest.
SteppingStone Theatre (drama)
10:00 and 12:00 pm; SST; 612-225-9265; $7 - $11

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)
6:00 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)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

42nd Street by Michael Stewert and Mark Bramble
A musical extravaganza that's polished to sparkle, 42nd Street is the stuff Broadway dreams are made of that's a hit from tip to tap. It zings and soars with a crackerjack toe-tapping cast, colorful sets and costumes, and a fast-moving fairy tale about a chorus girl who comes to the Big Apple to break into show business and is unexpectedly thrust into the starring role on opening night. This high-stepping salute to the allure of Broadway is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, a song on your lips and a spring in your step.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

 
These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich
1928: You're 19. You're a sister, a daughter, a wife, a new mother. You're in the pink of health, in the prime of your youth and beauty. You work for Radium Dial Watch Company in Chicago painting watch faces. You' re paid by the watch; you work fast, spinning the brush between your lips before affixing the paint. You're the first woman in your circle to work outside the home and you love it. Your job brings you good money, good friends and the thrill of independence. Your life shines with happiness and prosperity. But you're troubled by the shine on your hands. It won't wash off. Then you and your cherished colleagues start to get sick....
History Theatre (drama)
7:30 pm; GHT; 651-292-4323; $20 - $25
 
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Weaving three stories of love, magic and perception in a moonlit forest on a midsummer night, Shakespeare's fantastical play remains an audience favorite. Add a sexy music beat to the mix, and you've got a truly unforgettable night when anything can happen.
The Guthrie Theater (comedy)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $11 - $53
 
The Triangle Factory Fire Project by Chrisopher Piehler
The year was 1911, the date March 25th, the time 4:45 pm. As the workers of the Triangle Waist Factory hear the bell signaling the end of the workday, there is a shout of "FIRE!" It was the beginning of a blaze that in 30 minutes would kill 146 people. Hear the play by play of events, witness the murder trial that leaves the public hungry for vengeance, and understand the social and political changes that took place as a result of this horrific tragedy.
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (drama)
7:30 pm; HCT; 651-647-4315; $17 - $35
 
May 22 -
The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Chad Henry
Can you scuba dive in your bedroom? Roast marshmallows over a chandelier? Unearth pirate treasure in the fireplace? You can in this musical, with Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (who lives in an upside-down house with a wide cracking parrot!). She's a wizard when it comes to discovering exciting possibilities in life's most humdrum things.
The Children's Theatre Company (children)
7:00 pm; CTC; 612-874-0400; $12 - $34
 
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)
8:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $16 - $30
 
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
 
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)
8:00 pm; OLT; 952-474-5951; $18 - $26
 
The Jerome New Performance Program
Developing interdisciplinary, experimental work reflecting the unique vision of seven Asian artists is a the heart of this new program. Performances will reflect the final phase of this process as selected works move from the page to the main stage.
Theater Mu (drama)
8:00 pm; MIX; 612-377-2224; $14 - $18
 
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
No season celebrating the female voice would be complete without the Dame who defined the contemporary mystery. This rarely-produced work has all the classic ingredients: love affairs, secrets, and the requisite, apparently murdered corpse.
Starting Gate Productions (drama)
7:30 pm; MTB; 651-645-3503; $15 - $18.50

 

 

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