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25 Years of
Award-Winning Theater
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Our 2022-2023 Season
of New Plays
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Eden Prairie: 1971
A world premiere by Mat Smart. As war churns
in Vietnam, night falls over the tranquil hills of a small
Midwestern town, and a young woman hears a tap at her window. On
the same night Apollo 15 makes its lunar landing, a young
draft-dodger steals home to Eden Prairie, after a 300-mile trek
from Canada to deliver an important message to his childhood
friend.
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Popcorn Falls
A new comedy by James Hindman (What Doesn't
Kill You, Pin-Up Girls). The sleepy town of Popcorn Falls is
forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn
them into a sewage treatment plant. Their only hope - open a
theater! Two actors play over 20 roles in this fast-paced farce
of love and desperation, proving once and for all that art can
save the world.
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The Rosenberg/
Strange Fruit Project
Award-winning playwright John Jiler tells
us the remarkable story of the youngest child of Julius and Ethel
Rosenberg. Orphaned at six following his parents' execution for
espionage, the boy was adopted by the man who wrote the song
'Strange Fruit' — seared into our consciousness by Billie
Holiday. Playing a gallery of rogues, heroes and saints, Jiler
takes us on a journey from then 'til now.
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Our Shrinking, Shrinking World
A world premiere comedy by Richard Dresser.
Lyman Hidalgo-Nyquist is a psychotherapist with a climate-induced
apocalyptic complex, a loose grasp of therapeutic technique, and
a looser grasp of professional ethics. When his long-suffering
clients decide to see a new, young therapist who's just moved to
town, Lyman's professional jealousy spikes—along with his fear of
losing income. May 4 - May 28.
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A Tailor Near Me
A world premiere comedy by Michael Tucker
(The M Spot, Fern Hill). A man goes to a tailor to have his suit
pants let out because he's gained some weight since he last wore
them. The tailor convinces him that what he really needs is a new
suit, which leads to a negotiation, which leads to the making of
a bespoke suit, which leads to alterations in both of their
lives.
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Plus, A New Play to Be Announced
September 28 - October 22, 2023
All
plays and dates are subject to change.
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