Lots of theater around town, Big Gay Comedy, and Creative Time Summit

Hello! -------- Based on not very much research it looks like a show has opened or is about to open in every building with anything even resembling a stage right now in Minnesota. Here are at least some of the places you can go see live theater this week. Brave New Workshop Bryant Lake Bowl Guthrie Theater Pillsbury House The Jungle Theater Mixed Blood Open Eye Figure Theatre Torch Theater Huge Theater Intermedia Arts Red Eye Gremlin Park Square Theater in the Round Lowry Lab Chanhassen Dinner Theatres History Theater Open Book Children's Theatre Company Stages Yellow Tree Commonweal Theatre Co. Sabes Community Center The Ordway The State Theater Youth Performance Company The New Century The Music Box Scream Town in Chaska Old Log Theater Zenon Dance Cowles Center O’Shaughnessy Auditorium Burnsville Performing Arts Center Woodbury Community Theater Nimbus Theatre With this many shows all happening at once there will certainly be fantastic theater, terrible theater, and everything in between. I think the takeaway is that we must have as tremendous a theater community as I tell people we do, to have enough artists and enough audience members to make this much theater happen all at the same time. Did I miss some spaces on this list? -------- Creative Time Summit Livestream at Bedlam East “Springboard for the Arts is proud to partner with Bedlam Theater to bring you a livestream of the Creative Time Summit in New York on Friday, October 12, 2012. The livestream will take place from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Bedlam’s new space in Lowertown, St. Paul. Attendance is free, but registration is required” The Summit is devoted to brief, back-to-back presentations by an international roster of socially engaged artists, activists, scholars, and other cultural producers. See the schedule here: http://creativetime.org/summit/schedule/ Register here: http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1290283-TzATCiGrOO For more information visit http://creativetime.org/, or contact Andy at [email protected]. Bedlam Theatre East is located at 213 4th Street, St Paul, MN -------- The Big Gay Comedy Show: I Do! – An Evening of Stand Up Comedy A group of stand up comics, comedy musicians, and former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Esera Tuaolo are coming together at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis on Friday, October 12th, to create an evening of laughter and entertainment. The show is presented by Lavender Magazine and Minnesotans United for All Families as part of the fight against the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on Minnesota ballots this November. Big Gay Comedy Show With performers such as Jen Kober, Esera Tuaolo, Jason Schommer, Jenn Schaal, Tom Steffen, Jodie Maruska, Amber Preston, Courtney McClean & The Dirty Curls, and Valley Meadows the show will certainly be entertaining. -------- Do you know any performers between the ages of 13 and 18? The Twin Cities youth improv troupe know as The Wunder Kidz! Have performed around Minnesota and at the Teen Comedy Fest in Chicago. This year, they’re performing at the “Improviser of the Year Awards.” And the Wunder Kidz! are looking to add 1 or 2 new members. Wunder Kidz audition notice Auditions will be held Sunday, October 14, at the Brave New Workshop Student Union at 2605 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. Get your young people into this fun and talented group! -------- Got any upcoming shows? Be sure you get them on our performance calendar so we can let everyone know. Got skills you’d like to share? Be sure to get yourself listed on our talent profiles. And if you’ve got comments or questions please send emails to [email protected] Thanks, Levi