The Viking and The Gazelle

The Viking and The Gazelle is a romantic comedy about the budding courtship of a Twin Cities couple with the role of race thrust upon their relationship. African-American Michelle was born and raised on Chicago’s Southside, while White Robert is from the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins. Sparks fly in the hearts of the new couple, yet a happy ending is no foregone conclusion. With a cast of seven characters, Michelle and Robert find love’s battlefield surprisingly fraught with the biases of society, including with their trusted confidants; not to mention Robert’s deep dark secret.

After rave reviews and enthralled audiences during this year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival, The Waterfront Productions is remounting a re-envisioned version of The Viking and the Gazelle at Mixed Blood Theatre, November 29 - December 15. Written by Dr. William and Suzanne Bengtson, and directed by Shá Cage and E.G. Bailey, this play delivers one of the most important messages of the holiday season—love and acceptance