Presented by Stages Theatre Company and the Capri Theater

• Drama
• Kids

Stages Theatre Company and the Capri Theater proudly present

All American Boys

April 29 - May 22, 2022 • Ages 10+

By Jody Drezner Alperin and Vicky Finney Crouch | Based on the book by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely | Directed by Theo Langason and Cody R. Braudt

The journey of two teen boys and a life-altering incident

Twin Cities Premiere!

“At once timely and timeless, funny and wickedly smart... about what it means to be a young man in America— across lines of race—and what it means to be a GOOD person in America—across lines of Everything.” – Jacqueline Woodson

The lives of two high-school boys, one black and one white, powerfully intersect after a violent act of racially motivated police brutality. Unfolding through the boys’ alternating perspectives, the story follows their journey as they grapple with the devastating impact of racism as it reverberates through their families, school and town. Stages Theatre Company and Capri Theater are proud to bring this important play, based on the award-winning book by Brendan Kiely and National Book Award winner and Ambassador of Children’s Literature, Jason Reynolds, to Twin Cities audiences.

 

CONTENT WARNING: Strong Language & Violence will be depicted.

RUN DATES: April 29 - May 22, 2022
LOCATION: All performances of ALL AMERICAN BOYS will take place at The Capri Theater- 2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis, MN 55411
APPROPRIATE AGES: Ages 10+
DURATION: Approx. 80 Minutes.
 

PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE PURCHASING TICKETS: To ensure your safety, and the safety of our staff, cast, crew and volunteers, the following protocols will be in place throughout the run ALL AMERICAN BOYS Running April 29- May 22.

At this time, Stages Theatre Company is requiring that all attendees (3+) wear masks at all times while in the building and theater. We are currently selling to a limited capacity to allow for social distancing and will provide all ticket holders with any updated requirements closer to the time of the event.

MASKS REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE AGES 3+

More information on our COVID-19 Policies can be found here: HEALTH & SAFETY POILICIES & PROCEDURES

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

All ticket holders will be invited to attend virtual community conversations on the following dates: May 2, May 9 and May 16 from 6pm-7pm.
Details will be sent closer to these dates. Made possible through a grant from the Minneapolis Foundation and facilitated by Washburn Center for Children.

 

THE CAST

In alphabetical order

JILL - Calli Argent
DWYER - John Clifton
COACH & CLERK - Peter Colburn
QUINN - Jaden Corniea
ENGLISH JONES - Edric Duffy
BERRY - Joh Easley
MS. TRACY & KATIE LANSING - Becca Hart
SHANNON PUSHCART - Grant Hudson
RASHAD - Miles Johnson
MOM - Jamila Joiner
MA - Kim Kivens
CARLOS - Luca La Hoz Calassara
WILL - Apollonia Leider
GUZZO - Jack Mintz
DAD - Danté Pirtle
CHORUS - Livv Rankin
SPOONY - Roy Richardson Jr.
CHORUS - Charles Rush-Reese
CHORUS - Daija Scott
PAUL - Michael Venske
MRS FITZGERALD - Jeanette Warner
NEWS ANCHOR - JC Lippold

 

 

CREATIVE TEAM

STC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - Sandy Boren-Barrett
Director OF THE CAPRI - James Scott
GENERAL MANAGER & ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE OF THE CAPRI - Kevin West
DIRECTOR - Theo Langason
DIRECTOR - Cody R. Braudt
COSTUME & MAKE-UP DESIGNER - Samantha Fromm Haddow
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - Jim Hibbeler
RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER - Christa Ludwig
LIGHTING DESIGNER - Grant E. Merges
COMPOSERS & SOUND DESIGNER - Peter Morrow & Maje Adams
SOUND DESIGN MENTEE - Enzo La Hoz Calassara
PRODUCTION MANAGER - Melanie Salmon-Peterson
SET DESIGNER - Joe Stanley
SET DESIGN MENTEE - Layla Cavin
PROPS DESIGNER - Laura Wilhelm
STAGE MANAGER - Emily Sullivan
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER - Joya Horne
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR - Donte McCarty
LIGHT BOARD OPERATORS - Facio Long & Yuki Rogers
MASTER ELECTRICIAN - Trevor Zapiecki
ELECTRICIANS - Katie McLean, Jeff Neppl
SCENIC ARTIST - Cinde Ashley
CARPENTER - Jeff Neppl
VOLUNTEERS - Scott Brown, Warren Glidden, Nancy Johnson, Yvonne Ring, Mariann Wolf

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Presented by Stages Theatre Company and the Capri Theater

• Drama
• Kids

Stages Theatre Company and the Capri Theater proudly present

All American Boys

April 29 - May 22, 2022 • Ages 10+

By Jody Drezner Alperin and Vicky Finney Crouch | Based on the book by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely | Directed by Theo Langason and Cody R. Braudt

The journey of two teen boys and a life-altering incident

Twin Cities Premiere!

“At once timely and timeless, funny and wickedly smart... about what it means to be a young man in America— across lines of race—and what it means to be a GOOD person in America—across lines of Everything.” – Jacqueline Woodson

The lives of two high-school boys, one black and one white, powerfully intersect after a violent act of racially motivated police brutality. Unfolding through the boys’ alternating perspectives, the story follows their journey as they grapple with the devastating impact of racism as it reverberates through their families, school and town. Stages Theatre Company and Capri Theater are proud to bring this important play, based on the award-winning book by Brendan Kiely and National Book Award winner and Ambassador of Children’s Literature, Jason Reynolds, to Twin Cities audiences.

 

CONTENT WARNING: Strong Language & Violence will be depicted.

RUN DATES: April 29 - May 22, 2022
LOCATION: All performances of ALL AMERICAN BOYS will take place at The Capri Theater- 2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis, MN 55411
APPROPRIATE AGES: Ages 10+
DURATION: Approx. 80 Minutes.
 

PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE PURCHASING TICKETS: To ensure your safety, and the safety of our staff, cast, crew and volunteers, the following protocols will be in place throughout the run ALL AMERICAN BOYS Running April 29- May 22.

At this time, Stages Theatre Company is requiring that all attendees (3+) wear masks at all times while in the building and theater. We are currently selling to a limited capacity to allow for social distancing and will provide all ticket holders with any updated requirements closer to the time of the event.

MASKS REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE AGES 3+

More information on our COVID-19 Policies can be found here: HEALTH & SAFETY POILICIES & PROCEDURES

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

All ticket holders will be invited to attend virtual community conversations on the following dates: May 2, May 9 and May 16 from 6pm-7pm.
Details will be sent closer to these dates. Made possible through a grant from the Minneapolis Foundation and facilitated by Washburn Center for Children.

 

THE CAST

In alphabetical order

JILL - Calli Argent
DWYER - John Clifton
COACH & CLERK - Peter Colburn
QUINN - Jaden Corniea
ENGLISH JONES - Edric Duffy
BERRY - Joh Easley
MS. TRACY & KATIE LANSING - Becca Hart
SHANNON PUSHCART - Grant Hudson
RASHAD - Miles Johnson
MOM - Jamila Joiner
MA - Kim Kivens
CARLOS - Luca La Hoz Calassara
WILL - Apollonia Leider
GUZZO - Jack Mintz
DAD - Danté Pirtle
CHORUS - Livv Rankin
SPOONY - Roy Richardson Jr.
CHORUS - Charles Rush-Reese
CHORUS - Daija Scott
PAUL - Michael Venske
MRS FITZGERALD - Jeanette Warner
NEWS ANCHOR - JC Lippold

 

 

CREATIVE TEAM

STC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - Sandy Boren-Barrett
Director OF THE CAPRI - James Scott
GENERAL MANAGER & ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE OF THE CAPRI - Kevin West
DIRECTOR - Theo Langason
DIRECTOR - Cody R. Braudt
COSTUME & MAKE-UP DESIGNER - Samantha Fromm Haddow
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - Jim Hibbeler
RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER - Christa Ludwig
LIGHTING DESIGNER - Grant E. Merges
COMPOSERS & SOUND DESIGNER - Peter Morrow & Maje Adams
SOUND DESIGN MENTEE - Enzo La Hoz Calassara
PRODUCTION MANAGER - Melanie Salmon-Peterson
SET DESIGNER - Joe Stanley
SET DESIGN MENTEE - Layla Cavin
PROPS DESIGNER - Laura Wilhelm
STAGE MANAGER - Emily Sullivan
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER - Joya Horne
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR - Donte McCarty
LIGHT BOARD OPERATORS - Facio Long & Yuki Rogers
MASTER ELECTRICIAN - Trevor Zapiecki
ELECTRICIANS - Katie McLean, Jeff Neppl
SCENIC ARTIST - Cinde Ashley
CARPENTER - Jeff Neppl
VOLUNTEERS - Scott Brown, Warren Glidden, Nancy Johnson, Yvonne Ring, Mariann Wolf

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Presented by Theater Latté Da

• Musical

Book by George C. Wolfe
Music by Jelly Roll Morton
Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
Additional music and musical adaptation by Luther Henderson

Directed and Choreographed by Kelli Foster Warder
Music Supervision by Sanford Moore

Featuring Reese Britts and Andre Shoals

Born to a Creole family in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton was a classically trained pianist who was fascinated by the ragtime, blues and jazz sounds happening around him. From the back alleys of New Orleans to the dance halls of Chicago and the clubs of New York, the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning JELLY'S LAST JAM tells the troubled story of the self-proclaimed inventor of jazz with spectacular dance breaks and a smokin’ jazz score.

Theater Latté Da is grateful for the generosity of our Production Sponsors, David Feroe and Linda Svitak.

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Presented by WeAreMarried

• Comedy
• Experimental

HOUSEFUCKER

created by WeAreMarried

directed by Lizz Windnagel

featuring Jay Eisenberg and Shelby Richardson

Look at you, awake in your bed, wondering if the house you like actually likes you back.

Tossing and turning because you can't meet your house's needs.

Thrashing and gnashing because, let's face it, your house never comes first.

What an embarrassment! We know you just want to be alone in the home. Lucky for you, the uniquely qualified realtors at Beam & Bungalow are here to help. Join Shel Beam and Phil Bungalow for a minimally invasive open house where you'll learn our special techniques for understanding the traumas and dramas of buying, selling, and pleasuring the home. By the time you leave, you'll see houses in a whole new way, a way that makes you shout: "There's not a thing wrong with it!"

At just under an hour, this is a one tight tour that will leave you feeling real loose.

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Presented by Children's Theatre Company

• Comedy
• Musical

Diary of a Wimpy Kid the Musical

Book by Kevin Del Aguila

Music and Lyrics by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler

Based on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series by Jeff Kinney and the 20th Century Studios Films

Produced by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical and Kevin McCollum

Directed by Jenn Thompson

UnitedHealth Group Stage

April 22-June 18, 2022

All Ages

 

Middle school, ugh. It’s the worst. But Greg is determined NOT to be at the bottom of the popularity chart. He’ll leave that to his weird neighbor, Fregley. Or maybe Greg’s best friend, Rowley Jefferson. But it’s not going to be Greg… no way.

 

See Jeff Kinney’s popular character take center stage as Greg’s cartoon diary becomes a hilarious and heartfelt musical. Will Greg’s plans lead him to sacrifice his one true friend? Can anyone avoid the dreaded Cheese Touch? Grab a hall pass and don’t be late for an adventure familiar to anyone who actually survived middle school!

                   

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Presented by Tribute Drama, LLC

• Comedy
• Musical

This first of it's kind Tribute Drama recreates the performance and recording of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. Written by Jay Ernest and Tom Packard and directed by Stephanie Long. Starring over 16 local actors and musicians bringing you this fun drama of the day back in 1968.

As an audience member you become the inmates where you can participate as much as you like or just watch all the action. It's the Folsom Prison Experience! Visit our website for additional information and special FPE merchandise.

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Presented by Minnesota Opera

• Drama
• Musical

Sultry, bold, daring. When affection turns to obsession, romance becomes dangerous. Carmen, an iconic and beautiful woman, is bound to live life on her own terms. But shortly after a corporal military officer falls for her, what begins as a passionate story of desire quickly turns into a struggle for liberation. Featuring some of the most popular music to ever grace the opera stage, Minnesota Opera’s Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet’s thrilling tale to life, from its tantalizing beginning to its devastating climax.

Sung in French with English translations.

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Presented by DalekoArts

• Musical

On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolve into a powerful but complicated love story, underscored by emotionally charged music.

 

Building on the original movie's beloved soundtrack — and including the Oscar-winning, Top 40 hit, "Falling Slowly" — Once is a beautiful, moving, and hopeful tribute to the music in all of us.

 

CAST (In Order of Appearance):

• Guy: Chris Paulson
• Girl Leslie Vincent
• Réza: Quinn Shadko
• Eamon: Grant Hooyer
• Andrej: Ryan J. Pierce
• Da: Eric Lee
• Baruska: Shana Eisenberg
• Svec: Jeff A. Miller
• Billy: Zachary Thomas Hedner
• Bank Manager/Ensemble: Nora Sonneborn
• Ex-Girlfriend/Ensemble: Shelby Lengyel
• Emcee/Ensemble: Shana Berg

 

PRODUCTION STAFF:

• Director: Amanda White
• Stage Manager: Dillon Baxendell
• Music Director: Bradley Behean
• Choreographer: Joe Crook
• Accent Consultant: Benjamin Slye
• Scenic Designer/Carpenter/Painter: Robin McIntyre
• Lighting Designer: Phillip Uttech
• Costume Designer: Cynthia Wade Forsgren
• Sound Designer: Topher Pirkl
• Props Designer: Sarah Salisbury

 

MUSICIANS:

• Piano: Bradley Beahen
• Violin: Betsy Keenan-Brown
• Cello: Randall Davidson

 

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Presented by Freshwater Theatre

• Drama
• Comedy

Collette’s battle with cancer forces her to confront a lifetime’s worth of regrets and face the fact that her smart, ambitious daughter Ree-Ree idolizes her “Aunt Jen” much more than herself. Jen is a successful lawyer who’s been unsuccessful in love and is coming to the realization that she may be forever single. Lively grandmother Mary Ann has a much younger boyfriend, Eric, who inadvertently makes her feel old, while Amy is coping with classic “Sandwich generation” challenges: an empty nest, an ailing parent, and a dull, unsatisfying marriage.

This incredible script will have you laughing until the moment you’re sobbing as a group of friends help one another navigate more than one kind of change of life in their 50s!

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Presented by Nautilus Music-Theater

• Musical
• Storytelling

Join Jennifer Baldwin Peden and Christina Baldwin as the adapt Fern Green Baldwin's poetry into an operatic meditation for the theater, giving voice to a spirit that describes, remembers, celebrates, laments, and forecasts a Minnesotan life of quiet substance. Ben Krywosz directs, with Sonja Thompson at the piano; this hyperlocal chamber opera is scored for piano, violin, and ukulele, and is presented in Nautilus’ intimate studio theater. Scenic/costume design is by Victoria Petrovich; lights are by Jeff Bartlett. Seating is very limited, and the performance is about 65 minutes, with no intermission.

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Presented by Theatre B

• Drama
• Musical

What will endure when the cataclysm arrives – when the grid fails, society crumbles, and we’re faced with the task of rebuilding? Can art remake a civilization? Mr. Burns propels us forward and imagines a future where Bart Simpson and the pop culture references of one era evolve into the mythology of another.

Tucker Lucas (The Majority, Santaland Diaries), production director said, “Mr. Burns is a show about a community living in a post-apocalyptic world where there is no more electricity and so to entertain each other the community members stage old episodes of The Simpsons as plays.” 

Performance Dates: May 6 – 22. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 PM. Sunday matinees on May 15 and 22 at 2:00 PM.

Content warning & disclaimer: This production contains minor special effects. Patrons are advised about the brief use of theatrical firearms along with sound effects. Theatrical firearms are handled with industry safety protocols by our weapons master. Please contact the office at 701-729-8880 or info@theatreb.org if you have any questions.

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Presented by Theater Latté Da

• Musical

Book by George C. Wolfe
Music by Jelly Roll Morton
Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
Additional music and musical adaptation by Luther Henderson

Directed and Choreographed by Kelli Foster Warder
Music Supervision by Sanford Moore

Featuring Reese Britts and Andre Shoals

Born to a Creole family in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton was a classically trained pianist who was fascinated by the ragtime, blues and jazz sounds happening around him. From the back alleys of New Orleans to the dance halls of Chicago and the clubs of New York, the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning JELLY'S LAST JAM tells the troubled story of the self-proclaimed inventor of jazz with spectacular dance breaks and a smokin’ jazz score.

Theater Latté Da is grateful for the generosity of our Production Sponsors, David Feroe and Linda Svitak.

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Presented by Chanhassen Dinner Theatres

• Comedy
• Musical

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. But he’s not prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, who is determined to exercise control over the town’s youth. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges pins a father longing for the son he lost against a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.

To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top Forty score, augmented with dynamic new songs, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people while guiding them with a warm heart and open mind.

Footloose first burst onto the silver screen in 1984 and proved to be one of the year’s most successful motion pictures. The soundtrack recording reached #1 on the Billboard charts, and went on to sell over 17 million copies worldwide, generating such Top Forty hits as its title song and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” (both of which received Academy Award nominations), plus “Almost Paradise,” “Holding Out For A Hero,” and “I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man).” With a screenplay and lyrics by Oscar winner Dean Pitchford, the story focused on young people, much like his previous, and wildly successful movie musical Fame.

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Presented by The Cowles Center and the McKnight Fellowship for Dancers

• Dance
• Film

The McKnight Fellowships for Dancers’ biannual production, SOLO, pairs six Minnesota dancers with renowned local, national, and international choreographers. This filmed version of the showcase is free, open to the public, and will take place outdoors like a movie in the park, so bring a chair or blanket.

The six dancers are Renée Copeland, Yeniel “Chini” Perez Domenech, Sharon Mansur, Erin Thompson, Joseph “MN Joe” Tran, Elayna Waxse. Each artist is a recipient of a McKnight Dancer Fellowship, an annual award given to three mid-career Minnesota dancers whose work demonstrates artistic excellence. In addition to a $25,000 unrestricted cash award, fellows received additional support and the commission of a new solo from a choreographer of their choosing. The 2021 collaborations range from innovative Hip Hop to contemporary Arab imaginings, to intimate site-specific explorations and more.

SOLO will have Spanish and English captioning throughout the films.

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