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NEWSLETTER - FEBRUARY 2009

 

ALUMNI THEATER AND FILM

 

 

  

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas will be appearing as Elizabeth in the midwest premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Park Square Theater. Alumna Montana Johnson is designing the sound and alumna Sarah Holmberg is designing the props.

Park Square Theater

January 16 - February 8, 2009

Reservations: 651-291-7005

  

 

 
THE FLICKERING WALL

Alumni Justin Alexander, Ellen Fenster, and Ben Tallen are all proud to present The Flickering Wall as part of the Light's Up series at the Illusion Theater. This unique theatrical experience has limited seating and reservations are recommended.

Illusion Theater
January 22 - February 1, 2009
 
 

 
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

Alumnus Brian Balcom is the assistant director on the Guthrie Theater's production of Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Guthrie Theater
January 24 - March 29, 2009
 

 
MINNEAPOLIS PINTER STUDIES

Three short plays by Harold Pinter -- Family Voices, One for the Road, and The Black and White -- along the Pinter-inspired These Are Men will be performed in experimental spaces within the Colonial Warehouse Building. These productions star alumni Michael Ooms and Sheila Regan and are dramaturged by Kit Gordon (mother to two South High alums).

Colonial Warehouse Building
212 3rd Avenue North; Minneapolis, MN
February 12 - 21, 2009
 

 

 

CALIGULA

Alumna Sarah Holmberg will stage manage and alumna Montana Johnson will design the sound for Walking Shadow Theatre Company's production of Albert Camus' Caligula in a fresh translation by David Grieg. Alumnus Justin Alexander will also appear in a minor role.

Red Eye Theater
February 13 - 28, 2009
Reservations: (612) 375 - 0300

 

 

 
THE WHIPPING MAN

Alumna Sarah Holmberg is the props designer for Penumbra Theater's production of The Whipping Man, set four years after the end of the Civil War in the rubble of the fallen South.

Penumbra Theater
February 19 - March 8, 2009
 

 

8th ANNUAL POLITICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL

Teatro del Pueblo's 8th Annual Political Festival will feature Rio Bravo! directed by alumnus Brian Balcom.

Intermedia Arts
February 19 - March 14, 2009
Reservations: 612-871-4444
 
 

 
 
SLIM GOODBODY

Alumnus Ethan Angelica is touring the New England and Mid-Atlantic in the school shows Musical Health Show and Lighten Up! as Slim Goodbody. Yes, Slim Goodbody -- the same guy you may (or may not) remember from Captain Kangaroo and the early days of Nickelodeon. Ethan, in the famous, organ-covered bodysuit, will be teaching the youth of the northeast about healthy choices from now until the end of February.

January - February, 2009
 
 

 

 

PASSAGE OF DREAMS

Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas will be appearing in Passage of Dreams at Theatre Latte Da.


Southern Theater
March 19 - April 5, 2009
Reservations: 612-340-1725

 

 

 
QUILTERS

Alumna Ellen Fenster is directing Theatre Unbound's production of Quilters, a rich mosaic of music and drama that captures the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenges and abiding reward of frontier life and the creative power of the women who lived it.

The Neighborhood House
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center
April 3 - April 25, 2009
 
  

 
 
I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA
 
Alumna Montana Johnson is the sound designer for Park Square Theater's production of I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given To Me By a Young Woman From Rwanda, a play the Los Angeles Review describes as "a stirring tale of human bravery in the face of adversity".

Park Square Theater
April 24 - May 17
 
 

 
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Alumnus Justin Alexander will be appearing as Egeus in Ronin Theater's mask-based production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Minnehaha United Methodist Church
May 15 - May 30, 2009
 

 
 
SPIDER'S WEB

Alumna Montana Johnson is the sound designer for Park Square Theater's production of Spider's Web, the area premiere of an Agatha Christie mystery play.

Park Square Theater
May 29 - June 21, 2009
 

 

 

ROBOTS vs. FAKE ROBOTS

It is the year 6000. All organic life has been destroyed except for a handful of humans. The world is ruled by ultra-sexy Robots who are mysterious, immortal, and ultra-sexy. Half twisted comedy and half science-fiction fantasia, Robots vs. Fake Robots is filled with desire, betrayal and ultra-sexy Robot dance. And alumna Sarah Holmberg will be stage managing Walking Shadow Theater's production.

People's Center Theater
June 12 - June 27, 2009

 

 

INSTITUTIONS

This section is dedicated to the South High Theater alumni who have become part of institutions for theater, film, or the arts. As we all know, there's more to theater than just the performers up on stage. This is our way of acknowledging more than just the tip of the iceberg and recognizing the many accomplishments and achievements of our South High Theater alumni. (In general, the idea is that if you're contributing creatively to a specific show -- acting, directing, editing, designing, stage managing, writing, or the like -- the show will be spotlighted up above. But if you're on the board or own the company or running the theater's box office, this is the place for it.)

 

 

 
 
DAVENPORT THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES

Alumna Jane Caplow is a Creative Development Associate at Davenport Theatrical Enterprises, currently producing multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions in New York.
 

 

 

TEATRO DEL PUEBLO

Alumna Sheila Regan is the Educational Coordinator for Teatro del Pueblo. Based out of the West Side's Latino community, Teatro del Pueblo has a mission to promote cultural pride in the Latino community, to develop and support Latino talent, to educate the community at large about Latino culture and to promote cultural diversity in the arts. Teatro del Pueblo maintains several educational tours, including Echoes from the New World, Manzi: The Adventures of Young Cesar Chavez, Help Wanted, The Great Cheese Adventures in Mexico, and Political Theater Matinees. Teatro del Pueblo will be holding its Eighth Annual Political Theatre Festival from February 19th to March 15th, 2009.

 

 

YOUTH PERFORMANCE COMPANY

Alumnus Per Halaas is the Education and Outreach Director for the Youth Performance Company. The YPC's next show is Little Rock 1957, running February 13th thru March 1st.

 

 

2008-2009 SOUTH HIGH THEATER

Much Ado About Nothing directed by alumna Hannah Steblay
Threepenny Opera a senior project directed by Eli Schlatter
The 18th Annual Student Written and Directed One-Acts

 

All performances begin at 7:00 pm.

* Preview begins at 6:30 pm.

 

GOT NEWS?

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