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CURRENT SEASON

Brilliant Traces
Written by Cindy Lou Johnson
Directed by Miriam Monasch
Starring Stacey Poirier and Edward Linder
At the Fringe Festival
Bryant Lake Bowl
August 1-10, 2008

A remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska. Fate, a runaway bride and a cynical recluse converge in a match of wills to echo the raging blizzard outside. A kooky exploration of love, loss and the unlikely places we find sanctuary. (More ...)

BABE: An Olympic Musical
Book and Lyrics by Carolyn Gage
Music by Andrea Jill Higgins
One Weekend Only!
September 11-13, 2008

Singer/songwriter Ellis steps out as the lead for the concert/reading of this new musical about the greatest woman athlete in history, Babe Didrikson! (More ...)

How I Learned to Drive
Written by Paula Vogel
November 7-23, 2008
The Neighborhood House

A tale of seduction, control, and learning the rules of the road. Surprisingly hilarious, deeply harrowing, this 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner explores one woman's survival amid the many forces that drive her apart from her own body.

24-Hour Play Project and Benefit Gala
February 7, 2009
The Neighborhood House

Over 40 Twin Cities Playwrights, Directors, and Actors dazzle us every year with six new short plays written, rehearsed, and propelled onto the stage. The catch? They only have 24 hours to do it!

Eat, drink, bid and marvel as "prominent local artists walk the tightrope of on-the-spot creation" (City Pages).

Quilters
Written by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
Directed by Ellen Fenster
April 3-25, 2009
The Neighborhood House

A rich mosaic of music and drama that capture 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.