MN Players
Presents its 71st Season, 2011-20112
Fifth of July
By Lanford Wilson – Produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service
* Mainstage, Directed by Cindy N. Walton
Sep. 16, 17 23, 24, 25 (Matinee), 30, & Oct 1, 2011
Alternately funny and moving, this brilliant, enthralling play deals with a group of former student activists and the changes that have been wrought in their lives and attitudes in the years since leaving college.
Auditions are June 20 & 21, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
The Good Body
By Eve Endler – Produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service
A Special Event Fundraiser produced in connection with Half Moon Street Ensemble
Oct 14 & 15, 2011
Whether undergoing botox injections or living beneath burqas, women of all cultures and backgrounds feel compelled to change the way they look in order to fit in. The Good Body merges cross-cultural explorations with Eve’s own personal journey coming to terms with her “less-than-flat, post-forties stomach
Special Price: All Seats $10.00 at the door
A Monster Ate My Homework
By Tim Kelly – Produced by special arrangements with Pioneer Drama Service
** Theater for Children, Directed by Josh Gosselin
Oct 28, 29 & 30, 2011
Once again, Obie Adams lost his homework, and if Obie doesn’t pass this year’s English class, it’s no diploma for our likable, but weird, hero. Obie doesn’t dare admit to losing it — he’s already used that excuse once too often. So instead, he concocts a wild yarn involving the peculiar Mortimer Crank and his spooky housekeeper, Mrs. Dank.
Holidays Celebration
** Family Theater:
Dec 2, 3, & 4, (Matinee), 2011
A multi cultural holiday celebration that everyone will enjoy.
Necessary Targets
By Eve Ensler – Produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service
* Mainstage Directed by Tom Irvin
Jan. 20, 21, 27, 28, 29 (Matinee), Feb 3, 4, 2012
Two American women, a Park Avenue psychiatrist and an ambitious young writer, travel to Bosnia to help women refugees confront their memories of war. Necessary Targets is a timely reminder of how America struggles to define its relationship to the rest of the world.
Pied Piper – The Musical
Book adapted by Vera Morris. Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur
Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services, Inc
** Theater for Children, Directed by Ginna Parker
Mar. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, April 1, 2012
A musical adaptation of the classic story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin who rids the town of rats, but the town refuses to pay. In retaliation, the Pied Piper leads the children from the town. This lively, eclectic musical is not to be missed!
An Inspector Calls
By J. B. Priestley – Produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service
* Mainstage, Directed by Dani Kennedy
May 4, 5, 6 (Matinee), 11, 12, 18, & 19, 2012
A young girl commits suicide, and an eminently respectable British family is subject to a routine inquiry in connection with the death. An Inspector Calls is an effective presentation of the strange twists that take place in human beings when their consciences are affected.
Tickets and Times
* Mainstage: Evenings 8:00 PM, Matinee 2:00 PM
General Admission $14.00 at the door, $12.00 advance, Seniors $11.00 at the door $9.00 advance
** Theater for Children & Family Theater: Friday & Saturday evenings 7:00 PM, Sunday Matinee 2:00 PM
All Seats $8.00 at the door, $7.00 advance
For group rates or more information call 610-328-1079 or
Email mnplayers1@Yahoo.com .
