2011-2012 Season
Urinetown October 28, 2011
October 28, 29 and November 3-5, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Matinee November 5, 1:30 pm
Edina Performing Arts Center
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, “Urinetown” is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a dark, futuristic metropolis, a terrible water shortage has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizenry must use public, pay-per-use amenities owned and operated by Urine Good Company, a malevolent corporation run by the corrupt Caldwell B. Cladwell. The seriously silly show includes a romance, a revolution, and laughs.
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical satirizing the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, bureaucracy, and municipal politics. The show parodies other musicals from Les Misérables to Kiss Me Kate and is praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be. Urinetown: The Musical catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter. (Mark Hollman, music and lyrics; Greg Kotis, book and lyrics).
The Diviners January 19, 2012
January 19-21, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Edina Performing Arts Center
This moving American drama explores the friendship between a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted Kentucky preacher in rural southern Indiana in the 1930’s. The play is a story of friendship, family, community, loss, and hope, told in a hauntingly poetic voice that speaks to the heart. As playwright Jim Leonard Jr. puts it, “These are good and simple people, they have only the best of intentions.” Don’t miss this beautiful play!
Burial at Thebes January 26, 2012
January 27-28, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Edina Performing Arts Center
Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Competition
Additional Performances:
Jan 26 at the MN State High School League One Act Play Competition at Benilde St. Margaret High School
If selected to move on to Region finals: Sat Feb 4th at EPAC
If selected to go to state: Feb 9 or 10 O’Shaughnessy Auditorium St. Paul
The play tells how Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, gives her brother, the traitor Polyneices, a form of ritual burial (she scatters his corpse with dust) against the explicit instructions of her uncle, King Creon, and the advice of her sister, Ismene, even though she knows that the consequence will be her death. She thereby initiates a grimly tragic process: not only does Antigone die, hanging herself when Creon, in retribution, buries her alive in a cave, but Creon's son Haemon, who is betrothed to Antigone, also kills himself out of grief, as does Creon's wife, Eurydice. Creon, eventually convinced by the prophet Tiresias and the play's chorus of elders, does relent - too late - but Antigone is intransigent, despite a striking moment of self-doubt before her incarceration.
Listen to the Images March 06, 2012
March 6, 2012 7:30 pm
Edina Performing Arts Center
This is a student run and student directed group which takes the award winning student written Images magazine and puts it to life. Students take the songs, artwork, poetry, short stories and prose from this year’s magazine and also additional material from past years magazines and create piece of theatre that is full of energy and surprises. It is directed by Thomas Matthes and Mickey Stone this year.
Guthrie Schools on Stage Project March 06, 2012
March 6, 2012
Guthrie Theater
Work with two Guthrie teaching artists and write a performance piece based on the Guthrie production of Julius Caesar and have it culminate with a day at the Guthrie and a performance.
Registration: Sign up by emailing Mr. Matthes There are still openings!
Schedule:
This Sunday Jan 15th see Julius Caesar at the Guthrie
Monday Feb 20th 3:30-6:30 Writers
Friday Feb 24th 3:30-6:30
Friday March 2nd 3:30-6:30 Writers
Friday March 9th 3:30-6:30
Wednesday March 21st 3:30-6:30
Friday March 23rd 3:30-6:30
Monday March 26th 3:30-6:30
Friday March 30th 3:30-6:30
Monday April 2nd 8:00-4:00 pm Guthrie
Guthrie workshop and performance day is Monday April 2nd. Note this is during Spring Break.
ComedySportz March 29, 2012
HSL Tournament Matches: Sundays in March 2012 at Comedysportz
Championship Match: at Comedysportz one weekend in March or early April
Performance March 27, 2012 at 7:30 pm at Edina Performing Arts Center
The ComedySportz High School League is the largest and most successful improv training program for high school students in the country. Under the coaching of a professional Comedy Sportz actlete, student performers from high schools all across the Twin Cities metro area train in both showmanship and sportsmanship -ultimately competing in ComedySportz grudge matches against other schools in The League. The ComedySportz High School League is an extracurricular activity that goes beyond the stage and into everyday situations. When students are trained in ComedySportz improv, they are trained in communication, confidence, quick thinking, individuality and team work! The High School League teaches these skills in a safe and nurturing environment where “winning” is a distant second to taking risks and personal growth.
Side by Side by Sondheim April 26, 2012
April 26-28, 2012 7:30 pm
Edina Performing Arts Center
The sophistication, wit, insight, heart and genius of Broadway's most innovative and influential artist is at the center of this tribute to composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
This dazzling array of some of Sondheim’s best-known songs features numbers from landmark shows that revolutionized the musical theatre with their masterful craft and astounding creativity Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Anyone Can Whistle, and Pacific Overtures, not to mention the classics written with musical theatre giants Leanard Bernstein, Julie Styne, and Richard Rodgers, West Side Story, Gypsy, and Do I Hear A Waltz?
Minimal sets and costumes, a small cast and two pianos allow the brilliant songs to shine. The proceedings are run by a charming, pithy narrator whose virtually non-existent musical requirements are ideal for a non-singing, local celebrity with limited rehearsal time. Simple and unpretentious, this Tony Award-winning musical is a perfect introduction to the work of this contemporary master and a must for die-hard fans.
- Auditions: February 14th , 15th 3:30-5:30, Choir Room
- Callbacks: Thursday, February 16th: 2:30-6:00-Choir Room
- Prepare a song from musical theatre that showcases your voice. An accompanist will be provided. You must bring a copy of music from the accompanist; you may not sing a-capella.
- Be sure to ACT your song as well as sing it. You will need to be able to tell a story through your song and to express emotions. Demonstrate that you have more than just a pretty voice.
- Prepare a story to tell.
- Check the rehearsal schedule to make sure that you can commitment to 2 ½ months (Feb-April) of rehearsal, every week day, from 3:30-6:00.
- Complete audition form, and bring it to your audition
- Performances April 26, ,27, 28, 7:30 pm EPAC.