Theater and Movie Listings

By Christina Ham, music by David Simmons.
Performed by: SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development.
Location: SteppingStone Theatre, 55 Victoria Street N., Saint Paul.
AD: Friday, February 12, 7:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Tickets: Reduced to $6 access rate (regular $11; child/senior $9); phone: 651-225-9265; email: info@steppingstonetheatre.org .
Website: SteppingStone Theatre (www.steppingstonetheatre.org).
Description: Celebrate Black History Month with this exciting world premiere inspired by the life of Henry Box Brown and actual events on the Underground Railroad. A slave working in a grueling Richmond tobacco factory has everyone he cares about taken away from him. Tired of being powerless, he devises an ingenious way to escape to Philadelphia, where he can live where everyone can be free.
Run: February 5-27, 2010.

Adapted by Christopher Sergel from S.E. Hinton's classic book and directed by Jefferson Fietek; costumes by Deb Murphy, lighting by Stirling Callander, set by Matt Kari.
Performed by: Fred Moore Middle School Center for the Arts
Location: Fred Moore Middle School Center for the Arts, 1523 5th Avenue S., Anoka.
ASL: Friday, February 12, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Melissa Meyer and Megan Rosewicz.
Tickets: $8, senior/student $5; phone: 763-506-3667.
Website: Fred Moore Middle School Center for the Arts (www.anoka.k12.mn.us/FMMStheater).
Description: According to Ponyboy, a recently orphaned 14-year-old  boy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and proud of it, until one terrible night when his friend kills a soc. Best suited for youth ages 10 or older.
Run: February 12-21, 2010; Friday-Saturday 7:30 PM, Sunday 2:00 PM.

By Pamela Allen, Music by Timothy Sexton, Directed by Dave Brown.
Created & Performed by: Patch Theatre Company.
Location: Children’s Theatre Company, 2400 Third Avenue S., Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Friday, February 12, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Susan Howe.
Interpreter: Lauri Krouse, IC, CI/CT; Elly Carpenter, CI.
Tickets: Ask about special price rates for ASL/AD patrons (regular $21-33); phone: 612-874-0400; email: tickets@childrenstheatre.org
Website: Children’s Theatre Company (www.childrenstheatre.org).
Description: Six whimsical stories emerge from dozens of suitcases as three whimsical characters transform a storeroom into an enchanting scene of music and play. An innovatively staged and exquisitely performed celebration of the possibilities of storytelling and the power of children's imaginations. Ages 4+.
Run: January 20 – February 21, 2010.

By Aamera Siddiqui.
Performed by: Exposed Brick Theatre.
Location:  Pangea World Theatre’s Studio, 711 W. Lake Street, #101, Minneapolis.
AD: Friday, February 12, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Jill Vaughn.
ASL: available upon request.
Tickets: All performances are pay-what-you-can; 612-720-4852; email suzy@exposedbricktheatre.org .
Website: Exposed Brick Theatre (www.exposedbricktheatre.org).
Description: Written and performed by Aamera Siddiqui, this powerful story of one woman’s quest for self-hood begins in Syracuse, New York, where she is the only South Asian, Muslim child attending Catholic school. Aamera takes us on an amazing coming-of-age journey as she wrestles with identity, community and what it means to become American.
Run: 90 minutes, February 5-12, 2010.

Performed by: Touring Company.
Location: Historic Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis.
AD: Friday, February 12, 8:00 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
ASL: Sunday, February 14, 1:00 PM.
Interpreters: Stephen Medlicott, CI/CT, & Catherine Mosher, CSC.
Tickets: Reduced to $31 for ASL (regular to $78); phone: 612-339-7007; email: accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com.
Website: Accessible Information | Hennepin Theatre Trust (www.hennepintheatretrust.org/accessible).
Description: The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE! Don't miss this monstrously good cast delivering all your favorite moments from the classic film, plus brand-new show-stopping numbers for the stage, including "Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' on the Ritz."
Run: February 9-14, 2010.

By Aaron Christopher.
Performed by: Urban Samurai Productions.
Location: Sabes Jewish Community Center, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Golden Valley.
ASL: Saturday, February 13, 7:30 PM.
Interpreter: TBA
Tickets: at the door: $16, student/senior/Fringe button $12; online $2 discount; phone: 612-396-2025; to reserve ASL interpretation, e-mail tickets@urbansamurai.org no later than noon the day before the performance.
Website: Urban Samurai Productions (www.urbansamurai.org).
Description: Gloria and Clarence have far too much time on their hands to dwell on the failures of the past and an ever-shrinking future, so they spend their evenings quietly driving each other crazy by preying on one another's fears and insecurities to distract themselves from the monotony of their autumn years. But one placid Monday night, everything comes crashing down as their mind games take a wild turn into a spiraling vortex of reactionary hysteria, pulling an unsuspecting air-conditioning repairman along with them.
Run: February 5-21, 2010.

Performed by: VocalEssence and Sweet Honey and the Rock.
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Main Hall, 345 Washington, Saint Paul.
ASL: Sunday, February 14, 4:00 PM.
Interpreters: performers.
Tickets: $15-40 (children $10-20); phone: 651-224-4222, TTY 651-282-3099.
Web: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Accessibility (www.ordway.org/accessibility).
Description: The VocalEssence Chorus and conductor Philip Brunelle present this uplifting celebration of hope, love and justice together with Sweet Honey In The Rock, a Grammy-nominated a cappella vocal ensemble that mixes blues, spirituals, gospel, African chants, Hip Hop, ancient lullabies, and improvisation to create the soulful harmonies and intricate rhythms that have made them famous.
Run: February 14, 2010.

An original dramatic musical by the company.                 
Performed by: Youth Performance Company.
Location: Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Friday, February 19, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Sherilyn Howes (advance reservation required).
Interpreter: Mary Catherine, CI/CT.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price (regular $12, student 18 & under or senior 62+, $10); phone: 612-623-9080.
Website: Youth Performance Company (www.youthperformanceco.com).
Description: This original YPC production is a look back in history at times when everyday people put their feet to the ground to march for a better tomorrow. Their courage changed lives and their steps changed history.
Run: February 4-21, 2010.

By David Henry Hwang; directed by Rick Shiomi.
Performed by: Mu Performing Arts, presented by the Guthrie Theater.
Location: Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Studio, 818 2nd Street S., Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Friday, February 19, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Cathy Mosher, CSC; & Carrie Wilbert, CI/CT.
Describer: Cynthia Hamre.
Tickets: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL (regular $15-40); phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: Guthrie Theater, Yellow Face (www.guthrietheater.org/whats_happening/shows/2009/violet).
Description: In classic David Hwang fashion, this head-spinning comedy delivers poignancy with a punch. Following the playwright's alter-ego DHH, the play takes us from the pinnacle of his Tony Award with M. Butterfly downward through the Miss Saigon controversy.
Run: February 4-21, 2010.

By Shakespeare, directed by Joe Dowling.
Performed by: the Guthrie Theate.
Location: Guthrie Theater’s Wurtele Thrust Stage, 818 2nd Street S., Minneapolis.
AD: Saturday, February 20, 1:00 PM, with sensory tour at 10:30 AM; Friday, February 26, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Susan Howe.
ASL: Friday, March 5, 7:30 PM; Thursday, March 11, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Evonne Bilotta-Burke, CI; Patty Gordon, CI/CT.
Captioning: Saturday, March 27, 7:30 PM (by c2 inc.).
Tickets: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL (regular $24-60); Captioning $25; phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: Guthrie Theater (www.guthrietheater.org/whats_happening/shows/2009/macbeth).
Description: With action that moves at the rapid pace of a thriller as the mystery of Macbeth unfolds, this tragedy reveals Shakespeare at his storytelling best..
Run: January 30 – April 3, 2010.

Based on Charles Dickens’ "Oliver Twist," with music, lyrics and book by Lionel Bart.
Performed by: Lyric Arts Company of Anoka.
Location: Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, 420 E. Main Street, Anoka.
ASL: Saturday, February 20, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Nancy Kuehn and Connie Reider.
Tickets: Reduced to $13 (regular $18, $16 student/senior), $20 box seats; phone: 763-422-1838.
Website: Lyric Arts Main Street Stage Anoka (www.lyricarts.org).
Description: This beloved musical adaptation vividly follows the adventures of an innocent and kind-hearted orphan who, in his quest to find a loving home, falls in league with a troop of young pickpockets and unsavory adults. Recommended for general audiences. Children younger than six cannot be admitted due to the show’s length.
Run:  February 19 through March 21, 2010.

By Jez Butterworth
Performed by: Walking Shadow Theatre Company.
Location: Red Eye Theater, 15 W. 14th Street, Minneapolis.
AD: Saturday, February 20, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape-Hadley.
ASL: Friday, February 26, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Claire Alexander, CI/CT, NIC-Advanced, & Katie Johnson.
Tickets: Reduced to $5 (regular $18, $15 student/senior); phone: 612-375-0300; email: info@walkingshadowcompany.org
Website: Walking Shadow Theatre Company (www.walkingshadowcompany.org).
Description: Soho 1958. Pills, booze, and Teddy Boys. When teen heartthrob Silver Johnny hits the scene, the lower tier workers at a lower tier club think they've discovered the next big thing. But when their boss brings him to the attention of a local gangster, their luck quickly sours in a fast-paced mix of vulgarity and wit, distilled in the energy, humor, and music of 1950s London.
Run: February 12-27, 2010.

By Lisa Loomer.
Performed by: Theatre Unbound.
Location: The Lowry Lab Theatre, 350 Saint Peter Street, Saint Paul.
AD: Sunday, February 21, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Laura Wiebers.
Tickets: sliding scale between $12-26; phone: 612-721-1186; email: info@theatreunbound.com
Website: Theatre Unbound (www.theatreunbound.com).
Description: The humorous and poignant adventures of a New York couple trying to have a baby - by any means necessary. Their difficulties in conceiving lead them on an "Alice in Wonderland-esque" odyssey through the booming baby business as they negotiate the fertility trade, the adoption industry, and their own families.
Run: February 13-28, 2010.

Presented by: Music In The Park Series.
Location: Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church, 2136 Carter Avenue (at Chelmsford) in Saint Anthony Park.
ASL: Friday, February 26, 6:15 PM & 7:30 PM.
Interpreter: Elizabeth Bonderson, NIC.
Tickets: Family concert: $6 in advance; $7 at the door; season tickets $15; free for babes-in-arms; phone: 651-645-5699.
Website: Music In The Park Series (www.musicintheparkseries.org/familyconcerts.html).
Description: Ross Sutter collaborates with Swedish-born Annette Safverblad to create a program based on the tunes of Alice Tegner, a much-loved Swedish songwriter. Accompanied by traditional instruments, Ross and friends join with a small group of children to sing, dance and act out the songs in Swedish and English. Suitable for ages 3 to 11 and their adult companions.
Run: 45 minutes; February 26, 2010.

By William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Kenneth Noel Mitchell.
Performed by: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program senior class.
Location: U of M Rarig Center's Whiting Proscenium Theatre, 330 21st Avenue S, Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Sunday, February 28, 2:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreters: assigned by University of Minnesota Disability Services.
Tickets: Reduced to $10 (use code ASLAD; regular $15 advance/$17 door; $2 discount for senior or UMAA member); phone: 612-624-2345.
Website: University of Minnesota Theatre and Dance (http://theatre.umn.edu/utheatredance).
Description: The King of Navarre and three of his men they swear an oath to abandon all earthly pleasures – most importantly, women – in the pursuit of scholarship. Mishap, mayhem and misunderstanding ensue when each man immediately falls in love. With cunning wordplay and sharp wit, the play explores the triumphs and toils of true love.
Run: February 26 - March 6, 2010 (February 26-27, March 5-6, 8:00 PM; March 3-4, 7:30; March 7, 2:30 PM).

By Greg Kotis; Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis
Performed by: Normandale Department of Theatre.
Location: Normandale Community College, Fine Arts Building, 9700 France Avenue S., Bloomington.
ASL: Friday, March 5, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Cassie Lang, NIC-Advanced, & James Gardner, NAD III.
Tickets: $10 ($5 NCC student/staff/senior); phone: 952-487-7462.
Website: Normandale Community College, Department of Theatre (www.normandaletheatre.org).
Description: Winner of multiple awards both on and off-Broadway, this earnest tale of love, greed and revolution pokes fun at corporate greed, politics and musical theatre! Set in a future in which water supplies have so dried up that it is truly a "Privilege to Pee," the destitute citizens must pay towering taxes and fines to carry out their most basic of needs. A funny and touchingly honest musical.
Run: February 24-27 & March 3-6, 2010.

Book by Joe DiPietro, Music & Lyrics by various authors.
Performed by: Cross Community Players.
Location: Crosswinds United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 15051 Weaver Lake Road, Maple Grove.
ASL: Friday, March 5, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Jaime Hall and Andrea Opatrny.
Tickets: Reduced to $4.00-6.50 for ASL patrons (regular $8-13); phone: 763-391-ARTS (2787); email: mail@crossplayers.org
Website: Cross Community Players (www.crossplayers.org).
Description: This musical comedy is built around a songs made famous by Elvis Presley.  It takes place in 1955, somewhere in Middle America, where one girl's dream and a surprise visit from a mysterious leather-jacketed, guitar-playing stranger help a small town to discover the magic of romance and the power of rock & roll.
Run: February 19 – March 7, 2010.

By Nilaja Sun.
Performed by: Pillsbury House Theatre.
Location: Pillsbury House Theatre, 3501 Chicago Avenue S., Minneapolis.
AD: Friday, March 5, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
ASL: Saturday, March 6, 7:30 PM.
Interpreter: Susan Masters, CI/CT.
Tickets: Reduced to $10 (regular $20, student/senior $15); use discount code VSAARTS; phone: 612-825-0459; email: info@pillsburyhousetheatre.org
Website: Pillsbury House Theatre (www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org).
Description: Sonja Parks returns in this riveting one-woman, 16-character performance that was recognized with a 2009 Ivey Award.  This tour-de-force solo piece underscores Pillsbury House Theatre's commitment to challenging work that inspires choice, change and connection. No Child… is a sometimes joyous, sometimes moving story of art, redemption and the precarious state of America’s public educational system.
Run: 80 minutes, February 12 – March 14, 2010.

Location: Historic State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis.
ASL: Friday, March 5, 8:00 PM.
Interpreters: TBA.
Tickets: $33-43; a limited number of $103.50 Gold Circle tickets include premier seating and a pre-show reception at 6:30 with Mr. Sondheim in Palomino's Walker Room. phone: 612-339-7007; email: accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com.
Website: Accessible Information | Hennepin Theatre Trust (www.hennepintheatretrust.org/accessible).
Description: Star Tribune critics Rohan Preston and Graydon Royce will host a rare appearance by composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who has been the single most influential force in bringing the Broadway musical into the modern age. During the live, unscripted conversation, Sondheim will reminisce about his collaborations with Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins and Tim Burton; predecessors, including his mentor Oscar Hammerstein ll; the state of American musical theater; the differences between film and theater; and his own creative process.
Run: March 5, 2010.

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Avenue S.
ASL: Sunday, March 7, 1:00 PM.
Interpreter: Darlene Snelson, CI/CT.
Tickets: special exhibition admission charged; phone: Visitor and Member Services, 612-870-3131 or TTY 612-870-3132; email: dhegstrom@artsmia.org.
Website: Minneapolis Institute of Arts (www.artsmia.org).
Description: Free ASL-interpreted public tour is offered on the first Sunday of each month, beginning by the Information Desk in the museum lobby. Interpreted tours are also scheduled on other days throughout the year. On the second weekend of each month, free tours for visitors with memory loss, Alzheimer's and their friends or care partners are offered.

By Giacomo Puccini.
Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage at every performance.
Performed by: The Minnesota Opera .
Location: Ordway Center for Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul.
AD: Sunday, March 7, 2:00 PM; pre-opera discussion at 1:00 PM.
Describer: Cynthia Hamre.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price for AD patrons (regular $20-200); phone: 612-333-6669; TTY 651-282-3099.
Website: Ordway Center for Performing Arts (www.mnopera.org).
Description: Freedom. Beauty. Love. La bohème may be the world's most popular opera, and for good reason - it's the quintessential portrait of romance, high-spirited friendship, and the idealistic pursuit of love and art. James Valenti and Ellie Dehn, who lit up the stage in Romeo and Juliet, reunite in one cast, while Adam Diegel and Jennifer Black lead the other in this twin-cast spectacular, conducted by Emmanuelle Joël-Hornak.
Run: March 6-7, 9-14, 2010.

Performed by: The History Theatre.
Location: History Theatre, 30 E. 10th Street, Saint Paul 55101.
AD & ASL: Sunday, March 7, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Mari Griffin.
Interpreters: Susan Nelson, CI/CT & Bernadette Halverson, CI/CT, NAD IV.
Tickets: Reduced to $12.50 (regular $30); phone: 651-292-4323; email: boxofc@historytheatre.com .
Website: History Theatre (www.historytheatre.com).
Description: Two Jewish teenage sisters survive the Holocaust by assuming false Catholic identities and escaping from Poland. Only their quick wits keep them from being discovered, as the world they once knew crumbles around them.
Run February 25 – March 21, 2010.

Area premiere by Seamus Heaney.
Performed by: Theatre in the Round Players.
Location: Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis.
AD: Sunday, March 7, 2:00 PM. Tactile tour at 1:00 upon request.
Describer: Sharon Bigot.
Tickets: $20, senior $18, student with ID $10 (Sunday prices); phone: 612-333-3010.
Website: Theatre in the Round Players (www.theatreintheround.org).
Description: Irish poet and Nobel Prize-winning author Seamus Heaney wrote this outstanding new adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone. When Creon the King refuses to bury her traitorous brother, Antigone defies him and takes the law into her own hands. This brief, powerful staging features a striking version of a wise Chorus, and vivid, poetic writing.
Run: February 12 – March 7, 2010.

By Jane Martin.
Performed by: Mixed Blood Theatre.
Location: Alan Page Auditorium at Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 South 4th Street, Minneapolis 55454.
AD & ASL & Captioning: Thursday, March 11, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape-Hadley.
Interpreters: Tammy A. Hansen, CI/CT, NAD III, & Jonathan Roberts, NIC.
Captioner: Scott Artley.
Tickets: Reduced to $16 access rate (regular $22, $18 student/senior, $14 group); phone: 612-338-6131.
Web: Mixed Blood Theatre (www.mixedblood.com).
Description: Loli, an unemployed mechanic from Kansas, is a "nobody" with low self-esteem who becomes this play’s unlikely heroine as she saves the life and human spirit of a Hollywood starlet ( a supposed "somebody") drowning in entitlement, celebrity and paparazzi. It is off-beat and beyond way out there, with an energy level that’s full-bore, redline action.  Mixed Blood’s is the play’s second production.
Run: February 26 – March 14, 2010.

By John Kauffman, Directed by Shelia Daniels.
Performed by: Children’s Theatre Company.
Location: Children’s Theatre Company, Cargill Stage, 2400 Third Avenue S., Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Friday, March 12, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreter: Mary Baremore, CI/CT, Jules Lehto.
Tickets: Ask about special price rates for ASL/AD patrons (regular $21-33); phone: 612-874-0400; email: tickets@childrenstheatre.org
Website: Children’s Theatre Company (www.childrenstheatre.org).
Description: A one-person theater piece originally commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and originally staged by Seattle Children’s Theatre. Part superhero, part comic, the legendary trickster from Native American lore plays tricks on the rocks, dances with the stars, and brings fire to the world in this amazing and hilarious feat of storytelling. In vignettes of Coyote's misadventures, gifted storyteller, actor, dancer, and musician George Keller animates her performance with dancing, drumming, and singing. Ages 7+.
Run: February 9 – March 21, 2010.

By Noël Coward.
Performed by: Kneehigh Theatre, presented by the Guthrie Theater.
Location: Guthrie Theater’s McGuire Proscenium Stage, 818 2nd Street S., Minneapolis.
AD: Saturday, March 13, 1:00, with sensory tour at 10:30 AM; Friday, March 19, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Laura Wiebers.
ASL: Friday, March 26, 7:30 PM; Thursday, April 1, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Cathy Mosher, CSC; Nancy Niggley, CI/CT.
Captioning: Sunday, March 28, 7:00 PM (by c2 inc.).
Tickets: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL (regular $15-40); Captioning $25; phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: Guthrie Theater, Brief Encounter (www.guthrietheater.org/whats_happening/shows/2009/brief_encounter).
Description: Brief Encounter will play the Guthrie as one of just three exclusive stops in the U.S. following its critically acclaimed run in London where it was hailed by critics as "brilliantly done and superbly acted" and "a first class return to romance."
Run: February 11 – April 3, 2010.

Performed by: Velvet Tones and Highland Elementary School DaCapo Choir.
Location: Eastview High School, 6200  140th Street W., Apple Valley (one mile east of Cedar Avenue).
ASL: Saturday, March 13, 7:00 PM.
Interpreters: Paula Dalton, CI/CT; Lynn Wander, NAD 3.
Tickets: Free; Email: velvettones@gmail.com.
Website: Velvet Tones (www.velvettones.org).
Description: This annual free spring concert presented by the Velvet Tones, a 70-voice senior adult choir, will be joined by Highland Elementary School DaCapo Choir. Broadway, pop, standards and patriotic songs will be featured. Broadcast journalist Stan Turner is master of ceremonies. Large print programs will be available.
Run: 80 minutes, March 13, 2010.

By Tina Howe, directed by Jon Cranney
Performed by: Park Square Theatre.
Location: Park Square Theatre, 408 Saint Peter Street (20 W. 7th Place), Saint Paul.
AD & ASL: Saturday, March 13, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreters: Linda Gill, CI/CT, & Elly Carpenter, CI.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price ($18.50); phone: 651-291-7005.
Website: Park Square Theatre (www.parksquaretheatre.org).
Description: When Mags returns home to help her aging, eccentric parents pack up their Beacon Hill house in Boston, she suddenly sees them in a new light. This moving portrait exploring family ties is filled with moment of bravado, mischief and intimate memories. With Katherine Ferrand, Richard Ooms, Zoe Pappas.
Run: approx. 2 hours 15 minutes, February 26 - March 21, 2010.

By Tom Griffin.
Performed by: Tin Roof Theatre Company.
Location: Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, 333 Fourth Street S., Fargo.
AD: Saturday, March 13, 7:30 PM; pre-show description at 7:10 PM.
Describer: Karla Pederson.
Tickets: Reduced to $8 (regular $15, student/senior $10); phone: Tin Roof: 701-205-5788, or Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre: 701-235-6778.
Website: Tin Roof Theatre Company (www.tinrooftheatre.org) or Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre (www.fmct.org).
Description: Four men with cognitive disabilities live under the supervision of an earnest, but "burned out" young social worker. Mingled with scenes from their daily lives, where "little things" sometimes become momentous (and often very funny), are moments of great poignancy that remind us everyone wants to love, laugh and find meaning and purpose in our lives.
Run: March 11-13, 17-20, 7:30 PM; Sundays, March 14, 21, 2:00 PM, 2010.

By: Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman.
Performed by: Lakeshore Players.
Location: Lakeshore Players Theatre, 4820 Stewart Avenue, White Bear Lake.
ASL: Saturday, March 13, 8:00 PM.
Interpreter: Krystalina Soash, NAD III.
Tickets: Reduced to $10 for ASL patrons (regular $18-20); phone: 651-429-5674; email: tickets@lakeshoreplayers.com (If no ASL seats are reserved within two weeks of the performance, the ASL-interpretation will be cancelled.)
Website: Lakeshore Players Theatre (www.lakeshoreplayers.com).
Description: Pulitzer winners Ferber (for the novel So Big) and Kaufman (for the play Of Thee I Sing in 1935 and You Can’t Take It With You with Moss Hart in 1937) offer a riotous romp through the off-stage exploits of a "famous" acting family. Set in the Roaring Twenties, the play is a comedy of theatrical manners and a thinly-disguised spoof of the antics of the real-life famous acting family, the Barrymores.
Run: March 5-28, 2010; Friday-Saturday 8:00 PM, Sunday 2:00 PM.

Performed by: Rochester Civic Theatre.
Location: Rochester Civic Theatre, 20 Civic Center Drive SE.
ASL: Saturday, March 13, 8:00 PM.
Interpreter: Rebecca Wulff.
Tickets: $23.50, senior $20.50, student $13.50; phone: 507-282-8481.
Website: Rochester Civic Theatre (www.rochestercivictheatre.org).
Description:  A Broadway smash winner or 6 Tony awards this grand musical is based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist. It follows her mother, Rose, and her dreams and efforts to raise two daughters to become famous stage performers. You’ll hear many songs that became popular standards, including "Everything's Coming up Roses", and "Let Me Entertain You." Considered one of the crowning achievements of the mid-20th century's conventional musical theatre art form, Gypsy has been referred to as the greatest American musical by many. Let us entertain you with a Broadway classic! Best for ages 13 and up.
Run: March 5 - 28, 2010.

By Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of Abba
Performed by: Touring Company.
Location: Historic Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis.
ASL: Sunday, March 14, 1:00 PM.
Interpreters: David Evans, CI/CT, NIC-Master, & Shelly Lehner, CI/CT.
AD Sunday, March 14, 6:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tickets: Reduced to $31 for ASL (regular to $78); phone: 612-339-7007; email: accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com.
Website: (http://www.hennepintheatretrust.org/accessible).
Description: On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the Greek island paradise they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night everyone's having the time of their lives!
Run: March 9-14, 2010.

By Mario Diament.
Performed by: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company.
Location: Hillcrest Center Theater, 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul.
AD: Sunday, March 14, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Tickets: Reduced to $15 (regular Sunday matinee $22); phone: 651-647-4315.
Website: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (www.mnjewishtheatre.org).
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Description: This regional premiere explores the relationship and personal evolutions of Martin Heidegger, one of the most influential German philosophers of the 20th century, and Hannah Arendt, one of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century. The play is an incisive look at their lives and the Nazi rise to power.
Run: March 6-28, 2010.

Adapted from Judy Blume’s book by Bruce Mason.
Performed by: Stages Theatre Company.
Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts Mainstage, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins.
ASL: Sunday, March 14, 2:00 PM; Thursday, March 18, 10:00 AM.
Interpreter: Betsy Boyd, NIC, & Audra Blades.
AD: Audio Description available upon request.
Tickets: $15, $11 child (age 2-17) & senior (age 60+) plus $1.50 fee per ticket for phone & web orders; phone: 952-979-1111.
Website: Stages Theatre Company (www.stagestheatre.org).
Description: Peter Hatcher is in fourth grade, but he has some big problems! The biggest, oddly enough, is his little brother Fudge. He gets into Peter's stuff, he's disgustingly cute, but the worst thing is… well, you'll just have to see it to believe it. The laughs are plentiful in this story about the joys and miseries of growing up with siblings. Age 6+.
Run: March 5-21, 2010.

By Terrance McNally, Directed by John Command, featuring Karen Weber.
Performed by: Bloomington Civic Theatre.
Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts Black Box Theater, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road (98th Street & Logan Avenue S.).
ASL: Thursday, March 18, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Emily Fogerty, NIC, & TBA.
AD: Friday, March 19, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tickets: Reduced to $18 (regular $25, senior $22, student $19); phone: 952-563-8575
Note: If you need the ASL interpreting service, when ordering tickets please indicate your need for seating in the ASL area. A limited number of ASL seats are held in reserve until 7 days before the performance. Unused seats at that time are released for sale to the general public, and if no ASL requests are received the sign language interpretation will be cancelled. If ordering online, indicate your seating need in the "Order Comments" section during the check-out process.
Website: Bloomington Civic Theatre (www.bloomingtoncivictheatre.org).
Description: Inspired by a series of master classes conducted by Maria Callas at Julliard, this riveting play includes the beautiful arias that made Callas a world renowned diva. What begins as a class in front of an audience becomes an intimate and revealing look into her life: we learn about her tumultuous affair with Aristotle Onassis, her early days as an ugly duckling, the fierce hatred of her rivals, and the unforgiving press that savaged her at the beginning of her career. A tribute to the dedication of a great singer and actress to her chosen art, Master Class won 3 Tony Awards including Best Play.
Run: March 5-28, 2010.

Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics & book by Brian Crawley, based on The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts.
Performed by: Theater Latte Da.
Location: Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Studio, 818 2nd Street S., Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Thursday, March 18, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Interpreter: Susan Masters, CI/CT.
Tickets: Reduced to $20 ($15 for subscribers) (regular $18-30); phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: Theater Latte Da (www.theaterlatteda.org) or Guthrie Theater, Violet (www.guthrietheater.org/whats_happening/shows/2009/violet).
Description: Set against the backdrop of the Deep South in the early days of the civil rights movement, this uplifting musical is about a young white woman who is physically and emotionally scarred. She sets out on a journey to find a cure and along the way meets a young black soldier who teaches her about beauty, courage and what it means to be an outsider. An incredible score by the composer of Caroline or Change.
Run: February 26 – March 21, 2010.

By Stuart Pimsler, music by Gary Rue, based on the work by Dayal Kaur Khalsa.
Performed by: SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development in collaboration with Stuart Pimsler Dance Theater.
Location: SteppingStone Theatre, 55 Victoria Street N., Saint Paul.
AD: Friday, March 19, 7:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
ASL: Sunday, March 21, 3:00 PM.
Interpreter: Elizabeth Bonderson, NIC.
Tickets: Reduced to $6 access rate (regular $11; child/senior $9); phone: 651-225-9265; email: info@steppingstonetheatre.org .
Website: SteppingStone Theatre (www.steppingstonetheatre.org).
Description: In this warm and intimate world premiere, a young girl learns all about her Russian Jewish grandmother through the trinkets she collected throughout her life. Each tsotchke - a bag of pennies, a box of chess pieces, an old black shoe, and a glass ring — magically transports the girl into adventurous stories of her grandma’s flight from Russia to America. These stories of traditions that sustain families from generation to generation are told primarily through energetic dance and movement.
Run: March 12-28, 2010.

By Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
Performed by: Touring Company.
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Main Hall, 345 Washington, Saint Paul.
AD & ASL: Saturday, March 20, 1:30 PM.
Describer: Susan Howe.
Interpreters: Stephen Medlicott, CI/CT, & Patty McCutcheon, CSC, SC:L.
Tickets: $27-70; phone: 651-224-4222, TTY 651-282-3099.
Website: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Accessibility (www.ordway.org/accessibility).
Description: Steppenwolf'sgrand, gripping new play tells the story of the Westons, a large extended clan that comes together at their rural Oklahoma homestead when the alcoholic patriarch disappears. Forced to confront unspoken truths and astonishing secrets, the family must also contend with Violet (played by Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons), a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman at the center of this storm. Filled with unforgettable characters, this powerful tale is told with unflinching honesty. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.
Run: March 16-21, 2010.

By Gilbert & Sullivan.
Performed by: Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Co.
Location: Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Avenue S., Minneapolis
AD: Saturday, March 20, 2:00 PM; 1:15 tactile tour.
Describer: Judy Baldwin.
Tickets: $17, children under 12 $8; GSVLOC Tickets, 1412 W. 47th Street, Minneapolis.
55419; phone: 651-255-6947 M-F 11:00 AM-1:00 PM.
Website: Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Co (www.gsvloc.org).
Description: In this early G&S operetta, Alexis and Aline are in love and want all of their friends and neighbors to experience the same joy! How can they accomplish this? By hiring a Sorcerer (from a very respectable firm of London Sorcerers) to put a love potion in the tea at the couple’s engagement party, of course! The hilarious results are predictably unpredictable!
Run: March 5-28, 2010; evening 7:30 PM, matinees 2:00 PM.

Performed by: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus.
Location: Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 4th Street S., Minneapolis.
ASL: Friday, March 26, 8:00 PM.
Interpreter: David Evans, CI/CT, NIC-Master.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price: $14-24 (regular $23-43, includes box office & facility fees); phone: 612-624-2345; email: nto@umn.edu
Website: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus (www.tcgmc.org) or University of Minnesota, Northrop (www.northrop.umn.edu).
Description: Celebrate life with some of the greatest inspirational music ever written, beginning with a reprise of NakedMan, a powerful work from the GLBT choral movement, accompanied by the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra. All audience members will relate to stories culled from interviews with gay men. Act II includes the world premiere of The Kushner Trilogy including I Want More Life featured at the Guthrie’s Kushner Celebration as well as The Promise of Living from Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land, The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha, This is the Moment from Jekyll and Hyde, Here’s Where I Stand from the film Camp, and more! Audience members are invited to bring a nutritious box of cereal to benefit Open Arms of Minnesota. Large Print and Braille programs available upon request.
Run: 2 hours; March 26-27, 2010.

Performed by: Touring Company.
Location: Historic Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis.
ASL: Sunday, March 28, 1:00 PM.
Interpreters: Evonne Bilotta-Burke, CI, & Patty Gordon, CI/CT.
AD: to request, call in advance: 612-339-7007.
Tickets: Reduced to $23 for ASL (regular to $67); phone: 612-339-7007; email: accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com.
Website: Accessible Information | Hennepin Theatre Trust (www.hennepintheatretrust.org/accessible).
Description: This lavish production featuring breathtaking special effects, dazzling choreography and classic songs celebrates the iconic 1939 MGM film from the moment the tornado touches down and transports you to a dazzling art deco Oz, complete with munchkins and flying monkeys.
Run: March 26-28, 2010.