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NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 2008

 

ALUMNI THEATER AND FILM

 

 

 

RICHARD II / AS YOU LIKE IT

Alumnus Justin Alexander will be appearing in the repertory performances of Richard II and As You Like It (as Bolingbrook and Oliver du Boys) as part of Shakespeare & Company's summer season.

Shakespeare & Company

June 28 - August 3

Reservations: 651-779-5818

 

 

 

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

Alumni Christine Webber and Nathaniel Neshiem-Case are appearing in the Minnesota Centennial Showboat production of The Count of Monte Cristo. Alumna Montana Johnson designed the sound for the show.

Minnesota Centennial Showboat
July 13 - August 23
Reservations: 651-227-1100

 

 

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

Alumna Montana Johnson will be running the sound board for Little House on the Prairie, an original musical making its world premiere at the Guthrie Theater.

Guthrie Theater - McGuire Proscenium
July 26th - October 5th
Reservations: 612-377-2224

 

 

 

  

ALL THE RAGE

Alumnus Ben Sulzbach is stage managing the off-Broadway premiere of All the Rage, a dark comedy by Keith Reddin.

Manhattan Theater Source
July 30th - August 23rd
Reservations: 212-501-4751

 

 

 

 

AMERICAN SEXY

The New Theatre Group's production of Trista Baldwin's American Sexy will by directed by alumnus Brian Balcom and stage managed by alumna Sarah Holmberg, with sound design by alumna Montana Johnson. How does over-sexualized world change our definitions of relationships in the flesh? Does this image-drenched, individual-as-celebrity world affect our ability to be together in reality? How does face-time change as we interact more and more as voices, text fragments, and images?

Rarig Center - Arena Theater

August 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 9th

http://www.fringefestival.org/

 

 

 

  

THE CHASM

Alumna Sheila Regan will be directing Disquietude Theater's The Chasm at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Based on Gabriela Mistral's poetry, this piece explores two sides of a mirror: Kneaded by life and tragedy on one side, tenderness and hope on the other, as the same life force breathes throughout.

July 31st and August 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 8th

http://www.fringefestival.org/

 

 

 

 

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE

Several South High theater students are mounting Neither Here Nor There at the 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

August 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 9th
http://www.fringefestival.org

  

 

 

 

ANEMONE

Alumna Jane Gordon's ceramic sculpture installation Anemone will be on display the Susan Hensel Gallery from August 8th through August 27th. Jane will be making an appearance at the Artists Unite potluck and gathering at the gallery on August 27th from 5 pm to 9 pm.

Susan Hensel Gallery
August 8 - August 27

 

 

 

 

VINEGAR TOM

In Frank Theatre's production of Vinegar Tom, alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas will be playing the part of Alice.

The Ritz Theater
September 12 - October 6
Reservations: 612-724-3760
 
 

 

 

STARDUST DRIVE-IN SCI-FI

Alumnus Christopher R. Mihm's science fiction films will be featured in the first annual Stardust Drive-In Sci-Fi Weekend at the Stardust Drive-In in Chetek, Wisconsin. Festivities include a classic car show (Saturday only) and a triple-feature screening of Mihm's three films: Cave Women on Mars, The Monster of Phantom Lake, and It Came From Another World! Mihm will also be showing an exclusive sneak peek of his next: Terror From Beneath the Earth!

Stardust Drive-In Theater
October 3 - October 4

 

 

 

 

1001

Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas will be appearing in 1001, a retelling and adaptation of the tales of Scheherazade, at Mixed Blood Theater.

Mixed Blood's Alan Page Auditorium
October 30 - November 23
Reservations: 612-338-0937

 

 

 

 

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.

Park Square Theater

January 16 - February 8, 2009

Reservations: 651-291-7005

 

 

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.)

 

 

STARTING GATE PRODUCTIONS

Alumnus Ben Tallen is the Vice President and Managing Director of Starting Gate Productions. Starting Gate's seventh season begins November 2008 with Barefoot in the Park.

 

 

 

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. Their next show is Vote for Pedro, playing August 1st thru 9th as part of  the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

 

 

YOUTH PERFORMANCE COMPANY

Alumnus Per Halaas is the Education and Outreach Director for the Youth Performance Company. The YPC's 2008-2009 season will be announced soon!

 

 

2008-2009 SOUTH HIGH THEATER

The Pirates of Penzance directed by Louise "Frieda" Bormann
The Seagull directed by alumnus Justin Alexander
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.

Reservations: 612-719-1994

 

GOT NEWS?

Got a show coming up? Responsible for an audition and hoping that some talented South High alumni will show up? Know how to contact one of our theater alumni? Just feel like sharing?

Drop a line to justin@thealexandrian.net.

(Please put "SHTAA" in the subject line.)

 

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