Alumna Karis Sloss, the
artistic director of Eclectic Edge Ensemble, is choreographing Reeling Over Love
at the Ritz Theater.
Come feel the heat of their passion...
Ritz Theater
July 16th - 18th, 2009
Reservations: 612-436-1129
YULONG: THE JADE DRAGON
Alumnus Eli Schlatter appears in Circus Juventas' Yulong: The Jade Dragon, featuring the advanced acts of a performing arts circus in collaboration with the Chinese Dance Theater.
Circus Juventas July 30th - August 16th, 2009
BARD
FICTION
Alumnus Ben Tallen will be
co-producing, co-writing, and co-starring in Bard Fiction,
a Shakespearean retelling of the Tarantino classic, as part of the
Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Minnesota
Fringe Festival
U of M Rarig Center Thrust
July 30 and August 1st, 3rd,
7th, and 8th
CRESCENDO
Allegra Lingo returns to the Fringe Festival with Crescendo,
her fifth, and final, solo show as part of the Rockstar Storytellers
Passport Series. Alumna Sarah Holmberg is stage managing the show and
alumna Montana Johnson is handling the sound design.
Minnesota Fringe Festival U of M Rarig Arena July 31st and August 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 8th
THE FLICKERING WALL
Alumnus Justin Alexanderappears in The Flickering Wall
at the Illusion Theater as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Originally staged in January, this new and improved version of the
acclaimed site-specific piece which takes you through the depths of the
Illusion Theater will be a fresh and entertaining theatrical experience
even if you saw the original production!
Minnesota Fringe Festival Illusion Theater July 31st and August 1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 8th
MASHA 3000
Alumna Erin Search-Wells taks Chekhov's Masha and launches her into the future. Vexed and huffy, Masha 3000
is surrounded by floating screens, voice-protected videos, and multiple
online aliases. The production is stage managed by alumna Ali Harris and includes recorded performances by alumna Byrd Shuler.
Minnesota Fringe Festival Intermedia Arts July 30th and August 1st, 5th, 8th, and 9th
STRONG / LITTLE GREEN MEN
Alumnus Brian Balcom will be directing the New Theater Group's world premiere production of two Dominic Orlando one-acts: Strong and Little Green Men. Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas stars, with alumna Sarah Holmberg stage managing and alumna Montana Johnson doing sound design.
Minnesota Fringe Festival Minneapolis Theater Garage July 31st and August 1st, 6th, 7th, and 9th
BECKY'S NEW CAR
Alumna Sarah Holmberg is the props designer for Park Square Theater's production of Becky's New Car, a road trip that lets the audience play shotgun in a way that most plays don't dare.
Park Square Theater September 11th - October 4th, 2009 Reservations: 651-767-8487
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Alumnus Justin Alexander appears as Conrade in Much Ado About Nothing, the premiere production of Theater in the Round's 58th Season.
Theater in the Round September 11th - October 4th, 2009 Reservations: 612-333-3010
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE
In
2003, Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old Olympia, Washington-nativel, was
crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza as she tried to
prevent the destruction of a Palestinian home. Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas is the featured performer in Emigrant Theater's My Name is Rachel Corrie, based on Corrie's writings.
Open Eye Figure Theater September 11th - October 1st, 2009
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas will appear in the Guthrie Theater's revamped production of A Christmas Carol, inspired by Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Guthrie Theater November 19th - December 31st, 2009
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.)
DAVENPORT THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES
Alumna Jane Caplow
is a Creative Development Associate at Davenport
Theatrical Enterprises, currently producing multiple Broadway
and Off-Broadway productions in New York.
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. Teatro del Pueblo's
next production is The Man Who Turned Into a Dog/Poet in New York, performed as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
2009-2010 SOUTH HIGH THEATER
TBA, directed by Justin Alexander (November 2009) Urinetown, directed by Ellen Fenster (December 2009) Our Town, directed by Ellen Fenster (Spring 2010) Private Lives, directed by senior Nick Day (Spring 2010) Of Mice and Men, directed by senior Sam Humeleker (Spring 2010) Student Written and Directed One Acts (Spring 2010)
All performances begin at 7:00 pm.
* Preview begins at 6:30 pm.
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?
