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March 25 - 26

The following format is followed for brevity:

title; Playwright
brief description
COMPANY NAME; (genre)

time; location CODE; box office number; price range; ASL(when applicable)

March 25 -

Sarah Palin's Minnesota: or Hindsight is 2011
Sarah Palin joins the Brave New Workshop as she reveals the last decade's many myths, facts and mysteries of Minnesota for Sarah Palin's Minnesota; or Hindsight is 2011. Audiences will enjoy the best of the best sketches from the last decade as only Sarah can narrate -- fact, fiction or funny. As Sarah explores the land of 10,000 lakes, she will be joined by the many interesting characters this great state and its lakes have to offer. This comic celebration offers longtime Brave New Workshop fans a chance to revisit favorite moments from past shows, while providing a perfect entry point for those theatergoers who are new to the Workshop.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
8:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $27-$29

BNW After Party
Audiences can spice up their Fridays with as each performance will offer a unique selection of never-before-seen hilarious video, sketch debuts, and improv all by the Brave New Workshop main stage actors. This is a great new opportunity to perform material that didn't meet the topic confines of our main stage show, as well as an immediate stage for newly developed material. Each performance will have new material, and give audiences a new look at Workshop actors and their current musings.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
10:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $8

 
The Marvelous Wonderettes by Roger Bean
A cotton candy-colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past, featuring your favorites songs from the 50s and 60s, the Marvelous Wonderettes take you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom. Four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match. See what happens as we discover their lives and loves through their special brand of tightly harmonized "Shing-a-Lings" and "Shoop de Doos." It's an evening you don't want to miss.
Plymouth Playhouse (musical)
8:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $20 - $32
 
I Do! I Do! Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Enter the world of matrimony with Michael and Agnes as they "tie the knot" and live out fifty years of marriage on stage before your eyes in a 2-hour time span! A fresh new cast takes the stage in this hit Broadway musical. The journey begins on their wedding day and traverses through their lifelong partnership with humor, realism and song. Discover the joys and woes of getting intimately acquainted, raising children, celebrating successes, working through disappointments, and learning to appreciate the comforts and joys of growing old together.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (comedy)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $33-$62
 
American as Curry Pie by Aamera Siddiqui
First-generation immigrant and local artist Aamera guides audiences through her 30-year journey to become an American citizen. Told with honesty and humor, it is her story about immigration, assimilation, and trying to find the balance between holding onto her Indian heritage and her Muslim faith while growing up in a predominantly Christian culture. It is about living with multiple identities - none of which really seem to fit - and discovering what it means to be an American.
History Theatre (drama)
7:30 pm; GHT; 651-292-4323; $17 - $25
 
The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
The Winter’s Tale, with its improbable twists and turns, signals Shakespeare’s mature and inspired creativity. This broadly appealing romance dazzles and delights with a lovely range of poetic and dramatic invention. As is often the case in Shakespeare’s writings, this is a universe where time and space intermingle freely, as do rash impulses, hasty decisions, second thoughts and tardy recognitions of the truth.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $29 - $69
 
Avenue Q Book by Jeff Whitty
Irreverent and hilarious, the disparate residents of New York’s Avenue Q represent the global village in this people-and-puppet musical comedy. After a six-year Broadway run, worldwide tours, and a year in Las Vegas, this show takes on a whole new vantage in Mixed Blood’s intimate theater. An ensemble of familiar characters—therapist Christmas Eve, comedian/caterer Brian, roommates Nicky and Rod, Kate Monster, and Lucy T. Slut— deliver the Avenue Q classics “Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist,” “If You Were Gay,” and, of course, “The Internet Is For Porn.”
Mixed Blood Theatre Company (comedy)
7:30 pm; MXB; 612-338-6131; $10 - $23
 
March 25 - 26
CABARET by Joe Masteroff
The story of an American writer who meets Sally Bowles at the Kit Kat Klub. A promising start for the couple at the New Year's Eve party takes a different turn as the characters and their allegience (or otherwise) to the growing Third Reich affects the outcome of the party. One story of the rise of Hitler's power and how it affected individual lives of this well known night club.
Frank Theatre (musical)
8:00 pm; Centennial Showboat on Harriet Island; 612-724-3760; $23 - $25
 
Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan
Frederick, an apprentice pirate, wants to give up piracy and lead a blameless life. As he follows Frederick's star-crossed journey, Gilbert manages to lampoon the army, the police, and "respectability." And remember, it's all about leap year.
Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera (opera)
8:00 pm; HCA;651-730-4627; $8 - $18
 
Knotareel Getaway Cruise
Looking for that perfect getaway, but can’t afford it? Then Knotareel Getaway Cruise is for you! Our sample two-hour excursions include a meal at our buffet and complete access to our version of a swimming pool, casino, tennis courts, putting green, on-deck fishing, and shuffleboard. Enjoy a variety of entertainments from comedy to culture. Dinner, dancing, drinks, dessert and so much more await – so, come join us, we’re Knotareel Getaway Cruise!
Mounds Theatre (comedy)
6:00 pm; MTB; 651-772-2253; $29.70 - $49.50
 
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
One of the most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language returns to the arena. The royal court is overwhelmed by grief, hauntings, real and feigned madness, violence and treachery as its Prince seeks revenge for a murdered father.
Theatre in the Round Players (drama)
8:00 pm; TRP; 612-333-3010; $15-$22
 
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The summer of 1935 is a hot one in Maycomb, Alabama. Eight-year-old Scout watches her father stand agaist the town's anger when he defends a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Scout and her commuity come of age together, helping us connect with our own high ideals.
Park Square Theatre (drama)
8:00 pm; SPT; 651-291-7005; $12.50 - $32
 
Always a Mystery
You could be solving a mystery while you eat your dinner. This is a series of ongoing dinner theatres in which the audience gets a chance to solve the mystery as the action takes place around your dining area. There are several titles to choose from. Just click here to see them.
The Mystery Cafe (comedy/drama)
7:30 pm; MYS; 763-566-2583; $20 - $38.34
 
On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson
A heart-warming and hilarious celebration of everyday life, love and family. This funny, touching and warmly perceptive play centers around lovable curmudgeon, Norman Thayer, Jr., and his spirited wife, Ethel, who make their 48th annual trip to their summer home on Golden Pond in Maine. They are soon visited by their middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiance, who, en route to a European vacation, leave behind his teenage son for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the "grandchild" the elderly couple have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teeneage awareness - and slang- in return.
Old Log Theater (comedy)
8:00 pm; OLT; 952-474-5951; $24 - $57
 
Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman
Love, deception, murder, and aliens! The classic musical comedy has it all and My serves it up with a new twist: an all Asian American cast. Down-and-out florist Seymour Krelbourn seeks fame and love by keeping a rare plant, which turns out to be a bloodthirsty man eater.
Theater Mu (drama)
8:00 pm; MIX; 651-644-8645; $20 - $34
 
The Age of Wordsworth by Four Humors Theater
This is a world premiere rock musical. Twin Cities-based Four Humors Theater creates original, honest and innovative work that exposes the humor in our everyday lives. The Age of Wordsworth, a world premiere rock musical, focuses on innocence and loss, using the writings of William Wordsworth, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Featuring the talents of Brant Miller, Ryan Lear, Alisa Mattson, Jenny Moeller, Rachel Petrie, Ryan Dixon, Mark Rehani, Nick Ryan, Toby Rust, Kristin Campbell, Matt Spring and award winning director Jason Ballweber.
The Southern Theater, (theater)
8:00pm, SOT; 612-340-1725; $18-$22
 
Heaven by The Flying Foot Forum
Heaven is a mind-bending dance theater epic that follows an American war photographer on an odyssey through war-torn Bosnia in the early 1990s. Set to a hard-driving Balkan score, the dance and music fly through the realms of pop, rap, rock, percussion, and opera mixed with traditional and contemporary Balkan styles. The story is heart-wrenching and suspenseful, but surprisingly hopeful. It blasts off at the frenetic pace of a battle, stopping along the way to look at the humanity behind the suffering. It is a story of survival, hope, understanding, forgiveness and even beauty in the face some of the most horrific events the late 20th century has seen.
The Guthrie Theater (dance/movement)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $18 - $30
 
Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
In Shaw’s lighthearted poke in the eye to idealizing love, war and patriotism, Arms and the Man contrasts the practical military knowledge of a Swiss mercenary – who knows that old soldiers carry food in their holsters and young ones pistols – with the romantic posturing of a Bulgarian soldier who becomes a hero by leading an improbably successful, and stupid, cavalry charge.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $29 - $69
 
Murderess by Anne Bertram
Lizzie Borden took an axe…
Laura Fair took a pistol… Belle Gunness took thirteen Norwegian bachelor farmers…
In this world premiere by company member Anne Bertram, seven notorious female killers from American history reveal their secrets in a suite of hair-raising, darkly comic monologues. Each will be performed by a different actress and staged by a different director in an unprecedented project design that gives directors a rare chance to collaborate with one another and multiplies the opportunities for artists.
Theatre Unbound (drama)
8:00 pm; LLT; 612-207-3659; $10 - $15
 
Yathra (Journey) by Ragamala Dance
A visual mediation of the human experience, Yathra represents the cycle of one day, metaphorically tracing a human beings's journey from the dawn of birth to the twilight of life.
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium(dance)
6:00 pm; CTC; 651-777-4150; $45.50
 
March 26 -

Sarah Palin's Minnesota: or Hindsight is 2011
Sarah Palin joins the Brave New Workshop as she reveals the last decade's many myths, facts and mysteries of Minnesota for Sarah Palin's Minnesota; or Hindsight is 2011. Audiences will enjoy the best of the best sketches from the last decade as only Sarah can narrate -- fact, fiction or funny. As Sarah explores the land of 10,000 lakes, she will be joined by the many interesting characters this great state and its lakes have to offer. This comic celebration offers longtime Brave New Workshop fans a chance to revisit favorite moments from past shows, while providing a perfect entry point for those theatergoers who are new to the Workshop.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
7:00 and 10:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $27-$29

Late Night Improv
The mainstage cast of the Brave New Workshop (along with alumni and special guests) creating totally spontaneous, hilarious improvisation! It's what made the BNW famous!
Brave New Workshop (satire)
12:00 am; BNW; 612-332-6620; $1

 
The Marvelous Wonderettes by Roger Bean
A cotton candy-colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past, featuring your favorites songs from the 50s and 60s, the Marvelous Wonderettes take you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom. Four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match. See what happens as we discover their lives and loves through their special brand of tightly harmonized "Shing-a-Lings" and "Shoop de Doos." It's an evening you don't want to miss.
Plymouth Playhouse (musical)
4:00 and 8:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $20 - $32
 
I Do! I Do! Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Enter the world of matrimony with Michael and Agnes as they "tie the knot" and live out fifty years of marriage on stage before your eyes in a 2-hour time span! A fresh new cast takes the stage in this hit Broadway musical. The journey begins on their wedding day and traverses through their lifelong partnership with humor, realism and song. Discover the joys and woes of getting intimately acquainted, raising children, celebrating successes, working through disappointments, and learning to appreciate the comforts and joys of growing old together.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (comedy)
11:00 and 6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $33-$62
 
American as Curry Pie by Aamera Siddiqui
First-generation immigrant and local artist Aamera guides audiences through her 30-year journey to become an American citizen. Told with honesty and humor, it is her story about immigration, assimilation, and trying to find the balance between holding onto her Indian heritage and her Muslim faith while growing up in a predominantly Christian culture. It is about living with multiple identities - none of which really seem to fit - and discovering what it means to be an American.
History Theatre (drama)
2:00 and 7:30 pm; GHT; 651-292-4323; $17 - $25
 
The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
The Winter’s Tale, with its improbable twists and turns, signals Shakespeare’s mature and inspired creativity. This broadly appealing romance dazzles and delights with a lovely range of poetic and dramatic invention. As is often the case in Shakespeare’s writings, this is a universe where time and space intermingle freely, as do rash impulses, hasty decisions, second thoughts and tardy recognitions of the truth.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
1:00 and 7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $29 - $69
 
Avenue Q Book by Jeff Whitty
Irreverent and hilarious, the disparate residents of New York’s Avenue Q represent the global village in this people-and-puppet musical comedy. After a six-year Broadway run, worldwide tours, and a year in Las Vegas, this show takes on a whole new vantage in Mixed Blood’s intimate theater. An ensemble of familiar characters—therapist Christmas Eve, comedian/caterer Brian, roommates Nicky and Rod, Kate Monster, and Lucy T. Slut— deliver the Avenue Q classics “Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist,” “If You Were Gay,” and, of course, “The Internet Is For Porn.”
Mixed Blood Theatre Company (comedy)
2:00 and 7:30 pm; MXB; 612-338-6131; $10 - $23
 
Goats by Alan Berks
Backpacking overseas, a 20-something guy from Chicago takes a job tending to 160 goats for a farmer in a secluded area 45 minutes outside of Jerusalem. Each dayhe treks into the mountatins where he must wrestle and wrangle with the goats, and each night he struggles to understand the language of a cheesemaker who barely speaks. Colorful characters contribute to the backdrop of this nearly unbelievable yet true, poignant, coming-of-age story.
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (drama)
8:00 pm; HCT; 651-647-4315; $12 - $25

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