METRO THEATER UNDERGROUND
The student organization, METRO THEATER UNDERGROUND can help you to meet other students who are interested in theater and may be working on individual projects. THEATER UNDERGROUND will also help you to get the "news" first regarding special trips to theaters around town or other opportunities here at Metropolitan State. For more information or to participate in the next meeting of THEATER UNDERGROUND call Gail Smogard 651-659-7156.
Metropolitan State University Theater Season 2011-2012
Theater Schedule for 2011-2012 (pdf)
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AUDITION Friday, September 9 from 3-6 PM and Saturday, Sept. 10 from 12-2 PM
Rehearsals are generally held Tuesdays through Fridays from 4-6 and/or 6-9 and Saturday afternoons and the show opens November 11. Students cast in the production must be able to arrange their schedule as the director requires, and credit for participation on and offstage is available. Students from all disciplines of study are welcome to participate. For more information, contact director, Scott Rubsam at scott.rubsam@metrostate.edu.A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, by Peter Nichols
Stage Door Theater Minneapolis, MCTC Whitney Arts Center -- Whitney Stagedoor Theater
- PERFORMANCE November 11, 12, 17 & 18 at 7 PM & November 12 & 19 at 1 PM
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, by Peter Nichols
This dark comedy centers on a British couple who are struggling to save their marriage while trying to raise their only child, Josephine--a girl with cerebral palsy. “Joe” uses a wheelchair and is unable to communicate. Caring for her has occupied nearly every moment of her parents' lives since her birth, and this has taken a heavy toll on their marriage. Sheila, her mother, gives Josephine as much of a life as she can while her husband wants the child institutionalized and has begun to entertain chilling fantasies of killing himself and Josephine. -
METROPOLITAN STATE PLAYWRITING CONTEST Play script submissions due: November 17th
Any Metropolitan State University Student or recent alum is eligible to submit work for consideration. Plays must be between 10-60 minutes long. Winners receive a spring 2012 workshop and a staged reading of their winning play. Plays will then be considered for a fall 2012 production. Winners must be available to work with a professional director and to participate in any rewrites necessary in preparing the script further for the stage. Include your name, address and telephone number on title page and send submissions to: Metropolitan State University-MCTC-C/O Gail Smogard – F1304, 1501 Hennepin Avenue. Minneapolis, MN 55403
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AUDITIONS for DURANG, DURANG! by Christopher Durang
Friday, December 2 from 4-6 PM and Saturday, December 3 from noon- 2 PM at Stage Door Theater Minneapolis, MCTC Whitney Arts Center -- Whitney Stagedoor Theater
Rehearsals begin in January and are generally held Tuesdays through Fridays from 4-6 and/or 6-9 and Saturday afternoons and the show opens March 29, 2012. Students cast in the production must be able to arrange their schedule as the director requires, and credit for participation on and offstage is available. Students from all disciplines of study are welcome to participate. For more information, contact director Gail Smogard at Gail.Smogard@metrostate.edu.
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PERFORMANCE December 2 at 2 PM
Storytelling Class Presentation
Place: TBA Call 612 659-7222 for more information.
2012 Schedule
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AUDITIONS for THE VISIT
January 19 from 430PM - 630PM and January 20 from 4PM - 6PM at
Stage Door Theater Minneapolis, MCTC Whitney Arts Center -- Whitney Stagedoor Theater
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PERFORMANCE March 29 & 30 at 7 PM & March 31 at 1 PM in Minneapolis (Reservations suggested) and April 13 & 14 in St. Paul at 7 PM. (No reservations necessary)
DURANG, DURANG!, by Christopher Durang
Award winning Playwright, Christopher Durang: The ground-breaking, SISTER MARY EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU, & THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE. This hilarious and absurdist duo will run at both Minneapolis and St. Paul. (PG for possible offensive religious content.)
Stage Door Theater Minneapolis, MCTC Whitney Arts Center -- Whitney Stagedoor Theater and St. Paul Campus Auditorium
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PERFORMANCE April 20 & 21 Time TBA
Staged Readings of Metropolitan State Playwriting Contest Winning Plays & Student Directing Scenes
Students wishing to work off-stage may call 612-659-7156 and talk to Gail Smogard about opportunities.
*The theater schedule continues to be updated frequently as events and opportunities occur.
Theater Program Address: 1501 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403
