Minnesota Fringe Festival 2008

Five satirical scenes for your inner pot-smoking hippie... or war-loving neocon wingnut. This is humor for 9/12, from a woman paralyzed by fear (as told by Edgar Allen Poe) to "George W. Quixote."

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

A 49-minute show that knows we all die a little every day. Laugh, cry and sing (optional, very optional) to the stories and songs of one man's deaths and rebirths. It's the feel-good funeral of August.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

A Day in the Life of Marcela Laurela

by Surprise Package Productions

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

Come see Marcela Laurela (Cinderella?) as she puts on her flamenco shoes, crashes through that imaginary wall between mime/clowning and dance, and takes life one day at a time. Prince Charming optional.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

Accidental Dialogue

by Kiro Kopulos

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

Merging dance, movement theater, performance art, soundscapes and music. Sometimes hauntingly beautiful, sometimes humorous, sometimes slow and Butoh-like. Guest choreography by Kerry Parker and Maureen Janson.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

adjective

by Megan Dowd

Venue: Playwrights' Center

Madison went looking for someone. Maybe someone to love. Maybe someone to screw. She found someone, stumbled across him, who she didn't expect. Who she stumbled upon, however, means everything to everyone.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Advice-a-Versa

by Intertwine

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

Is advice the eighth wonder of the world or the eighth deadly sin? We give it and get itsolicited and unsolicited. Whether it's good or bad, we still can't get enough. If you want, join in. So, what's you advice?

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

All Rights Reserved: A Libertarian Rage

by Maximum Verbosity

Welcome to the real Fringe of American politics! The original masters of doublespeak and weasel words take on the myriad ways language is used to retort, contort and distort in this irreverent sketch comedy.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

Alone and Testifying

by Loren Niemi & Howard Lieberman

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

There are wondrous tales to be told the ubiquitous Loren Niemi is joined by storyteller-performance artist, Howard Lieberman, for a fast ride true or not - through the world of wonders. Each performance is unique and drawn from their storied lives.

Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

American Sexy

by New Theatre Group

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

From the company that created the Fringe hits "How to Cheat" and "Killer Smile" comes a new play about how the online world is changing our definitions of relationships in the flesh.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Among the Oats

by Jared Reise

Venue: Intermedia Arts

Three guys wake up and find themselves inside of a can of oatmeal.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Antigone...A Riff on Sophocles

by Metropolitan State University's Theater Underground

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

No droning Greek choruses draped in bed sheets! Forget the stately columns and enter a world of rap music and rebellion! A tale of intransigent leaders and the need to resist them, no matter the cost.

Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Ars Longa, vita brevis

by Kari Jensen

Venue: Ritz Theater

An eclectic, exciting mix of dance styles: classical, contemporary, jazz and ballroom. Art is long, life is short. Watch us celebrate our love of art and life!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

As If In Relief

by Zealots + Mystics

Stories will uncover the face of god, living, peanut butter sandwiches and the freeing power of failure.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

The Attack of the Big Angry Booty

by Traveling Kurkendaal Productions

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

Have you ever been on a diet? If you have then you know that dieting isn't easy. Whether it's five pounds or 50 pounds, the weight-loss journey can be a challenging one. Come experience diet rollercoaster.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

Audish

by The Bakery Theatre Company

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

The strange story of five girls who experience the most absurd audition ever seen by mankind. Anything can happen in this show of unfortunate events filled with humor mystery and a lot of Smartwater.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.

Beowulf or Gilgamesh You Decide!

by Chopping Block and Charlie Bethel

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

The audience picks between Beowulf (a peckish demon snacks on the Danish) and Gilgamesh (a god-king takes on the underworld). Mesmerizing stories told with the energy, drama, and comedic flair which have made Bethel a perennial Fringe favorite.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Bonnie Prince Charlie

by Far From the Tree

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to England to reclaim his throne. Music and mayhem, love and death, desparate women and men in kilts. What can stop the wave of Scot's vengeance?

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

Boom

by IL Productions

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

A narrative, movement-based solo show.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Boys Don't Make Passes at Girls Who Wear Glasses

by True Enough Theater

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

Embrace your inner dork as Laura and Curt (the geeks behind "Take a Left at the Giant Cow") fog up your glasses with torrid tales of nerd romance. Did we say torrid? We meant awkward, embarrassing and unrequited.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.

The BoyShow

by Youth Performance Company

It's here! YPC's "coming of age" trilogy is complete! "Goddess Mense," "The Talk" and, now, "The Boy Show," a no-holds-barred exposé of growing up male. Warning: No snips, snails or puppy dog tails.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 12:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 6:00 p.m.

Brilliant Traces

by TMJ Productions & Theatre Unbound

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

The wilds of Alaska. Fate, a runaway bride and a cynical recluse converge in a match of wills to echo the raging blizzard outside. A kooky exploration of love, loss and the unlikely places we find sanctuary.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

"The Bronze Bitch Flies At Noon" and "Dog Tag"

by Magicword Theater

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

"Six condoms?! You're an optimist." If a $100 bill can bring a nerd and a frat boy together, can it last longer than the sex? If a dog can talk, can he reunite two estranged lovers?

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Bruno Schulz's The Street of Crocodiles

by The Great Heresy Theater Company

Between a young boy approaching maturity and an old man at the edge of madness lies the Street of Crocodileswhere myth meets modernity, madness meets calculating reason, and innocence meets forbidden desires.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

BULL"An American Story of Bullheadedness"

by Chain Coffee Productions

An original adaptation of Ionesco's absurdist classic "Rhinoceros." A community of American citizens turn into Texas longhorn bulls. Created by Main Street School of Performing Arts and Jon Ferguson.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Butterfly Kisses Effect or A Post-Nuptial Log Flume towards Consensus

by Cuddle Pony and Firebush

The story of a man and his golden-throated ventriloquist dummy's rise to karaoke stardom unfolds as a creative extension of the compromise and confusion the show's performers navigate as real-life newlyweds.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.

Casanova Man

by Knightbandit Productions

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

His ex is plotting world domination. His sexy new boss hates him. He's the superhero that only saves women! But has he lost his touch? Worlds collide in this mixed drink of dating and saving the world!

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Cast of Dancing Delights

by Suzanne Wiltgen

Venue: Southern Theater

Six unorthodox choreographies from dorky Weebles to rabid brides and modern mooning. Don't like stuffy dance? Try these colorful, irreverent morsels of brilliant dancing sweetness.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

Catfight!

by John Ervin

Venue: Ritz Theater

Dedicated to Michele Bachmann, Ted Haggard and Larry Craig. Two rival teams of documentary filmmakers, following two opposing congressional campaigns, affect the election thanks to one swingin' higher power!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.

The Chasm: Two Prevailing Winds of Gabriela Mistral

by Disquietude Theater Company

Venue: Ritz Theater

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.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

The Cody Rivers Show Presents: Stick to Glue

by The Cody Rivers Show

A two-person physical comedy sketch show.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

Conundrum Rehabbed

by Joseph Bingham

Venue: Ritz Theater

A kaleidoscopic fusion of well-whipped dance, theater and music spiced with surpise and parody. An eclectic experience that you'll need to see twice! A rehabbed version of the show you loved in 2007.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Cowboy Dragqueen

by DragIn Productions

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

She's back...Or is she? From the closet that brought you Fringe favorites "These Pumps are Killing Me" and "The Sound of Muzak" comes the tri of the trilogy. So saddle up and grab the reigns as our cowboy falls out of his Stetsons and into some JimmyChoo's.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

Dance of the Whisky Faerie

by Sara Stevenson Scrimshaw

Venue: Southern Theater

Uncorked and mischievous, the Whisky Faerie captures a wandering storyteller. Together they dance, soliloquize and spar through bizarre Celtic tales. Will he get his whisky or will she keep her freedom?

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

Dandelion

by Onomatopoeia Productions

Paul is having troubles feeling. To save himself, the starry-eyed, bleary-eyed teen must navigate the depths of his own cardboard reality, facing a shadow puppet, a girl with a rhyming name and an apathetic Ph.D.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

a dash of poe

by Mercury Ninety Productions

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

The genius of Edgar Allan Poeoriginal American poet, master of horror and mystery writeras you have never seen displayed on stage before. "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Purloined Letter" and "The Bells."

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Dawn of Tusk

by Voluptuous Tusk

Venue: Southern Theater

A humorous, serious, focused and scattered show that links eclectic musical creations with improvisations of movement and audio textures. This exciting and poignant show will leave you gorged!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Delirium for Two

by Theatre Novi Most

Venue: Red Eye Theater

A tragicomedy performed in Russian and English, Delirium for Two is part absurdist slapstick and part object ballet. It centers on a bickering couple who can barely understand each other. He speaks only Russian and she speaks only English. They are hiding out from an unseen armageddon that surrounds them.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Department of Angels

by Schave & Reilly

The Department summons all angels to work. Please punch in, sign out armor, put on halos and report to your cloud. Lateness, practical jokes and raucous laughter are not tolerated and may lead to dismissal.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.

Depth of a Moment

by Lisa Fay and Jeff Glassman

Venue: Lab Theater

"Dazzling sophistication virtuoso level of characterization." Kyle Gann, Village Voice. Tightly-packed, highly structured movement-based theatre that opens new ground for experimentation and laughter.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Deviants

by Live Action Set

Venue: The Soap Factory

Meet four individuals you'd rather not know but can't ignore. See them in an old Soap Factory. "This surprising melange of transgressive theater and dance is disturbingly funny." Rohan Preston, Star Tribune.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

Dipped In Love

by Mu Performing Arts

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

Three women from diverse backgrounds share stories of friendship, loss and discovery in choosing to "walk the edge of the sword" rather than accepting the status quo.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

Dog Man Star

by The Drama Troupe Players

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

Dog Man Star has the dreams of gods and kings. A hit play from Brad Baron dealing with the hoary topics of love, loss, memory and desire in forty minute tragicomic form.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Dog, Moses & Me

by Regi Carpenter

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

Girl scientist proves human matter can be rearranged. Town librarian saves the world and helps girl attain destiny. Mother/daughter meet in each other's madness. Love and redemption, which ain't easy.

Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

Dreadful Penny's Exquisite Horrors

by Tantalus Theatre Group

Join us if you dare at an uncanny sideshow of longing and desire where all manner of monstrosities are revealed and reveled in, and nothing is forbidden. Audience discretion is advised.

Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Dying for the Chance

by Sundial Theater Company

Venue: Lab Theater

En route to the Paris Music Festival, zany Miss Bodacious croaks! Desperate for a chaperone and director,her high school students pretend she's alive. Then a bumbling Frenchman falls in love

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Dying in Public Places: a darkly comic new musical

by Ambrosiatic Productions

Lust. Terror. Violence. Outbursts of song. All of these can happen when stuck in an invisible box... Cannibilism, too.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 12:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

elephant shoes, & olive juice; (mis) communication in a modern world

by 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

An original object/puppet symphony that follows the journey of muddled messages, tin can voice mails, cursive font emails and cigar box guitars. A vintage listening play complete with handwritten subtitles.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

EMISSARY'S N.O.W

by EMISSARY

Venue: Intermedia Arts

EMISSARY is the fusion of sound design, original spoken narrative as word design, live piano performance and body movement. EMISSARY embraces the collective social, political, psycho-emotional, scientific, and spiritual realities as culture.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

First Years

by Tracy Funt

Venue: Playwrights' Center

Drunk teachers, rumors flying rampant and a little bit of lovin'. You know the drill, just a regular day in an average Minnesota school... Well Kinda.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

The Fish, the Fruit, and the Pet Coffin Maker

by The Flower Shop Project

Venue: Lab Theater

Welcome to the mind of Ryan Burk, a Willy Wonka-esque acid trip of courtly love between scientists and fish, humanity's genocide against fruit and pet coffin makers' struggle for reproductive freedom.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 6:00 p.m.

FOOL FOR A CLIENT

by Mark Whitney

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

Best solo at D.C. and Iowa Fringes! Facing 225 years in prison a comedian represents himself. An award-winning political dramedy. "Lewis Black meets Mark Twain." Read the five-star raves at www.markwhitney.com/reviews.html

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

Fools for Love

by Hastings High School Drama Club

Venue: Southern Theater

Performed in the style of red-nose European clown, Noah Bremer (Live Action Set) directs this tender, youthful and knee-slapping exploration of the most intense of human emotions: Love.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Frizzabelle and the Circus

by Squishy Grapes

When young Frizzabelle finds herself alone at a failing circus, she must help a crazy troupe of clowns, jugglers and sideshow weirdos step up to save their show.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Get It OFF YOUR CHEST!!!

by Mary Helena

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

Meet entertaining and engaging women who challenge us to view ourselves in our many guises. These women will make you laugh and cry, think and act (?). It's their time to download! Time to get it off their chests!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.

Going South

by Commedia dell'farte

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

Tom's strapped for cash and months behind in rent. With time running out, he is on the brink of being evicted. Afraid of his landlord and the ouside world, he and his roommate need to make some money... Fast!

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

Gone, Gone, Gone

by Monica Rodero & Daniel Schuchart

Venue: Southern Theater

The witty and humorous Milwaukee-based powerhouse Rodero and Schuchart navigate sticky situations and improbable scenarios while shaking things up in this dance-driven show.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

Great American Horror Movie Musical

by LSD Productions

Venue: Lab Theater

A criminal is at large. Seven brave filmmakers promise to hunt him down. Armed only with a camera, this kooky bunch sing and dance their way to making the greatest horror movie ever made, '80s karaoke style!

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

The Gypsy and the General

by 3 Sticks

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

Defeated by the enemy, the general and her entourage traverse fantastical lands as the Gypsy spins their fortunes through electrifying music in this physically daring, ensemble-created show.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.

Gypsy Passion

by Shadia with Raks Bedawi

Venue: Lab Theater

Journey along the silken trial in an evening of exciting dance. Colors of the rainbow, swords shinny creating patterns of delight. Raks Shark: Dance of the East. Belly dancesensual, hips swaying to the rich rhythms of dances from the Cradle of Civilization.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

HafenGeist

by Atomic Lotus & Invocatio

Venue: Ritz Theater

Violent murder on holy ground gives rise to a possessing spirit of evil. When a brother and sister are trapped in the ruins, can they break the curse? Do they want to? A gothic ballet based on "Hansel and Gretel."

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.

Herocycle

by FTF Works

Venue: Red Eye Theater

"Herocycle" takes the audience on a death-defying leap across pop culture and fame and into the psyche of Evel Knievel. Actors and aerialists weave an epic tale of a quest for the man behind the action figure.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.

Hey, I'm Talking Murder Here!

by Rhino Productions

Three twisted tales of revenge and murder set in an unexpected future and featuring a bewildered clone, homicidal robot and a couple of talking dogs. Rod Serling, eat you heart out!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

Homecoming

by Michelle DiMeo and Rosa Morsy

Venue: Southern Theater

Seeking contentment, an intimate dialogue erupts from emotionally charged movement and text in "Homecoming." Added feature: "Shower," a creative exploration of bridal customs and the gender rituals of matrimony.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

How Does a Drug Deal Become a Decent 3rd Date?

by Green with Envy Productions

Meet a girl who keeps meeting the wrong guy, until she figures out that dating isn't about perfecting the art of what doesn't workit's about figuring out what does.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

Hue and Cry

by Lex-Ham Community Theater

Venue: Playwrights' Center

US premiere of a play by contemporary Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan. Cousins Kevin and Damian meet for the funeral of Damian's father. Damian's long absence makes the meeting awkward as the two men try to reconnect and find life again.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

If a Tree Falls

by Cloudless Day

Venue: Intermedia Arts

then no more walks in the woods? An end to nature? Or time to reinvent? Two women ponder changing lives and landscapes with an irreverent yet lyrical montage of poetry, parody and storytelling.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.

I'll Marry You for Health Insurance and other shocking revelations

by Mumble Mumble, Ink Productions

Bursting with life, Allison spits poetry and stories as her childhood notions of being an adult are shattered. Insurance policies, sperm donors, coconuts and corporate jobs have never been so twisted and funny.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

by Marya Hart

Venue: Ritz Theater

An ill-suited couple decides to marry. The son of their unhappy bond witnesses the courtship, with funny and heartbreaking results. A musical adaptation of Delmore Schwartz's story. (A work in progress.)

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

In Rehearsal

by Alison Vodnoy

Venue: Intermedia Arts

Meet both sides of seven affairs in a one-woman fusion of extraordinary physicality. Comedy, modern dance, loneliness and lesbians. Laugh, cry, realize why you keep fucking up relationships.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

An Inconvenient Squirrel

by Joseph Scrimshaw Productions

The lost village of the squirrel-people is thrown into chaos when a young squirrel refuses to choose a name! A live-action cartoon packed with chattering, scampering and existential identity crisis!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

An Intimate Evening with Fotis: Part Two

by Mike Fotis

Mike sits in a chair and tells stories. Seriously. That's all he does. You seem skeptical. Trust him. It works and it's funny. Unless you need your performers to stand. Is that what you need? Do you NEED that?

Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

JACK

by Eric Van Wyk

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

A bright-eyed puppet Jack turns his old beanstalk story inside out while trying to escape a human puppet-eating giant. Starvation seeds discovery and a swirling world is born. One man puppeteers all!

Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

The Jamal Lullabies

by Emily Conbere and East River Commedia

Venue: Southern Theater

Four young women sing at a memorial to Jamal Slims Hall, a no-account drug dealer and a beautiful, tired-out addict.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.

Kafka's Disgusting Tale of Transformation, A Buffoon's Metamorphosis

by Noah Bremer Presents

Galen Treuer and Noah Bremer of Live Action Set team up with Hopkin's Main Street for the Performing Arts to bring you this outrageous Buffoon clown monstrosity of Kafka's literary "classic".

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Karaoke Knights - A One Man Rock Opera

by Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre

Venue: McMahon's Pub

Five guys in a bar compete for the big karaoke competition prize as well as the hearts and minds of the audience (which occasionally participates).

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

Leaving Normal

by Melissa McNamara

A solo show that interweaves three characters: Eileen, a runaway destined to find a place she fits in. Shirley, a waitress whose reality is rooted in pain. And Bill, a bus driver constantly steering towards hop.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

The Legend of Little Bad: Not Her Father's Fairytale

by Behemoth Theatre Company

The Big Bad Wolf and Little Red's daughters head into the dark forest to get a new fairytale of their very own. They will need all of their courage, smarts and your help to succeed. Come howl with usaaawoooo!

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Life Sciences

by Frustrated Muppets

Venue: Playwrights' Center

Four strangers are trapped in a man-sized hamster cage. Where are they? How did they get there? Is it hilarious and awesome? Yes, yes, it is. Join us for this irreverent, semi-existential romp!

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

Life Sucks: Stories of Who I Am

by Don Falkos

Venue: Playwrights' Center

Storytelling at its finest! It all started with mama's vacuum cleaner and my obsession with "Lost in Space." "Danger, Will Robinson!" Mama yelled, "Quit playin' with the Electrolux!" Life was never the same.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

Love and a Lion

by NihaoHello Theatre Company

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

An opera about love, set in a circus, riddled with danger, intrigue, treachery, romance, tears, forgiveness, laughter and more! "I put it on par with Guns N' Roses." Satisfied audience member

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Love and Video Games

by Rachel Reiva

As Jack struggles with the violence of his brother a a death of a parent, Stacy, a teenage ghost, believes the only was to help Jack is to hook him up with the hot guy next door.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.

Lysistrata 2.0

by White Elephant

Venue: Southern Theater

The original battle of the sexes. Revamped. Now with face-stomping action. An ensemble-created piece utilizing physical performance and stage combat to explore how men, women and war are intertwined.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

Maggie's Magical Cat & Other Catastrophes

by Saint Peter Area Children's Theater

Maggie and her magical cat playfully engage with audiences to explore the sometimes painful, often comical world of grade-school politics, unconventional families adoption and other "what ifs?" of the universe.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

Medusa's Riddle - Fresh off the Boat

by Asian media Access

Venue: Ritz Theater

AMA once again presents the popular 2007 Fringe show, "Medusa's Riddle." Laughter, mysteries, street anger, the bamboo ceiling, where they have in common, that's the riddle for you to solve.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

Meet the MacBeths

by Lauren and Joshua Iley

Venue: Lab Theater

Mac and Betty are a charming "Better Homes and Garden" couple who plot murder plans over pot roast. Shakespeare visits a 1950s suburban utopia to unfold how far an ambitious duo will go for the American Dream.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 12:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

The Mistress Cycle

by Maddak Productions

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

Mistress: A woman who illicitly occupies the place of wife. No male equivalent. Intimate musical tale "The Mistress Cycle" explores choices and consequences of five women, historical and fictional. Engaging, enticing.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Modern Muses

by DRP Dance

Venue: Southern Theater

Passion, conflict, hope and knowledge. A fusion of life's desires.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

Mortem Capiendum

by Four Humors Theater

A tonic with seemingly miraculous properties, three con-men beginning to believe their own pitch, and a perfectly ordinary trunk containing From the creators of "Deviled Eggs" and "Bards."

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

A Murder At Work

by Traudtrikt Productions

Back to work on a snowy Saturday. Man this sucks! It hasn't stopped snowing for 12 hours. At least my co-workers are here reveling in my misery. I wonder where the boss Kevin is? He should've been here by now.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

Musical the Musical!

by Urban Samurai Productions

Presenting the greatest moment in the history of the universe, "Musical the Musical" will leave you humming, laughing and talking to yourself while you aimlessly roam the streets rummaging through Dumpsters!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.

My Hovercraft is Full of Eels!

by Henry Epp

Venue: Intermedia Arts

Journey into the absurd and outrageous world of Monty Python filled with outlandish characters, raucous energy, catchy musical numbers and original animations. It will leave you in hysterics!

Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

My War: From Bismarck to Britain and Back

by Klatch Productions

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

WW II. True story. Bombing raids and B-24s. Rationing and shortages. Dancing and doughnuts. Through letters and diaries, a Boomer discovers two remarkable womenher mother and grandmother. Step back in time.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

Neither Here Nor There

by Alliteration and All

Francis' childhood twists when she's thrust into an epic journey by an undersea socialite. She's destined to travel through lands both charted and not, solve various problems and encounter unfortunate friends.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

No Stranger Than Home

by Katherine Glover

Venue: Intermedia Arts

A pleading memory from a former guerrilla. Grammatical mistakes in the language of international love. The culture shock of a two-family childhood. And other stories of the foreign and the familiar, both here and abroad.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

The Nosdrahcir Sisters

by Sara and Kimberly Richardson

The imaginative lives of two quiet ladies. Teacups triumph, aliens say beep and mermaids shop in the produce aisle. A mishmash of clown, movement and object theater, where everything is funnyeven the sad.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

Numbers Up!

by John Leo

Superstar "El Macho del Norte" has wandered off for good, leaving his overwrought sidekick pants down, curtains up. Eccentric dance, raunchy jokes, bittersweet melodies and outrageous physical comedy ensue.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.

Oens

by Wilson Loria

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

From the age of discovery to today's globalization, Oens portrays an ordinary, disquieting man and his journey to self-realization. Through music, mime and dance, Oens enacts the eternal wish for a better world.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.

One Missed Step

by Bold Theatre Company

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

Dancing for masses, being chased by the papparazzi, dating a star and uncovering secret agendas. Leaving the small town behind, Isabel goes from ballet and books to backup dancing and the red carpet.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

One Night Only with Mike Mahony

by Perpetual Motion Theatre Company

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

Rock has-been Mike Mahony thought his life couldn't get any worse, until he met his two biggest fans.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

Ophelia

by Studio Zero

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

An investigation into the hidden love story within Shakespeare's greatest tragedy. The piece explores a familiar story from a new perspective in a new work from this talented young company.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

Orange

by Questionable Company Theatre

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

Two job applicants walk in for an interview and find themselves at the site of a nuclear hostage crisis threatening all we hold dear. A no-holds-barred farce about fear, sex, the media and a bit of cannibalism.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 6:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:00 p.m.

Paul Bunyan Runs for President

by Vanderpan Enterprises

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

Lower Taxes, Bigger Axes. That's the message Paul Bunyan approves when America's biggest lumberjack runs for the country's highest office.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Phi Alpha Gamma

by Dan Bernitt

Two years ago, a gay-bashing plagued the fraternity's image. Weighing loyalty and justice, how will the brothers react when a member of their group comes out?

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

PieRats: The Crusade for Peaches Cobbler

by People Sittin Around Doin Theatre

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

A pie maker's swashbuckling, slapstick adventure with Captain Schleptoba and Clueless Willie, who help save his love Peaches Cobbler from the villainous paws of Blind Bart and evil pocket dog Jolly Rodger-Rita.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.

Pizza, Amore & Fantasy

by Singing Beach Productions

Venue: Southern Theater

The host of a mythical Italian tavern entertains his "customers" with live music and stories, including a quick how-to of Italy's two most popular dishes.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Pumpkin Pie Show

by Horse Trade Theater Group

A literary fist in the face. Part monologue, part spoken word, part boxing match"The Pumpkin Pie Show" is a rigorous storytelling session. New stories every night, picked at random during the performance.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 6:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 6:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 2:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:00 p.m.

Red Tide

by The Promethean Theatre

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

An intense psychological thriller examining the relationship between two brothers and the woman that comes between them. Tight three-person noir theater piece.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 4:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

Reefer Madness: The Musical

by Young Artists Council

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

A musical based on the 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film. A tongue-in-cheek comedy about the perils of drugs, sex and general moral turpitude.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Reincarnation: Another Chance at Failure

by Rampleseed

Like life? Try several. See the relentless humiliations and inadvertent triumphs of one soul unimpeded by limits of time, space or logic. A two-man comedy that refuses to die.

Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

Reviving the Lecture Circuit

by Meg and Rob

Venue: Playwrights' Center

Sick of modern celebrities? Sketch comedians Meg and Rob are here to help! They'll bring you lectures from six madcap famous folks who won't be profiled in People magazine But you wish they would be.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Robin Hood The Musical!

by Top Hat Theatre

A rich love story packed with adventurous fun! Engaging music transports you back to the timeless tales rooted at the Major Oak. Witness this high-energy, sword-clashing musical jaunt through Sherwood Forest!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Roofies in the Mochaccino

by Empty S Productions

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

Hey, kidsonly six F-bombs! National Poetry Slammer Michael Shaeffer delivers rocked-out odes and turbid tantrums, tackling Transformers, 2Pac, Chewbacca, Elvis Presley, randy mammoths and mmmmmmmmuppet sex!

Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.

A ROYAL BIRTHDAY MESS

by Teatro da Bexiga

Today's the Royal Birthday Party and the wacky servants must frantically get the ancient monarch ready! The clowns do the dressing, teach table manners and impersonate each of the guests. This party is a mess!

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Scarlet Lady

by Bridge Productions

Venue: Southern Theater

Melanie Moën, a free-spirited writer, appears to tormented auteur Jay Johnson thirteen years after an ill-fated theater affair. Passion unfolds, all under the watch of the Scarlet Lady, who wanders the catwalk above.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

School Of Rockstars

by What Happened Productions

Rockstar Storytellers take you to school with spoken word, comedy and monologues that make the grade, from A+ ("Brown-Nosers") to F ("Shut Up About My Potential"). New lineup each show.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Secrets of the Little Yellow Diary

by Patty Nieman

Venue: Ritz Theater

Small-town Ohio, 1977. In her bright yellow bedroom, preteen Patty dreams about an Indian dancing boy scout, a green velvet dress like Scarlett O'Hara's and a fab future in musical theater. Her diary tells all!

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Sex, Lies and Abandonment: The Nature of Adoption

by Jane Kathryn Kolles

A birth mother surrenders her baby. An adoptive mother receives. After years of silence, they each have something urgent to say. Step inside the adoption journey and watch these women kick and scream through loss.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

Sex, Love & Vomit

by Story Tapestries

Venue: Playwrights' Center

"Kissing you is like having a dead fish shoved down my throat." Spoken word, story, music and dance collide in this hilarious, surprising, intimate, dramatic and sometimes violent adventure.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Shakespeare's Land of the Dead

by Walking Shadow

London, 1599: Shakespeare's "Henry V" opens the Globe Playhouse, but while the actors strut and fret, an excess of bile plagues the populace outside. A true and accurate account of the Elizabethan zombie plague.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 6:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 12:00 p.m.

SHIFT

by Jonas Goslow

Venue: Bryant-Lake Bowl

Culture. Economy. Scientific Thought. We exist amid shifting, self-regulating networks of all kinds, indifferent to the fortune and loss of the individual. This show is about the individual.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Silent Poetry - A Tribute To Marcel Marceau

by Dean Hatton

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre

A collection of nonverbal comedic and dramatic skits inspired by the work of Marcel Marceau written and created by Dean Hatton, a student of Mr. Marceau's.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Skunkape Sexkult

by Mother/Destroyer

Venue: Lab Theater

In a world gone mad, where the bonobo chimp holds the cure for societys ills, a primatologists passion for a brighter future is pitted against a psychosomatic paraplegics lust for revenge. And a skunkape.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

small aïda

by Penelope Freeh

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

A dancing two-person re-telling of opera's famous story. From Verdi to Johnny Cash, high-octane movement is born from a low rumble. Tumble into sound, fury, graceful disquiet and limbic pomp.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

Snip, Snap, Snute

by Alrighty, Then

The trolls let the goats cross the bridge, but capture the farmer. The changelings find the Troll Ma's heart (big chase scene) everyone learns to get along, and unlike Disney, nobody gets blown up! Great fun!

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Spaceman Chronicles

by Sanguine Theatre

Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune

Citizen Craig Web attempts the impossible: space travel without all that fire. A comedy concerning the outer limits of human achievement.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

Spring Awakening

by Blue Water Theatre Company

Venue: Lab Theater

Sex, drugs and Wagner run wild in "Spring Awakening," the story of a group of German teenagers who, in 1891, must find their way out of adolescence and enter adult society in a most confusing time in their lives.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

Stimulate This!

by Mad Munchkin Productions

Venue: Playwrights' Center

Did you get yours yet? Feeling confused? Feverish? Nauseous? We're the ointment for your Economic Stimulus Itch! Prepare for your "check-up"! Get a healthy dose of advice on where to put your economic stimlus.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Strawberry Fields Temporarily

by Leaky Pen, Inc.

Venue: Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

The maker of "Mittens for Fat Kids" performs tales about the humiliations of stand-up comedy, the consequences of pornography theft, and the celebration of life as a long and winding driveway.

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Stupid Face

by Courtney Roche

Life is hard, but when you wake up to find your entire world has changed without consulting you, life turns into a real bitch. This is the story of one woman's quest to laugh in the stupid face of adversity.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

Suitcase Cabaret

by Claire Simonson

Venue: Intermedia Arts

St. Clare and the Devil Duck are back! A cavalcade of multimedia religio-politico-heliophysical rumination and satire, from the creator of Fringe 2005's "Boob Toob." Big ideas come in small packages

Sun., Aug. 3 @ 10:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

Sun Tzu's, The Art of War

by No Refunds Theatre Co.

The 3,000 year old manual on war's practice and philosophy used throughout history by generals and businessmen with ruthlessly effective results. Now on stage! And Funny! There will also be a mambo.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading

by SPARK theater + dance

Supercilious meets super-silliness when Walter's usual path through the woods leads him to the most unusual surprise.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 1:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.

The Survival Pages

by Malia Burkhart

Venue: Intermedia Arts

Ecological crisis! Global warming! Peak oil! Are you worried yet? Smell the dirt as Malia Burkhart unearths her relationship troubles with the planet through stories, original music, video and butoh dance.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Suspicious Minds

by Cole T Walsh

Venue: Playwrights' Center

A writer, a prostitute, her boyfriend, his hostage in one hotel room for one night. A writer hires a prostitute whom he paysnot for sex, but an interview and some inspiration. He gets more than he paid for.

Mon., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.

Systems: A Literal Interpretation of the Fourth Wall

by Insurgent Theatre

Two cogs trapped in lives of utter futility behind the fourth wall. As years pass unnoticed, the two endure procrastination, incorrigible teasing and new ways of being in this existential comedy.

Tue., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

The Thinnest Woman Wins

by Dixie Fun Dance Theatre

Venue: Intermedia Arts

Try some delicious Low Carb Theater! Laugh the fat right off in this one-woman tour de force from New York City featuring a beauty pageant, baton-twirling and inappropriate body hair.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Aug. 7 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

This Play is Trash

by The Theat of the Cunch

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

Why buy something you can get out of a Dumpster for free? One man's trash is another man's one-act play.

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

Tipping the Bucket

by Allegra J. Lingo

Venue: U of M Rarig Center Arena

Rebelling against politics, proselytizing and puking, rockstar Allegra Lingo surfs the waves of her Baptist past and gay Catholic present to find an island of her own.

Fri., Aug. 1 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 7:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 5:30 p.m.

Trying Guilt

by Culture Mesh Collective