Women www.tctosca.com | 23 Exploring Theatre VELVET SWING | Aug. 28 & 29, 2017 Savage Umbrella, Bryant Lake Bowl (810 W Lake St., Minneapolis, MN) Conceived by Alana Horton. Written & directed by Alana Horton & Megan Clark. This is a workshop of a new project inspired by the tale of Evelyn Nesbit, the original 19th Century supermodel and leading lady of the “Crime of the Century.” Velvet Swing focuses on truth and testimony, choice and circumstance, and the origin of the American Woman. $5-$20 sliding scale | savageumbrella.org ALIENS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS Sept. 9–24, 2017 Theatre Unbound , Gremlin Theatre at Vandalia Tower (550 Vandalia St., Saint Paul, MN) By Saviana Stanescu Ensemble Studio Theatre, Women’s Project. Directed by Melissa Simmons, Providence Academy, Emmrich Productions. Moldovan immigrant Nadia has a work visa identifying her as an “alien with extraordinary skills”–she is a clown. When she receives a deportation order, she goes into hiding in New York City. $18-$22 | theatreunbound.com | 612.721.1186 INDEPENDENCE | Oct. 27–Nov. 12, 2017 Chameleon Theatre, Bloomington Center for the Arts (1800 W Old Shakopee Rd., Bloomington, MN) By Lee Blessing. Three sisters come home to care for their manipulative mother in this tender family story by Minnesota playwright Lee Blessing. Tickets TBA | chameleontheatre.org | 952.232.0814 KEEPER OF THE LIGHT | Nov. 10–19, 2017 Katie Kaufmann, Red Eye Theatre (15 West 14th St., Minneapolis, MN) By Katie Kaufmann. Directed by Genevieve Bennett. This original physical theatre work follows an unlikely friendship between a modern woman and the first woman lighthouse keeper. Themes of duty, isolation, obsolescence, and perseverance in motherhood and art are explored, using physicality, vocal scoring and shadow puppetry. $15 | katiekaufmann.com | 612.702.1951 WAITRESS | Nov. 21–26, 2017 Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN) Book by Jessie Nelson. Based on films by Adrienne Shelly. Music & lyrics by Sara Bareilles. Directed by Dianne Paulus. Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, dreams of a way out of her small town and loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the new doctor may offer her a chance at a fresh start, if she can summon the courage. Songs include Brave and Love Song. Tickets TBA | hennepintheatretrust.org | 800.982.2787 See Also: ELECTRA–See Dramas & Classics section. SHYAMALI: SPROUTING WORDS–See Dance section. IN THE TREETOPS–See Literary Arts section. KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Katie Kaufmann, Red Eye Theatre
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