In the Dowling Studio at the new Guthrie
This 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist is both a love story and a complex exploration of skin privilege within an African American community. When a friendship between a dark-skinned woman and a light-skinned man turns to romance, the two learn that hues can divide even the closest of soul mates.
VESTIBULAR SENSE
by Ken LaZebnik
Directed by Jack Reuler
November 3-26, 2006
At the Alan Page Auditorium of Mixed Blood's firehouse theatre
When a high-functioning young man with autism overseeing a roller coaster at a Norse theme park gets caught up in Fourth of July hi-jinks, his autism proves to be simultaneously an advantage and bane. This comic drama illustrates the frustration and élan of people with autism and the friends, family, and colleagues who surround them.
THE PAJAMA GAME
by George Abbott & Richard Bissell
Bilingual adaptation and translation by Mark Valdez & Raúl Ramos
Directed by Mark Valdez
March 9-24, 2007
At Sabathani Theatre - 310 E. 38th Street, Minneapolis
The recipient of two Tony Awards and nine Tony nominations in 2006, this classic 1950s chestnut is adapted to modern times as a labor/management musicial in a garment industry dominated by Latinos. The recognizable lyrics and melodies of "Hernando's Hideaway," "Steam Heat," and "Hey There" will be joined by uniquely Latin arrangements. English supertitles will allow all audience members to understand the portions of Spanish dialogue.
MESSY UTOPIA
by Aditi Kapil, Aldo Velasco, Naomi Iizuka, Velina Hasu Houston, and Seema Sueko
April 20-May 13, 2007
At the Alan Page Auditorium of Mixed Blood's firehouse theatre
This unique five-playwright tag-team play is by, for, about and featuring biracial people. Staged in all corners of Mixed Blood's Alan Page Auditorium, this world premiere explodes from the perpetual question asked of all people of multiple races: "What are you?"
