Category Archives: Past Event

The Basset Table

Dates: Apr 6-22, 2018 (Thu-Sat at 7:30 p.m. & Sun at 2:00 p.m.) Apr 5 invited preview
Tickets: $22 ($20 for students/seniors/Fringe button; $18 for groups of 10 or more)
Ages: Recommended for Ages 13+
Duration: 90-120 minutes, including intermission.

Persistent Theatre Productions presents
The Basset Table
Written by Susanna Centlivre, and Edited by Jane Milling

“Strong women know how to play their cards.”

The gambling widow Lady Reveller and female scientist Valeria are not your typical 18th century women, these independent strong women must fight to keep doing what they love, in this progressive ahead of it’s time restoration comedy, by one of the most prominent female playwrights of her time.

Directed by Meggie Greivell
Stage Management by Sarah Wolf
Set and Props Design by Beth Anne Roe
Costume Design by Rebecca Karstad

​Featuring: Julie Ann Greif, Lana Bean, Alison Anderson, Bruce Abas, Kjer Whiting, Jody Bee, Tara Lucchino, Franklin Wagner, Don Larsson, Allison True, Amanda Thomm and Maureen Bourgeois.

Dirk (and others still with us)

Dates: Fri-Sat, Mar 23-24, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. (matinee added for Sat @ 3:00 p.m.)
Tickets: Free admission. Email boxoffice@macalester.edu
Ages: Recommended for Ages 13+
Duration: 60-75 minutes. No intermission.

Macalester College Theater and Dance Department presents
Dirk (and others still with us)
An original work, created by Director Anna Brujin and the cast

Dirk is a devised work based on Anna Brujin’s grandfather. It is her senior capstone in the Theater and Dance Department.

Promises and Interludes


Date: Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
Run Time: 75 minutes, including intermission
Age Requirement: All ages
Tickets: Please visit thedreamsongsproject.org to purchase tickets.

The Dream Songs Project’s Sixth Annual Concerts of New Music for Voice and Guitar. This year’s edition features a world premiere performance of Craig Carnahan’s song cycle, Promises and Interludes, songs by Toshio Hosokawa, a scena by Mark Weiser, and a revisit of our first commission from 2012, Daniel Nass’s Songs of Cowboys and Hobos.

Movie Night with CTI

Date: Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Tickets: Free
Ages: Recommended for All Ages
Duration: 90-120 minutes

Movie Night with CTI
presented by Compatible Technology International

Compatible Technology International presents a FREE screening of the movie Lamb, directed by Yared Zeleke. Lamb is a wonderful African made film about a little boy who wants to save his lamb from being sacrificed for a religious feast. Come watch this lovely film, and learn a little bit about what CTI does for smallholder farmers in Senegal and Malawi. Snacks and fun provided!

 

Nine Jewels: Stories of Wit and Wisdom from India

Dates: Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:30 pm; Sat, Dec 2 at 11:00 am; Sun, Dec 3 at 2:00 pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can $5-$15
Ages: Recommended for Ages 5+, all ages welcome
Duration: 45 minutes

Indian-born storyteller Zaraawar Mistry tells classic stories and animal fables of wit and wisdom from India. These popular and entertaining stories encourage children to learn about Indian culture and history, and also test their puzzle solving skills. Greg Herriges plays live music on guitar and bouzouki (Greek lute). The program has been performed in people’s homes, at libraries and schools, and at cultural centers such as the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Stories presented are best suited for children ages 5 and older and will include:
Akbar and Birbal
The Foxes and the Tiger (a folktale)
The Tortoise and the Geese (from the Panchatantra)
Nine Questions (an Akbar and Birbal story)

Learn more at http://childrensstoriesfromindia.com/