Category Archives: Past Event

The Stuffed Animal SPRING Show, on Zoom

Date: Sun, May 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Duration: 30 minutes
Ages: 3+
Tickets: Free. Contributions to support Dreamland Arts are welcome.
Registration: Click on “Join the Fun” below. After you register, you will receive an email confirmation of your ticket purchase with the Zoom Meeting details.
Format: This performance will be presented on Zoom in a Meeting format. Attendees will have the option to interact with the performer or participate only as observers.

The Stuffed Animal SPRING Show, on Zoom
Hosted by Leslye Orr

The Stuffed Animal Show is an interactive theater experience (now on Zoom) for children ages 3+ and their stuffed animals. Kids and their plushies virtually join Zip the chipmunk and his friends to celebrate the onset of Spring. Leslye Orr animates the whole gang with wacky sounds and voices while also sharing creative ideas for imaginative play. A tiny-sized tea party for all stuffed animals follows each performance.

Technical things you will need:
– A phone, tablet or computer for viewing
– Internet browser or the free Zoom App
– A broadband internet connection is preferred

Fun things to have (all items are Optional):
– A table for the kids to set their stuffed animals
– A regular umbrella
– A doll-size umbrella (for a surprise)
– Doll-size dishes for the tea party

Reviews from our preview performance.

“I could not be more grateful for her [Leslye’s] insight and creativity in engaging our kids. She’s the Fred Rogers of our neighborhood.” – Sarah D., St. Paul

“My son absolutely loved preparing for the Zoom video, getting his whole stuffed animal stage set, and then when he watched her change her sets, he continued to change his. Thank you Leslye for the virtual theater!” – Natalie W., Chicago

“Leslye helped us find our voices!” – Cobbler and Rainbow (stuffed animals), St. Paul

Festival of One-Act Plays – presented by Applause Community Theatre

CANCELLED: We regret to announce that all performances of the Festival of One Act Plays have been cancelled.

Dates: Fri-Sun, Mar 20-22 & 27-29, 2020 (full schedule below)
Tickets: $15 ($12 student/senior/teacher)
Age Recommendation: Ages 15+
Duration: 2 hrs. 15 minutes, including one intermission.

Applause Community Theatre presents
Festival of One-Act Plays

Fri, Mar 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar 22 at 1:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar 29 at 1:00 p.m.

Applause Community Theatre’s 3rd Annual Festival of One-Act plays features 5 plays, 2 by local playwrights. Please join us for an evening of comedy and farce as we continue to pay homage to the Comedy Mask. Please note that one of the plays does contain strong language, so the evening is rated PG.

Our lineup:
Nightmare without Pants by Joseph Scrimshaw
Pop the Question by Ginny Leutgeb
Babel’s in Arms by David Ives
The Seven Men of Hannukah by Sharon Cooper
Post-It-Notes On a Marrriage by Paul Dooley

UPCOMING EVENTS

Uh, Oh, Here Comes Christmas

Dates: Dec 6-14, 2019
Tickets: $15 ($12 student/senior)
Age Recommendation: Ages 7+
Duration: 2 hrs. 15 minutes, including one intermission.

Applause Community Theatre presents
Uh, Oh, Here Comes Christmas

Fri, Dec 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Thu, Dec 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Dec 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 14 at 7:00 p.m.

Based on the books by Robert Fulghum. Adapted by Ernest Zulia and David Caldwell. Music and lyrics by David Caldwell. Directed by Gary Davis.

Holiday stories from the international best-selling author of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” have been crafted into an engaging evening of storytelling and song. This charming show takes a funny, heartwarming and often poignant look at the struggle to find the spirit of the holidays amid the avalanche of commercialism, stress and chaos that crashes down every December.

Presented with permission from Dramatic Publishing.

UPCOMING EVENTS

A Directors’ Showcase presented by Full Circle Theater Company

Dates: Sat-Sun, Nov 23-24, 2019 (Sat at 7:30 p.m. & Sun at 2:00 p.m.)
Tickets: Free admission. Donations accepted at the door.
Ages: Recommended for ages 12+.
Duration: 45 minutes. No intermission.

A Director’s Showcase
presented by Full Circle Theater Company
Well-known theater artists Sara Ochs and Lara Trujillo direct selected scenes from King of the Yees by Lauren Yee and Atacama by Augusto Amador.

Sat, Nov 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Sun, Nov 24 at 2:00 p.m.

Full Circle Theater Company‘s mission is to produce heartfelt, groundbreaking theater that artfully addresses issues of diversity and social justice for 21st-century audiences.

https://www.fullcircletheatermn.org/

Gratitude before the Gravy Improv Gathering

Date: Tues, November 19, 2019 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: Pay What You Wish (at the door)
Ages: Ages 18+
Registration: Email Jim Robinson to register

Gratitude before the Gravy Improv Gathering
an introductory improv event with Jim Robinson (Photo: Linda Peterson, U of M)

Gear up for the holidays with this fun, stress-free introductory improv event. Bask in light and laughter with other curious, like-minded souls! Improvisation is about embracing the gifts in each moment. What better way to practice giving thanks? Join us! All are welcome!

Jim Robinson has dual careers in psychology and improvisation. He is a veteran of the Brave New Workshop and of the St. Kate’s/St. Thomas psychology departments. Jim recently taught his course “Improvisation and Mental Health” as a Fulbright Specialist in Pakistan.

UPCOMING EVENTS