We almost cannot describe how excited we are to bring you the Minnesota premiere of In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by Marion McClinton. The Chicago Tribune calls McCraney "without question, the hottest young playwright in America." The New York Times says you'll experience "what people must have felt during productions of the early works of Eugene O’Neill in the 1920s or of Sam Shepard in the 1960s." We could go on. Everywhere this work has been done, the response has been explosive.
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We think praise in other cities is nice, but we're most excited by the incredible cast and crew we've assembled here in the Twin Cities. Marion McClinton directs an all-star cast led by Christiana Clark as Oya, and Ansa Akyea, Nathan Barlow, Aimee K. Bryant, John Catron, Celeste Jones, Gavin Lawrence, Greta Oglesby, Sonja Parks, and James A. Williams.
In the Red and Brown Water tells the story of Oya, a promising young runner from the Louisiana projects whose path to a life-changing opportunity comes to a devastating crossrad. Lusciously theatrical and boldly original, this play weaves together elements of urban contemporary realism with West African mysticism for a lyrical experience that is at once joyous and challenging, raucous and raw, and brazenly beautiful.
We're also looking forward to returning to the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie Theater with this play for the first time since our successful production of Blackbird (City Pages Best Play of the Year 2008).
For more information, visit guthrietheater.org or call 612-377-2224 to purchase tickets. In the Red and Brown Water runs May 12 through June 5.
Peek backstage
At Pillsbury House Theatre, we try to have as many "open" rehearsals as possible, meaning that we like to welcome people into the process of making theatre. However, you may be too busy to spend time with us observing rehearsal.
If you can't come to us, we thought we could bring to you this unique peek inside the rehearsal process. Click on the picture to the left to watch how Director Marion McClinton and cast begin the process of attacking a troublesome section in the second act.
P.S. This video was shot on Greta Oglesby's birthday, Friday, April 29. The pastry boxes you may see on the tables are filled with birthday sweets; rehearsals are not normally that decadent. Happy Birthday, Greta.
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Broke-ology shatters recent attendance records
Broke-ology sold out its final four performances and five of its last six. When the curtain had finally fallen, Broke-ology had sold the third most tickets in Pillsbury House Theatre history behind Hot Comb and our last presentation at the Guthrie Theater's Dowling Studio, Blackbird.
We want to thank everyone who came out to see the show, including those of you who came back more than once and brought your friends. We strive to make our theatre as accessible as possible, and we're happy when we see you returning to us over and over again.
For those of you who weren't able to make it, know that we're following up Broke-ology with an equally stunning production of In the Red and Brown Water. And if the affordable price of Broke-ology helped motivate you, know too that we're bringing our Pick Your Price tradition all the way to the Guthrie Theater with us. Every Wednesday performance in the Dowling Studio, Pick Your Price for In the Red and Brown Water. Call the box office at 612-377-2224 and tell them you want to "Pick Your Price." (Call now. Tickets for these nights are limited.) Sound too good to be true? If you have more questions, feel free to call us at 612-825-04
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