The Minnesota Jewish Theater Company is presenting the regional premiere of 2.5 Minute Ride by Lisa Kron. 2.5 Minute Ride is the story of a touching father-daughter relationship that covers a huge amount of ground, from Germany’s kinder transport to a roller coaster in Sandusky, Ohio. Along the way you are introduced to most of this eccentric family, all portrayed by a single actress.
That actress is the amazing Sally Wingert, who is without question one of the best actresses in the Twin Cities. Lets just put it this way - this is Wingert’s third solo show for MJTC, and the last one (Woman Before a Glass) won Wingert an Ivey Award. This is a no-brainer, folks. Go see it.
2.5 Minute Ride is presented by the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, and runs April 19 - May 10. Call 651-647-4315 for ticket information.
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Tonight, Chameleon Theatre Circle opens I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change - a musical comedy about the pitfalls of dating, sex, children, divorce, death, and all the other things that get in the way when we’re talking about love. The show uses six actors in over twenty roles, featuring Emily Gill, Darren T. Hensel, Kim Kivens, Nick Menzhuber, Katherine Tieben and Christian Unser.
Their first two performances have already sold out, so get your tickets soon.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change plays at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center from April 17 to May 4. Call 1-800-982-2787 for ticket information.
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Upright Egg Theatre Company opened their newest production reCollect last evening (I’m late - sorry, Eggies!) at the Tilsner Artists Cooperative in downtown Saint Paul. The show is a company created piece about memory, and how memories affect our past and our futures. I guarantee you it's more interesting than I just made it sound. The show runs in performances this weekend, and then will be done in exceprts next weekend throughout the Saint Paul Art Crawl, with a final performance Sunday the 26th. The show features Kelsey Cramer, Tim Daly, Lana Hubbard, Ariel Pinkerton, Rachael Schlee and Larissa Shea.
Admission for all Egg shows are by donation only - Upright Egg is one of, if not the only group in the Cities to offer a “pay-what-you-can” night for every performance. And there’s tea and cookies - how can you lose?
reCollect plays April 16-26 (see Upright Egg’s website for specific show times) - call 651 292-0179 for tickets.
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