There are plays that are so good that audiences enjoy them even if the production isn’t first class—Midsummer Night’s Dream for example. Then there are plays that are unwieldly gems, difficult to take in unless the production is of first-class…
Tag: Girl Friday Productions
Idiot’s Delight: a lovely rendering of this chestnut
The (unfortunately) late Archie Leyasmeyer would likely be the chair of the Girl Friday Productions board of directors. As one or two of you perhaps know, Archie taught (at the U) a survey of dramatic literature focusing on the kinds…
Camino Real by Girl Friday Productions, performing at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage
“I have three problems,” asserts Camino Real‘s Kilroy, in a lush and exuberant performance by Eric Knutson. “I’m hungry, I’m lonely, and I don’t know what this place is.” Camino Real (Girl Friday Productions, performing at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage,…
Street Scene by Girl Friday Productions at the Minneapolis Theater Garage
Elmer Rice‘s brilliant Street Scene (beautifully done by Girl Friday Productions, performing at the Minneapolis Theater Garage through July 30) burst onto the Broadway stage in 1929. Groundbreaking, realistic but not grimly naturalistic, Street Scene explores the textures of life…