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FALL 2017
Friends, Welcome to 2017 at The Southern! This year’s season is chock full of incredible art and entertainment. The Southern brings dance, theatre, and music to the stage in a unique blend of genres and styles - all in our intimate 165-seat house. There’s no better space in the Twin Cities to experience the arts. With the help of the wonderful presenting companies, The Southern continues to refine the quality of our programming — and we’re so excited about what we have in store! Nearly all of the art on our stage is local, created by artists who live and work in the Twin Cities. From playwrights to choreographers, dancers to actors, directors to designers, the faces and voices of The Southern are made up of Twin Cities denizens who bring their stories to our stage to share with you. Our partnership with Altered Esthetics continues into 2017, bringing local visual arts to The Southern as well. Thanks to the ARTshare program, members are taking advantage of this diverse array of performances whenever they want, as many times as they want. At The Southern we believe that seeing the performing arts should be as simple as showing up. If you aren’t a member yet, we encourage you to consider adding yourself to the member community. You can find out more about becoming an ARTshare member at southerntheater.org, at the kiosk in the lobby, or by speaking with any Southern staff member or employee. We hope you enjoy our 2017 season, whether you see a single show from your favorite company or try out a plethora of new work from our roster with an ARTshare membership. There is so much to enjoy! Warmly yours, Southern Theater Board & Staff
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We s t B a n k B u s i n e s s Associ at i on CRAS H C O U RS E Oct 9—15
A p r i l Se l l e r s Da n ce C ol l ect i ve G or g e
Oct 19—22
T wi n C i t i e s H o r r o r Fe st i val V I For more info, p l eas e v i s i t tchorror fes t i v al .com Oct 26—Nov 5
Ra w Su g a r & Th e a t r e Corrobora Based on / A True Story: Two New Plays Nov 16—19
SHOW TIMES
Tues—Fri • 7:30pm
Sat • 2pm & 7:30pm Sun • 2pm
B R K FS T S econd s
Nov 30—Dec 3
E xp o s e d B r i ck Th e at re CLOTH
Dec 7—10
Minne s o t a Da n ce C ol l aborat i ve HoliDaydream Dec 15—17
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April Sellers Dance Collective Samantha Johns & Nona Invie Kristi Faulkner Dance and DaNCEBUMS
GORGE Oct 19–22
A collective of local dance companies present GORGE, the void where dance meets rock. GORGE is a four-part performance series where no show is ever dull. DaNCEBUMS opens each evening with their riotous approach to dance in Press Kit. Next, April Sellers Dance Collective recreates their work The Animal Corridor with a new cast member. Alternating performances with ASDC, Samantha Johns and Nona Invie create an ode. Finally, Detroit-based Kristi Faulkner Dance closes out every night (and their tour to Minneapolis via the GRUNT network) with Four Letter Word.
Twin Cities Horror Festival TCHF VI Oct 26—Nov 6
n artist-centric organization, Twin Cities Horror Fest strives to maximize A both audience entertainment and payout to artists. Last year, TCHF issued more that 2,300 tickets during its 11 day run, and paid 85% of total ticket sales to participating artists. Four Humors Theater launched the festival in 2012 as a juried, horrorthemed, live-performance arts festival spanning the two weekends surrounding Halloween. In 2014, several artists and producers -- many of whom were involved with the first two seasons -- formalized their commitment to continuing TCHF by forming United Festival Group, LLC, which now oversees the festival’s operation. The company’s owners include Matt Allex, Jason Ballweber, Debra Berger, Mike Fotis, Katie Hartman, Ryan Lear, Chip Limeburner, Jenn Newman, Tyler Olsen, Dan Peltzman, Erin Sheppard, and Matt Spring.
We depict horror on stage because we know it is fake. The pain and deaths are not real. We have control. We know life is precious. It is not to be wasted. We also know the human experience is a complicated one full of wonderful and terrible things. We want to learn something about ourselves.
Twin Cities Horror Fest
@TCHorrorFest tchorrorfestival.com
@TCHorrorFest
Raw Sugar & Theatre Corrobora Based on/A True Story: Two New Plays Nov 16—19
This two-play event explores the personal, real-life stories of three local female artists. The narratives are connected by a common thread: What does it mean to think you know the life path you are on?
The first play of the evening, FADEAWAY GIRL, is the true story of playwright/performer Rachel Petrie’s experience coming to terms with a bipolar disorder diagnosis. From her very first manic episode in 2004 to present day, Rachel shares her personal stories of derailment, discovery, reinvention, and joy.
The second, THE CRITIC AND THE DRAMA QUEEN, was inspired by the story of real-life friends and Theatre Corrobora co-producers Aidan Jhane Gallivan and Hailey Colwell. The play follows the evolution of a friendship between an actor and a writer and the scary places it can go when artistic pride gets in the way.
BRKFST Seconds Nov 30—Dec 3
Formerly known as In New Company, these seven dynamic performers, each with distinct training backgrounds, aesthetics and specialties present the product of four years of investigative, collaborative dance-making. The evening features imaginative works that tease the edges of breakin’, martial arts, burlesque, and contemporary dance vernacular. At times, intensely physical and chaotic, at others precise and contemplative. A taste of BRKFST will prove that time flies when you’re having fun. You’ll be wishing for more.
BRKFST Dance Company
@BRKFSTdance brkfstdance.com
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ARTshare Memberships: $18 a month ($9 for students) for access to all applicable performances on the season $216 for a full year ($108 for students) of access to all applicable performances on the season
Memberships are available for purchase at www.southerntheater.org
Enjoy great drinks and food after the show at Town Hall Brewery - located next door!
Mon-Wed 11am-1am Thur-Sat 11am-2am Sun 11am-12am
1430 Washington Ave S | Minneapolis, MN 55454 | 612.339.8696
WEEKLY SPECIALS
MONDAY Cider Night • 6pm–Close $1 off any tap cider or perry.
TUESDAY Whiskey Night • 6pm–Close $2 off all whiskeys $7 or more, and all whiskey flights!
WEDNESDAY Cask Night • 6pm–Close $1 off any 20oz cask-conditioned beer. Pull it oldschool from one of our three beer engines.
THURSDAY Student Night • 8pm–Close Town Hall Brewery pitchers are only $10 with your student ID!
SUNDAY Date Night • 5pm–Close All beer samplers and bottles of wine are half price when you order food!
Performance Minded People Support The Arts In the course of serving people Courtyard will donate 10% of your food and beverage purchases back to the Southern Theater helping to support today’s local performing community.
Join us in the
Bistro before or after a performance, show your playbill and we will take care of the rest.
“Arts are essential to a community’s well-being, because they remind us that life has a higher purpose than the mundane” ~ Ron Zeigler.
Exposed Brick Theatre Cloth Dec 7—10
How much is too much? How little is too little? And who gets to decide? From burkas to bikinis; from garments that nip and tuck to what not to wear after 40; from Mom jeans to ever changing fashion trends; when it comes to women’s clothing it seems like everyone has an opinion. CLOTH is a new work that explores women’s relationship to cloth, covering and choice, and the avalanche of factors influencing that choice.
Exposed Brick Theatre
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Minnesota Dance Collaborative HoliDaydream Dec 15—17
HoliDaydream is a festive tale of dance and drama told through the eyes of a young girl as she traverses the highs and lows of the holidays through a magical journey. Minnesota Dance Collaborative’s dynamic company showcases a multitude of dance styles and entertaining actors for a glamorous holiday experience.
MN Dance Collab
@MNDanceCollab mndancecollaborative.org
@MNDanceCollab
ANNOUNCING OUR
2 018 S E A S O N QUARTER 1 • JAN–MAR Animal Engine Single Shoe Productions Time Track Productions
Kudeta Turtle Theater Collective Underdog Theatre
QUARTER 2 • APR–JUN Pangea World Theater Brownbody Mathew Janczewski’s ARENA DANCES Sparkle Theatricals
Ae Film Festival Kaleena Miller Dance The Catalysts Vie Boheme
QUARTER 3 • JUL–SEP Helen Hatch, Choreographer SunsetGun Productions & Twin Cities Trapeze Center Samantha Johns & George McConnell Greycoats & Jon Ferguson Rhythmically Speaking BLAQ
QUARTER 4 • OCT–DEC JUNIOR Sumunar Indonesian Music and Dance Daara Dance Company TaikoArts Midwest: Enso Daiko
Exposed Brick Theatre Debra Berger and Emily Michaels King
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Phone: 612.326.1811 On-site hours: One hour before all performances
Address
1420 Washington Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55454 Located blocks from the Green and Blue light rails, and multiple bus lines.
Parking located around the corner, on the street, and surface lots on the south side of Washington.
Board of Directors Mike Grosso Chair
Michelle Winchester
Southern Theater Staff Hailey Colwell
Dan Norman
Marketing Manager
Resident Photographer
Secretary
Suzanne Cross
Emily Peck
Community Relations Manager
Sheldon Wood
Galen Higgins
Front of House and Production Director
Treasurer
Leslie Ball
Graphic Designer
Jamie Schumacher Interim Executive Director
Craig Espelien Ochen Kaylen Scott Rehovsky Seng Soumpolpakdy
These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support Grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
THE SOU T H E RN’S M I SSION is to FOST E R a community of E XC E P T IONAL ART I STS.
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