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From: Jon Skaalen <jon at vsamn.org> 
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Subject: Audio Described arts events in Sept.-Oct. 2019

VSA Minnesota Accessible Arts Calendar

Performances and Arts Events in September and October 2019 with

Audio Description (AD) or Performers with Disabilities

Website: http://vsamn.org/community/calendar

Weekly Phone Recording: 612-332-3888 (AD on line 4)

IMPORTANT NOTE to people who use VSA’s Accessible Arts Calendar:

VSA Minnesota’s last day of business will be September 27, 2019. A free
Celebration of the organization’s 33+ years will be held Monday, Sept. 23
from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at Illusion Theater, 516 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
Audio Description will be provided, as well as refreshments. Please join us!
RSVP to 612-332-3888 or  <mailto:info at vsamn.org> info at vsamn.org. 

VSA programs that will transition to other organizations include:

* Accessible Arts Calendar (http://vsamn.org/community/calendar) will move
in late September to the Minnesota Access Alliance (https://mnaccess.org/,
651-539-2689);

* Services for Artists with disabilities -- Springboard for the Arts:
http://www.springboardforthearts.org, 651-292-4381;

* School arts residencies for students with disabilities and teaching
artists -- COMPAS: http://www.compas.org, 651-292-3249;

* Access Improvement Grants -- Metro Regional Arts Council:
http://www.mrac.org, 651-645-0402; 

* Accessibility assistance -- Minnesota State Arts Board
(http://www.arts.state.mn.us, Main #: 651-215-1600 or 800-866-2787) and
Regional Arts Councils as well as disability organizations such as the
Minnesota Council on Disabilities (http://www.disability.state.mn.us,
651-361-7800, 800-945-8913);

* and of course many other organizations now offer arts programming for
artists with disabilities and accessibility assistance.

THANK YOU for taking advantage of accessibility services offered by theaters
and other arts organizations who want you to participate in their artistic
opportunities.

VSA Minnesota’s Accessible Arts Calendar has been distributed monthly by
email, mail and online for 20 years to publicize arts events that offer
accessibility accommodations that serve people with disabilities. Listings
are also on Facebook and on our voicemail. Features of the list below
include:

1.    Index of date, time, city, venue & show, under AD or DIS.

2.    Discounts: Some shows offer discounts under TIX: DISCOUNT. 

3.    Navigation: Skip from one show listing to the next by searching for
three asterisks (***).

4.    Production details including title, performing company, venue address,
time, name of describer or interpreters, ticket/website info, a description
of the event, running time of the show (if known) and production dates.

5.    Additional Calendar Listings Online
(http://vsamn.org/community/resources-community) list: 2019 Index of
accessible shows (http://vsamn.org/resource/2019-accessible-arts-events/),
Current Venues and Shows with and without accessibility accommodations, as
well as cinemas that offer captioned or described films, and selected
Festivals (http://vsamn.org/resource/current-venues-shows/). 

6.    Contact information at the end to subscribe or unsubscribe.

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PLEASE CHECK THE INDEX FOR ALL THE SHOWS. Shows in the Index without a web
link may not have an individual listing in the calendar below or be on our
website (yet).

INDEX:

*       Audio Description (AD) for people who are blind or have low vision, 

*       Shows featuring performers with disabilities or disability-related
topics (DIS).

AUDIO DESCRIPTION (AD):

Sat. Sept. 7, 7:30 – Fargo: Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre: Noises Off
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7708> .

Sun. Sept. 8, 2:00 – Minneapolis: Mixed Precipitation at JD Rivers
Children’s Garden: The Clemency of Tito
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7684> ’s Tennis Club: A Picnic
Operetta.

Fri. Sept. 13, 7:30 – Minneapolis: Classical Actors Ensemble at Lab Theater:
Much Ado about Nothing <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7719> .

Sat. Sept. 14, 2:00 – St. Paul: Ordway Music Theater: Smokey Joe's Café
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7680> .

Fri. Sept. 20, 7:30 – Minneapolis: Classical Actors Ensemble at Lab Theater:
Arden of Faversham <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7718> .

Sun. Sept. 22, 1:30 – Lanesboro: Commonweal Theatre: On the Verge
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7481> .

Sun. Sept. 22, 2:00 – Minneapolis: Theatre in the Round: The Birds
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7677> .

Mon. Sept. 23, 6:00 – Minneapolis: Illusion Theater: VSA Minnesota
Celebration
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?cid=main-calendar&mc_id=7710> .

Thurs. Sept. 26, 7:30 – Minneapolis: Freshwater Theatre at The Crane
Theater: Immaculate Heart.

Sun. Sept. 29, 6:00 – St. Paul: Sodhouse Theater and Black Label Movement at
Swede Hollow Park: Swede Hollow Ghost Sonata.

Thurs. Oct. 3, 7:30 – Minneapolis: Jungle Theater: Ride the Cyclone
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7721> .

Thurs. Oct. 3, 7:30 – Minneapolis: Theater Latte Da at the Ritz: Chicago.

Fri. Oct. 4, 7:30 – St. Paul: Park Square Theatre: Aubergine.

Sat. Oct. 5, 3:00 – St. Paul: SteppingStone Theatre: Nate the Great: The
Musical.

Sun. Oct. 6, 6:30 – Minneapolis: Orpheum Theatre: Mean Girls.

Thurs. Oct. 10, 7:30 – Minneapolis: Trademark Theater at TEK Box: The
Hollow.

Fri. Oct. 11, 7:00 – Minneapolis: Children’s Theatre: Circus Abyssinia:
Ethiopian Dreams.

Fri. Oct. 11, 7:30 – St. Paul: Park Square Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show.

Fri. Oct. 11, 7:30 – Minneapolis: Guthrie Theater: The Glass Menagerie.

Sat. Oct. 12, 1:00 – Minneapolis: Guthrie Theater: The Glass Menagerie,
Sensory Tour 10:30.

Sun. Oct. 13, 2:00 — St. Paul: History Theatre: Gloria: A Life, by Emily
Mann.

Sun. Oct. 13, 2:00 – Moorhead: Theatre B: Hamlet.

Sun. Oct. 13, 4:00 – Hopkins: Stages Theatre: Roald Dahl’s James & the Giant
Peach.

Sat. Oct. 19, 2:00 – St. Paul: Ordway Music Theater: Mike Birbiglia: The New
One.

Sun. Oct. 20, 2:00 – Minneapolis: Theatre in the Round: Comedy of Errors.

DISABILITY-RELATED (DIS): 

Tues. Sept. 3, 10:00 AM – St. Paul: James J. Hill House: Tour for People
with Memory Loss <http://vsamn.org/calendar/?cid=main-calendar&mc_id=7530> .

Thurs. Sept. 5, 7:00 – Minneapolis: Walker Church: Open Flow Forum
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7514> .

Mon. Sept. 23, 6:30 – Minneapolis: Illusion Theater: VSA Minnesota
Celebration
<http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?cid=main-calendar&mc_id=7710> .

Tues. Oct. 1, 10:00 AM – St. Paul: James J. Hill House: Tour for People with
Memory Loss <http://vsamn.org/calendar/?cid=main-calendar&mc_id=7531> .

Thurs. Oct. 3, 7:00 – Minneapolis: Walker Church: Open Flow Forum
<http://vsamn.org/calendar/?cid=main-calendar&mc_id=7515> .

LISTINGS:

***  <http://vsamn.org/calendar/?cid=main-calendar&mc_id=7530> Tour for
People with Memory Loss

Location: James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave., St. Paul 55102.

DIS: Tuesday, September 3, 10:00 AM.

Tix: Free. Reservations required: 651-259-3015 or online. More info:
651-297-2555, hillhouse at mnhs.org <mailto:hillhouse at mnhs.org> .

Website: http://sites.mnhs.org/historic-sites/james-j-hill-house.

Description: The first Tuesday of every month the historic James J. Hill
House offers a sensory-based tour designed for people with memory loss and
their caregivers. Each themed tour, usually an hour or less, highlights
three rooms. Private group tours are available for care facilities. Tours
are made possible through funding by the Bader Foundation.

Run: 60 minutes; Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7514> Open Flow Forum

For the Artists with Disabilities Alliance (AWDA)

Location: Walker Community Church, 3104 16th Ave. S., Minneapolis.

DIS: Thursday, September 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Website: http://vsamn.org/artists-disabilities/. 

Description: Join artists with disabilities and supporters at this monthly
“First Thursday” meeting to share visual art, writing, music, theatre and
other artistic efforts or disability concerns. Informal, fragrance-free,
shared refreshments. Facilitators are Tara Innmon, Andy Sturdevant
(Springboard for the Arts, 651-294-0907, andy at springboardforthearts.org
<mailto:andy at springboardforthearts.org> ), Kip Shane and Dan Reiva. 

Please Note: Springboard for the Arts will be distributing the Open Flow
notices and Artists’ Pipeline newsletter beginning this fall! If you’re
currently subscribed, nothing will change, and you won’t be required to take
any additional steps. There may be some small format changes to the look of
the newsletter, but otherwise, it will cover the same news and information
about artists with disabilities and making the arts accessible to people
with disabilities. You’ll still be able to submit your listings via the
Springboard for the Arts website, or by emailing Andy at Springboard
directly: resources at springboardforthearts.org
<mailto:resources at springboardforthearts.org> .

Run: two hours; Sept. 5, Oct. 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7708> Noises Off

Written by Michael Frayn.

Performed by: Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre.
Location: The Stage at Island Park, 333 Fourth St. S., Fargo.

AD: Saturday, September 7, 7:30 PM; pre-show description at 7:10 PM.

Describer: Karla Pederson.

Tix: Reduced to $10 for AD patron & companion (regular $21, senior/student
$15); contact Box Office for Audio Description tickets; not available
online. Phone: 701-235-6778; email: info at fmct.org <mailto:info at fmct.org> .

Website: http://www.fmct.org. 

Description: Laughs come in abundance in this hilarious play-within-a-play,
inspired by the farcical backstage antics of putting on an on-stage farce.
This perfectly constructed, zippy comedy is not without its fair share of
door-slamming spectacle, and relishes in the sheer delight of just how
ridiculous working in the theater can be. It’s a welcome, warm escape from
everyday life, offering finely-tuned jokes and a sparkling ensemble cast
that’s sure to leave you laughing.

Run: Sept. 6-7, 12-14 at 7:30, Sept. 8 at 2:00, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7684> The Clemency of
Tito’s Tennis Club: A Picnic Operetta

Created by Producing Artistic Director Scotty Reynolds, Artistic Associate
Jacob Miller, Music Director Gary Ruschman, and the Mixed Precipitation
team.

Performed by: Mixed Precipitation.

Locations: Performances at parks, farms, and gardens. A sighted guide is
suggested for patrons with vision loss. This performance is at JD Rivers
Children’s Garden, 2900 Glenwood Ave. N., Minneapolis 55405.

AD: Sunday, September 8, 2:00 PM.

Describer: scottie hall.

Tix: Suggested donation $15-30. All are welcome; no one turned away. Seating
is limited, advance reservations are requested online or by phone: Brown
Paper Tickets, 800-838-3006; info: 612-619-2112. Blankets, bug spray and
sunscreen are provided, but patrons are encouraged to bring their own lawn
chairs and water.

Website:
http://mixedprecipitation.org/shows/the-clemency-of-titos-tennis-club/ or
(for Sept. 8) https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4263242.

Description: Celebrating its 11th season, Mixed Precipitation’s outdoor
theater production is a harvest season tradition. A rag-tag group of players
is resurrecting a defunct tennis club. But backstabbing, bitterness, and a
murderous revenge plot threaten their rise to the top of Rome’s championship
match. Will they find redemption before Mount Vesuvius covers them in ash?
When can cheaters be forgiven? All is presented with the Picnic Operetta’s
trademark style of playfulness, satire and hope. Classic arias and duets
from Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito soar across the garden alongside new wave
and synth-pop hits by Devo, Berlin, Yaz and Pat Benatar. The operatic
athletes will serve the audience fresh edible bites as well.

Run: 75 minutes, weekends, Aug. 11 – Sept. 29, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7719> Much Ado about
Nothing

by Shakespeare, directed by Tom Conry.

Performed by: Classical Actors Ensemble.

Location: Lab Theater, 700 N. First St., Minneapolis 55401.

 <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7719> AD: Friday, September 13,
7:30 PM.

Describer: Rick Jacobson.

Tix: $18-42. Phone: 651-321-4024. Email: info at classicalactorsensemble.org/
<mailto:info at classicalactorsensemble.org/> . 

Website: http://www.classicalactorsensemble.org/ or
http://www.thelabtheater.org/.

Description: Hijinx and capers on a pineapple plantation. Can true love win
out? 

Run: Sept. 6-22, 2019, in repertoire with Arden of Faversham.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7680> Smokey Joe's Café

Ordway Original.

Location: Ordway Music Theater, 345 Washington, St. Paul.

 <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7680> AD: Saturday, September
14, 2:00 PM.

Describer: Rick Jacobson.

Tix: $51-$122; Braille, large-print programs and infrared listening systems
available at Patron Services in Ordway’s first level lobby. Phone:
651-224-4222.

Web: https://ordway.org/accessible-performances/ or
https://ordway.org/event/smokey-joes-cafe/. 
Description: SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, the Grammy
Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated smash, made history as Broadway’s
longest running musical revue. The show features 40 of the greatest songs of
the past century, including show-stopping classics like “On Broadway,”
“Stand by Me,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” “Love Potion No. 9,” “Spanish
Harlem,” “Yakety Yak,” and “Charlie Brown.” This refreshing, sizzling-hot,
new production of the show, directed and choreographed by Emmy Award winner
and Tony Award nominee Joshua Bergasse (Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory and On the Town, Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and NBC’s
“Smash”), will appear in Minnesota for the first time, bringing these
sensational rock and roll songs to a new generation.

Run: Sept. 10-22, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7717> Arden of Faversham

by Anonymous, directed by Joseph Papke.

Performed by: Classical Actors Ensemble.

Location: Lab Theater, 700 N. First St., Minneapolis 55401.

 <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7718> AD: Friday, September 20,
7:30 PM.

Describer: Rick Jacobson.

Tix: $18-42. Phone: 651-321-4024. Email: info at classicalactorsensemble.org/
<mailto:info at classicalactorsensemble.org/> . 

Website: http://www.classicalactorsensemble.org/ or
http://www.thelabtheater.org/.

Description: A cheating wife, a jealous husband, a murder plot! 

Run: Sept. 6-22, 2019, in repertoire with Much Ado about Nothing.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7481> On the Verge

by Eric Overmyer.

Performed by: Commonweal Theatre Company.
Location: Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave. N., Lanesboro.

AD: Sunday, September 22, 1:30 PM; pre-show at 1:10; tactile tour at noon
with advance notice.

Describer: David Hennessey.

Tix: Reduced to $15 for AD/ASL patrons (regular $35; student $15; senior $5
less with code SENIOR; 30 years of age and under $5 less with code 30UNDER;
Military $10 less with code BLUESTAR); phone: 507-467-2525 or 800-657-7025;
email: info at commonwealtheatre.org <mailto:info at commonwealtheatre.org> .
Please make AD reservations at least one week in advance, noting if you want
a tactile tour at noon. Two-week notice requested for a Braille program.
Five-week notice requested for ASL interpreting. Assistive listening devices
available at the box office; special seating available for persons with
mobility issues.

Website: http://www.commonwealtheatre.org 
Description: Heed the call to discovery! Journey through uncharted
territories! With wit, nerve and proper British sensibilities, Mary, Fanny
and Alexandra bushwhack their way through Terra Incognita—the last uncharted
land on the globe. These intrepid explorers test their friendship and
courage as they come face to face with psychics, yetis, trolls, and
Cool
Whip?! With wonder, humor and grace, On The Verge (or The Geography of
Yearning) navigates the search for our place in the world.

Run: Sept. 6 – Nov. 10, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7677> The Birds

by Conor McPherson from a story by Daphne du Maurier.

Performed by Theatre in the Round Players.

Location: Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis. 

AD: Sunday, September 22, 2:00 PM. 

Describer: Judith Baldwin.

Tix: $22. Discounts available Fri./Sun. for senior 62+ ($18) and student
with ID ($15). Tactile tour at 1:00 upon request based on reservations.
Large-print programs and assisted-listening devices available at every
performance. Phone: 612-333-3010.

Website: http://www.theatreintheround.org/new-homepage/on-stage/birds/.

Description: Masses of birds have suddenly begun to attack people, driving
strangers Nat and Diane to take refuge in an isolated, abandoned cabin. With
no electricity and scarce food, their precarious existence is threatened
even more by the arrival of a volatile young woman. With a nod to Daphne du
Maurier’s story (that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s film), playwright
McPherson creates his own dark, claustrophobic drama of survival in the face
of society’s collapse.

Run: Sept. 6-29, 2019; Fri.-Sat. 7:30, Sun. 2:00. 

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7685> VSA Minnesota
Celebration – SAVE THE DATE!

Location: Illusion Theater, 516 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.

AD, DIS: Monday, September 23, 6:30-9:00 PM 

Tix: Free. RSVP: 612-332-3888, info at vsamn.org <mailto:info at vsamn.org> . 

Website: https://www.vsamn.org 

Description: Join VSA Minnesota’s board and staff Craig Dunn and Jon Skaalen
to celebrate its 33+ years of working “to create a community where people
with disabilities can learn through, participate in and access the arts.”
Performers, music, photos, memories, poetry, a look to the future and
refreshments will all be part of this evening of fun. VSA’s last day of
business is Friday, Sept. 27. More details to be announced. Please RSVP –
and send a story, memory or comment if you have something short to share.

Run: Sept. 23, 2019.

*** Immaculate Heart

World premiere by Ruth Virkus, directed by Jimmy LeDuc.

Performed by: Freshwater Theatre.

Location: The Crane Theater, 2303 Kennedy St. NE, Minneapolis 55413.

AD: Thursday, September 26, 7:30 PM.

Describer: Laura Wiebers

Tix: $20, $18 Fringe/senior/student. Online. Phone: 612-816-8479; Email:
info at freshwatertheatre.com <mailto:info at freshwatertheatre.com> .

Website: http://www.freshwatertheatre.com/immaculateheart/ or
https://citypagestix.com/events/Immaculate-Heart-9-27-2019

Description: When Marina meets shy, devout Clare at a beginners’ knitting
class, they have an immediate connection, changing Clare’s world and putting
them on a collision course with Father Paul, forcing all three to confront
their natures in ways none of them expect. Set in and around the
confessional of a parish church, this exploration of sexual identity on the
asexual spectrum, faith and privilege features Rachel Flynn, Noe Tallen and
Scot Froelich.

Run: Sept. 13-22, 2019.

*** Swede Hollow Ghost Sonata

Conceived and directed by Darcey Engen, Carl Flink and Luverne Siefert.

Performed by: Sodhouse Theater and Black Label Movement.

Location: Meet outside Swede Hollow Park at the Drewery St. Pedestrian
Tunnel at the intersection of Drewery Ln. and Beaumont St., St. Paul

AD: Sunday, September 29, 6:00 PM.

Describer: Elana Centor.

Tix: Free; suggested donations welcome. Online ticket reservations
recommended. Comfortable shoes and clothes highly recommended for promenade.
Golf carts available for patrons with mobility concerns.

Website: https://www.sodhousetheater.org/swede-hollow-ghost-sonata 

Description: An outdoor, immersive performance experience using theater,
dance, movement, and original music to explore the continuing histories of
immigration to St. Paul’s Swede Hollow neighborhood. Audiences will set off
on an outdoor, guided, theatrical promenade through Swede Hollow Park,
stopping along the way to experience moving vignettes within a recreated
world that evoke the early history of Swedish immigration to the area in the
1850s. Using Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s play The Ghost Sonata as
a starting point of inspiration, this stellar cast of local,
multidisciplinary performers will bring to life the community that once
lived in the park, sharing tales that resonate with the ongoing, current day
stories and experiences within St. Paul’s East Side. Working closely with
local businesses and organizations, this project also includes additional
community events designed to spark conversations about the rich history of
this incredible neighborhood.

Run: Sept. 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, 6:00, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/calendar/?cid=main-calendar&mc_id=7531> Tour for
People with Memory Loss

Location: James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave., St. Paul 55102.

DIS: Tuesday, October 1, 10:00 AM.

Tix: Free. Reservations required: 651-259-3015 or online. More info:
651-297-2555, hillhouse at mnhs.org <mailto:hillhouse at mnhs.org> .

Website: http://sites.mnhs.org/historic-sites/james-j-hill-house.

Description: The first Tuesday of every month the historic James J. Hill
House offers a sensory-based tour designed for people with memory loss and
their caregivers. Each themed tour, usually an hour or less, highlights
three rooms. Private group tours are available for care facilities. Tours
are made possible through funding by the Bader Foundation.

Run: 60 minutes; Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7515> Open Flow Forum

For the Artists with Disabilities Alliance (AWDA)

Location: Walker Community Church, 3104 16th Ave. S., Minneapolis.

DIS: Thursday, October 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Description: Join artists with disabilities and supporters at this monthly
“First Thursday” meeting to share visual art, writing, music, theatre and
other artistic efforts or disability concerns. Informal, fragrance-free,
shared refreshments. Facilitators are Tara Innmon, Andy Sturdevant
(Springboard for the Arts, 651-294-0907, andy at springboardforthearts.org
<mailto:andy at springboardforthearts.org> ), Kip Shane and Dan Reiva. 

Please Note: Springboard for the Arts will be distributing the Open Flow
notices and Artists’ Pipeline newsletter this fall! If you’re currently
subscribed, nothing will change, and you won’t be required to take any
additional steps. There may be some small format changes to the look of the
newsletter, but otherwise, it will cover the same news and information about
artists with disabilities and making the arts accessible to people with
disabilities. You’ll still be able to submit your listings via the
Springboard for the Arts website, or by emailing Andy at Springboard
directly: resources at springboardforthearts.org
<mailto:resources at springboardforthearts.org> .

Run: two hours; Oct. 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5, 2019.

***  <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7721> Ride the Cyclone

Lyrics and book by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell, Directed by Sarah
Rasmussen, Music direction by Mark Christine.

Performed by: Jungle Theater.

Location: Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis.

AD: Thursday, October 3, 7:30 PM.

Describer: Rick Jacobson.

Website: http://www.jungletheater.com/ 

Tix: Reduced to $24.50 including fees (regular $37 plus fees); phone:
612-822-7063; email: boxoffice at jungletheater.com
<mailto:boxoffice at jungletheater.com> . Contact the theatre to request an
ASL-interpreted show.

Website: http://www.jungletheater.com/ 

Description: In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six
teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident
aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune
teller invites each to tell the story of a life interrupted—with the promise
of a prize like no other—a chance for one of them to return to life.

Run: Sept. 11 – Oct. 20, 2019.

*** Aubergine

by Julia Cho, directed by Flordelino Lagundino.

Performed by: Park Square Theatre.

Location: Park Square Theatre, Andy Boss Thrust Stage, 20 W. 7th Place, St.
Paul 55102.

AD: Friday, October 4, 7:30 PM.

Describer: Rick Jacobson.

Tix: AD single ticket discount is half-price for patron & one guest with
code ACC (regular $40, $55; previews $27, $37); age 30 & under: $21; Senior
age 62+: $5 off; Rush tickets: $20, available one hour before performance;
subject to availability; Assistive listening devices available; phone:
651-291-7005 or email: tickets at parksquaretheatre.org
<mailto:tickets at parksquaretheatre.org> . 

 Website: http://www.parksquaretheatre.org.
Description: A son cooks a meal for his dying father to say everything that
his words can’t. Lyrical, humorous and full of love, this is a story of an
intergenerational Korean family struggling to relate across emotional,
linguistic and cultural divides. When words fail, a home-cooked meal
transcends differences and brings us together.

Run: Sept. 20 – Oct. 20, 2019.

*** Nate the Great: The Musical

Book & Lyrics by John Maclay, Music & Lyrics by Brett Ryback, From the book
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat.

Performed by: SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development.

Location: SteppingStone Theatre, 55 Victoria St. N., St. Paul.

AD: Saturday, October 5, 3:00 PM.

Describer: TBA.

Tix: $10 when you mention VSA. Regular $16. Phone: 651-225-9265. Email:
info at steppingstonetheatre.org <mailto:info at steppingstonetheatre.org> . 

Website: http://www.steppingstonetheatre.org

Description: Junior detective Nate the Great has a new case! His friend
Annie has just painted a picture, and she can’t find it anywhere. Armed with
an appetite for justice and pancakes, Nate vows to solve this baffling
elementary school mystery. From the creator of  Goosebumps: Phantom of the
Auditorium, this new musical will delight fans of mysteries, Sondheim, and
the long running book series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat.

Run: 80 minutes, Sept. 27 – Oct. 13, 2019.

*** The Hollow

World Premiere created and performed by Jenna Wyse, Joey Ford, Emily
Michaels King, and Tyler Michaels King.

Performed by: Trademark Theater.
Location: Tek Box, in the Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, 516
Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 55403.

AD: Thursday, October 10, 7:30 PM.

Describer: Connie Fullmer.

Tix: $20, student $15; Fri.-Sat. $25/15; PWYC Oct. 14; online; more info:
info at trademarktheater.org <mailto:info at trademarktheater.org> . 

Website: http://www.trademarktheater.org/ or
https://www.artful.ly/store/events/18354

Description: This Concept Album/Contemporary Performance hybrid marks
Trademark’s third World Premiere. A multidisciplinary production, it
explores the dualities of human nature and the mysticism of the outdoors by
combining live music, movement and stunning visuals. The Hollow is about
confronting our demons, whether in our relationships, or in our own bodies
and minds.

Run: Approx. 75 minutes. Oct. 2-4, 10-12, 14, 16-19, 2019, at 7:30 Sundays
Oct. 6, 13, 20 at 2:00.

***
<http://www.childrenstheatre.org/plays/2019-2020-season/circus-abyssinia-eth
iopian-dreams> Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Performed by: Children’s Theatre Company.
Location: Children’s Theatre Co., United Health Group Stage, 2400 Third Ave.
S., Minneapolis.

AD: Friday, October 11, 7:00 PM.

Describer: TBA.

Tix: $__; To reserve AD seating, visit: https://my.childrenstheatre.org and
click on the ASL or AD link at the bottom of the page. Assistive Listening
Devices, induction loop system, Braille programs and Sensory Tours available
upon request. Senior, College Student, Military, other discounts available;
phone: 612-874-0400; or email: tickets at childrenstheatre.org
<mailto:tickets at childrenstheatre.org> .

Website: 

Description: A whole new kind of circus is coming to town! The rhythm of
Ethiopia comes alive as this internationally acclaimed, dream-filled
adventure makes its daring Minneapolis debut. Jaws will drop as one amazing
feat after another defies gravity and awakens possibility; oh, to be part of
the spectacle! It’s an incredible range of high-flying hilarity, hula
hooping, death-defying tricks, and ridiculously joy-filled juggling with the
music and movement of East Africa. Best enjoyed by all ages.

Run: Sept. 17 – Oct. 20, 2019.

*** The Rocky Horror Show

By Richard O’Brien (music, lyrics, book), Directed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz.

Performed by: Park Square Theatre.

Location: Park Square Theatre, Mainstage, 20 W. 7th Place, St. Paul 55102.

AD: Friday, October 11, 7:30 PM.

Describer: Rick Jacobson.

Tix: AD single ticket discount is half-price for patron & one guest with
code ACC (regular $55, $70; previews $27, $37); age 30 & under: $21; Senior
age 62+: $5 off; Rush tickets: $20, available one hour before performance;
subject to availability; Assistive listening devices available; phone:
651-291-7005 or email: tickets at parksquaretheatre.org
<mailto:tickets at parksquaretheatre.org> . 

Website: http://www.parksquaretheatre.org.
Description: Let’s do the Time Warp again! Enter a kitschy, campy, sci-fi
fantasy with Brad and Janet as they encounter Dr. Frank ’N’ Furter, a
vamping, bisexual transvestite from another planet, backed by his band of
singing and dancing Phantoms. Mixing rock ‘n’ roll with crazy dance numbers,
sex, glitter and corsets, this is a party that’s sure to make you shiver
with antici–pation!

Run: Sept. 27 – Nov. 2, 2019.

*** The Glass Menagerie

by Tennessee Williams, directed by Joseph Haj.

Performed by Guthrie Theater.

Location: Guthrie Theater, Wurtele Thrust Stage, 818 2nd St. S.,
Minneapolis. 

AD: Friday, October 11, 7:30 PM (Captioner: c2 inc.).
AD: Saturday, October 12, 1:00 PM. Free Sensory Tour Available at 10:30 AM.

Describer: TBA.
Tix: DISCOUNT: Reduced to $20 for AD (regular $15-93); phone: 612-377-2224.

Website:
https://www.guthrietheater.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility-offerings/. 

Description: From her dingy St. Louis apartment, Amanda Wingfield dreams of
her days as a Southern debutante while obsessing over the future of her
aimless son Tom and unmarried daughter Laura. With their father absent and
the Great Depression looming, the siblings find comfort in their foibles —
alcohol for Tom and a collection of glass animals for Laura — which only
heightens Amanda’s anxiety. When a gentleman caller arrives for dinner, the
Wingfields are flooded with hope. But it’s unclear if his presence will
change things for the better or shatter their fragile illusions.

Run: Sept. 14 – Oct. 27, 2019.

*** Mike Birbiglia: The New One

Location: Ordway Music Theater, 345 Washington, St. Paul.

 <http://vsamn.org/community/calendar/?mc_id=7414> AD: Saturday, October 19,
2:00 PM.

Describer: TBD.

Tix: $--; Braille, large-print programs and infrared listening systems
available at Patron Services in Ordway’s first level lobby; phone:
651-224-4222.

Web: https://ordway.org/accessible-performances/ or
https://ordway.org/event/new-one/. 
Description: Direct from Broadway, Mike Birbiglia has a new one. He’s made
you laugh in Sleepwalk With Me, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, and “Thank God
for Jokes.” He was also really funny in that one season of “Orange Is the
New Black.” And in “Billions.” And “Broad City.” Now he’s touring this smash
hit Broadway show, telling his story about parenting in a new way. It’s the
same heart and humor you’ve come to expect, with a hilarious new twist. “As
perfect a night as you’re gonna get.” (Lin-Manuel Miranda).

Run: Oct. 17-19, 2019.

*** Comedy of Errors

by Shakespeare.

Performed by Theatre in the Round Players.

Location: Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis. 

AD: Sunday, October 20, 2:00 PM. 

Describer: Sharon Bigot.

Tix: $22. Discounts available Fri./Sun. for senior 62+ ($18) and student
with ID ($15). Tactile tour at 1:00 upon request based on reservations.
Large-print programs and assisted-listening devices available at every
performance. Phone: 612-333-3010.

Website: http://www.theatreintheround.org/new-homepage/on-stage/errors/

Description: Comedies about long-lost twins causing confusion and mayhem
have been around for centuries, from stage to screen – right up to those
beach-party movies of the ‘60s, where those antics fit into any plot
featuring Frankie and Annette. And TRP’s production will do just that,
bringing Shakespeare to the beach, mixing his slapstick comedy of mistaken
identities with bikinis, biceps, and surfer rock music!

Run: Oct. 11 – Nov. 3, 2019; Fri.-Sat. 7:30, Sun. 2:00. 

***  <http://www.childrenstheatre.org/plays/2019-2020-season/snow-white>
Snow White

Written and Directed by Greg Banks, Original Music by Victor Zupanc.

Performed by: Children’s Theatre Company.
Location: Children’s Theatre Co., Cargill Stage, 2400 Third Ave. S.,
Minneapolis.

AD: Friday, November 1, 7:00 PM.

Describer: TBA.

Tix: $__; To reserve AD seating, visit: https://my.childrenstheatre.org and
click on the AD link at the bottom of the page. Assistive Listening Devices,
induction loop system, Braille programs and Sensory Tours available upon
request. Senior, College Student, Military, other discounts available;
phone: 612-874-0400; or email: tickets at childrenstheatre.org
<mailto:tickets at childrenstheatre.org> .

Website: 

Description: This is not your usual "Once Upon a Time." Classic? No. Wild?
Yes! To start with, it’s a two-person play. Do the math. Snow White and the
Seven Dwarves? Two fabulous, whip-smart, super-fast actors play Snow White,
the huntsman, the prince, and all seven dwarves! And it’s funny. Really,
really funny. So expect the unexpected in this fabulous fairy tale with a
(spoiler alert) you-won’t-see-it-coming twist. Best enjoyed by everyone 5
and up.

Run: 90 minutes, including one intermission. Sept. 29 – Dec. 8, 2019

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