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ALL PERFORMANCES THE ARROWHEAD CENTER FOR THE ARTS unless otherwise noted. MAP
2013 SEASON
**** Performance times for all Playhouse productions are Thursday - Saturday 7 PM and Sundays at 2 PM ******
(exception: Sunday, August 4 curtain is at 3 PM after Fisherman's Picnic Parade)
Freud's Last Session by Mark St. Germain
June 27 -30 & July 4-7
FREUD'S LAST SESSION centers on legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund
Freud who invites the young, rising Oxford Don C.S. Lewis to his home in
London. On the day England enters World War Two, Freud and Lewis clash
about love, sex, the existence of God, and the meaning of life, just
weeks before Freud took his own life. FREUD'S LAST SESSION is a deeply
touching play filled with humor and exploring the minds, hearts and
souls of two brilliant men addressing the greatest questions of all
time.
"Delightful!
A brainy fencing match of olympic caliber." —Bloomberg News.
"It's a sharp, lively discourse, and audience members searching
for engaging debate will be pleased…Mark St. Germain’s
script is astute, and the humor is plentiful." —NY Times.
"A gem…great theatre…intellectually thrilling with
both humor and insight in abundance…the kind of nuance
that breathes life into history." —NY 1. "…lively,
plausible and provocative…dynamic, often comical." —Associated
Press. "Riveting theatre! In FREUD'S LAST SESSION, Sigmund Freud
and C.S. Lewis engage in a battle of wits that is exciting and
thought-provoking…their extraordinary debate comes alive
[in] Mark St. Germain's crisp, carefully calibrated script. FREUD'S
LAST SESSION is a theatrical and intellectual delight." —Huffington
Post. "…a juicy intellectual debate between two great minds…food
for thought." —NY Post. "The play takes on an irresistible
intensity." —TheaterMania.com. "Bracing theater! Intractably
analytical and amusingly conversational…wittily and compassionately
dramatized clash of personalities and ideologies." —CurtainUp.
Tickets for this prodction: $17 adults, $7 Students
Available in advance at www.tix.com
or at the door one hour before the performance.
Grand Marais Summer Theater Festival
Showing in repertory weekends July 18 - August 11
Church Basement Ladies
by Jim Stowell and Jessica Zuehlke with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen. A musical comedy inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson authors of the best-seller “ Growing Up Lutheran”.
July 18, 26, 28, Aug. 1, 3, 9 & 11
As described on the plays website, Church Basement Ladies is: A celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there, CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES, is a new musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, we see them handle a record breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter Fund Raiser, and, of course, a steaming hot July wedding. They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the Pastor on due course while thoroughly enjoying, (and tolerating) each other as the true "steel magnolias" of the church. Funny and down to earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES uses the renowned Scandinavian Lutheran humor writings of The Lutheran Ladies, Janet Martin and Suzann Nelson, authors of a host of humorous books the most famous being GROWING UP LUTHERAN. The script is by Jessica Zuehlke and Jim Stowell with music and lyrics by composer Drew Jansen, who gave us the music for the popular long-running hit musical, HOW TO TALK MINNESOTAN, THE MUSICAL.
The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon
July 19, 21, 25, 27, Aug. 2, 4, 8 & 10
This hilarious comedy by one of America’s funniest playwrights. Samuel French publishers description: Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela brothers. But the hilarity remains the same.
Tickets for summer festival productions: $20 adults, $10 Students (18 and under)
SAVE $5 when you buy a ticket to both shows!!
Available in advance at www.tix.com
or at the door one hour before the performance.
Check back soon to see list of theater classes to be held during the festival!!
Speical Event Jazz, Dancing, Silent Auction!!
Saturday, July 20
Century of Jazz 2013
with skyBLUEquartet and the ORANGE girl
Karina Roth, vocals
Mike Roth, bass
Erik Hahn, soprano and tenor sax, flute
Mike DeBevec, piano and vocals
Brett Jones, drums and percussion
Silent Auction and Food begin at 6PM
Music and Dancing begins at 7 PM
This is a fundrasier for the Grand Marais Playhouse
August Play - yet to be determined
August 22-25 & 29 - Sept. 1
Tickets for this production: $17 adults, $7 Students
Available in advance at www.tix.com
or at the door one hour before the performance.
 
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experience a theatrical weekend in Grand Marais
Enjoy
accommodations at our 2012 season sponsor
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Grand
Marais Playhouse office
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Marais, MN 55604
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