May Calendar

Performed by: Numerous performing artists.
Location: History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul.
ASL: Wednesday, May 2, 7:00 to 10:30 PM.
Interpreters: TBA.
Tix: Reduced to $10 (regular $20) at the door or online (enter code ASL for discount). phone: 612-201-4000 or special needs patron concierge 651-788-5992. Personal Care Attendants may attend for free.
Website: www.samplenightlive.com
Description: Preview a dozen performances by theatres, dancers, musicians, spoken word artists. Drawings for free tickets. Act One (G-rated) at 7:00. Act Two (unrated) 8:15 PM.
Run: first Wednesday of each month: June 6, 2012.

Written by Dawn Brodey, directed by Leah Adcock-Starr, music by Aaron Gabriel.
Performed by: Interact Theater & Gallery.
Location: The Lab Theater, 700 N. First St., Minneapolis.
AD: Saturday, May 5, 3:00 PM; Thursday, May 10, 7:00 PM; Saturday, May 12, 7:00 PM.
ASL: Saturday, May 12, 7:00 PM; Thursday, May 17, 7:00 PM; Saturday, May 19, 3:00 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreter: Krista Romanish.
Tix: Reduced to $5 for patrons with disabilities, plus one companion at $5 ($22 regular, $18 student/senior, $15 under age 16 and groups of 10+); Ask for Dis/Cover Tickets. If you use Metro Mobility or another transportation provider, ask for a $2.50 ride rebate when you pick up your tickets. Tickets based on availability. phone: 612-333-7977.
Website: www.interactcenter.com or http://www.thelabtheater.org.
Description: This original, ensemble-created story combines the work of Interact Theater and Interact Studio, using music, dance and adventure to bring to life the deeply colorful and complex portfolios of Interact visual artists Peder Hagen, Nick Flaming, Matt Zimdars, Anna Halvorson, Eve Newman and Donovan Durham. Guest artists Leif Jurgensen, Heather Bunch and Sarah Nargang, with the Interact ensemble of artists, will tell a tale of magic, war and transformation, in which the ancient queen's diary has been stolen and its secrets could lead to the destruction of the world of Cressily. A terrified nation turns to an accountant from Minneapolis to save it! A unique gallery space at the theatre, featuring some of the paintings, sculpture, drawings, sketches and poetry that were the inspiration behind the story and production, will be open before and after the performance.
Run: April 27 – May 19, 2012.

Location: McNamara Alumni Center (University of Minnesota East Bank campus), 200 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis.
ASL: Thursday, May 3, 7:30 to 10:30 PM.
Tix: Free (tickets will not be necessary); for accommodations or questions, e-mail signmarkmn@gmail.com (**Submit requests for accommodations no later than April 12**).
Website: http://signmark.biz/site/en/home or http://www.facebook.com/events/186223001462190/; parking information at http://www.mac-events.org/directions/index.html .
Description: Signmark (a.k.a. Marko Vuoriheimo) was born deaf into a world where music is for the hearing. He pursued his childhood dream and became the first deaf in the world to get a record deal. Spreading his message over strong beats where hard, low frequencies and bass play a crucial part in his performance, he adapts to the rhythm and proves that music is more than what you can hear!
Also, hip-hop culture has the tradition of stretching boundaries of art, culture, politics, and society. Rap goes beyond music, lyrics, culture and languages and helps the signing community to find their own voice.
Run: May 3, 2012 (Doors open at 6 for U of M students with ID; 6:30 for the general public).

by Kira Obolensky with music by Peter Vitale, directed by Michelle Hensley.
Performed by: Ten Thousand Things Theater.
Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis.
AD: Friday, May 4, 8:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Tix: Reduced to $18 (regular $25; students on Sundays $15), phone: 612-203-9502.
Website: www.tenthousandthings.org/.
Description: Based on Russian folk tales, this world premiere play traces the journey of a young woman who ventures into a dangerous woods to confront Baba Yaga, the witch. Featuring Tracey Maloney, Luverne Seifert and more!
Run: Open Book: May 4-6, 11-13, 25-27, 2012; MN Opera Center: May 18-20, 2012

By John Patrick Shanley, directed by Craig Johnson.
Performed by: Park Square Theatre.
Location: Park Square Theatre, 408 Saint Peter St. (20 W. 7th Place), St. Paul.
Captioning: Saturday, April 21, 7:30 PM; Sunday, April 22, 2:00 PM.
AD: Saturday, April 28, 7:30 PM; Sunday, May 6, 2:00 PM (sensory tour at noon).
ASL:Saturday, April 28, 7:30 PM; Saturday, May 5, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreters: James Gardner (NAD III) & Susan Masters (CI/CT).
Tix: Reduced to half-price ($18.50); phone: 651-291-7005.
Website: www.parksquaretheatre.org
Description: The formidable Sister Aloysius does not approve of the charismatic Father Flynn, or the favor he shows one of her students. In fact, she considers charging the priest with her unproven allegations. Their battle for truth and personal integrity will leave you with questions to ponder long after the curtain goes down.
Run: April 20 – May 13, 2012 (post-show discussion April 25, May 6).

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Ave. S.
ASL: Saturday, May 5, Silent Auction 6:00; Show 8:00 PM.
Interpreter: Sandra Gish.
AD: To request Audio Description, call PACER.
Tix: start at $65; phone: 952-838-9000; TTY: 952-838-0190; email: pacer@pacer.org.
Website: www.pacer.org.
Description: Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Earth, Wind & Fire has earned six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards alongside numerous other accolades. The band recently received the prestigious Legend Award at the 2011 Soul Train awards. Proceeds from the Benefit support PACER Center programs for children with disabilities and their families and PACER’s Bullying Prevention Center. 
Run: May 5, 2012.

by Donald Margulies, directed by Joe Dowling.
Performed by: Guthrie Theater.
Location: Guthrie Theater McGuire Proscenium Stage, 818 2nd St. S., Minneapolis.
AD: Sat., April 28, 1:00 PM; sensory tour 10:30 AM; Fri., May 4, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Susan Howe.
Captioning: Wed., May 2, 1:00 PM; Fri., May 18, 7:30 PM by c2 inc.
ASL: Fri., May 11, 7:30 PM; Thurs., May 17, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Patty Gordon (CI/CT), Carrie Wilbert (CI/CT).
Tix: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL, $25 for Captioning (regular $24-62); phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: http://www.guthrietheater.org
Description: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Dinner with Friends is a moving portrait about a journalist and photographer, coping with changes in life and their relationship following the trauma of covering the Iraq war. When injuries force them to return home to New York, the longtime couple, still deeply committed to one another, confront the prospect of a more conventional life. Praised by The New York Times as a powerful drama that "crackles with bright wit and intelligence," one that feels like "eavesdropping on two cherished friends at their most vulnerable and emotionally exposed," this moving new play prompts poignant questions about responsibility – to ourselves, to our loved ones, to our community and to our world.
Run: April 7 – May 20, 2012.

Book by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Levin, script by Jennifer Kirkeby, music by Jake Rohan.
Performed by: Stages Theatre Company.
Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts Mainstage, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins.
ASL: Sunday, April 29, 2:00 PM; Thursday, May 3, 10:00 AM.
Interpreters: Rebecca Rick (NIC, NAD III), Joy Udvig (NIC-Advanced), Rachel Wingard.
Tix: $11, $9 child or senior, group $8.50, school group $5.50; plus $1.50 per ticket handling fee for single tickets; phone: 952-979-1111.
Website: www.stagestheatre.org
Description: When Farmer Brown takes a vacation, his brother Bob comes in to watch the farm. “I wrote everything down for you. Just follow my instructions,” he is told. Now, if you remember “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type,” you will remember a certain very literate (and mischievous) Duck. Guess who finds a pencil and begins writing his own notes for brother Bob to find and follow? (Notes like “Tuesday night is pizza night. The hens prefer anchovies”).
Run: 60 minutes; April 13 - May 13, 2012.

Produced by: In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre.
AD & ASL: Sunday, May 6.
Noon: Tactile tour of parade puppet and floats; pre-registration is required: call 612-721-2535.
1:00: Parade begins at intersection of Bloomington Ave. and 26th St.
1:00 - 7:00: Festival in Powderhorn Park.
3:30 (approx.): Tree of Life Ceremony at Powderhorn Park will be interpreted & described; meet after the parade by the seating area next to the Ceremony Ring on the west side of Powderhorn Park lake.
Describer: Michelle Storm.
Interpreter: Gretchen Toay, NIC.
Tix: free: phone: 612-721-2535, ext. 23; email: info@hobt.org .
Website: www.hobt.org .
Description: The 38th anniversary of the annual MayDay Parade and Festival will bring together thousands of people to welcome the return of spring to Minnesota. All events are open to all and free.
Starting at 1:00, the parade goes down Bloomington Avenue from 25th Street to 34th and then west to Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave. S.
Run: May 6, 2012.

By David Hawley; Music Director/Composer Drew Jansen.
Performed by: History Theatre
Location: History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul.
AD: Sunday, April 29, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson
ASL: Sunday, May 6, 2:00 PM.
Interpreters: David Evans (CI/CT, NIC Master) and TBD
Tix: Reduced to $18 for ASL/AD patrons plus $6 handling fee for entire sale (not per ticket); regular $38 tier 1, $36 tier 2, $32 tier 3); phone: 651-292-4323.
Website: www.historytheatre.com.
Description: 1934. St. Paul is the crime capital of the USA.! Public Enemies like Alvin “Creepy” Karpis and the Ma Barker Gang have free reign thanks to a few shady deals and a truce of sorts between the cops and the criminals. But when J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI enter the picture, Karpis and the Barker Gang are put on the run. It’s high stakes at the Hollyhocks Club Casino with great songs by Drew Jansen, dance numbers featuring G-men and Tommy guns, and a dose of dark humor that explores the crazy days of St. Paul’s infamous past.
Run: 2 ½ hours including intermission, April 21 - May 20, 2012.

Performed by: Mu Performing Arts.
Location: SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development, 55 Victoria St. N., St. Paul.
ASL: Sunday, May 6, 3:00 PM.
Interpreter: Elizabeth Bonderson (NIC).
AD: Friday, May 11, 7:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Tix: Reduced to $10 access rate (regular $14; youth/senior 55+ $11); phone: 651-225-9265; email: info@steppingstonetheatre.org .
Website: http://www.steppingstonetheatre.org.
Description: Over the last 50 years, taiko (Japanese for "big drum") has become a fixture in the Asian American community and evolved into its own unique art form in the United States. Formed in response to the interest of a few eager students, Mu Daiko has grown into a nationally recognized taiko ensemble. The group performs classic and original compositions.
Run: April 27 – May 12, 2012.

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Ave. S.
ASL: Sunday, May 6, 1:00 PM.
Interpreter: Mary Baremore (CI/CT).
Tix: free; phone: 612-870-3131 or TTY 612-870-3132; email: dhegstro@artsmia.org.
Website: www.artsmia.org.
Description: A free ASL-interpreted public tour is normally offered on the first Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM, beginning by the Information Desk in the museum lobby. Interpreted tours are also scheduled on other days. On the second weekend of each month, free tours are offered for visitors with memory loss, Alzheimer's and their friends or care partners.

Performed by: Zenon Dance Company.
Location: Goodale Theater at The Cowles Center; 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
ASL: Sunday, May 6, 7:00 PM (Performance, on-stage Q & A and following Happy Hour in the Target Studio are all interpreted).
Interpreter: Jenn Welna, Rebecca Justiniano, Christy Coughlin; Interns: Abby Baker, others TBD.
Tix: $15 for Deaf/HOH patrons; at www.cowlescenter.org use ASL discount code “zenonasl”.
Website: www.zenondance.org/outreach/deafhoh.
Description: The 29th Spring Season performances includes World Premieres by renowned choreographers Morgan Thorson and Wynn Fricke, and Mariusz Olszewski’s wildly popular “Pink Martini”!
Run: May 6, 2012.

Performed by: Naomi Cohn, Andrea Jenkins, John Minczeski.
Curated by: Naomi Cohn; Performance coaching by: Zaraawar Mistry, Dreamland Arts.
Location:  Hamline Midway Library; 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul.
ASL: Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 PM.
Interpreters: Julie Olson Rand (NIC) and Jenn Welna (NIC).
Tix: Free; please email ncohnster@gmail.com if you plan to use interpreter.
Web: http://knownbyheartpoetry.wordpress.com/author/njcohn/ .
Description: What does it mean to know something by heart? We’re saying we care about something enough to remember it and carry it around with us wherever we go. Join poet/performers Naomi Cohn, Andrea Jenkins, and John Minczeski for a poetry event delving into the contemporary value of memory and the act of memorization. Hear poems presented from the heart and join them for a conversation about poetry and the things we value enough to remember.
Run:  90 Minutes, May 9, 2012.

Performed by: GREAT Theatre.
Location: Paramount Theatre, 913 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud.
ASL: Friday, May 11, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Ann Wentland and Teresa Kangas.
Tix: $22, senior/student $18; phone: 320-259-5463.
Website: www.GreatTheatre.org or http://www.paramountarts.org.
Description: More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway's finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as "Something's Coming," "Tonight," "America," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere."
Run: April 28 – May 13, 2012.

Performed by: OutLoud! (Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus).
Location: Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis.
ASL: Friday, May 11, 8:00 PM.
Interpreter: Cassie Lang (NIC Advanced).
Tix: $29 general admission, reserved cabaret tables of 4 are $168 (including a free bottle of wine or non-alcoholic equivalent); phone: Ritz Theater box office at 612-436-1129.
Website: www.tcgmc.org or www.ritzdolls.com (after October 10, 2011).
Description: Outloud! sings of the four elements as forces of nature: earth (I Feel the Earth Move), air (Dust in the Wind), fire (Great Balls of Fire), and water (Bridge Over Troubled Water). Under the direction of Bob Schlidt, this ensemble’s performances always include clever arrangements and creative staging. Large-print and Braille programs available on request.
Run: 2 hours; May 11-12, 2012.

Book by Grace Lin, script by Jeanine Coulombe, music by Shirley Mier.
Performed by: Stages Theatre Company.
Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts Jaycees Studio, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins.
ASL: Saturday, May 12, 7:00 PM; Wednesday, May 16, 12:30 PM.
Interpreters: Rebecca Rick (NIC, NAD III), Joy Udvig (NIC-Advanced), Rachel Wingard.
Tix: $11, $9 child or senior, group $8.50, school group $5.50; plus $1.50 per ticket handling fee for single tickets; phone: 952-979-1111.
Website: www.stagestheatre.org.
Description: Young Minli lives with her parents near Fruitless Mountain, surviving on the meager fare they can produce. Inspired by the rich tales her father tells (and by magical goldfish), Minli determines she will find the Old Man of the Moon who, it is said, knows the secret of good fortune. On her quest she encounters royalty, dragons, and several more stories, from which she learns what true good fortune really is.
Run: 60 minutes; April 27 - May 20, 2012.

By Joshua Logan & Oscar Hammerstein II (Book); Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics); Richard Rodgers (music).
Performed by: Rochester Repertory Theatre.
Location: Rochester Repertory theatre, 103 7th Street NE, Rochester.
ASL: Saturday, May 12, 8:00 PM.
Interpreters: Dee Elwood, Becky Wulff.
Tix: $22; phone: 507-289-1737, email: boxoffice@rochesterrep.org.
Website: www.RochesterRep.org .
Description: With a story drawn from James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, this musical, set in an island paradise during World War II, sensitively and candidly explores the issue of racial prejudice through the telling of two parallel love stories.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and winner of 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score.
Run: May 4-26, 2012.

by Neil Simon.
Performed by: Theatre in the Round Players.
Location: Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis.
AD: Sunday, May 13, 2:00 PM. Tactile tour at 1:00 upon request.
Describer: Judy Nobles.
Tix: $22, senior $18, student with ID $10 (Sunday prices); phone: 612-333-3010.
Website: www.theatreintheround.org.
Description: A poignant memory play by America's most popular playwright. It's 1942 when ne'er-do-well Eddie deposits his two young sons on his mother's doorstep and takes off -- leaving the boys to contend with the stern Grandma Kurnitz, the childlike aunt Bella and her brother Louie, a small-time hood -- all in this strange new world called Yonkers. Simon's coming-of-age tale won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and both the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best New Play.
Run: April 20 – May 13, 2012.

By Apuleius, adapted and directed by Liz Neerland.
Performed by: Nimbus Theatre Company.
Location: Nimbus Theatre, 1517 Central Avenue, Minneapolis.
AD: Sunday, May 13, 3:00 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
ASL: Sunday, May 20, 3:00 PM.
Interpreter: TBA.
Tix: Reduced to $8 (reg. $15 Fri.-Sat., $10 Thurs., Sun.); phone: 612-548-1380, info@nimbustheatre.com.
Website: www.nimbustheatre.com .
Description: A crack ensemble tells the story of the hapless Lucius, who longs to practice witchcraft. He tries to turn himself into a bird, but becomes a donkey instead. Unable to reverse the process, Lucius is propelled from one lurid, bawdy and fantastical misadventure to another in this original stage adaptation of Apuleius’ classic 2nd Century novel.
Run: April 28 – May 20, 2012; Thurs. 7:30, Fri.-Sat. 8:00, Sun. 3:00; pay-what-you-can Mon., May 7, 7:30; $18 for opening night show & gala.

Sponsored by Public Art Saint Paul

Location: University Club Saint Paul at 420 Summit Avenue, St. Paul.

Interpreters: Julie Olson Rand.

Tix: Free, open to the public. Contact for reservations at 651-222-1751 or contact Carol at carolmconnolly@aol.com and state that you are attending Poetry Night.

Website: www.stpaul.gov/poetry

Description: Poetry reading and announcement of the 2012 Everyday Poems for City Sidewalk Contest Winners by Marcus Young. Readers will include Sharon Chmielarz, Matt McConnell, Kim Ode, James Silas Rogers, Dara Sykrin, Francine Marie Tolf, Tracy Youngblom. The writers will have books to sell and sign.

Run: May 15, 2012. Readings will take 1 hour.

Directed and choreographed by Lewis E. Whitlock III, musical direction by Anita Ruth.
Performed by: Bloomington Civic Theatre (Bloomington Theatre and Art Center).
Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts Schneider Theater, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. (98th St. & Logan Ave. S.).
ASL: Thursday, May 17, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Jonathan Roberts (NIC) & Rebecca Rick (NIC, NAD III).
AD: Friday, May 18, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tix: Reduced to $21 (regular $25-28); phone: 952-563-8575.
Note: When ordering tickets online, indicate your need for seating near the interpreters in the “Order Comments” section during check-out. The discount will not appear on your order but will be applied when the order is processed by the box office.
Website: www.bloomingtoncivictheatre.org.
Description: Long requested by audiences, Lerner and Loewe’s adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” brings beauty, style and grace to the stage and offers a pleasing vision for the eye. Enjoy familiar songs like “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “Get Me to the Church on Time,” along with production numbers that will have you dancing in the aisles! In June 1961, the show became the longest-running production in Broadway history, outdistancing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, which had held that record until that time.
Run: April 27 – May 25, 2012.

By Astrid Lindgren, adapted for the stage by Thomas W. Olson, English translation by Thomas W. Olson & Truda Stockenström, music by Roberta Carlson, lyrics by Roberta Carlson & Thomas W. Olson, directed by Peter C. Brosius.
Performed by: Children’s Theatre Company.
Location: Children’s Theatre Co., United Health Group Stage, 2400 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Friday, May 18, 7:00 PM (student matinee May 16 at 10:30 AM).
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Interpreters: Lauri Krouse (IC, CI/CT) & Jules Lehto.
Tix: Ask about special price rates for ASL/AD patrons (regular $16-40); phone: 612-874-0400; email: tickets@childrenstheatre.org .
Website: www.childrenstheatre.org.
Description: Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking lives a kid’s dream life, answering to no one and doing as she pleases as mistress of Villa Villekulla. Bending iron bars as easily as she bends rules, Pippi rallies friends Tommy and Annika into tormenting civilized adults and teaching less-civilized ones a lesson or two. Uproarious and glorious, it’s a musical production is filled with joy, rabblerousing and adventure. (Grades K+)
Run: April 24 – June 17, 2012.

by Carlyle Brown, directed by Noël Raymond.
Performed by: Carlyle Brown & Company.
Location: Guthrie Theater Dowling Studio, 818 2nd St. S., Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Friday, May 18, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Cynthia Hamre.
Interpreters: Laura Kutzera, NIC, and Jenn Welna, NIC.
Tix: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL (regular $18-30); phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: http://www.guthrietheater.org .
Description: It is 1953 in the Harlem apartment of Negro writer Langston Hughes. Unable to sleep he gets up and begins to write a poem, but finds his living space somehow inhabited by his readers. Exposed, guilt-ridden and fearful of the coming day he confesses how he intends to answer McCarthy's accusations on being a communist. He implores his readers not to abandon him no matter what they read or hear. His confession is intermittently interrupted by flashes of inspiration, seen in projected texts and images, of a word or line for his poem. As he tells the story of what he's written and why, and of his difficult and wonderful life as a writer, the poem continues to grow and clarify as a thing with a life of its own, and together they reveal a portrait of an artist faced with his fears and regrets before the greatest ordeal of his life.
Run: May 4-20, 2012.

Performed by: Touring Company.
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Main Hall, 345 Washington, St. Paul.
Captioning: Friday, May 18, 7:30 PM (by c2 inc.).
AD & ASL: Saturday, May 19, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreters: Paul Deeming (CI) & Elly Carpenter (CI).
Tix: $27-88; if using ASL or Captioning, request seating in that area; phone: 651-224-4222, TTY 651-282-3100.
Web: http://www.ordway.org/accessibility/.
Description: This smash-hit musical comedy brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday, Pugsley and, of course, Lurch to spooky and spectacular life. This magnificently macabre new musical comedy is created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Drama Desk-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party), choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and Olivier Award-winning director/designers Phelim McDermott & Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter) with creative consultation by four-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks.
Run: May 8-20, 2012.

Created by Charles Campbell.
Performed by: Skewed Visions.
Location: 2264 University Ave. W., St. Paul (former Mediterranean Market). Park on side streets (avoid University Ave. light rail construction); assemble in the alley behind the building.
ASL: Saturday, May 19, 8:00 PM.
Interpreter: Claire Alexander (CI/CT, NIC-Advanced).
Tix: $16-22; Discounted to $16 with the discount code “Interpreted” through Brown Paper Tickets. Phone: 800-838-3006.
Web: www.skewedvisions.org or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/243283
Description: Skewed Visions’ latest work features performances by Charles Campbell and award-winners Megan Mayer and Laurie Van Wieren, design by Irve Dell, sound by Elliott Durko Lynch, lighting by Heidi Eckwall, and video by Kevin Obsatz. The site-based performance for the inquisitive, inspired by drone warfare and W.G. Sebald's novel, Austerlitz, is a comically visceral look at the intersection of remote violence and forgotten history. Created for the lost space of an empty market, this new piece is the final leg of a journey that began with Strange Love (2007) and He Woke Up In A Strange Place Called Home And Although Looking For Bed He Kept Finding Death Instead (2010). Audience will move about.
Run: approximately one hour long; May 10 – June 2, 2012; Thurs.-Sat. eves at 8:00.

Performed by: Young Dance.
Location: Barbara Barker Center for Dance, 500 21st Ave. S. (University of Minnesota West Bank), Minneapolis (beware Riverside Avenue street construction).
ASL: All shows interpreted: May 17 Student Matinees 9:00 & 10:30 AM & Noon; Friday, May 18, 7:30 PM; Saturday, May 19, 2:00 & 7:30 PM.
Saturday, May 19, 11:30 AM Kid-friendly performance, 50 minutes, $5.
Interpreters: Christy Coughlin, CI/CT.
Tix: suggested donations: $12, student/senior $6; phone: 612-423-3064; email: info@youngdance.org.
Website: www.youngdance.org
Description: Innovative dance and film investigating how we dance in non-traditional spaces. Audiences will experience adaptations of dances created under a bridge, on a snowy hill, in a pool, an atrium, and a school. Artists include Body Cartography Project (Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad). Croi Glan Integrated Dance Theater, Marylee Hardenberg, Megan Flood, Miriam Colvin, Erin Thompson, and Skewed Visions (Charles Campbell and Gulgum Kayim). 
Run: regular show about 2 hours; morning kid show 50 minutes; May 17-19, 2012.

Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert; music/lyrics by Frank Loesser.
Performed by: Lakeshore Players Theatre.
Location: Lakeshore Players Theatre, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake.
ASL: Sunday, May 20, 2:00 PM. (If no ASL seats are reserved within two weeks of the performance, the ASL-interpretation will be cancelled.)
Interpreters: TBA.
Tix: $18-20; ASL Discount 50% off; phone: 651-429-5674; email: tickets@lakeshoreplayers.com
Website: http://www.lakeshoreplayers.com/HowToSucceed.html.
Description: The common man triumphs in this feel-good musical as our hero, a window washer, rises up the corporate ladder by following a “how-to” book. Forced to rely on his own wits, he performs so admirably that he is promoted to Chairman of the Board. This Frank Loesser musical won seven Tony Awards and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Run: April 20 - May 20, 2012.

by James Baldwin, directed by Lou Bellamy, musical direction by Sanford Moore.
Performed by: Penumbra Theatre, presented at the Guthrie Theater.
Location: Guthrie Theater Wurtele Thrust Stage, 818 2nd St. S., Minneapolis.
Captioning: Wed., May 23, 1:00 PM; Fri., June 15, 7:30 PM by c2 inc.
AD: Sat., May 26, 1:00 PM; sensory tour 10:30 AM; Fri., June 1, 7:30 PM; Sat. June 9, 1:00 PM (no tour).
Describer: Susan Howe.
ASL: Fri., June 8, 7:30 PM; Thurs., June 14, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Mary Catherine (CI/CT), Susan Masters (CI/CT).
Tix: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL, $25 for Captioning (regular $24-68); phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: http://www.guthrietheater.org.
Description: As the pastor of her church, Sister Margaret Alexander (played by Greta Oglesby) has devoted her life to the Lord and given up on earthly love. However, when her son's search for his father uncovers a secret from her past, she faces a reckoning. Featuring gospel music by Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, The Amen Corner illuminates the power of love and the price of salvation.
Run: May 5 - June 17, 2012. 

Location: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
ALZ: Wednesday, May 30, 10:00 to 11:30 AM.
Tix: Tour fee: $10, senior 65+ $8. Care partners and additional family/friends are free. Pay in advance by credit card (by phone) or cash/check on the day of the program. Exact change is appreciated. Pre-registration is required at least one week in advance of the program date. Phone: 612-375-7609, or Email: education.resources@walkerart.org.
Website: Exhibits: http://calendar.walkerart.org/search.wac?toCategory=607. Access: http://learn.walkerart.org/accessibility.wac.
Description: Contemporary art becomes the catalyst for community building, self-expression, and appreciating the present in this program designed for individuals with early to middle-stage Alzheimer’s and other dementias, their care partners, family and friends. Each month the program alternates between gallery tours and hands-on art-making (Art Labs). These topics vary monthly. Designed specifically for Contemporary Journeys participants, each uses a variety of materials and approaches to art-making. No experience necessary! Assisted listening devices and wheelchairs available upon request. Gallery stools are always available for tours. Contemporary Journeys is a partnership program of the Walker Art Center and the Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota-North Dakota.

by by Beth Henley, directed by Wendy Lehr.
Performed by: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.
Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts Black Box Theater, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. (98th St. & Logan Ave. S.).
ASL: Thursday, May 31, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Rebecca Rick (NIC, NAD III) & Andrea Opatrny (NIC Advanced).
AD: Friday, June 1, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tix: Reduced to $11 (regular $16-18); phone: 952-563-8575.
Note: When ordering tickets online, indicate your need for seating near the interpreters in the “Order Comments” section during check-out. The discount will not appear on your order but will be applied when the order is processed by the box office.
Website: www.bloomingtoncivictheatre.org.
Description: This Pulitzer Prize winner is a deeply touching and funny play about three eccentric sisters from a small Southern town rocked by scandal. The telling of how they escape the past to seize the future is consistently hilarious yet so true and touching that it will linger in the mind long after the last line has been spoken.
Run: May 18 – June 10, 2012.