Follow your dreams as high as they go.

20 years ago Walter Griffin attached 45 helium-filled weather balloons to a lawn chair and found himself 16,000 feet above the world. Today he’s furiously holding onto his dreams and the faded memory of that glorious day, doing everything he can to keep his feet from touching the ground.

Performing At:

Park Square Theatre
Andy Boss Thrust Stage
20 West 7th Place
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Performance Dates

Wednesday, May 24 at 7:30pm – Pay What You Can Preview!
Thursday, May 25 at 7:30pm – Pay What You Can Preview!
Friday, May 26 at 7:30pm – Opening Night
Saturday, May 27 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 28 at 2:00pm – ASL/AD Performance
Thursday, June 1 at 7:30pm
Friday, June 2 at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 3 at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 4 at 2:00pm
Thursday, June 8 at 7:30pm
Friday, June 9 at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 10 at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 11 at 2:00pm

Press

“Middleton and Custer are incredible”
“Robinson and Horton are pitch-perfect”
“Bittersweet and beautiful, funny and haunting”

–The Room Where It Happens

 

“sweet, funny, and heart-warming”
“Middleton is so believable and somehow sympathetic as Walter”
“Custer has the ability to be funny and heart-breaking at the same time, and does so to great effect”

–Cherry and Spoon

 

“John Middleton imbues the role with a searing intensity”
“Pro Rata’s strong ensemble provides some stellar moments”

–Star Tribune

 

“John Middleton imbues the role with a searing intensity”
“Pro Rata’s strong ensemble provides some stellar moments”

–Talkin’ Broadway

 

 

Lavender Magazine has Up in the Spotlight.
City Pages likewise spotlights the show.
Broadway World announces the show to, well, the world.

Up: The Man in the Flying Chair is being produced by Theatre Pro Rata as part of Park Square’s “Theatres in Residence” Series. Theatre Pro Rata, along with Sandbox Theatre and Girl Friday Productions, have brought diverse aesthetic approaches and artistic forms, fresh talent as well as favorite faces to Park Square’s seasons over the past three years.

We few. We happy few.

Shortly after he becomes King Henry V, former playboy prince Hal decides to prove his seriousness and increase his popularity with conquests abroad. Shakespeare’s superb history play brings political intrigue and the thrill of battle to the stage. This timeless story, retold during an election year, reflects even more potently on today’s global stage.

Performing At:

The Crane Theater
2303 Kennedy St. NE #120
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Directions

Take 35W to the Stinson Blvd exit, go south to Summer Street NE and turn right. The Kennedy Building (where the theater is located) will be on your left, go just past it and turn left onto McKinley Place NE. The entrance to the parking lot will be on your left, just north of the building. Enter the theater using yellow the door that faces the parking lot.

Press

“director Matt Sciple and his energetic ensemble attack this task with engaging inventiveness”
“incisive and clever performances”

–Star Tribune

 

“original and inventive”

–Cherry and Spoon

 

“4 stars – Highly Recommended”
“a monumental acting job, and the whole ensemble gets that job done”

–Single White Fringe Geek

 

“talented actors, sure direction, and an inventive staging”
“energetic movement and fluid fight choreography”
“For those who are wary of Shakespeare’s history plays, this production will serve as a great introduction.”

–HowWasTheShow.com

 

Pioneer Press discusses 44 Plays and Henry V going up simultaneously.
City Pages highlights the show.