Orlando

by Virginia Woolf / adapted by Sarah Ruhl / Directed by Carin Bratlie Wethern / March 12–27, 2022
The self, completely altered

In a mag­i­cal dream of his­to­ry, Orlan­do lives from Renais­sance Eng­land to the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry. His life starts as a charis­mat­ic noble­man, a favorite of Queen Eliz­a­beth, and the lover of a Russ­ian princess. Heart­break and hunger for adven­ture lead Orlan­do to Con­stan­tino­ple where a night of debauch­ery sparks a trans­for­ma­tion: Orlan­do is trans­formed into a woman and con­tin­ues her adven­tures through sev­er­al more cen­turies of chal­lenges and pas­sions. Sarah Ruhl’s adap­ta­tion of Vir­ginia Woolf’s nov­el is sexy and sur­pris­ing, blithe and earnest as it art­ful­ly plays with the attrib­ut­es of gen­der, sex­u­al­i­ty, iden­ti­ty, and freedom.

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.

Tickets:

$16-$61, Slid­ing Scale
Tick­ets must be pur­chased online in advance
Click here to pur­chase tickets

MASKS REQUIRED FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE
In addi­tion, proof of COVID-19 vac­ci­na­tion ‑OR- a recent neg­a­tive test are required for entry.
Details here.

Performances Dates:

Sat­ur­day, March 12, at 7:30 pm. Open­ing Night.
Sun­day, March 13, at 7:30pm. ASL/Audio Description
Mon­day, March 14, at 7:30pm. Pay What You Can.
Fri­day, March 18, at 7:30pm.
Sat­ur­day, March 19, at 7:30pm.
Sun­day, March 20, at 7:30pm.
Fri­day, March 25, at 7:30pm.
Sat­ur­day, March 26, at 7:30pm.
Sun­day, March 27, at 3:00pm. Clos­ing Matinee.

This activ­i­ty is made pos­si­ble by funds from the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Region­al Arts Coun­cil, thanks to a leg­isla­tive appro­pri­a­tion from the Arts and Cul­tur­al Her­itage Fund.
 

Pho­to Cred­it: Scott Pakudaitis

Design: Max Lindorfer

 

{ CAST }

ORLANDO
Courtney Stirn
CHORUS
Ankita Ashrit
Amber Bjork
Rachel Flynn +
Ninchai Nok-Chiclana
Nissa Nordland Morgan +
Michael Quadrozzi +
Emily Rosenberg
Andrew Troth +

 

{ CREW }

DIRECTOR
Carin Bratlie Wethern +
STAGE MANAGER
Clara Costello +
SET DESIGNER
MJ Leffler
COSTUME DESIGNER
Mandi Johnson
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Emmet Kowler
SOUND DESIGNER
Jacob M. Davis +
PROPS DESIGNER
Rachel Krieger
GENDER CONSULTANT
Shira Gitlin
DRAMATURG
Gina Musto
DIALECT COACH
Keely Wolter
ASL INTERPRETERS
Logan Yakesh, Rebecca Rick
AUDIO DESCRIPTION
Michelle Storm
PRESS PHOTO
Scott Pakudaitis
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Max Lindorfer

+ The­atre Pro Rata Com­pa­ny Member

 

We at The­atre Pro Rata stand with the Ukrain­ian com­mu­ni­ty and reject Rus­si­a’s aggres­sion against Ukraine. We have includ­ed Russ­ian folk music and the Russ­ian lan­guage to bring the world of Sasha and Orlan­do to life and hope that this can serve as a reminder that the peo­ple of Rus­sia have lim­it­ed con­trol over their gov­ern­men­t’s actions. We hope these moments in the play can remind the audi­ence of the com­plex­i­ty of cul­ture and nation states while our present world works towards bet­ter sup­port­ing refugees and urg­ing the Russ­ian gov­ern­ment to choose peace.