Rocket Man

by Steven Dietz / Directed by Stuart Gates / March 17 – April 1, 2018
Pack light.

Some­where in the uni­verse is a place where all the roads we nev­er chose con­verge and Don­ny Rowan is hop­ing to find it. He’s placed every­thing he owns on his front lawn, along with a sign that reads: “Here’s my life. Make an offer.” Free of his pos­ses­sions and ready to trav­el light, Donny’s obses­sive quest to find what he’s missed will take him to the edge of his uni­verse and back.

 

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.

Running Time:

2 Hours and 5 min­utes (with 1 Intermission)

Performance Dates

Sat­ur­day, March 17 at 7:30pm – Open­ing Night
Sun­day, March 18 at 7:30pm
Mon­day, March 19 at 7:30pm – Pay What You Can Performance
Fri­day, March 23 at 7:30pm
Sat­ur­day, March 24 at 7:30pm
Sun­day, March 25 at 7:30pm
Fri­day, March 30 at 7:30pm
Sat­ur­day, March 31 at 7:30pm
Sun­day, April 1 at 3:00pm

Press

“the tru­ly won­der­ful and nat­ur­al five-per­son cast, under direc­tor Stu­art Gates, along with the decep­tive­ly sim­ple design, bring it to life beautifully.”

 

“a love­ly lit­tle gem of a play.”

-Cher­ry and Spoon

 

“Stu­art Gates’ production[…]approaches the mate­r­i­al with a dis­arm­ing sense of ease.”

 

“Matt Wall[…]anchors the pro­duc­tion solidly”

-Pio­neer Press

 

Nik­ki Abram­son writes a piece for Min­neso­ta Playlist, reflect­ing on the impact the show had on her. She also inter­views cast mem­ber Shana Eisen­berg about her expe­ri­ence with the show.

 

City Pages fea­tures the show on its A‑List for the week.

Broad­way World fea­tures the show.

This Pro­duc­tion is spon­sored by:

{ CAST }


Pic­tured: Matt Wall
Pho­to: Charles Gor­rill
Design: Max Lindorfer

DONNY
Matt Wall
TRISHA
Anna Beth Baker
RITA
Rachel Austin
LOUISE
Shana Eisenberg
BUCK
Lanny Langston

 

{ CREW }

DIRECTOR
Stuart Gates
STAGE MANAGER
Clara Costello +
SET DESIGNER
Ursula K. Bowden
SET DESIGN ASSISTANT
Jenny Moeller
COSTUME DESIGNER
Samantha Kuhn Staneart +
SOUND DESIGNER
Jacob M. Davis +
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Emmet Kowler
ELECTRICIAN
Bridget Gustafson
PROPS DESIGNER
Madeline Achen

+ The­atre Pro Rata Com­pa­ny Member

 

EXTRAS:

Rock­et Man Play Guide