Top Girls

by Caryl Churchill / Directed by Carin Bratlie Wethern / November 6–21, 2021
They’ve got what it takes.

If you could invite any­one from his­to­ry to a din­ner par­ty, who would be at your table?

Mar­lene has just tak­en over the Top Girls Employ­ment Agency and she is celebrating.
Set with­in Mar­garet Thatcher’s Britain of the ear­ly ‘80s, Top Girls man­i­fests the evolv­ing com­plex­i­ties of mod­ern fem­i­nism and tack­les the ques­tion of what it takes for women to succeed.

It’s all just a lit­tle bit of his­to­ry repeating…

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

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, Novem­ber 6, at 7:30 pm. Open­ing Night.
Sun­day, Novem­ber 7, at 7:30pm.
Mon­day, Novem­ber 8, at 7:30pm. Pay What You Can.
Fri­day, Novem­ber 12, at 7:30pm.
Sat­ur­day, Novem­ber 13, at 7:30pm.
Sun­day, Novem­ber 14, at 7:30pm.
Fri­day, Novem­ber 19, at 7:30pm.
Sat­ur­day, Novem­ber 20, at 7:30pm.
Sun­day, Novem­ber 21, at 3:00pm. Clos­ing Matinee.

SPECIAL THANKS
The­atre in the Round
Lau­ra Leffler
Gaea Dill — D’Ascoli
Emma Murphy
Anto­nia Perez

{ CAST }

MARLENE
Maggie Cramer
WAITRESS / KIT / SHONA
Ninchai Nok-Chiclana
ISABELLA BIRD / JOYCE / MRS KIDD
Kelsey Cramer
LADY NIJO / WIN
Megan Kim
DULL GRET / ANGIE
Emily Rosenberg
POPE JOAN / LOUISE
Sarah Broude
PATIENT GRISELDA / NELL / JEANINE
Nissa Nordland Morgan +

 

{ CREW }

DIRECTOR
Carin Bratlie Wethern +
STAGE MANAGER
Clara Costello +
SET DESIGNER
MJ Leffler
COSTUME DESIGNER
Eleanor Schanilec
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Emmet Kowler
SOUND DESIGNER
Charlotte Deranek
PROPS DESIGNER
Rachel Krieger
DIALECT COACH
Keely Wolter

+ The­atre Pro Rata Com­pa­ny Member

Top Girls is set short­ly after Mar­garet Thatch­er had become Britain’s Prime Min­is­ter. The play­wright, Caryl Churchill, want­ed to high­light the irony of a pow­er­ful female fig­ure like Thatch­er who, instead of work­ing to fur­ther shat­ter the glass ceil­ing, enforced deeply con­ser­v­a­tive and anti-fem­i­nist ideals. Top Girls man­i­fests the evolv­ing com­plex­i­ties of mod­ern fem­i­nism and tack­les the ques­tion of what it takes for women to succeed.

In the lob­by of The Crane The­ater, you’ll find a por­trait of The Iron Lady her­self — com­plete­ly com­posed of mate­ri­als from preloved bras. That’s right, it’s BRART by Sadie Ward! You too can con­tribute to Sadie’s future work by plac­ing bras in the rain­bow bin next to Maggie.

Watch this process video of the Thatch­er por­trait: https://youtu.be/vQYf7Uyjcm8