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LASSO OF TRUTH, by Carson Kreitzer
LASSO OF TRUTH
By Carson Kreitzer
Directed by Leah Cooper
In association with Walking Shadow Theatre Company (If you are a Walking Shadow season ticket holder, please email boxoffice@walkingshadowcompany.org for reservations).
Previews April 15
Opens April 16.
Runs April 15-May 1, 2016 at the Playwrights' Center
Who is Wonder Woman and where did she come from? Lasso of Truth explores the knotty origin story of our preeminent female superhero, created by William Marston, inventor of the first lie-detector machine. This smart, seductive, wild ride features the two women Marston lived with in a polyamorous relationship both of whom inspired the famous character plus a girl in search of answers about her childhood heroine, and a guy trying to hold on to his prized first issue.
Lasso of Truth was launched throughout the country by the National New Play Network at the Marin Theatre Company in California, Synchronicity Theatre Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City.
This will be its premiere production in the playwright's home community.
Audio Described performances Sunday, April 17 at 2:00 and Friday, April 22 at 7:30 (described by Laurie Pape Hadley)
ASL interpreted performance Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 (interpreted by Claire Alexander and Jenn Welna)
The Playwrights' Center is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know about any special seating requirements or accommodations.
WORKHAUS COLLECTIVE (Trista Baldwin, Alan Berks, Jeannine Coulombe, Christina Ham, Carson Kreitzer, Sarah Myers, Dominic Orlando, and Stanton Wood) is an ensemble of nationally known, Minneapolis-based playwrights who have been producing innovative and highly theatrical work in the Twin Cities since 2006 as the company-in-residence at the Playwrights' Center. Workhaus Collective has a model unlike any other theater companyfor each production, the playwright assumes Artistic Directorship of his or her own production, while other Collective members take on the role of production staff. Workhaus members have 6 McKnight Advancement Grants, 8 Jerome Fellowships, 2 MacDowell Colony residencies, 2 New York Innovative Theatre Award nominations, and a Drama Desk nomination among them. They've been residents at New Dramatists, the Lark Playwriting Center, Saison, Tofte, and the Arctic Circle. Their work has been developed, commissioned and produced by such companies as Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the Public Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, Portland Center Stage, Clubbed Thumb, The Flea, The Women's Project, Urban Stages, New Georges, Mabou Mines, HERE Arts Center, the Humana Festival of New Plays, BAM's Next Wave Festival, Upright Citizens Brigade, and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The company has produced 21 world premieres, among them Cory Hinkle's Little Eyes in the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie Theater, Victoria Stewart's 800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick (the recipient of an Ivey Award for actor Luverne Seifert), and Deborah Stein's Chimera (re-mounted at HERE Arts Center in New York City, where it was nominated for a Drama Desk Award).
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LocationPlaywrights' Center (View)
2301 E. Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55406
United States
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| Minimum Age: 17 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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