WHAT WE'RE DOING
Fortune's Fool Theatre will be presenting YOU WHO I ALWAYS/NEVER/ONCE LOVED at the Crane Theatre, 2303 Kennedy St. NE, Minneapolis, September 16-18 and 23-25, 2021. This anthology of stories written and performed by a diverse, all-star lineup of Twin Cities storytellers tackles a universal subject that has taken on a new urgency in the last 16 months, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made many of us examine the nature of love more thoughtfully and thoroughly.
It's been a disconcerting time. We've broken COVID rules and regulations for those we loved and we've followed them for those we loved. Separated from (or trapped with?) our loved ones, many of us asked, “What is love?” and “Who/what do I love?” The kid from 4th grade? The person who left you? The grandmother you never knew? The cat who was your companion for seventeen years? Was your love fleeting or for as long as you both shall live? Was it forbidden, welcomed, almost grasped, or unrealized until now?
YOU WHO I ALWAYS/NEVER/ONCE LOVED will feature storytellers of all ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual identities -- people who've loved many times and those who have trouble loving at all -- to create a multifaceted portrait of love gained, lost, and evaded. Their autobiographical stories will move you, make you laugh, and make you ponder the vagaries of the human heart.
Because we have so much talent in the Twin Cities, each week will feature a different group of eight superb storytellers.
September 16-18: Josh Cragun: "Marsh Marigolds," Destiny Davison: My Dog Is a Better Person than Me," Eli Effinger-Weintraub: "Walking and Solving," Larisa Netterlund: "Failure of Imagination," Ariel Pinkerton, "Perfect Timing," Lacey Piotter: "Love Is a Shared Experience," Jen Scott: "Safe as Houses," and Tim Uren: "I Can't Believe."
September 23-25: Denzel Belin: "To All the White Boys I've 'Loved' Before," Matthew Kessen: "Even Better than the Real Thing," Les Kurkendaal-Barrett: "My Soap Opera Wedding," Sam Landman: "Skullet," Anthony Neuman and Nicole Wilder: "palimpsest," Ariel Pinkerton: "Animal Farm," and Rachel Teagle: "My Own Personal Togepi."
Each story will run approximately 8-10 minutes, with live, original music by Aaron Henderson in between, for a total running time of approximately 80 minutes. All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Crane Studio Theatre. Tickets are $15 per person.
FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, NO ADMISSION WITHOUT PROOF OF VACCINATION. MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES. This is not a "recommendation," it's a requirement. In addition, we will cap the seating at 50% in order to facilitate greater social distancing. We want everyone who experiences live theatre to LIVE.
We are excited to share this witty, moving, and thoughtful show live and in person with you. However, YOU WHO I ALWAYS/NEVER/ONCE LOVED, like TO BREED . . . OR NOT TO BREED, will also be videotaped and will be available for online viewing from approximately the first week of October, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Videos may be viewed at any time for free. We will post links to each video when they become available, an online program for each one. Should you feel able and moved to donate, we will post a direct link to our PayPal account. You may use a credit card, your bank account, Venmo, or PayPal to send money to this account. We suggest $10 per video, but it is entirely up to you.
Fortune's Fool Theatre will be presenting YOU WHO I ALWAYS/NEVER/ONCE LOVED at the Crane Theatre, 2303 Kennedy St. NE, Minneapolis, September 16-18 and 23-25, 2021. This anthology of stories written and performed by a diverse, all-star lineup of Twin Cities storytellers tackles a universal subject that has taken on a new urgency in the last 16 months, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made many of us examine the nature of love more thoughtfully and thoroughly.
It's been a disconcerting time. We've broken COVID rules and regulations for those we loved and we've followed them for those we loved. Separated from (or trapped with?) our loved ones, many of us asked, “What is love?” and “Who/what do I love?” The kid from 4th grade? The person who left you? The grandmother you never knew? The cat who was your companion for seventeen years? Was your love fleeting or for as long as you both shall live? Was it forbidden, welcomed, almost grasped, or unrealized until now?
YOU WHO I ALWAYS/NEVER/ONCE LOVED will feature storytellers of all ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual identities -- people who've loved many times and those who have trouble loving at all -- to create a multifaceted portrait of love gained, lost, and evaded. Their autobiographical stories will move you, make you laugh, and make you ponder the vagaries of the human heart.
Because we have so much talent in the Twin Cities, each week will feature a different group of eight superb storytellers.
September 16-18: Josh Cragun: "Marsh Marigolds," Destiny Davison: My Dog Is a Better Person than Me," Eli Effinger-Weintraub: "Walking and Solving," Larisa Netterlund: "Failure of Imagination," Ariel Pinkerton, "Perfect Timing," Lacey Piotter: "Love Is a Shared Experience," Jen Scott: "Safe as Houses," and Tim Uren: "I Can't Believe."
September 23-25: Denzel Belin: "To All the White Boys I've 'Loved' Before," Matthew Kessen: "Even Better than the Real Thing," Les Kurkendaal-Barrett: "My Soap Opera Wedding," Sam Landman: "Skullet," Anthony Neuman and Nicole Wilder: "palimpsest," Ariel Pinkerton: "Animal Farm," and Rachel Teagle: "My Own Personal Togepi."
Each story will run approximately 8-10 minutes, with live, original music by Aaron Henderson in between, for a total running time of approximately 80 minutes. All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Crane Studio Theatre. Tickets are $15 per person.
FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, NO ADMISSION WITHOUT PROOF OF VACCINATION. MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES. This is not a "recommendation," it's a requirement. In addition, we will cap the seating at 50% in order to facilitate greater social distancing. We want everyone who experiences live theatre to LIVE.
We are excited to share this witty, moving, and thoughtful show live and in person with you. However, YOU WHO I ALWAYS/NEVER/ONCE LOVED, like TO BREED . . . OR NOT TO BREED, will also be videotaped and will be available for online viewing from approximately the first week of October, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Videos may be viewed at any time for free. We will post links to each video when they become available, an online program for each one. Should you feel able and moved to donate, we will post a direct link to our PayPal account. You may use a credit card, your bank account, Venmo, or PayPal to send money to this account. We suggest $10 per video, but it is entirely up to you.
