WHAT WE'RE DOING
For fall 2017, Fortune’s Fool Theatre will produce the world premiere of a new musical, The Lady with a Lap Dog, book and lyrics by Daniel Pinkerton (YARRRH! The Lusty, Busty Pirate Musical, Beaverdance!, Chopin's Heart) and music by Robert Elhai (C., Twisted Apples, arrangements for Glensheen), adapted from the story by Anton Chekhov. It will be performed at the Open Eye Figure Theatre in Minneapolis for 8 performances only from September 15-24.
“What does it mean to be virtuous?” In Yalta, the most popular summer resort of Imperial Russia, Dmitri and Anna meet and have an extramarital affair. This changes the way they look at the world, their relationships, and ultimately, themselves. Months later, they still cannot forget each other, yet divorce is not legally possible. What can they do? THE LADY WITH A LAP DOG is an intimate 80-minute musical about balancing desire and responsibility, the transformative power of unselfish love, and what happens when you fall in love for the first time long after you were spoken for by another.
September 15, 16, 17, 18; 21, 22, 23, 24.
Performances at 8:00 pm evenings and 3:00 pm Sundays.
Tickets: $18 general / $16 students, seniors, and Fringe button holders
Pay as Able performance September 18
For tickets: 612-874-6338 or www.openeyetheatre.org or openeyetheatre
NOTE: Pay as Able (PAA) tickets will be available at the door or can be reserved by emailing boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org. Please note that if your unpaid PAA tickets are not picked up by 7:50pm, they may be resold. You may still purchase full price tickets online for that date.
CAST:
Joel Liestman* --- Dmitri
Andrea Leap --- Anna
Laurel Anderson --- Mrs. Prozorov, Dasha, and others
*member, Actors Equity
Director --- Nicole Wilder
Music Director --- Jill Dawe
Stage Manager --- Megen Ealain
Lighting Designer --- Ariel Leaf
Costume Designer --- CJ Mantel
Set and Properties Designer --- Ursula K. Bowden
Puppet Creator: Corinna Knepper Troth
For fall 2017, Fortune’s Fool Theatre will produce the world premiere of a new musical, The Lady with a Lap Dog, book and lyrics by Daniel Pinkerton (YARRRH! The Lusty, Busty Pirate Musical, Beaverdance!, Chopin's Heart) and music by Robert Elhai (C., Twisted Apples, arrangements for Glensheen), adapted from the story by Anton Chekhov. It will be performed at the Open Eye Figure Theatre in Minneapolis for 8 performances only from September 15-24.
“What does it mean to be virtuous?” In Yalta, the most popular summer resort of Imperial Russia, Dmitri and Anna meet and have an extramarital affair. This changes the way they look at the world, their relationships, and ultimately, themselves. Months later, they still cannot forget each other, yet divorce is not legally possible. What can they do? THE LADY WITH A LAP DOG is an intimate 80-minute musical about balancing desire and responsibility, the transformative power of unselfish love, and what happens when you fall in love for the first time long after you were spoken for by another.
September 15, 16, 17, 18; 21, 22, 23, 24.
Performances at 8:00 pm evenings and 3:00 pm Sundays.
Tickets: $18 general / $16 students, seniors, and Fringe button holders
Pay as Able performance September 18
For tickets: 612-874-6338 or www.openeyetheatre.org or openeyetheatre
NOTE: Pay as Able (PAA) tickets will be available at the door or can be reserved by emailing boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org. Please note that if your unpaid PAA tickets are not picked up by 7:50pm, they may be resold. You may still purchase full price tickets online for that date.
CAST:
Joel Liestman* --- Dmitri
Andrea Leap --- Anna
Laurel Anderson --- Mrs. Prozorov, Dasha, and others
*member, Actors Equity
Director --- Nicole Wilder
Music Director --- Jill Dawe
Stage Manager --- Megen Ealain
Lighting Designer --- Ariel Leaf
Costume Designer --- CJ Mantel
Set and Properties Designer --- Ursula K. Bowden
Puppet Creator: Corinna Knepper Troth
