In which we delve into The Taming of the Shrew, the first of Theatre Pro Rata’s 10th season and one of my favorite of Shakespeare’s plays. 00:00-02:34: Carin Bratlie begins the podcast with the choice of Shrew in Pro Rata’s season. 02:34-03:47: Grant Henderson and Amber Bjork speak to the challenges of Petruchio and...
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David Beukema, Carin Bratlie, and Wade Vaughn stop by to discuss Theatre Pro Rata‘s production of Traveling Light, centered on the historical personages Brian Epstein and Joe Orton. I’m particularly excited to see the show as while both Brian and Joe can be considered tortured, they handled their demons and sexuality in remarkably different...
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In which we discuss Theatre Pro Rata‘s production of The Spanish Tragedy. 00:00-06:48: We’re given a primer on the plot of The Spanish Tragedy from the competing viewpoints of Heironimo and Lorenzo, the hero and the villain. We also discuss the reasons behind the choice of The Spanish Tragedy over other revenge tragedies and...
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Roneet Aliza Rahamim and Grant Henderson talk about Theatre Pro Rata’s Marisol, which opens October 3 at Gremlin Theater. The band mentioned but not remembered is Southtown Avengers, which will be playing, along with Lingua Luna, on the opening night of Marisol. The opening night gala is dubbed “A Party of Apocalyptic Proportions”, which...
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Mo Perry, Heather Stone and Noe Tallen conclude their talk on acting in the Twin Cities. Mo Perry can currently be seen in Torch Theater’s The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Heather Stone began this week prepping for Sandbox Theatre’s next project, .faust. Noe Tallen can next be seen in Theatre Pro Rata’s upcoming Marisol.
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We continue exploring Minnesota Fringe Festival shows today with Natalie Novacek and Christopher Kehoe, director and actor respectively with Theatre Pro Rata’s production of Monster. As mentioned in the podcast, you can visit the Monster blog for more Monster goodness. Monster runs on July 30, August 6, 7, 8 and 9 at the Southern...
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Theatre Pro Rata and its Artistic Director Carin Bratlie is the subject of today’s podcast. Currently, Carin is directing Pro Rata’s latest production, Galileo, set to go up April 4th at the Gremlin Theatre. Tickets are on a sliding scale from $14-$28 and can be reserved by phone at 612-874-9321.
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