Prospero Theatre Company | Saint Paul, Minnesota

Prospero Theatre Company, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, is proud to announce a one-night-only reading of “8,” a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black.

“8” is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry.

Black, who penned the Academy Award-winning feature film Milk and the film J. Edgar, based “8” on the actual words of the trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families.

Prospero Theatre Company is staging its one-night-only reading on October 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis (2315 Chicago Avenue South). There will be a panel discussion after the performance.

Admission is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted and donated to Minnesotans United For All Families.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@prosperotheatre.org or 651-705-6184.

We are a band of budding theatre artists who believe in the power of theatre and who are dedicated to bringing quality performances to our audience.

The mission of the Prospero Theatre Company is to engage audiences with meaningful theatrical works while enhancing our understanding of the craft of theatre.

Our name is a tribute to our good friend, Dr. Randy Winkler. In March of 2008, Dr. Winkler was suddenly forced to resign from his position as a college theatre professor and Chair of the Theatre Department. The situation left his students, colleagues and friends bewildered, shocked, grieved and furious. An event like this serves as a poignant reminder that while we have come a long way in fighting discrimination, there still is much work to do before equality is a reality for all people.

When Dr. Winkler left his job, he left a simple sign on his office door which read, "Our revels now are ended," a quotation by the character Prospero from Shakespeare's The Tempest. This line comes from a monologue at the end of the play, as the sorceror Prospero is giving up his power. "Revels" here means festivity, or merry-making, and it implies that Prospero is recognizing the end not only of his power struggle, but of his life. In this monologue, coincidentally, Shakespeare draws many comparisons between life and a theatrical presentation - that each is magical, transitory, and in essence, a dream. As Prospero releases his control over his life, he refers to the people around him as "actors" and "spirits" that "are melted into air, into thin air," and to his life as an "insubstantial pageant" that fades and dissolves. Coming at the end of the play, this extended theatrical metaphor is appropriate for a character who is getting ready to close the curtains on his life.

Although in The Tempest, Prospero's revels come to an end, for the Prospero Theatre Company, our revels are just beginning. Theatre is indeed a fleeting art. Every play comes to a close; the relationships vanish, and play's world disappears as soon as the audience starts applauding. But while the theatre may be temporal and even illusory, its artistic power with an audience, and the connections that theatre artists make with each other through our collaborations, will never fade away.

This is exactly our mission: to engage audiences with meaningful theatrical works, while enhancing our understanding of the craft of theatre. In gratitude and love toward Dr. Randy Winkler, we fully intend to savor each "pageant" we create.

The Prospero Theatre Company board is currently made up of the three founding members of the company:

	Rebekah Henrickson graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. She's dabbled in most aspects of theatre, including directing (Edward Albee's Seascape, Detective Para’s Mystery Theatre), costuming (Antigone, The Adventures of Robin Hood), acting (Ruth in Pirates of Penzance, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in The Music Man, Dottie Otley/Mrs. Clackett in Noises Off, Wife in A Water Bird Talk), and singing, both in sacred and secular settings (Gar Lockrem Community Choir, Oak Hill Church Praise Band). Despite all this, she manages to keep a steady day job and pay her rent, usually on time. Rebekah lives in St. Paul in a drafty house with two roommates, their cat Rasputin, and a squirrel who resides in the wall.

	MaryLynn Mennicke is a freelance theatre artist in the Twin Cities. She has acted in lead roles with Theatre in the Round (Rebecca), Theatre L'Homme Dieu (Hay Fever, Quilters, My Emperor's New Clothes), Chameleon Theatre Circle (Taming of the Shrew), and Mounds View Community Theatre (Oklahoma!). Recently she directed Two Bowls of Cereal and Some Bacon at the 2009 Fringe Festival and its remount with Bridge Productions. In college, MaryLynn's favorite roles were the Witch in Into the Woods, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, and Emma in Betrayal. Currently, she is an actor for Historical Perspectives for Children, and she teaches theatre classes at In the Company of Kids. MaryLynn is also a singer and has sung in a wide range of styles, from opera with Skylark Opera to Eastern European folk music with the Mila Vocal Ensemble. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre and Music.

	Kate Wulf was raised up north in lake country and came to St. Paul for college. There she pursued acting (favorite roles include Mariette in The Dinner Party, Ines in No Exit, and Hecuba in The Trojan Women) and discovered a love for costuming (Grease, The Fantasticks, Damaged Goods and Dreaming, No Exit, You Can't Take it With You, The Cyclops, to name a few) and directing (Antigone). After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, she toured with VEE Corp's production of My Little Pony Live!, (1st Assistant Wardrobe) which was both an adventure and an education. By day, Kate works with toddlers and is involved with the Prospero Theatre Company at night. She lives in St. Paul by a lake and loves Christmas more than just about anything else.

Want to know who makes up Prospero Theatre Company? This is the place to find out!

	Mike Davidovich (John) was most recently seen in 3AM/Savage Umbrella's production of The Awakening. Mike has also been onstage with the Commonweal Theatre (Harvey, Ice Maidens, A Christmas Carol, and Private Eyes), and the Forestburgh Playhouse (West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Hello Dolly!, and South Pacific). Mike was featured in the 2008 workshop reading of Ingmar Bergman's Meditations . . . at the Commonweal Theatre, written and directed by UCSD faculty member, Charlie Oats. He also works as a teaching artist for Stages Theatre Company and SteppingStone Theatre. Mike trained at The Boston Conservatory and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Hampshire. For more, visit www.MikeDavidovich.com.

	D.L. Diltz (Voice) is a retired police officer who hails from Colorado. He thoroughly enjoys acting and revels in simply auditioning. His three grown daughters, through their stage activities, have shown him how to overcome stage fright. In addition to the stage, he once acted in the western The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox that starred Goldie Hawn and George Segal.

	Andrew Eckhardt (Daisy) has been behaving strangely all his life, but only recently did he realize he could get a degree in such a thing. Currently he is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in theater at Concordia University in St. Paul, where he has appeared on stage as Caliban in The Tempest, a roustabout in Carnival, and Abelard in Abelard and Heloise. Besides acting, he also stage managed On the Verge, was the tech director for Little Murders and worked backstage on several productions. Andrew has countless hobbies that include crafting things out of metal and leather, and climbing anything that has a hand or foothold (and some things that don't). Andrew isn't sure what the future holds, but is excited for what God has in store for him.

	Jane Hammill (Nanny) has been acting around the Twin Cities for some time now, at the Gremlin Theatre (Hay Fever, Lend Me a Tenor), Starting Gate Productions (True West, Prelude to a Kiss, Equus) , the Jon Hassler Theatre (Leaving Iowa, Enchanted April), Nimbus Theatre, Commedia Beauregard, and at Park Square Theatre. In January, she performed her dream role of Eleanor in The Lion and Winter, and most recently she performed in The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant at the Bryant Lake Bowl. Next she will reprise her role as Mom in Leaving Iowa at Theatre L'Homme Dieu in Alexandria. Jane is also an on camera and voice over talent, and you may have seen her as Natalie, the secretary to Prof. Larry Gopnick in the Coen brothers film A Serious Man.

	Rebekah Henrickson (Designer) graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. She's dabbled in most aspects of theatre, including directing (Edward Albee's Seascape, Detective Para’s Mystery Theatre), costuming (Antigone, The Adventures of Robin Hood), acting (Ruth in Pirates of Penzance, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in The Music Man, Dottie Otley/Mrs. Clackett in Noises Off, Wife in A Water Bird Talk), and singing, both in sacred and secular settings (Gar Lockrem Community Choir, Oak Hill Church Praise Band). Despite all this, she manages to keep a steady day job and pay her rent, usually on time. Rebekah lives in St. Paul in a drafty house with two roommates, their cat Rasputin, and a squirrel who resides in the wall.

	Sarah Howes (Cynthia/Susan) is overjoyed to be performing in a Durang comedy. She was most recently seen in The Bitter Tears of Petra Van Kant as Petra’s fifteen year old daughter, Gabrielle. Last fall, she played the role of JoAnne in Prufrock Theatre’s debut production of John Guare’s Landscape of the Body. Other credits include the Illusion Theatre(The Flickering Wall), and the Brownville Village Theatrein Nebraska (Time Out for Ginger, House on the Cliff, and Rumors. Sarah graduated from the College of Saint Benedict where she performed the roles of Estelle in No Exit, Mag in Beauty Queen of Leenane, and Louison in The Imaginary Invalid.

	Laura Mahler (Helen) is crazed about this experience! She just returned to Minnesota from a seven year stint in Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting at DePaul University, studied improv, and dabbled in breakdancing. Laura spent the past few years touring a one-woman show about the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder with Historical Perspectives for Children. When she is not spinning on her head, she is working for Stages Theatre Company, teaching middle school drama. She can also be seen at Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret. Next up, she will perform in the Fringe Festival with Baller~ina ink*. Check out more at www.lauramahler.com.

	MaryLynn Mennicke (Director) is a freelance theatre artist in the Twin Cities. She has acted in lead roles with Theatre in the Round (Rebecca), Theatre L'Homme Dieu (Hay Fever, Quilters), Chameleon Theatre Circle (Taming of the Shrew), and Mounds View Community Theatre (Oklahoma!). Mennicke directed Two Bowls of Cereal and Some Bacon at the 2009 Fringe Festival and its recent remount with Bridge Productions at the Lowry Lab Theatre. Currently, she is an actor for Historical Perspectives for Children, and she teaches theatre classes at In the Company of Kids. Next September, Mennicke will play the role of Bianca in Theatre Pro Rata's Taming of the Shrew at the Gremlin Theater.

	Tammy Pearson (Stage Manager) is a recent graduate from Concordia - St. Paul with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. While at Concordia she worked backstage on several shows, as the assistant stage manager/fly operator for Amadeus, assistant stage manager/fly operator for Pirates of Penzance, and as the light board operator for Into the Woods. Tammy's favorite roles include Daschenka Chubokov in Chekhov's The Proposal, and the Nurse in Antigone. Tammy also wrote and directed her own show, @ First Site. Currently she is serving as an Americorps member at a Saint Paul elementary school. She is excited to be working with the Prospero Theatre Company for a second time, after having been the Assistant Stage Manager for its premiere production of Eurydice.

	Dorian Potter (Principal) was very involved in community theatre in Chicago from the time she was 16 until she moved to Virginia at age 26. She then took a fifteen year break to raise her two sons. Now she's back at it and loving it! She recently appeared in Rebecca, A Murder is Announced, and Shadowlands and Theatre in the Round. Dorian trained with Matthew Vaky at the Guthrie Theatre and with Kyle Donnelly at Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago.

	Sara-Marie Reinke (Angela/Miss Pringle), a native of St. Paul, first began acting at the age of 7. After graduating with a Liberal Arts Degree in Theatre from St. Mary's University, her passion for acting than took her to Dublin, Ireland, where she became a student at the Gaiety School of Acting. Shortly after graduating she starred in the premiere of Lisa Harding’s new play Playground. She has also acted in stage productions of Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Taming of the Shrew, Mashed Monsters and in filmssuch as Gattesco’s, and The Lights and Jetsam. Sara-Marie is very excited to be working with the Prospero Theatre Company on this production.

	Kasey Scarpello (Kate) is pleased to join in her first Prospero Theatre Company production. Other credits include Pedant/Widow in The Taming of the Shrew (Chameleon Theatre Circle), Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children (UNO Black Box, Omaha, NE), Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, the concert (Nebraska Shakespeare Festival), and Annelle Duprey in Steele Magnolias (UNO Black Box). During the day, Kasey is the School Administrator for Circus Juventas in St. Paul, MN. She would like to thank her husband Adam for all of his love and support.

	Kate Wulf (Designer) was raised up north in lake country and came to St. Paul for college. There she pursued acting (favorite roles include Mariette in The Dinner Party, Ines in No Exit, and Hecuba in The Trojan Women) and discovered a love for costuming (Grease, The Fantasticks, Damaged Goods and Dreaming, No Exit, You Can't Take it With You, The Cyclops, to name a few) and directing (Antigone). After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, she toured with VEE Corp's production of My Little Pony Live!, (1st Assistant Wardrobe) which was both an adventure and an education. By day, Kate works with toddlers and is involved with the Prospero Theatre Company at night. She lives in St. Paul by a lake and loves Christmas more than just about anything else.

Prospero Theatre Company is staging its one-night-only reading of "8" the play on October 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis (2315 Chicago Avenue South). There will be a panel discussion after the performance.

Admission is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted and donated to Minnesotans United For All Families.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@prosperotheatre.org or 651-705-6184.

We are new kids on the block - but cool ones that you want to hang out with! Our parents have a pool!

Basically, if you're interested in us, we're interested in hearing from you. We are always interested in meeting new people with new talents to share, onstage and off. All positions at this point are volunteer positions, but you will be paid in gratitude and great company! We have opportunites for all roles around the theatre:

Actors
Musicians
Designers (lights, costume, sound, set)
Stage Managers and Assistant Stage Managers
House Managers and Ushers
Prop Masters
Backstage Help
Set Builders
Special Event Help

If a job's not there, and you want it to be, contact us to see if we can sign you up! For volunteering for the Prospero Theatre Company, contact us at volunteer@prosperotheatre.org

If you wish to contribute financially, monetary donations are always appreciated - starting a new theatre can be an expensive endeavor!

Prospero Theatre Company is blessed with generous patrons, and we've made it very easy to donate. Simply click on the image to the right, and in just a few clicks you can make sure that your donation will be securely transferred to Prospero.

If you have any questions, or would like to make an in kind donation, please email donate@prosperotheatre.org

Comments, feedback, and ideas for our company are always welcome as well. If you just want to say hi and introduce yourself, that's always ok, too. But, uh...we don't actually have a pool.

Prospero Theatre Company is staging its one-night-only reading on October 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis (2315 Chicago Avenue South). There will be a panel discussion after the performance.

Here you can find out about Prospero Theatre Company's past productions.

	Jameson Jon Baxter (Orpheus) earned his Bachelor of Arts in theatre from Concordia - St. Paul. In college, some of his major roles were Frederic in Pirates of Penzance, Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, and Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man. Jameson has also been on stage with St. Croix Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, Lakeshore Players Theatre, The Seasons Players, Heritage Theatre Company, New Breath Productions, MN Fringe Festival and Mounds View Community Theatre. In addition to acting, he is also a tenor for the Minnesota Chorale. He thanks Prospero Theatre Company for this inspiring opportunity, as well as Mom, Dad, Katy and Sam for their continued love and support.

	Nathan Burrows (Lighting Designer) earned his Bachelor of Arts from Concordia - St. Paul in 2007 with a focus in chemistry and theatre. He has since earned a masters degree in materials chemistry and is currently pursuing a doctorate in chemistry at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. However, he still enjoys to use the other half of his brain in theatrical pursuits with Prospero Theatre Company. Nathan has designed lights for numerous shows including Antigone, Godspel, Proof and The Dinner Party. Other technical positions he has filled include master electrician, light board operator, fly crew, special effects crew, and prop crew for several shows including Trojan Women, Dante's Divine Comedy, Hello Dolly! and Charley's Aunt. He's even known to appear on stage, and recently performed in As You Like It, You Can't Take It With You and Our Town.

	Jo Gimbel (Little Stone) will graduate this spring from Concordia - St. Paul with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre, where she has participated in numerous shows. Her favorite roles include Fanny in On the Verge and Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods. Jo also dances and appeared in the tap musical Dames at Sea. In addition to performing, she has designed costumes for productions of Seascape and Buried Child. Jo is excited to hit the Twin Cities theatre scene and continue to follow her dreams wherever they lead her. She would like to thank God and her family for getting her where she is today.

	Alex Heetland (Music/Sound Designer) will graduate this spring from Concordia - St. Paul with a Bachelor of Arts in music and theatre. Recently at Concordia, he composed music for Shakespeare's The Tempest and accompanied their production of The Fantasticks. Alex also looks forward to being the musical director for Concordia's upcoming production of Carnival. Other experiences include serving as musical director/conductor for Heritage Theatre, Ashland Productions, and Young Artist's Initiative. Alex also sings and dances himself, and has appeared onstage as Jack in Into the Woods, Lucky in Dames at Sea, and Tommy Djilas in The Music Man.

	Rebekah Henrickson (Founding Member, Loud Stone, Costume Designer) graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. She's dabbled in most aspects of theatre, including directing (Edward Albee's Seascape, Detective Para’s Mystery Theatre), costuming (Antigone, The Adventures of Robin Hood), acting (Ruth in Pirates of Penzance, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in The Music Man, Dottie Otley/Mrs. Clackett in Noises Off, Wife in A Water Bird Talk), and singing, both in sacred and secular settings (Gar Lockrem Community Choir, Oak Hill Church Praise Band). Despite all this, she manages to keep a steady day job and pay her rent, usually on time. Rebekah lives in St. Paul in a drafty house with two roommates, their cat Rasputin, and a squirrel who resides in the wall.

	Katrina Johnston (Resident Stage Manager) has been involved in theatre since she was a wee little romper. She received her Bachelor of Arts in communication studies from Concordia - St. Paul in 2007, where she discovered her fondness for stage management (she minored in theatre). Since graduating, she has been mildly active in the local theatre scene, most recently with Theatre Pro Rata (Assistant Stage Manager, Galileo) and 20% Theatre Company (Stage Manager, 4:48 Psychosis). By day, Katrina is the administrative assistant for Historic Theatre Group, the company that manages the State, Orpheum, and Pantages theatres in downtown Minneapolis. By night she tends toward laziness and/or experimental cooking in her small-but-sexy apartment kitchen. Katrina lives in St. Paul, city of the gods, with her fiancé Darren and their two evil cats, Lucy and Buckley.

	Rachel Kuhnle (Grandmother/Old Woman) will graduate this spring from Concordia - St. Paul with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre and English. Favorite roles at Concordia include Mary in On the Verge, Halie in Buried Child, Laura in The Glass Menagerie, and Alma Winemiller in Summer and Smoke. Rachel has also worked with Prairie Fire Children's Theatre and is an enthusiastic reader and short fiction writer. She is very excited to work with Prospero Theatre Company.

	Josiah Laubenstein (Nasty Interesting Man/Child) is happy to be a part of Prospero Theatre's inaugural production, Eurydice. Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Josiah moved to the Twin Cities last summer. Since arriving, he has acted in All Wrapped Up (Minnesota Perform Dance), Taming of the Shrew (Chameleon Theatre Circle), and Waters (Bloomington Civic). In Phoenix, his onstage roles included Jesus in Godspell (Central Community Theatre) and Prince Charming in Cinderella (Hale Centre Theatre). He also appeared as an extra in the movie "Middle Men," which starred Luke Wilson and Kelsey Grammer. Josiah holds a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. Thanks go out to all involved in making this production possible!

	MaryLynn Mennicke (Founding Member, Eurydice) is a freelance theatre artist in the Twin Cities. She has acted in lead roles with Theatre in the Round (Rebecca), Theatre L'Homme Dieu (Hay Fever, Quilters, My Emperor's New Clothes), Chameleon Theatre Circle (Taming of the Shrew), and Mounds View Community Theatre (Oklahoma!). Recently she directed Two Bowls of Cereal and Some Bacon at the 2009 Fringe Festival and its remount with Bridge Productions. In college, MaryLynn's favorite roles were the Witch in Into the Woods, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, and Emma in Betrayal. Currently, she is an actor for Historical Perspectives for Children, and she teaches theatre classes at In the Company of Kids. MaryLynn is also a singer and has sung in a wide range of styles, from opera with Skylark Opera to Eastern European folk music with the Mila Vocal Ensemble. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre and Music.

	Paul Modderman (Father) loves to participate in theatrical productions with talented performers and crew, and is extremely excited about the chance to work with the people of Prospero. Theatre is a welcome creative escape from his job developing software. Some of his favorite roles include Sir Studley in Once Upon a Mattress, the Stage Manager in Our Town, Paul in To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday, Touchstone in As You Like It, Judge/Preacher in The Rimers of Eldritch, Froggy in The Foreigner, Claude in The Dinner Party, and J.B. Biggley in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Kept alive for thousands of years through unholy dark arts, Modderman aspires to total dominance and enslavement of the human race. He also enjoys a good board game, a good book, or a good walk ruined by golf.

	Tammy Pearson (Assistant Stage Manager) is a recent graduate from Concordia - St. Paul with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. While at Concordia she worked backstage on several shows, as the assistant stage manager/fly operator for Amadeus, assistant stage manager/fly operator for Pirates of Penzance, and as the light board operator for Into the Woods. Tammy's favorite roles include Daschenka Chubokov in Chekhov's The Proposal, and the Nurse in Antigone. Tammy also wrote and directed her own show, @ First Site. Currently she is serving as an Americorps member at a Saint Paul elementary school.

	Joshua Pehl (Big Stone) has been involved in theatre since high school. He continued his involvement when he attended Concordia - St. Paul for his Bachelor of Arts in theatre, where he was involved in many shows. Favorite roles at Concordia include Dodge in Buried Child, Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus, Dromio of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, and the Mysterious Man in Into the Woods. He designed and stage managed for several productions as well, including Hmong Tapestry and Dames at Sea. Josh also played Ali Hakim in Mounds View Community Theatre's production of Oklahoma!. Recently, he worked as a rehearsal stage manager at CLIMB Theatre in Inver Grove Heights. He currently lives in St. Paul.

	Kate Wulf (Founding Member, Director) was raised up north in lake country and came to St. Paul for college. There she pursued acting (favorite roles include Mariette in The Dinner Party, Ines in No Exit, and Hecuba in The Trojan Women) and discovered a love for costuming (Grease, The Fantasticks, Damaged Goods and Dreaming, No Exit, You Can't Take it With You, The Cyclops, to name a few) and directing (Antigone). After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, she toured with VEE Corp's production of My Little Pony Live!, (1st Assistant Wardrobe) which was both an adventure and an education. By day, Kate works with toddlers and is involved with the Prospero Theatre Company at night. She lives in St. Paul by a lake and loves Christmas more than just about anything else.

Check out what people have been saying about Prospero Theatre Company - from audience members to the press.

"I am not easily swayed to tears but this play captured my heart and imagination. A simple set, wonderful actors, an impression left upon my brow for days. I loved this play and hope to see many more Prospero productions." -Darren, audience member

"I was blown away by your performance. How, without a single set, you were able to transport me through time and other worlds with such vividness, I do not know. Your performance was thought-provoking, chilling, hilarious, and poetically beautiful. I was bawling and laughing the whole drive home as I thought of how all the pieces fit together. Thanks for feeding my soul." -Willow, audience member

"Sparse, but cool. With any show like that, the acting has to carry everything - no props, sets, sleight of hand to fall back on - and you pulled that off as well as I have ever seen. I cried at the end and wasn’t prepared for that." -Jon, audience member

"Saw the play last night, it was fabulous!!! Your acting is so real. I could feel all your emotions and the story was most thought provoking. I would recommend others to see it. The cast was great, loved how you used the whole studio and how much you were able to tell with so little props and backdrops. You all took me to places I never thought about before. Great show. LOVED IT!!!" -Kate, audience member

"Eurydice... was a thought-provoking play that has stayed with me the past few days. It fits the mission of Prospero Theatre to show the enchantment that theatre provides. ...The world of that play and its play with love, death, and purpose is hardly gone from me, although the performance ended over 48 hours ago. Some revels do not end." -Nan, audience member

"...MaryLynn Mennicke [has a] lovely take on the title character, Eurydice. Mennicke's natural and naive sweetness serves the play perfectly. She displays a newborn quality, as though her character is just waking up from a long sleeping beauty nap. This creates a sense of discovery which animates every scene. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Also good is Jameson Jon Baxter as the lyrically intense Orpheus. His attempts to communicate with the dead Eurydice through the magic medium of his music are wonderful. I also greatly enjoyed Josiah Laubenstein's arch and angular Nasty Man, followed by his malicious Child – whose main job seems to be procuring partners for his sexually voracious mother, played in a very nice turn by Rachel Kuhnle."
-John Olive, HowWastheShow.com

For general questions, please use the form below. If your message requires a response, you will hear back within 24 hours.

To get in touch with board members directly, feel free to email them:

MaryLynn Mennicke: marylynn@prosperotheatre.org
Rebekah Henrickson: rebekah@prosperotheatre.org
Kate Wulf: kate@prosperotheatre.org

Or to contact Prospero Theatre Company via mail or telephone:

Prospero Theatre Company
1111 Como Place
St. Paul, MN 55103

651-705-6184


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