Minneapolis Theatre Meetup Group

MUSIC BY GIOACHINO ROSSINI
LYRICS BY CESARE STERBINI

Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. Rosina is young, clever, and wealthy, but her greedy guardian desires her and her fortune for himself. Using her wits to outsmart him and find her true love, she enlists Figaro, the mischievous and well-connected local barber, who has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. Plans go awry (resulting in several close shaves) against the backdrop of Gioachino Rossini’s iconic score as romance and a little old-fashioned trickery combine in one of the best-loved comedies of all time.

Approximate Run Time:
2 hours and 47 minutes with 1 intermission
Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage.

Kellogg Parking ramp connects easily with Ordway.

More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barber_of_Seville

My ticket is in Mezzanine Left Center MM 212.

Meet at bottom of staircase at 6:45 for introductions. We can meet there again at intermission for those who wish.

Let me know if anyone wants to meet an 5:30 at Herbie's for a drink or appetizer and I can make a reservation.

## The Nacirema Society

### Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years

Grande dames Grace Dunbar and Catherine Green prepare for the Nacirema Society’s 1964 centennial cotillion — the event of the season in Montgomery, Alabama. The elegant African American debutantes include Grace’s granddaughter Gracie, escorted by Catherine’s grandson Bobby, and the two grandmothers hope the young couple will soon be engaged. But Gracie and Bobby have other ideas. As the young ladies prepare for their debuts, a blackmail scheme brews behind the scenes and subterfuges unfold, all under the nose of a skeptical reporter covering the ball*.* Featuring clever storytelling and scandalous plots, this lighthearted comedy winds its way to an ending as charming as its characters.

With vivid Southern characters and plot mechanics as complex as Shakespeare’s comedies, The Nacirema Society brings the audience along as secrets and plots unfold.

The play’s humor is built on the construction — and inevitable collapse — of its clever house of cards, resolving into a charming and deeply satisfying ending.

Pearl Cleage is an award-winning, Atlanta-based writer whose plays include Blues for an Alabama Sky, which captivated Guthrie audiences during our 2022–2023 Season.

Tickets: https://securesite.guthrietheater.org/34492/34625
I am in Seat Aisle 3, Row M Seat 222

I will be in in the Target Lounge on the 4th floor at least by 6:30 p.m. Let's meet on the SIDE of the bar at the BACK. Just keep walking toward the bar and look to the right for the high tables. This is called MEET-up so come early and MEET the others, since we will be in different seats.

I DO wait for participants, so if you are NOT coming, please change your RSVP.

Ten Thousand Things Theater is a GEM of a theater company that does world-class theater and makes it available to underserved audiences. They perform in communities, prisons, churches. These are small audience plays. Get your ticket NOW if you want to join on May 22. Really. Now. I'm not kidding. It will be sold out.

https://tenthousandthings.org/violet/
A young woman embarks on a cross-country bus trip in search of a televangelist she believes can cure a scar on her face. Along the way, she meets two soldiers who are facing their own troubles with money and racism. The trio’s journey becomes a rollicking ride through love, resilience, and questions about what beauty really is in this tale full of country, gospel, blues, and honky-tonk rock music.

Tickets are general admission.
https://tenthousandthings.easy-ware-ticketing.com/generaladmission/o9AJUxd3mH9ieoNRHrsndw

The church itself is worth a visit. You have probably seen it from the road but it is a wonderful place inside. The performance takes place in their art gallery. Yes, a church with an art gallery.

We will meet at 6:45 and probably sit together if everyone is there when the house opens. There is plenty of parking.

By request from a new member. An oldie but a goodie, 20 years old.

The ladies are back at the Plymouth Playhouse with the musical that started it all! The church basement kitchen throughout much of America is often the heart and soul of any church. In Church Basement Ladies we meet the pastor, three kitchen cooks and one daughter who run the kitchen and care for the congregation by preparing and serving the food. Like any great kitchen, problems are solved here as well. We see the four women handle a Lutefisk dinner, a funeral, an Easter fundraiser, and a wedding. They stave off potential disasters, have fun, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the pastor on due course. This musical comedy based on recipes, food, and change in the church is funny, heartwarming, and down to earth. It will bring back memories of many people you know from churches everywhere.
All sales are final.

I am in seat CR-4. The center section is nearly full, but there are seats near me on the audience right.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/4communitytheatre/1586571

Meet in the lobby at 1:15 for introductions and chat. It's o.k. if you have to cancel, but please change your reservation so we are not waiting for you.

As the date gets closer, there may be an eating/drinking event before or after. TBD