What we’re about
The Twin Cities Shakespeare Readers had its first meeting in April 2022. We meet once a month to discuss a play by William Shakespeare, the greatest writer who ever lived.
We usually meet on the last Monday of every month, 6-8 p.m., at the Minneapolis Central Library in downtown Minneapolis, usually in Room N-202.
We also post other events that may be of interest to our members.
We would be happy to send you a pdf that tells you more about our group and also lists upcoming performances of Shakespeare plays in Minnesota. You can contact us by email at: TCSR.MINN@gmail.com.
Upcoming events
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Potluck Winter Party + “Ophelia” Movie
Location not specified yetCelebrate another year of the Twin Cities Shakespeare Readers with an informal potluck party and the movie Ophelia. Everyone is welcome.
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 1-5 pm
Brian’s Party Room
Inspire Apartments
2837 Emerson Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Three blocks away from Uptown (W. Lake St. & Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis). Free parking on neighborhood streets. (If you need a ride from the Uptown area, or downtown Minneapolis, please let us know.)
1-2 pm: Snacks and Social Time
2-4 pm: “Ophelia” Movie
4-5 pm: Snacks and Social Time
This is a special, informal winter party for our members and their significant others and guests. Some food and drinks will be provided but we ask that you bring something to share. If you have special dietary needs then you should bring something you are able to eat, just in case no one else does. A refrigerator, oven, microwave, sink, and dishwasher are available in the party room for our use.
YOU WILL NEED A DOOR CODE TO GET IN, WHICH WE WON’T HAVE UNTIL CLOSE TO THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THEREFORE, IT’S BEST IF YOU HAVE THE CELL NUMBER OF AN ORGANIZER, AUGUST B. OR BRIAN D., AND THAT WE CONNECT DIRECTLY BEFORE THE EVENT IF YOU CAN ATTEND.
• Overview (Wikipedia):
Ophelia is a 2018 historical drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, the film follows the story of Hamlet from Ophelia’s perspective. It stars Daisy Ridley in the title role, alongside Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Tom Felton and Devon Terrell. The dialogue is in modern English.
• Official Trailer
• IMDB listing
• Wikipedia: Ophelia (2018 film) (Contains spoilers.)
• Review: Daisy Ridley’s Ophelia Is a Juicy, Crowd-Pleasing Shakespeare Revamp, by David Edelstein3 attendees
Theatre In The Round Players: "How to Catch Creation" ($5)
Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USThursday, January 15, 2026, 7:30 pm.
Theatre in the Round Players (TRP)
245 Cedar Ave S
Minneapolis MN 55454
"How to Catch Creation"
Written by Christina Anderson
Join us for the final dress rehearsal of "How to Catch Creation". The cost is $5.00 at the door. Cash preferred. NO LATE SEATING.
Play Description:
Griffin, a Black writer who spent over a decade in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, yearns to build a future; Tami, a driven art professor, finds her passion floundering; Stokes, a young painter, searches for creative purpose; and Riley, his partner, is looking for where she belongs. As their stories unfold, these four artists find their lives unexpectedly intertwined — with each other’s and with the life of a black feminist writer from the 1960s. How to Catch Creation weaves past and present in a poetic and profound exploration of what it means to create: art, a life, a family, a world that reflects who we truly are.
There is also a Pay-What-You-Can performance on Monday, January 26, 2026, 7:30 pm.
PARKING:
1. Parking is NOT free at parking meters in the evening.
2. There is a surface parking lot directly across the street from Theatre in the Round, behind The Corner Bar, where the cost is $5.00.
3. You can also park nearby in the ramp of the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 1500 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454. Remember your license plate and when you are leaving the theater there is a QR code you can scan with your smart phone and only pay $5.50. (Four hour limit at this discounted price.)
There is always a small chance that a performance might be cancelled at the last minute, so call TRP that afternoon to check 612-333-3010, and also check Meetup messages for this event.1 attendee
Ken Takata Ensemble: Musical Settings for Literature
George Latimer Central Library, 3rd Floor, 90 W 4th Street, Saint Paul, MN, USKen Takata Ensemble: Musical Settings for Literature
Free Admission
Saturday, January 31, 2026
2:00 to 3:30 pm
George Latimer Central Library
(Magazine Room, 3rd floor)
90 West 4th Street
Saint Paul MN 55102
In this show, we celebrate literary works from William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Paul Verlaine, and other authors. We’re performing musical settings of their texts.
The Austen settings commemorate her 250th birthday and her connection to modern literature and narrative forms. Some of the Shakespeare settings look at the links between both authors.
Other settings suggest ways to stage several of Shakespeare’s plays (Henry V, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, and more).
The Shakespeare settings also focus on the women in his plays. Only 16 percent of the characters in Shakespeare are female. Meanwhile, often at least half of the audiences who go to see Shakespeare are women. Is it possible to use musical settings to bridge this demographic gap and emphasize the words and perspectives of the women in Shakespeare’s plays?
Performers feature Sarah Callahan, Sophie Caplin, Laura Lenz Landstad, and Sarah Zuber on vocals.
Musical styles include glam rock, Western swing, European art song, early 1950s R&B, Scots-Irish folk music, New Orleans piano ballads, bossa nova, Weimer cabaret, jug band songs, homages to the Second Viennese School, period correct (i.e., circa 1600), parodies of radio ads from the 1940s, and several other genres, in other words, a little something for everyone.2 attendees
Past events
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