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By neighbors, for neighbors!
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IN 1982, a group of theater people saw a need for great theater productions in the Corcoran neighborhood, so Corcoran Park Players was established and staged productions from 1982-2016. Following our tenure at Corcoran Park, we played in assorted other venues in the Twin Cities. After 35 years, in 2017, we renamed our organization, Classi
IN 1982, a group of theater people saw a need for great theater productions in the Corcoran neighborhood, so Corcoran Park Players was established and staged productions from 1982-2016. Following our tenure at Corcoran Park, we played in assorted other venues in the Twin Cities. After 35 years, in 2017, we renamed our organization, Classics Lost 'n' Found Theater Company to continue providing great theater to local audiences. We've still producing while other theaters are long gone. When you see a CLFTC production, you see what we're all about.
Our mission has always been producing great productions, either popular recent works; plays by classic playwrights to be rediscovered or area/world premieres of new works. We've always been open to diverse casting and inventive staging, being flexible with sets, costumes and lighting while being focused on entertaining our audiences.
Classics Lost 'N' Found Theater Company is pleased to announce its 2024 summer production, "On Our Way to Cloquet" We open at Lake Nokomis Community Center, 2401 E. Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket. The production is FREE, although donations are gratefully accepted. Performances will be Friday, August 9 at 7pm and Saturday, August 10 at 2pm and 7pm.
if it rains, the performance will be moved to Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church, 1620 E. 46th Street in Minneapolis. This is a preview of four original short scripts that will be performed the following weekend at Fastfest in Cloquet MN. Go to mact.net for details/ticket info for the festival. Above: the cast of "MACBETH, THE OPPOSITIONAL KING", a
Shakespearan-ish spoof written and directed by Greg Bastien.
King Duncan (Greg Bastien), Beva L. Steinberg (Ross), Linden Erdman as Lady Macbeth, Daniel L. Dyke as Macbeth, Jessica Boerschinger as Lennex, and Stephen Greenhalgh as Banquo.
STEPHEN GREENHALGH is Classics Lost N Found Theater's "Performer of the Month" for July. Stephen is a very familiar face on our stage for the past few years. He first performed for us as Queen Victoria's Ghostly Visitor in GHOSTS OF THE EMERALD ISLES in 2019. Since then he has appeared in numerous productions in such roles as Toby Belch in TWELFTH NIGHT, Sherlock Holmes in THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, and The Grinch in CHRISTMAS CAROL KRAMPUS (2023). His next role will be Banquo in MACBETH, THE OPPOSITIONAL KING, our upcoming Fastfest entry (not to be confused with
Shakespeare's MACBETH, our full length November production). The picture shown at the left is from our fall 2023 production of FRANKENSTEIN, in which Stephen played Lord Byron.
Summer: MACT HOSTS WORKSHOPS
The Minnesota Association of Community Theaters is hosting workshops at the Phoenix Theatre, 2605 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55408 on 22 June. For further information on workshops, check out their website: https://mn-act.net. Check-in will be open at 9:30. Workshops begin at 10am. CLFTC’s Steven LaVigne will be hosting one of these workshops, Using the Public Domain to Search for Future Shows.
Because two conglomerates have acquired most of the theater licensing catalogues, such as Samuel French, Tams-Witmark, and Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals, Community Theaters are being priced out of existence.
Because so many of the great plays of the 20th Century are being public domain, Steve will discuss the availability of such properties, how to locate them free and present them. Your ideas are also encouraged.
Steven LaVigne is a writer and director who works recently with Classics Lost ’N’ Found Theater Company in South Minneapolis. For a sample of his articles, go to MACT’s website at https://mn-act.net/index.php/mact-mart/articles/.
Four original new plays will be presented at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church. The four plays are: “Macbeth, the Oppositional King,” written and directed by Greg Bastien, which reimagines Shakespeare’s play as a domestic comedy rather than the classic tragedy.; “Wedding Belle Blues, by Noreen K. Brandt, directed by Daniel L. Dyke for Pargeter Players. It’s the story of a dysfunctional family struggling to plan a wedding for a whining bride-to-be; “All’s Well That Ends,” also by Noreen K. Brandt, directed by Greg Bastien. In this play, a very obliging butler continues tolerating insults from his wealthy, but arrogant employer...or does he? “Sister Loretta” written and directed by Steven LaVigne a solo play. Sister Loretta is a tour guide at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, who shares the miraculous story of the chapel's staircase. We'll take them all to the MACT FastFest one act play festival in Cloquet, MN. August 16 and 17
Winter: William Shakespeare's renowned Scots Tragedy of Macbeth
Opens November 8 at 7pm. Additional performances, November 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23.
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