From 1982-2017, Corcoran Park Players staged 78 productions representing the work of 49 playwrights. Among these playwrights were Edward Albee, Noreen K. Brandt , Agatha Christie, Noel Coward, Christopher Durang, Horton Foote, William Gibson, Jean Giraudoux, Lillian Hellman
Beth Henley, William Inge,
Eugene Ionesco, George S. Kaufman,
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee,
Eugene O’Neill, Paul Osborn, Cole Porter
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Neil Simon, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde,
Tennessee Williams and Lanford Wilson
From 2018-the present, Classics Lost ‘N’ Found Theater Company has staged 32 plays by 9 playwrights, including Greg Bastien, Noreen K. Brandt, Zona Gale,
Steven LaVigne, Lisa Phelps, William Shakespeare, Robert Sherwood, Brandon Thomas and Oscar Wilde
A play dedicated to raising exposure to the issues of the homeless to a creative journey through Ghost stories of Ireland and short plays on video, Classics Lost 'n' Found Theater Company is devoted to finding new and entertaining plays for our audiences! (*denotes premiere)
Tour Bus From Hell * by Noreen K. Brandt (MN Fringe Festival production)
2004 – Alien Potluck * by Noreen K. Brandt (MN Fringe Festival)
2005 – The Comedy Murder Mystery Spoof Radio Show (MACT Festival entry)
2006- Death by Anchovy *; Altered Egos and The Presbyterian Blues * by Noreen K. Brandt (FASTFest entries)
2007 – Send My Regrets to Winn-Dixie * by Noreen K. Brandt (MACT Festival entry)
2008 – Meet the Taylors * by Noreen K. Brandt
2011 – The Belles of Winn-Dixie * by Noreen K. Brandt (MACTFest entry)
2013 – Ole Olson: Norwegian Boy Wonder * by Noreen K. Brandt (MN Fringe Festival)
2014 – Audition 101 * by Noreen K. Brandt (FASTFest entry)
2015 – Ghoulies and Ghosties: Tales of Horror and Suspense * by Noreen K Brandt (MACTFest entry);
Dick Whittington and His Cat,* a Holiday panto, written and directed by Steven LaVigne. Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church Fundraiser for Minnehaha food Shelf
2018
May: Home-Not So Sweet-Homeless * by Noreen K. Brandt, directed by Frank Blomgren. Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church. Fundraiser, over $1500 for a local organization helping the homeless.
Snow White,* a panto by Steven LaVigne; directed by Dawn Linnell and Steven LaVigne.
2019 -- October: Ghosts of the Emerald Isle * by Noreen K. Brandt
December: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, adapted and directed by Steven LaVigne.
2020 -- The Covid-19 season. No “live” theater, but Zoom to the rescue! MN FASTFest went virtual for the first time. In August the cast members for Twelfth Night performed the following:
In a Time of Masks, presented in cooperation with Pargeter Players. Written and directed by Greg Bastien, the script focuses on what happens when people wearing masks communicate badly.
Bad Mystery Suspense/Science Fiction Theater, presented on cooperation with NKB Productions. Written and directed by Noreen K. Brandt the script is about what happens when a bad mystery and bad science fiction serial come to life.
Tobey, * written and directed by Greg Bastien. In this scene, Tobey, a rather snarky cat in British society knows way too many secrets for his own good.
Cats: A non-musical, written and directed by Noreen K. Brandt is about three aloof and preening female cats who take delight in tormenting Bob, the dog.
2021 -- October: The Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle, adapted by Steven LaVigne, directed by Dan Dyke. Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church.
2022 -- Spring: The Miser by Moliere, adapted and directed by Steven LaVigne
Summer: Robin Hood and Her Merry Band of Thieves * by Noreen K. Brandt; directed by Greg Bastien, Lake Nokomis Community Center.
October: An Evening of Thrills, Chills and Murder by Noreen K. Brandt; Ghoulies & Ghosties (revised) and the premiere of The Cozy Tea Party Murders.*
December: A Christmas Carol Krampus * by Lisa Phelps
2023:
Summer -- Pirates in the Park, a sextet of short plays about pirates and buried treasure by Noreen K. Brandt and Greg Bastien. Directed by Maureen Tripp and performed outside at Lake Nokomis Community Center.
Fall -- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted and directed by Steven LaVigne
Winter -- A Christmas Carol Krampus, adapted and directed by Lisa Phelps.
Summer 2024:
On Our Way to Cloquet
A quartet of original short plays:
Sister Loretta by Steven LaVigne
Wedding Belle Blues and All's Well That Ends by Noreen K. Brandt
Macbeth, the Oppositional King
by Greg Bastien
Using theater to connect to our community is important to us. We look forward to welcoming new talent who join with "old timers" as we work together for a quality theatrical project!
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