Corcoran Park Players, was in existence from 1982 to 2016. Here is a listing of CPP shows:
CLFTC Timeline:
In 2016, we staged our final production, Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s Restoration comedy, The Rivals, at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church. We then became Classics Lost 'N' Found Theater, dedicating ourselves to performing lesser seen "classic" plays and original scripts by local playwrights.
(*Denotes area premiere)
2017
May: Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale, directed by Steven LaVigne. Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church; October: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, directed by Noreen K. Brandt. Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church. December: Dick Whittington and His Cat,* a Holiday panto, written and directed by Steven LaVigne. Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church.
2018
May: Home-Not So Sweet-Homeless * by Noreen K. Brandt, directed by Frank Blomgren. Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church. October: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, directed by Steven LaVigne. Walker Church. December: Snow White,* a Holiday panto by Steven LaVigne; directed by Dawn Linnell and Steven LaVigne.
2019
May: A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde, directed by Greg Bastien. Lake Nokomis Presbyterian; 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 (postponed in the Spring) 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. This play is available on our website and on our Facebook page.
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; Two scenes from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Greg Bastien. In this video Feste (Don Larsson) torments Malvolio (Corey Allred), and the haughty Olivia (Selma Pettersen) falls for Viola (Helen Collins) who’s in disguise as her twin brother; In 2020, we filmed three scenes to be shown as YouTube productions. In the Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle, adapted by Steven LaVigne and directed by Daniel L. Dyke, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson hear for the first time about the infamous Baskerville curse; 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
Summer: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Greg Bastien, Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church and Lake Nokomis Community Center; October: The Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle, adapted by Steven LaVigne, directed by Daniel L. Dyke. Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church.
2022
May: The Miser by Jean Baptiste Moliere, adapted and directed by Steven LaVigne; Summer: Robin Hood and Her Merry Band of Thieves by Noreen K. Brandt; directed by Greg Bastien; October: An Evening of Thrills, Chills and Murder by Noreen K. Brandt; GHOULIES & GHOSTIES and the premiere of The Cozy Tea Party Murders; December: The premiere of A Christmas Carol Krampus by Lisa Phelps
2023
May 2023: The Petrified Forest by Robert E. Sherwood, directed by Greg Bastien; Summer 2023: 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 2023: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted and directed by Steven LaVigne;
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 (postponed in the Spring) 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. This play is available on our website and on our Facebook page.
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.
These videos should be available for viewing in 2022.
2021
October: The Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle, adapted by Steven LaVigne, directed by Greg Bastien. 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 and the premiere of The Cozy Tea Party Murders.*
December: A Christmas Carol Krampus * by Lisa Phelps
2023:
Summer 2023: 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 2023: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted and directed by Steven LaVigne
Fall 2023: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted and directed by Steven LaVigne. Performed at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church.
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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