Upcoming productions:

Our upcoming production of Moliere's "THE MISER" is our next production, with performance dates April 29-30 and May 6-7

(Five performances in all - one matinee on April 30, the other performances all at 7 pm. Our production of "THE MISER"  is set in Paris, in the 1920's.  Mon Cherie!  Mon Dieu!  Mon...whatever...Love is in the air, misunderstandings abound, and hijinks ensue as the old miser Harpagon is bedeviled by his children, annoyed by his servants, pursued by a matchmaker, and tricked by just about everyone! Ooh la la!  (to be directed by Steven LaVigne) Auditions for this show will be Monday and Tuesday evenings 7 to 9 pm, March 7th and 8th at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church, 1620 E. 46th Street in south Minneapolis.  Reading from the script only - no appointments,no prepared pieces.

You do not need to be at both nights of auditions.  Also please note:  We are doing the show with French accents, and will have a dialect coach.  You do NOT need to do a French accent at the auditions unless you are comfortable doing so.  Roles for 7 men/7 women, ages 18 plus.

"MISS ROBIN HOOD"  is an original script by Noreen K. Brandt, to be directed by Greg Bastien.  Yes, this is the classic tale of Robin in the Hood who becomes an outlaw, robs from the rich to give to the poor, and carries on a sword-fighting feud with the despicable Sheriff of Nottingham - but with a twist!  Yes, Robin Hood is a woman - and so are all her "merry men"!  (Not to worry, guys, there are plenty of good men's roles, too)

Join us for an outdoor production at Nokomis Park - singing!  Dancing!  Romance!  Comedy!  Did we mention sword-fighting??  FREE and family friendly!!  We will have five performances in all - June 24th and 25th  at 7 pm, June 25th at 2 pm, and July 1st and 2nd at 7 pm.  We will hold auditions May 2nd and 3rd at 7 pm at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church.  This is a LARGE cast - from 20 to 25 roles various ages. Please note that we will hold most rehearsals outside (weather permitting).

During the past few (theater-less) months, we have featured not only actors that have performed with us since our start in 2017, but also directors, techies, and every play of our past four seasons.  This will be a continuing feature - with the most recent roster of actors being featured will  be from our upcoming production of "HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES".  If you like this feature and want to see your own star shining brightly on our Facebook page and webpage - think about auditioning for us in the future, or volunteering to work on our tech crew!

We will be doing a double bill of two original one-acts by Noreen K. Brandt in October  - "GHOULIES AND GHOSTIES: TALES OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE" (to be directed by Daniel L. Dyke) and "THE COZY TEA PARTY MURDERS"  (to be directed by Noreen K. Brandt).  "GHOULIES AND GHOSTIES" is a collection of ghost (and ghoul) stories inspired by Jack the Ripper, Banquo's Bloody Ghost, Edgar Allen Poe's "THE TELL-TALE HEART", and much more.  "THE COZY TEA PARTY MURDERS" is set in a quaint little English village.  Poor Agatha!  She is only trying to have a cozy dinner party for her dearest friends when her murderous nephew keeps showing up in bad disguises and with really bad accents. Thank goodness a clever detective is there to stop the mayhem....or DOES HE???  Auditions for this show will be held August 29th and 30th at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church from 7 to 9 pm. There are 10 to 12 roles for men/women in "GHOULIES" and 5 women/3 men needed for "THE COZY TEA PARTY MURDERS".  Please note that these are two shows that will be performed together - but at this point we are  not planning on casting anyone in both shows.  Performance dates are October 14-15 and 21-22.

"CHRISTMAS CAROL KRAMPUS"  is an original story by Lisa Phelps.  Join Mrs. Claus, Winky the Elf, The Grinch, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Bartender, and our very own She-Devil Carol Krampus (who is quite tired of eating bad children, thank you very much) as they try and stop a greedy billionaire from destroying Christmas!  Note:  NOT your grandchildren's holiday classic...  Our final 2022 show will hold auditions October 17th and 18th from 7 to 9 pm at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church - no appointments, no prepared pieces, reading from the script only.  

You will not need to be at both nights of the auditions.  Multiple roles for men and women.

Performance dates will be December 9th and 10th at 7 pm, December 10th also with a 2 pm matinee, and 7 pm performances on December 16-17.  Get your Grinch on (or maybe your She-Devil or greedy billionaire)

and come join us!!

We are happy to announce that our 2021 season -  although shortened more than we expected - was a success!!  Our summer production of Shakespeare's "TWELFTH NIGHT" was cancelled twice due to COVID, but ended up being performed under the stars at Nokomis Park in south Minneapolis to enthusiastic audiences!  Our fall production of "THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES" was also postponed from 2020, but we are pleased to report that Sherlock Holmes was on the case in 2021!!  We also cancelled our scheduled 2021 holiday show - "BABES IN TOYLAND" (which would have been our first musical)   At this point, we are hoping "BABES" will make it onto our 2023 season.

STAY TUNED!!

We pride ourselves on attracting and welcoming new performers to each show we do!  We also love our actor/techie friends who continue to make us a wonderful theater family!  in 2019 (our last full theater season),we had over 22 NEW faces appearing in our three mainstage productions!!  And - as always - we welcome our talented and enthusiastic returning players!  Please view above info for each of our upcoming shows for further details about auditions.  We would love to see you there!!!

Just to note:  despite the images shown above for each show, we do NOT plan on casting our shows with puppets!

CLASSICS LOST N FOUND THEATER COMPANY is dedicated to performing both seldom-done classic plays and promoting new works by local playwrights.  Our 2021 season featured our second Shakespearean production (the first was "ROMEO AND JULIET" in 2018), as well as an adaptation by Steven LaVigne of the classic and timeless Sherlock Holmes mystery, "HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES" .

Our 2022 season's classic play is the delightful and still vibrant comedy "THE MISER" by Moliere, set in 1920's Paris!

(And no, we have never done a Moliere!)The rest of our 2022 season is ALL original works !

CLASSICS LOST N FOUND THEATER COMPANY wants you to be in the know!! We regularly update our Facebook page (please "friend" us! ) as well as sending out notices/info to all those on our gmail list.  You can also contact us by phone at (612)724-4539.  If you would like to be added to our gmail list, please go to our gmail at: Classicslostandfound@gmail.com

We are being very careful about the current COVID protocols, and will very possibly updating them with every single show in our 2022 season.  Our next production - spring of 2022 - is "THE MISER", and we need to state that this time that any actor/actress who wants to be cast in this show will need to be FULLY vaccinated by the time the show opens late April.  We WILL be asking the audience to wear masks throughout the performance, but the actors will NOT be masked, and for this show, entrances and exits will be made through the audience, as well as the stage area being close to the audience.  

We currently have a Youtube video to view of two scenes of our production of "TWELFTH NIGHT" both on our Facebook page and webpage.  We also have numerous short videos for viewing on our Facebook page - including Antonio the Pirate and Feste the fool from "TWELFTH NIGHT".  We did numerous short ZOOM films in 2020, including three for 2020 FASTFest, which went virtual due to COVID, and will continue to work on these for our own future mini-ZOOM festival!! We are working hard to get director commentary and a brief scene filmed from each of our upcoming 2022 shows.