TCTB Review Roundup: Closing Soon!

This weekend is the last chance to experience two shows from some of #tctheater's most original companies! Check out what you're currently missing from our bloggers below.

Transatlantic Love Affair, After the Fires at Illusion Theater through February 22.

Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/cs_afterfires
"It really is difficult to describe what they do to someone who's never seen TLA before, other than to say the ensemble creates everything in the story - they mime actions with invisible props so well you can almost see them, and create an almost visible landscape. [...] that's the beauty of art in general, and this type of art in particular. It's up to us to fill in the blanks within the gorgeous lines the ensemble paints."

Twin Cities Stages: https://bit.ly/3787CHb
"In the short 75 minute running time of After The Fires I fell in love with the characters. I rooted for their successful, feeling as though I longed for the return of the healers just as much as they did. I do not want to give away the plot, but After the Fires is not only a great example of world building, but also takes you on an emotional journey."

SteppingStone Theatre, The Real Life Adventures of Jimmy De Las Rosas through February 23

The Stages of MN: http://bit.ly/3blJLHp
"I attended a matinee performance of The Real Life Adventures of Jimmy De Las Rosa with a theatre full of elementary school kids. Hell! you say? Not at all, this is the audience you want to see it with, it’s the audience it exists for. I had a blast and it brought me back to those days of getting out of morning class, taking a bus to a theater and seeing a play with hundreds of other kids for schools all over town."

TCTB Review Roundup: Closing Soon!

Get your tickets quick to these blogger-recommended shows!

The Cradle Will Rock by Frank Theatre at Gremlin Theatre (through April 7)

Single White Fringe Geek says: "The Cradle Will Rock is pretty much tailor-made for Frank Theatre’s brand of brazen political theatricality." http://tinyurl.com/yxej9eaf

Cherry and Spoon: "As usual, director Wendy Knox and her cast and creative team have created a manifestation of the written play that is incredibly detailed, thoughtful, consistent, and true to the message." http://bit.ly/cs_cradle

Minnesota Theater Love: "This kind of show, like the work of Bertolt Brecht, is right in Frank's wheelhouse. The actors commit fully to the concept, and make the most of their roles." https://bit.ly/2TLWedC

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Collide Theatrical Park Square Theatre(through April 7)

Cherry and Spoon: "It's a fabulous and well constructed piece of dance-music-theater." http://bit.ly/cs_dorian

Play off the Page: "It is a beautiful collaboration of dance, theater, music, and storytelling." https://bit.ly/2JRWGqK

Minnesota Theater Love: "The Picture of Dorian Gray is an ambitious dance adaptation of a classic work." https://bit.ly/2ODCx6O

The Last Firefly by SteppingStone Theatre and Theater Mu (through April 7)

Compendium writes: "What better way to build a theater community - both in audiences and on-stage - than to take a risk and include students in your shows? It might not give a production a highly polished sheen like you'd see on a CTC or Guthrie stage, but it will inspire a passion in the hearts of those kids and pay it forward many times over as they grow older, learn more about theater, and one day decide how they want to remain engaged with that world." https://bit.ly/2HKJVg3

The Beldenville Troll: A New England Gothic Open Eye Figure Theatre(through April 14)

Minnesota Theater Love: "If there's anything more awesome than a delightfully creepy true story, it's a fictional spooky story that is so well-crafted that it feels real." https://bit.ly/2U0Pr4I

Cherry and Spoon: "The Beldenville Troll: A New England Gothic is a unique and inventive piece of theater that you won't see anywhere else." http://bit.ly/cs_btroll

Plaid Tidings / Coco's Diary / Beauty and the Beast Jr. / A Gone Fishin' Christmas - Closing Soon!

Good Monday morning #TCTheater friends! Our bloggers have a few suggestions of shows closing this weekend (and one continuing through the end of the year).

Lyric Arts PLAID TIDINGS (closing December 23)
"Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings is a delightfully charming and talent filled production. Lyric Arts picked a winner this season and casts it perfectly for the holidays."
- Coffee Talk with Brett: http://bit.ly/2kmW9Rj

History Theatre COCO'S DIARY (closing December 23)
"This play with music gives the audience a glimpse into the life of the wealthy on Summit Avenue in 1927, and reminds us that being 13 is the same no matter when or where you live."
- Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/cs_coco

SteppingStone Theatre BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. (closing December 22)
"A delightful way to spend an afternoon with your little one. The cast of local kids and teens put on a heck of a show–singing and dancing their way through a carefully abridged version of the animated classic."
- PhenoMNal Twin Cities: http://bit.ly/2BB444F

Yellow Tree Theatre A GONE FISHIN' CHRISTMAS (closing December 31)
"If you love Minnesota (and Duluth) references, physical comedy, bittersweet romance, family drama, and music that makes your heart ache, head to charming downtown Osseo between now and the end of the year to spend a few hours in an ice house with these delightfully wacky characters."
- Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/cs_fishin17