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Take it with You: I Know What You Did Last Weekend
The all-original live radio theater podcast presents its fifth annual Halloweeny episode. Set in a watering hole on the shores of Lake Superior, Take it with You follows Blake Thomas and a colorful group of his multi-talented pals, patrons and employees as they stumble through each new 60-minute adventure, filled with original music, laughs, sound effects, conversation and beer swilling. Advice from local leaders, authors, experts and business owners plus performances from regional guest artists round out every live show.
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Open Mic Comedy
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Nationally touring comedians and local comics take the stage to perfect their act as High Bridge Comedy hosts the weekly open mic at V.I.P. in Superior. Show up a half hour early to sign up for a stage slot.
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Play with Fear: A Haunt Experience from Solve Entertainment
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Play with Fear is an original Solve Entertainment haunted experience that leads participants through a dark labyrinth of narrow paths and fog-filled chambers designed to confuse and disorient. This experience is a race against the clock, challenging participants to find their way out ... or pay the price. Play with Fear is intended to create an immersive sensory experience that includes being thrust into total darkness, competing in challenges for escape keys, flickering lights and creatures hiding in the darkness.…
Find out more »Dr. Dolittle Jr
The Children’s Theatre Arts program and Playhouse Family Theatre put on performances of "Doctor Doittle Jr." This musical "tells the classic tale of a wacky, but kind, doctor who can talk to animals, taking the audience on a journey from the small English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh to the far corners of the world." A kids's Halloween costume contest ais run during the intermission of every show. "Dr. Dolittle Jr." runs from Oct. 26 through Nov. 4, Friday at 7 p.m.,…
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Oklahoma
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical Oklahoma gets the Renegade Theater treatment. The musical runs three weekends: Oct. 12 – 14, 19 – 21, 26 and 27. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.
Find out more »“Trouble in Tahiti” and “Filthy Habit”
Lyric Opera of the North presents Leonard Bernstein's one-act Trouble in Tahiti and Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi's comic chamber work Filthy Habit. In Trouble in Tahiti, a suburban couple appears to have a perfect life. Over the course of the 50-minute opera, and with the help of an observant backup trio, the audience gets a glimpse past the facade and into their loneliness, frustration and despair. After intermission, things light(en) up: Hilliard and Boresi's 45-minute opera, The Filthy Habit,…
Find out more »Pinocchio
"Born from a talking piece of wood carved by the old Geppetto, the rebellious, cheeky and careless Pinocchio discovers the meaning of growing up through a thousand trials. To become a real boy, he will have to face Mangiafuoco, the terrible Puppet Master, suffer the malice of the Fox and his sidekick, the Cat, escape from Toyland and save his father from the belly of the giant fish." Tickets can be purchased online, at reifcenter.org.
Find out more »Superior Shorts: Fear
Superior Shorts is an evening of short fiction brought to life by local performing artists on the Zeitgeist Teatro stage. The literature is presented around a theme chosen by the host to delight and move audiences. The 14th installment of Superior Shorts has been curated by Kelly Mullan. In keeping with the Halloween season, Kelly has chosen the theme “Fear.” The selected stories are read by local artists. All profits go toward paying the artists involved.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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The cult classic returns. Actors bring the characters off the screen and into the theater with live, lip-synched performances, prop bags and audience interaction. Tickets can be purchased online, by calling 218-733-7555, or in person at the box office during regular business hours.
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Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
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St. Scholastica Theatre presents Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, a musical based on the John R. Powers novel about eight Catholic school children coming of age in 1950's Chicago. As adults, Eddie Ryan and his friends relive their childhood through musical numbers based on experiences of a Catholic upbringing: first confession, young love, sex education, conservative dress and senior prom. The production is directed by Merry Renn Vaughan, associate professor and chair of the Communications, Theatre and…
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Significant Other
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Written by Joshua Harmon, Significant Other centers around four friends looking for love in 21st century New York City. The play focuses on Jordan looking for love as well as trying to maintain his current relationships. Directed by Ann Bergeron, the play runs from Nov. 8-10 and 13-17 at 7:30 p.m. with an ASL-interpreted matinee Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for senior citizens and UMD staff, $10 for non-UMD students and $8 for UMD…
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
One event on Nov 9, 2018 at 7:30pm
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“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is a musical by Stephen Sondheim based on the book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251–183 BC), specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays many classic elements of farce,…
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
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UW-Superior Theatre presents Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a comedy about sibling relationships and a pastiche of Anton Chekhov conventions. The show is directed by UWS theater professor Cathy Fank. The production runs Nov. 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors ages 60 and up and non-UWS students and $5 for UWS students and individuals in groups of 10…
Find out more »A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Grand Rapids Players present William Shakespeare's comedy fantasy A Midsummer Night's Dream. Performances run Nov. 16-18; Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday matinee begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at reifcenter.org.
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Beauty and the Beast
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The Duluth Playhouse presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast on the NorShor Theatre stage. The stage production of the Disney musical runs from Nov. 29 through Dec. 16, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday's at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased anytime online, by calling 218-733-7555, or in-person and the box office during regular business hours.
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The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays
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County Seat Theater Company presents The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays, a play written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Greg Anderson. Performances run Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 and Dec. 5-9. Synopsis: It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members for a weekend of holiday revelry. But when one of the guests is murdered, the festivities in this…
Find out more »The Nutcracker
Recreated from the classical ballet by Tchaikovsky and performed by the Reif Dancers, The Nutcracker tells the enchanting story of young Clara, who dreams that her nutcracker doll is transformed into a valiant prince. After defeating the evil Mouse King and his army, they are transported to the fantastical Land of Sweets, where they are welcomed by a host of delectable characters. Tickets can be purchased online at reifcenter.org.
Find out more »The Santaland Diaries
The holiday comedy starring Crumpet is back again. Based on the essays of David Sedaris, this play recounts the true-life tale of an out-of-work writer’s stint as a Macy’s department-store elf. The Santaland Diaries runs from Dec. 6 through the 8th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased anytime online, by calling 218-733-7555 or in-person at the box office during regular business hours.
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Dear Elizabeth
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Renegade Theater presents Dear Elizabeth, a play dramatizing the written correspondence between 20th century poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop. The play runs Friday through Sunday, Dec. 7–9 and Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 13–15. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.
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One Christmas Carol
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County Seat Theater Company's Seat of Your Pants Productions presents Rick Breuer in the one-man show One Christmas Carol, written by Douglas H. Baker and directed by Ruthie Breuer. Performances run Dec. 14-15 and 19-23. Synopsis: Dickens’ famous story about selflessness is tripped down to its bare essence, forgoing the usual opulence of the holidays and focusing on what is of utmost importance during the season. No scenery, no costumes – just one actor and a timeless story. God bless…
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