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Music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel, book by Larry Gelbart, directed by Randy Reyes.
Performed by: Bloomington Civic Theatre (Bloomington Theatre and Art Center).
Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts Schneider Theater, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. (98th Street & Logan Avenue S.).
ASL: Thursday, September 9, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: TBA.
AD: Friday, September 10, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tickets: Reduced to $21 (regular $25-28); phone: 952-563-8575.
Note: If you need the ASL interpreting service, when ordering tickets please indicate your need for seating in the ASL area. A limited number of ASL seats are held in reserve until 7 days before the performance. Unused seats at that time are released for sale to the general public, and if no ASL requests are received the sign language interpretation will be cancelled. If ordering online, indicate your seating need in the “Order Comments” section during the check-out process.
Website: Bloomington Civic Theatre (www.bloomingtoncivictheatre.org).
Description: Winner of 6 Tony Awards including best musical, score and book, this deliciously funny spoof of 1940s film noir and hard-edged detective fiction weaves together two plots, the "real" world of a writer trying to turn his book into a screenplay, and the "reel" world of the fictional film. Gags and wisecracks abound.
Run: August 20 – September 19, 2010.

Location: 408 Division Street, downtown Northfield
ASL: Friday, September 10, 7:00 PM; Saturday, September 11, 1:00 PM; Sunday, September 12, 12:30 PM.
Interpreters: Valerie Hoekstra (Friday) and Debbie Timmers, CI/CT, NAD III (Saturday-Sunday).
Tickets: $4 celebration button; phone: 507-663-0008 or 507-645-5604.
Website: Defeat of Jesse James Days (www.djjd.org) or Northfield, Minnesota (www.visitingnorthfield.com).
Description: The James-Younger gang’s attempted Northfield bank robbery in 1876 will be reenacted during this year’s community celebration. Three performances will be ASL-interpreted from a bleacher area (spaces available for wheelchairs).
Run: September 10-12, 2010.

Location: 20 miles south of the Twin Cities, 3 miles south of Shakopee off Highway 169 at 145th Street.
ASL: Saturday, September 11, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Interpreters: TBA.
Tickets: 952-445-7361 or info@renaissancefest.com; Adult $20.95, Senior (60+) $18.95; Child (6-12) $11.95.
Website: Minnesota Renaissance Festival (www.renaissancefest.com/mrf).
Description: Sign Language Saturday will offer interpreters at the majority of performances during the day. The daily parade begins at 11 AM in front of the Bakery Stage, goes around the entire festival and ends at the Information Booth.
Run: August 21 – October 3, 2010. Weekends, Labor Day and Festival Friday, October 1.

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Avenue S.
ASL: Sunday, September 12, 1:00 PM (no tour on September 5).
Interpreter: Darlene Snelson, CI/CT.
Tickets: phone: Visitor and Member Services, 612-870-3131 or TTY 612-870-3132; email: dhegstro@artsmia.org.
Website: Minneapolis Institute of Arts (www.artsmia.org).
Description: A free ASL-interpreted public tour (normally offered on the first Sunday of each month) begins by the Information Desk in the museum lobby. Interpreted tours are also scheduled on other days. On the second weekend of each month, free tours are offered for visitors with memory loss, Alzheimer's and their friends or care partners.

Performed by: Touring Company.
Location: Historic Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis.
Captioning: Sunday, September 12, 6:30 PM (by c2 inc.)
Tickets: Reduced to $38 for ASL; discounted tickets are limited to a pair for each patron requiring ASL service plus a companion; regular $38 – 143.50phone: 612-373-5639; hotline 612-373-5650; email: accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com.
Website: Hennepin Theatre Trust, Accessibility (www.hennepintheatretrust.org/accessible)
Description: Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time" (USA Today). Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards.
Run: 2 hours 45 minutes; August 11 – September 19, 2010.

Presented by: VSA Minnesota.
Location: Park Square Theatre, 408 Saint Peter St. (20 W. 7th Place), St. Paul.
AD & ASL: Monday, September 13, 7:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Interpreter: TBA.
Tickets: Free. phone: 612-332-3888 or 800-801-3883, voice/tty; email: info@vsaartsmn.org .
Website: Whats New, 13th Annual Arts Access Awards to be presented.
Description: These annual awards recognize outstanding accomplishments by artists, arts organizations, advocates and educators that help create a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and access the arts. Award recipients are: Sharon Pfau, St. Cloud, Most Active and Visible Minnesota Artist with Disabilities; Perrin Boyd, Northfield, Outstanding Artist Educator of Students with Disabilities; Access Press, St. Paul, Outstanding Organization Alerting People with Disabilities to the Arts; and BOLD-choice Theatre Company, Duluth, Outstanding Producing/Performing Group Involving People with Disabilities. This year’s awards were created by Mark Davison, Minneapolis. Refreshments will be provided, and attendees can take a brief tour of the newly renovated theatre.
Run: 75 minutes, September 13, 2010.

By William Shakespeare.
Performed by: Theatre Pro Rata.
Location: Gremlin Theatre, 2400 University Avenue, Saint Paul.
AD: Monday, September 13, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Michelle Storm.
Tix: "Pay What You Can" (regular $14-41, sliding fee scale); phone: 612-874-9321; email info@theatreprorata.org. Note: Pre-show sensory tour by appointment only.
Website: Theatre Pro Rata (www.theatreprorata.org).
Description: The merchant Baptista has two daughters, and decrees that Bianca (the younger and fairer of the two) cannot be married before her strong-willed sister, Katherina. The student Lucentio falls hard for Bianca, and convinces his friend Petruchio to woo the shrew and get her out of the way. Kate will have none of it. The battle of wits has begun.
Run: 2 hours 10 minutes, September 11-26, 2010.

By Neil Simon.
Performed by: Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre.
Location: Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, 333 Fourth Street S., Fargo.
AD: Friday, September 17, 7:30 PM; pre-show description at 7:10 PM.
Describer: Karla Pederson.
Tickets: Reduced to $8 for AD patron & companion (regular $20, senior/student $14, child $8); phone: 701-235-6778.
Website: Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre (www.fmct.org).
Description: Eugene, a teenage Jewish boy, recalls his adolescence, living with his parents, aunt, two cousins, and brother Stanley, whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.
Run: September 17-26, 2010.

Performed by: Rochester Civic Theatre.
Location: Rochester Civic Theatre, 20 Civic Center Drive SE.
ASL: Friday, September 17, 8:00 PM.
Interpreters: Rebecca Wulff & Dee Elwood.
Tickets: $18.50, senior $15.50, student $13.50; phone: 507-282-8481.
Website: Rochester Civic Theatre (www.rochestercivictheatre.org).
Description: The world’s greatest detective and his faithful sidekick must save a young woman and the British Empire from the evil clutches of his nemesis, the diabolical Professor Moriarty, in this delightful Victorian romp penned by the creator of Holmes himself and William Gillette, the greatest stage interpreter of the legendary sleuth.
Run: September 10-26, 2010.

By: Howard Mohr, music & lyrics by Drew Jansen.
Performed by: Plymouth Playhouse
Location: Plymouth Playhouse, 2705 Annapolis Lane N., Plymouth.
AD: Sunday, September 19, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Tickets: $30, $27 Senior 65+, Kids 6-11 Free, Kids 12-17 Half Price, $27 Student 18-23; phone: 763-553-1600 x 1. Please reserve at least one week in advance to ensure best seating and availability of Audio Description equipment. Center section seats have been set aside.
Website: Plymouth Playhouse (www.plymouthplayhouse.com).
Description: In this musical adapted especially for the Plymouth Playhouse stage by Howard Mohr himself, learn the three basic lessons "You bet," "Whatever," and "That's different." Then move on to complex Minnesotan: how to accept food on the third offer, the Minnesota finger wave and the intricacies of hotdish and Jello salad.
Run: Two hours five minutes, runs through October 30, 2010.

By Jacques Offenbach, director Scotty Reynolds, music director Erik Pearson, choreographer Nancy Nair, chef Nick Schneider.
Performed by: Mixed Precipitation, new performance initiative that explores text, space and multiple forms of human interaction.
Locations: 12 community garden spaces in Twin Cities. Performances are designed for outdoor garden venues, with some movement required of the audience. A sighted guide is suggested for visually impaired patrons. Call ahead for suggestions on parking and access to each unique venue. 
AD: Sunday, September 19, 4:00 PM at  Bronx Park Community Garden, 2500 Georgia Avenue and Cedar Lake Trail, Saint Louis Park.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tickets: Voluntary donations ($10-20) collected at show’s end. Since seating is very limited, advance reservations are requested: phone: 612-619-2112.
Website: Mixed Precipitation (www.mixedprecipitation.wordpress.com). 
Description: In a unique marriage of the theatrical arts and the sustainable foods movement, Mixed Precipitation presents this irreverent operetta, based on the macabre stories of German writer ETA Hoffman, a globetrotting poet who follows his romantic whims across Europe, encountering fantastical adventures with robots, evil magicians and ghosts. Using many classic melodies of light opera, the story is told in French, Spanish, English and the universal language of food!
Run: Saturdays & Sundays August 21 - September 26, 2010.

By Tennessee Williams, directed by Bain Boehlke.
Performed by: Jungle Theater.
Location: Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis.
AD: Thursday, September 23, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tickets: Reduced to $10 (regular $20-35); phone: 612-822-7063.
Website: Jungle Theater (www.jungletheater.com).
Description: In a rundown apartment in a Saint Louis ghetto, erstwhile Southern belle Amanda Wingfield, her painfully shy daughter, Laura, and her aspiring poet son, Tom, form a triangle of quiet desperation.  Amanda, an overbearing single mother, lives on memories of her flower-scented youth, while her children bear the weight of her unrealistic dreams for their future.  But when a gentleman caller offers false hope to the family, their precarious world shatters with haunting results.
Run: September 10 – October 17, 2010 (Tuesday-Thursday, Sunday 7:30 PM, Friday-Saturday 8:00 PM, Sunday 2:00 PM).

By Jennifer Maisel, directed by Peter Moore.
Performed by: Park Square Theatre.
Location: Park Square Theatre, 408 Saint Peter Street (20 W. 7th Place), Saint Paul.
AD & ASL: Saturday, September 25, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreters: TBA.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price ($18.50); phone: 651-291-7005.
Website: Park Square Theatre (www.parksquaretheatre.org).
Description: Four daughters home for Passover: an aimless wanderer, a pregnant lesbian, a fiancée, and a single gal with a random guy from Penn Station. Mom’s taken up swearing and dad’s forgotten to wear his pants again, so this dinner will be unlike any other. Why go? To be reminded by this family’s saucy wit and passionate emotion that love comes along at every age. Who should you bring? The person who helps you recover from family holidays. Warning: Contains brief nudity, strong language and a fierce family independence.
Run: September 10 – October 3, 2010.

Area premiere by Danai Gurira, directed by Wendy Knox.
Performed by: Frank Theatre.
Location: Playwrights’ Center Waring Jones Theatre, 2301 E. Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis.
AD: Sunday, September 26, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Laura Wiebers.
Tickets: Reduced to $13 for AD patron + companion (regular $20 Thursday/Sunday - $22 Friday-Saturday; pay-what-you-can Sept. 18); phone: 612-724-3760.
Website: Frank Theatre (www.franktheatre.org).
Description: Five women are thrown together by the civil war in Liberia. Salvaged as chattel from wartime looting, these “wives” of the commanding officer form a hardscrabble sisterhood  and develop their own hierarchy as they confront questions of survival in their compound. The arrival of a new girl who has learned to read, and the return of a former “wife” who can kill, quickly transforms their possibilities. Surprisingly vivacious and often funnier than you would expect, Eclipsed raises thought-provoking questions about power and resistance, solidarity and complicity, as the women hold out for the hope of a brighter destiny. Gurira is an Obie Award-winning playwright, actor and 2001 Macalester College graduate
Run: September 17 - October 10, 2010.

By Robert Harling, directed by Alan Sorenson.
Performed by: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.
Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts Black Box Theater, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road (98th Street & Logan Avenue S.).
AD: Friday, October 1, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
ASL: Sunday, October 3, 2:00 PM.
Interpreters: TBA.
Tickets: Reduced to $11 (regular $16-18); phone: 952-563-8575.
Note: If you need the ASL interpreting service, when ordering tickets please indicate your need for seating in the ASL area. A limited number of ASL seats are held in reserve until 7 days before the performance. Unused seats at that time are released for sale to the general public, and if no ASL requests are received the sign language interpretation will be cancelled. If ordering online, indicate your seating need in the “Order Comments” section during the check-out process.
Website: Bloomington Civic Theatre (www.bloomingtoncivictheatre.org).
Description: Demonstrating Louisiana small-town life, the sudden realization of mortality, and the strength of women, this hilarious and touching play reveals the tenacity and purposefulness underlying the banter of its characters. Sometimes flowers are expected to carry weight that may only be supported by steel.
Run: September 17 – October 10, 2010.

A black comedy by Eric Chappell.
Performed by: Rochester Repertory Theatre.
Location: Rochester Repertory Theatre, 103 7th Street NE, Rochester.
ASL: Friday, October 1, 8:00 PM, funded by SERTOMA Club.
Interpreters: Becky Wulff & Dee Elwood.
Tickets: $20; student/senior $18; phone: 507-289-1737; email: BoxOffice@RochesterRep.org
Website: Rochester Repertory Theatre (www.RochesterRep.org).
Description: When suicide is the order of the day, Vincent is a man who can assure the perfect, painless ending. In the case of Walter and Celia Bryce, the question is what is the order of the day? Misunderstandings and failed attempts to carry out the mission at hand leave at least one rubber tree plant in peril. An evening filled with mistaken identities, unsigned suicide notes, an attractive secretary, hilarious consequences and laughter!
Run: September 10 – October 2, 2010.

Location: Historic State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis.
ASL: Friday, October 1, 8:00 PM.
Interpreters: TBD
AD: to request, call in advance: 612-339-7007.
Tickets: $35, day of show $40; phone: 612-373-5639; hotline 612-373-5650; email: accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com.
Website: Accessible Information, Hennepin Theatre Trust (www.hennepintheatretrust.org/accessible).
Description: With more than 20 years as a stand-up, Louis C.K. is one of the most honest and respected comedic voices of his generation, finding success in television and film as well as the live stage.
Run: October 1, 2010; second show at 10:30 PM.

By Aaron Sorkin.
Performed by: Urban Samurai Productions.
Location: Sabes Jewish Community Center, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Saint Louis Park.
ASL: Saturday, October 2, 7:30 PM, if requested in advance.
Interpreter: TBA
Tickets: $16, ASL/student/senior/Fringe button $12; online $2 discount; phone: 612-396-2025; to reserve ASL interpretation, e-mail tickets@urbansamurai.org at least 36 hours in advance.
Website:Urban Samurai Productions (www.urbansamurai.org).
Description: A murder trial of two privates, stationed at Guantanamo Bay, who accidentally kill one of their own during a hazing. The complex story slowly unravels in the court martial as lawyers from the Navy and Marines debate whether there exists a price too high to pay for our national defense.
Run: September 24 – October 10, 2010.

By Matthew Everett & Sarah Howes, music by Eric Mayson & SvenErik Olsen, choreographed by Bryan Gerber, directed by Brenna Jones.
Performed by: The Flower Shop Project.
Location: Patrick’s Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis.
AD: Saturday, October 2, 8:00 PM.
Describer: Michelle Storm.
Tickets: $12, $10 AD or Fringe button; phone: 612-388-8628; email: tickets@theflowershopproject.com .
Website: 515 - The Flower Shop Project (www.theflowershopproject.com/wp/515).
Description: In Minnesota, there are at least 515 laws that discriminate against families of same sex couples. Join us for a dynamic collaboration of theater artists as FSP and Project 515 unite to illuminate the inequities faced by same sex couples and to celebrate the vision of Minnesota where all citizens are equally valued and respected under the law.
Run: 1 hour 45 minutes, September 30 - October 10, 2010.

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Avenue S., Harrison Photography Gallery 365.
ASL: Sunday, October 3, 1:00 PM.
Interpreter: Darlene Snelson, CI/CT.
Tickets: phone: 612-870-3131 or TTY 612-870-3132; email: dhegstro@artsmia.org.
Website: Minneapolis Institute of Arts (www.artsmia.org).
Description: A free ASL-interpreted public tour (normally offered on the first Sunday of each month) begins by the Information Desk in the museum lobby. Interpreted tours are also scheduled on other days. On the second weekend of each month, free tours are offered for visitors with memory loss, Alzheimer's and their friends or care partners.
Run: September 17, 2010 – January 2, 2011.

By Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage at every performance.
Performed by: The Minnesota Opera.
Location: Ordway Center for Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul.
AD: Sunday, October 3, 2:00 PM; pre-opera discussion at 1:00.
Describer: Cynthia Hamre.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price for AD patrons (regular $20-200); phone: 612-333-6669; TTY 651-282-3099.
Website: Ordway Center for Performing Arts (www.mnopera.org).
Description: "A voice so beautiful he can charm the gods." Not even the underworld can separate Orpheus from his lost love, Eurydice, on his journey from heartbreak to ultimate triumph. Internationally renowned countertenor David Daniels stars opposite the exquisite Susanna Phillips in ancient Greece's legendary love story. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra joins Minnesota Opera in this stylish new production.
Run: September 25, 28, 30, October 2-3, 2010.

By Tom Stoppard.
Performed by: Theatre in the Round Players.
Location: Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis.
AD: Sunday, October 3, 2:00 PM. Tactile tour at 1:00 upon request.
Describer: Sharon Bigot.
Tickets: $20, senior $18, student with ID $10 (Sunday prices); phone: 612-333-3010.
Website: Theatre in the Round Players (www.theatreintheround.org).
Description: A look at Hamlet from the viewpoint of two of its minor characters, the college chums of the Prince of Denmark. We see through the eyes of these silly, rather likable Elizabethan courtiers as they ponder and pontificate on their journey to Elsinore -- and to their own sad, wry end. This highly-praised farce is Stoppard's most produced work and a showcase for his brilliant wordplay.
Run: September 10 - October 3, 2010.

By Woody Allen, directed by Kevin T. Houle.
Performed by: Lakeshore Players.
Location: Lakeshore Players Theatre, 4820 Stewart Avenue, White Bear Lake.
ASL: Sunday, October 3, 2:00 PM (If no ASL seats are reserved within two weeks of the performance, the ASL-interpretation will be cancelled.).
Interpreter: TBA.
Tickets: Reduced to $10 for ASL patrons (regular $18-20); phone: 651-429-5674; email: tickets@lakeshoreplayers.com
Website: Lakeshore Players  (www.lakeshoreplayers.com).
Description: In this 1966 play, the blundering Hollander family’s European vacation goes awry when they are mistaken for spies and are forced to hide out in an American embassy behind the Iron Curtain. A comedy of cultural errors ensues, resulting in a hilarious play with over-the-top characters and a plot drawn from James Bond crossed with the Marx Brothers.
Run: September 10 – October 3, 2010; Fri.-Sat. 7:30, Sun. 2:00.

Performed by: Numerous performing artists.
Location: History Theatre, 30 E. 10th Street, Saint Paul.
ASL: Wednesday, October 6, 7:00 to 10:30 PM.
Interpreters: Visit the “Fans of Sample Night Live’s ASL Interpreters” page on Facebook!
Tickets: Reduced to $10 (regular $20); Online enter coupon code ASL for $10 discount, or purchase tickets for $10 at the door. phone: 612-201-4000 for info or 651-788-5992 to reach audience services special needs patron concierge. Personal Care Attendants may attend for free.
Website: Sample Night Live (www.samplenightlive.com).
Description: Preview a dozen performances by theatres, dancers, musicians, spoken word artists. Drawings for free tickets. Act One (G-rated) at 7:00. Act Two (unrated) 8:15 PM.
Run: first Wednesday of each month, 2010.

By Thomas W. Jones II.
Performed by: Mixed Blood Theatre.
Location: Alan Page Auditorium at Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 South 4th Street, Minneapolis 55454.
AD, ASL, Captioning: Thursday, October 7, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape-Hadley.
Interpreters: Tammy A. Hansen, CI/CT, NAD III, & Jonathan Roberts, NIC.
Captioner: Scott Artley.
Tickets: Reduced to $16 access rate (regular $22, $18 student/senior, $14 group); phone: 612-338-6131.
Web: Mixed Blood Theatre (www.mixedblood.com).
Description: Borrowing a title from Maya Angelou (“Just give me a cool drink of water ‘fore I die”) and characters from A Raisin in the Sun, this play transports them into a 2010 comedy. The now-upper-middle-class Youngs remain the lone African American family in a gentrified neighborhood. From 21st century feminism and a disillusioned return to Africa, to aspirations of hip hop stardom and surprising struggles with affluence, comic banter flies fast in this provocative contemporary snapshot of African America.
Run: September 17 – October 10, 2010.

Based on the book by Dr. Seuss, adapted for stage by Timothy Mason; Music by Hiram Titus.
Performed by: Children’s Theatre Company.
Location: Children’s Theatre Company, United Health Group Stage, 2400 Third Avenue S., Minneapolis.
AD & ASL : Friday, October 8, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Laura Wiebers.
Interpreters: Lauri Krouse, IC, CI/CT, and Jules Lehto.
Tickets: $17-41; phone: 612-874-0400; email: tickets@childrenstheatre.org
Website: Children’s Theatre Company (www.childrenstheatre.org).
Description: Bartholomew Cubbins is having one of those days when things go from bad to worse – 500 times. In a playful, surprise-packed tribute to Dr. Seuss, our anniversary staging brings back an audience favorite first staged in 1979. If you’ve seen it before, you know the moment to watch for. If you haven’t, you’re in for a delightful tale filled with magical, musical madness and inspiring moments of courage. (suitable for all ages).
Run: 90 minutes; September 7 - October 30, 2010.

By Marsha Norman, based on Louise Erdrich’s novel, developed and directed by Francesca Zambello.
Performed by: Guthrie Theater.
Location: Guthrie Theater’s Wurtele Thrust Stage, 818 2nd Street S., Minneapolis.
AD: Friday, October 8, 7:30 PM; Saturday, October 9, 1:00 PM; Sensory Tour 10:30 AM.
Describer: TBA.
Open Captioning: Wednesday, October 13, 1:00 PM; Saturday, October 16, 7:30 PM; by c2 inc.
ASL: Thursday-Friday, October 28-29, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: TBA.
Tickets: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL/Captioning (regular $29-69); phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: Guthrie Theater (www.guthrietheater.org).
Description: Bookended by the two World Wars, this moving story of tradition, family, love and loss follows the life of Fidelis Waldvogel and his family, as well as Delphine Watzka and her partner Cyprian, as they adjust in their separate lives in the small town of Argus, North Dakota. As their lives intertwine, the play chronicles ordinary small-town citizens as they encounter the extraordinary events — both in their insular world and in the larger world — that come to define their lives.
Run: September 11 – November 6, 2010.

Book by Joseph Robinette, music & lyrics by Charles Strouse.
Performed by: Stages Theatre Company.
Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts Mainstage, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins.
ASL: Sunday, October 10, 2:00 PM; Thursday, October 14, 10:00 AM.
Interpreters: Rebecca Rick, NIC, NAD III, and Joy Udvig.
AD: Audio Description available upon request.
Tickets: $11, $9 child or senior, group $8.50, school group $5.50; plus $1.50 per ticket handling fee for single tickets; phone: 952-979-1111.
Website: Stages Theatre (www.stagestheatre.org).
Description: There is something amazing happening at the Zuckerman Farm. It has to do with a young pig named Wilbur and an extremely literate spider named Charlotte. Join Wilbur, Charlotte, and all their animal (and human) friends in this wonderful heart-warming musical adaptation of E.B. White's classic 1953 Newbery Honor winner.
Run: 60 minutes; September 24 – October 24, 2010.

By Caleb McEwen, Dane Stauffer & John Sweeney; directed by Caleb McEwen & Ron Peluso.
Performed by: The History Theatre In collaboration with the Brave New Workshop.
Location: History Theatre, 30 E. 10th Street, Saint Paul.
AD: Sunday, October 10, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
ASL: Sunday, October 17, 2:00 PM.
Interpreters: B. Susan Nelson, CI/CT, & Bernadette Halverson, CI/CT, NAD IV.
Tickets: Reduced to $15 (regular $32); phone: 651-292-4323; email: boxofc@historytheatre.com .
Website: History Theatre (www.historytheatre.com).
Description: A hilarious look at the life of the legendary comedy impresario Dudley Riggs, a fourth-generation circus kid who grew up to found the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. It's a madcap sketch comedy show packed with laughs and music.
Run: October 2-24, 2010.

By Richard Bean, Lee Blessing, David Edgar, David Greig, Amit Gupta, Ron Hutchinson, Stephen Jeffreys, Abi Morgan, Ben Ockrent, Simon Stephens, Colin Teevan and Joy Wilkinson, directed by Nicolas Kent and Indhu Rubasingham.
Performed by: Britain’s Tricycle Theatre.
Location: Guthrie Theater’s McGuire Proscenium Stage, 818 2nd Street S. Minneapolis.
AD, ASL, Captioning: Part 1 - Wednesday, October 13, 7:30 PM.
AD, ASL, Captioning: Part 2 - Thursday, October 14, 7:30 PM.
AD, ASL, Captioning: Part 3 - Friday, October 15, 7:30 PM.
Describer: TBA.
Interpreters: TBA.
Captioner: c2 inc.
Tickets: Reduced to $20 for AD/ASL (regular $15-40); Captioning $25; phone: 612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626.
Website: Guthrie Theater (www.Guthrietheater.org).
Description: This ambitious theatrical experience, recently nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement, from London's Tricycle Theatre explores Afghan culture and history in an enthralling three-part event. Each of the three parts is made up of four one-act plays, each by a different playwright, each exploring a critical period of modern Afghan history.

By Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Anne Byrd.
Performed by: Normandale Department of Theatre.
Location: Normandale Community College, Fine Arts Building, 9700 France Avenue S., Bloomington.
ASL: Friday, October 15, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: Cassie Lang, NIC Advanced, & Shelly Lehner, CI/CT.
Tickets: $10; ($5 NCC student/staff/senior); phone: 952-487-7462.
Website: Normandale Department of Theatre (www.normandaletheatre.org).
Description: In a stunning new version of the classic tale exploring the duality of man, Henry Jekyll’s experiments set loose the villainous Edward Hyde upon the streets of London. A fierce battle between good and evil results, which ultimately asks us to consider the darkness that lurks inside us all.
Run: October 13-16, 2010.

By Morris Panych, directed by Stephen DiMenna.
Performed by: Pillsbury House Theatre.
Location: Pillsbury House Theatre, 3501 Chicago Avenue S., Minneapolis.
ASL: Friday, October 15, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: TBA.
AD: Saturday, October 16, 7:30 PM.
Describer: TBA.
Tickets: phone: 612-825-0459; email: info@pillsburyhousetheatre.org
Website: Pillsbury House Theatre (www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org).
Description:  After receiving a letter revealing her impending death, a solitary misfit leaves his boring bank job to care for his aunt whom he hasn’t seen in 30 years. The trouble is, she isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. A wickedly dark comedy about loneliness and death, written by one of Canada’s most celebrated playwrights.
Run: September 10 – October 16, 2010.

By Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee.
Performed by: Tin Roof Theatre Company.
Location: Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, 333 Fourth Street S., Fargo.
AD: Friday, October 15, 7:30 PM; pre-show description at 7:10 PM.
Describer: Karla Pederson.
Tickets: Reduced to $8 (regular $15, student/senior $10); phone: Tin Roof: 701-205-5788, or Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre: 701-235-6778.
Website: Tin Roof Theatre (www.tinrooftheatre.org) or Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre (www.fmct.org).
Description: The 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial resulted in John T. Scopes' conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to a Tennessee state law that prohibited the teaching of evolution. This fictionalized courtroom account pits attorney Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan.
Run: October 14-17, 20-24.

Lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Performed by: Theater Latte Da.
Location: Ordway Center’s McKnight Theatre, 345 Washington, Saint Paul.
AD & ASL: Thursday, October 21, 7:30 PM.
Describer: TBA.
Interpreter: TBA.
Tickets: $29-35, phone: 651-224-4222.
Website: Theater Latte Da (www.theaterlatteda.org) or Ordway Center’s McKnight Theatre (www.Ordway.org).
Description: First Lady of Argentina Eva Perón was a legend in her time. An illegitimate country girl, she rose to become the most powerful woman Latin America had ever seen—a potent symbol of hope and change. This opera is the powerhouse telling of her brief and fascinating life.
Run: September 30 - October 31, 2010.

By Kate Robin
Performed by: 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities.
Location: Gremlin Theatre, 2400 University Avenue W., Saint Paul.
ASL: Saturday, October 23, 7:30 PM.
Interpreters: David Evans, CI/CT, NIC; & Tarra Grammenos, NIC.
Tickets: Reduced to $10 for ASL patrons (regular $12-$20); phone: 612-227-1188; email: tickets@tctwentypercent.org.
Website: 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities (www.tctwentypercent.org).
Description: A darkly comedic, contemporary, romantic tragedy that tells the story of two relationships as one struggles to begin and the other struggles to continue. Inevitably interwoven from the start, these two journeys intensify as they affect and ultimately collide with each other. “ANON is - and I mean this as a compliment - a play about sex addiction that doesn’t try to be sexy.” - New York Magazine. Please note: adult content, strong language & nudity.
Run: October 15-30, 2010.

Adapted by Aaron Posner from the book written by Chaim Potok.
Performed by: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company.
Location: Hillcrest Center Theater, 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul.
AD: Sunday, October 24, 1:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape Hadley.
Tickets: $22; phone: 651-647-4315.
Website: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (www.mnjewishtheatre.org).
Facebook: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company Facebook Site (www.facebook.com/pages/Minnesota-Jewish-Theatre-Company/44432069548).
Description: A strictly observant Jewish boy’s passion for painting takes him on a journey through the crossroads of heritage, culture, diversity and identity.
Run: October 16 - November 7, 2010.

Performed by: Touring Company
Location: Historic Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Avenue S., Minneapolis
ASL: Sunday, October 24, 1:00 PM.
Interpreters: James Gardner, NAD III, & Erin McGovern, NIC.
AD & Captioning: Sunday, October 24, 6:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Tickets: $24-76; Limited seats are available at the lowest price level to patrons using ASL interpreting or Captioning services on a first-come, first-served basis. Prices apply for up to two tickets for each patron requiring ASL interpretation. Additional seats may be sold separately and at regular price. Audio Description receivers may be used in any price level in the theatres. To order, email Nichole.Cassavant@BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com; phone: 612-339-7007 or 612-373-5639; hotline 612-373-5650.
Website: Accessible Information, Hennepin Theatre Trust (www.hennepintheatretrust.org/accessible).
Description: In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s. Original Broadway cast member Constantine Maroulis stars in an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar,…
Run: 2 hours 30 minutes; October 19-24, 2010.

Adapted by Y York from the Newbury Award Honor book by Janet Taylor Lisle.
Performed by: Youth Performance Company.
Location: Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Sunday, October 24, 2:00 PM.
Describer: Sherilyn Howes (advance reservation required).
Interpreter: Mary Catherine, CI/CT.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price (regular $12, student 18 & under or senior 62+, $10); phone: 612-623-9080.
Website: Youth Performance Company (www.youthperformanceco.com).
Description: Hillary wants to be one of the popular girls. Sara Kate wears weird clothes and lives in a dumpy house. Soon their two worlds will collide in an amazing way. Sara Kate introduces Hillary to a whole new fantasy world filled with elves, miniature villages -- and mystery. Why doesn't anyone ever see Sara Kate's mother? And why isn't anyone allowed in her house? This updated edition brings new life to Janet Taylor Lisle's best-selling novel.
Run: October 6-22, 2010.

Book, music and lyrics by Dane Stauffer.
Performed by: SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development.
Location: SteppingStone Theatre, 55 Victoria Street N., Saint Paul.
ASL: Sunday, October 24, 3:00 PM. Interpreters can be scheduled for other performances upon request.
Interpreters: TBA.
AD: Friday, October 29, 7:00 PM.
Describer: TBA.
Tickets: $14; youth/senior (age 55+) $10; groups 20+ $7; phone: 651-225-9265; email: info@steppingstonetheatre.org .
Website: SteppingStone Theatre (www.steppingstonetheatre.org).
Description: When three strangers arrive in a town that has been ravaged by war and famine, they start to cook a pot of stone soup. Townsfolk are wary, but, one carrot at a time, the town is brought back together. Based on Stone Soup stories from around the world. Enjoyed by all ages. Get in the community spirit: bring a non-perishable food item to benefit Second Harvest Heartland.
Run: October 22 - November 7, 2010.

World Premiere by Jennifer Kirkeby.
Performed by: Stages Theatre Company.
Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts Jaycees Studio, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins.
ASL: Saturday, October 30, 1:00 PM; Thursday, November 4, 10:00 AM.
Interpreters: Rebecca Rick, NIC, NAD III, and Joy Udvig.
AD: Audio Description available upon request.
Tickets: $11, $9 child or senior, group $8.50, school group $5.50; plus $1.50 per ticket handling fee for single tickets; phone: 952-979-1111.
Website: Stages Theatre (www.stagestheatre.org).
Description: What happens when a young lady encounters a talking frog? The frog does the girl a favor, and asks to be her companion. Who ever heard of a girl being friends with a frog? Ah, but the frog is enchanted, and is not really a frog at all, is he?
Run: 60 minutes; October 15 – November 7, 2010.

By Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, directed by Austene Van.
Performed by: Park Square Theatre.
Location: Park Square Theatre, 408 Saint Peter Street (20 W. 7th Place), Saint Paul.
AD & ASL: Saturday, October 30, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreters: TBA.
Tickets: Reduced to half-price ($18.50); phone: 651-291-7005.
Website: Park Square Theatre (www.parksquaretheatre.org).
Description: The Pettway women of Gee's Bend, Alabama persevere through segregation, family turmoil and Civil Rights. Quilting brings them comfort, each firm stitch a reminder of their resilience. When a museum exhibits their quilts as modern art, their deeply personal stories become a celebration. Why go? To spend an evening with the gospel songs and open hearts of three amazing women. Who should you bring? Someone who reminds you that who you are trumps what happens to you.
Run: October 15 – November 7, 2010.

By Pedro Calderon de la Barca, directed by Michelle Hensley.
Performed by: Ten Thousand Things Theater.
Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue S., Minneapolis.
AD: Sunday, October 31, 4:00 PM.
Describer: Laurie Pape-Hadley.
Tickets: Reduced to $18 (regular $25; students on Sundays $15), phone: 612-203-9502.
Website: Ten Thousand Things Theater (www.tenthousandthings.org).
Description: A young prince is born, but the stars predict he will grow up to be a monster. Is it possible to defy the future that the stars - and society - have consigned you to? With Maggie Chestovich, Stephen D'Ambrose, Celeste Jones, Elise Langer, Ki Seung Rhee, Namir Smallwood, Dennis Spears.
Run: at Open Book October 29-31, November 12-14, 19-21, 2010; at MN Opera Center November 5-7, 2010.

Book and Lyrics by George Reinblatt, music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris & George Reinblatt; directed by Steven Meerdink, music direction by Lori Maxwell.
Performed by: Minneapolis Musical Theatre.
Location: Illusion Theatre, Hennepin Center for the Arts, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
AD & ASL: Sunday, October 31, 7:30 PM.
Describer: Rick Jacobson.
Interpreter: Claire Alexander, CI/CT, NIC-Advanced.
Tickets: Reduced to $18 (regular $25); phone: 612-339-4944.
Website: Minneapolis Musical Theatre (www.aboutmmt.org).
Description: This area premiere is a hilarious stage musical that combines all the elements of the cult classic films, Evil Dead 1, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness into one of the craziest theatrical experiences of all time!  Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them into demons.  It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies… Limbs dismembered… Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music. Adult language..
Run: October 22 – November 7, 2010.