CAPTION: On September 11 Muriel Bonertz and David Coral preformed WTC’s staged reading of Anne Nelson’s The Guys, the story of a fire captain who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center and the editor who helps him prepare the eulogies he must deliver. Photo by Duane Atter.
The sixth season for Camden’s very own Workhouse Theatre Company (WTC) is in full swing. October promises to be a good one with their first full-length production of the season, David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winning Rabbit Hole. Characters Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back to the light of day.
The show is directed by Victory resident Diane Mountford, and features Dustin Bronson, Victory resident Abby DeSanto, Jane Hammill, Tamara Philbrick and Ben Share. Diane says, “The script gives the audience the chance to see into a world that has gone underground; the world of grief. Grief used to be more public, but now it’s something that people are supposed be done with after a funeral. This play gives us the opportunity to see into a world we normally don’t get to. It’s about how people can or can’t get through it. It’s about emotional survival.” Rabbit Hole opens on Friday, October 7 and runs thru October 23 at The Warren-An Artist Habitat, 4400 Osseo Road. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.; Monday, October 10 is a “Pay What You Can” performance. For info/tickets visit www.workhousetheatre.org or call 612-2160-1583.
WTC is offering a Flex Pass this year. Beginning in October WTC prices online and at-the-door will increase, so patrons can save money while enjoying great theatre with the Flex Pass. One pass allows patrons to see all five mainstage shows this season, or one show five times, or any combination. Bring a friend to a show, and have three more punches left. Bring four friends to a show. You choose how you want to use them, they’re flexible. For pricing/ Flex pass info visit www.workhousetheatre.org.
Workhouse is also excited to announce two new additions to their staff. Alissa Blaeser has come onboard as the company’s new artistic director. Alissa is no stranger to Workhouse, most recently directing the staged reading of The Guys on September 11, and she also stage managed Sylvia, Proof and How I Learned to Drive. Alissa has directed and stage managed with many theatres including Theatre in the Round, Park Square, Lyric Arts, Berxco, Heritage Theatre Company, Sweetfrog Productions and Hennepin Stages, and interned with The Children’s Theatre Company.
Workhouse is also joined by new marketing director Kelsye Gould. Kelsye works as a freelance graphic designer and marketing communications consultant and graduated from St. Cates with a degree in theatre-business. She also works as Pillsbury House Theatre’s Marketing Assistant. Other companies she has worked with include Actors Theatre of Minnesota, Black Hills Playhouse, Connie Shaver LLC, Teatro del Pueblo and MinnesotaPlaylist, and interned with the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
WTC has a full season this year, with five full mainstage productions. Visit www.workhousetheatre.org.