Circle Up Play Reading Festival: The Lady M Project and Glass

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join ESFL and Full Circle Theater for the First Annual Circle Up Play Reading Festival! The Lady M Project and Glass The Lady M Project: Developed and directed by Martha B. Johnson Glass: Written by Lindsey Bushnell & directed by Martha B. Johnson Sunday, December 9th at 2:00pm The Lady M Project was conceived and developed by Martha […]

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Wilson’s Girl: Unpacking the Beef in a Minnesota Town (Play)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a staged reading of a new play which explores Minnesota labor history: Wilson’s Girl: Unpacking the Beef in a Minnesota Town Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 2PM In November, 1959, somebody on the sausage line at the Wilson's plant in Albert Lea, MN, refused to stay and […]

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CANCELLED Frank Theatre’s “The Cradle Will Rock” (Presentation)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE TROUBLE AND HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR ANOTHER CONVERSATION SOON. THE CRADLE WILL ROCK Monday, March 4, 2019, 7pm THE CRADLE WILL ROCK, directed by Orson Welles, was premiered in 1937 by the Federal Theatre Project. It was one of the […]

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Theater Presentation and Discussion)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Monday, April 15, 7:00 - 8:00PM Join us for a stimulating theater presentation and discussion led by local actors and teaching artists Nora Montanez and Jay Owen Eisenberg. Nora and Jay will read two scenes in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a play that is being presented at the Theater Latte Da from March 27th […]

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Gender, Race, and Representations: The Politics of the Theater

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Monday, May 6, 2019, 7pm Here in the Twin Cities, we are fortunate to live in a community where theater artists—playwrights, actors, directors, set and lighting designers, and more—are willing to challenge our conventional representations of gender and race. This process involves not only the plot but also the very construction of the characters. This […]

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Open Rehearsal of Caught (Play)

The East Side Freedom Library and Full Circle Theater invite you to a special preview performance of CAUGHT by Christopher Chen Saturday, May 11, 2019, 1pm Full Circle Theater will be in residency at East Side Freedom Library, preparing their production of CAUGHT for the stage at the Guthrie Theatre, where it will open on […]

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The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night's Dream Comedy, magic and loves difficulties abound! Come and enjoy as an all-Black cast and creative team brings Shakespeare’s well-known play to life through West African movement, music and spirituality. Performances at ESFL Thursday, May 16 at 7:30pm Friday, […]

The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night's Dream Comedy, magic and loves difficulties abound! Come and enjoy as an all-Black cast and creative team brings Shakespeare’s well-known play to life through West African movement, music and spirituality. Performances at ESFL Thursday, May 16 at 7:30pm Friday, […]

The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night's Dream Comedy, magic and loves difficulties abound! Come and enjoy as an all-Black cast and creative team brings Shakespeare’s well-known play to life through West African movement, music and spirituality. Performances at ESFL Thursday, May 16 at 7:30pm Friday, […]

The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to The Black Ensemble Players Present: A Midsummer Night's Dream Comedy, magic and loves difficulties abound! Come and enjoy as an all-Black cast and creative team brings Shakespeare’s well-known play to life through West African movement, music and spirituality. Performances at ESFL Thursday, May 16 at 7:30pm Friday, […]

Identity and Creative Practice in America

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library, Ragamala Dance Company, and Full Circle Theater invite you to a discussion Identity and Creative Practice in America Monday, May 20, 2019, 7 - 8:30pm Rick Shiomi and Martha Johnson of Full Circle Theater Company join Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy of Ragamala Dance Company for a conversation moderated by acclaimed […]

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The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 1)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 1)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 1)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 1)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 1)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 2)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 2)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 2)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free

The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 2)

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

This summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]

Free