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Workshop Production Manager
Gallery Curator / Designer
Workshop Production Manager
Gallery Curator / Designer
ABOUT THE PROJECT
In an instant, a tenth of the world’s population quietly vanishes. The media emerges with a theory that those disappeared were artists and dub the event ‘The Artist Rapture’. Two of those left behind are Evelyn, a successful and reclusive painter, and her granddaughter Lucy, a free-spirited performance art student. In the aftermath, they struggle to make sense of what this means for their careers and why they weren’t taken. Evelyn is visited by the specter of a former lover, Thomas Kinkade. This dark comedy explores how artists approach their work and our desire to define and create art.
To complement the themes and performance, Savage Umbrella created a gallery installation in the lobby featuring the work of local artists. Artists were asked to select or create pieces that speak to their core artistic identity.
In an instant, a tenth of the world’s population quietly vanishes. The media emerges with a theory that those disappeared were artists and dub the event ‘The Artist Rapture’. Two of those left behind are Evelyn, a successful and reclusive painter, and her granddaughter Lucy, a free-spirited performance art student. In the aftermath, they struggle to make sense of what this means for their careers and why they weren’t taken. Evelyn is visited by the specter of a former lover, Thomas Kinkade. This dark comedy explores how artists approach their work and our desire to define and create art.
To complement the themes and performance, Savage Umbrella created a gallery installation in the lobby featuring the work of local artists. Artists were asked to select or create pieces that speak to their core artistic identity.
PRESS
"This was my first time attending a Savage Umbrella production, and I liked what I saw. A thought-provoking new play, solid cast, and all around well-done production. They also display art by local artists in the lobby, which adds to the evening of contemplating art. In the end, I couldn't help but think of my favorite musician Glen Hansard's Oscar acceptance speech - 'Make art, make art!'"
- Jill Schafer, Cherry and Spoon
"This was my first time attending a Savage Umbrella production, and I liked what I saw. A thought-provoking new play, solid cast, and all around well-done production. They also display art by local artists in the lobby, which adds to the evening of contemplating art. In the end, I couldn't help but think of my favorite musician Glen Hansard's Oscar acceptance speech - 'Make art, make art!'"
- Jill Schafer, Cherry and Spoon
DETAILS
Full Production
March 7 - 22, 2014
Nimbus Theater
1517 Central Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN
Workshop Presentation
November 2 & 3, 2012
Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts
Colonial Warehouse Building
212 3rd Ave N
Minneapolis, MN
Public Table Reading
September 22, 2012
Cake Shop in South Minneapolis
October 12, 2012
Northern Warehouse Artists’ Cooperative in St. Paul
Full Production
March 7 - 22, 2014
Nimbus Theater
1517 Central Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN
Workshop Presentation
November 2 & 3, 2012
Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts
Colonial Warehouse Building
212 3rd Ave N
Minneapolis, MN
Public Table Reading
September 22, 2012
Cake Shop in South Minneapolis
October 12, 2012
Northern Warehouse Artists’ Cooperative in St. Paul
FEATURING
Adelin Phelps, Mary Cutler, Carl Schoenborn, Russ Dugger, Karen Bix, Laura Leffler-McCabe, Mason Mahoney
Written and Directed by Tanner Curl
Writer / Director . . . Tanner Curl
Stage Manager . . . Jessica Spivey
Set Designer . . . Shannon Morgan
Asst. Set Designer / Props Manager . . . Grete Berglund
Light Designer . . . James Eischen
Costume Designer . . . Christina Forga
Sound Designer . . . Ted Moore
Production Manager . . . Blake E. Bolan
Assistant Production Manager . . . Russ Dugger
Gallery Curator / Designer . . . Hannah K. Holman
Original Workshop Writing Team: Blake E. Bolan, Lisa Marie Brimmer, Tanner Curl (lead), Megan Clark, Seth Conover, Timothy Otte
Adelin Phelps, Mary Cutler, Carl Schoenborn, Russ Dugger, Karen Bix, Laura Leffler-McCabe, Mason Mahoney
Written and Directed by Tanner Curl
Writer / Director . . . Tanner Curl
Stage Manager . . . Jessica Spivey
Set Designer . . . Shannon Morgan
Asst. Set Designer / Props Manager . . . Grete Berglund
Light Designer . . . James Eischen
Costume Designer . . . Christina Forga
Sound Designer . . . Ted Moore
Production Manager . . . Blake E. Bolan
Assistant Production Manager . . . Russ Dugger
Gallery Curator / Designer . . . Hannah K. Holman
Original Workshop Writing Team: Blake E. Bolan, Lisa Marie Brimmer, Tanner Curl (lead), Megan Clark, Seth Conover, Timothy Otte
SUPPORT
Thank you, Minnesota!
This activity is the recipient of a generous grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund.
Thank you, Minnesota!
This activity is the recipient of a generous grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund.
