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  • Home
  • Upcoming
    • ILLUSION OUTSIDE | INSIDE
    • Fresh Ink 2026
    • The Postman's Daughter
    • Scarecrow on Fire (Returns)
    • 25/26 Season
    • Event Calendar
  • Education
    • Education Overview
    • KEEPIN' IT REAL
    • Peer Education - Project TRUST
    • ILLUSION Residence
    • Touch For the 21st Century
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Our Funders
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  • About
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    • Awards
  • FAQ

THINK. FEEL. LAUGH.

On our small stage you’ll see new work by important contemporary playwrights performed by the best established and upcoming artists in the Twin Cities. From one-act plays to fully-formed musicals to dark dramas to hilariously funny comedies, the variety of forms and styles are as diverse and creative as our Twin Cities community. What every play has in common is a light that shines on human truths. On our stage are stories that hold you, and stay with you, long after the close of  the curtain.

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Miss Richfield 1981 in Gender Fluids: For the Holidays!

December 6th - December 22nd, 2019

In her all-new show, Miss Richfield 1981 will attempt to find non-binary answers to our increasingly complex world! With all new music, new videos, new costumes, and a healthy heap of help from the audience, this show promises to celebrate all the genders - both old & new.

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Transatlantic Love Affair Presents: After the Fires (Working Title)

 February 7th - 22nd 2020

From the much-lauded physical theater Transatlantic Love Affair comes their newest original work. Civilization as we know it has been swallowed up in a world re-wilded.

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A Play By Barb and Carl

Written by Carlyle Brown

April 24 –May 16th 2020

Playwright Carlyle Brown shares the touching story of how his wife Barb’s stroke left her with right side weakness and unable to speak. Barb has served as Carlyle’s dramaturg. A dramaturg had lost her access to language. A playwright had lost his dramaturg. As a way of dealing with their situation they decided to work on a play. This is that play.

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