Theatre in the Round Players Announces Reunion (After the End of the World)

This post-apocalyptic coming-of-age play, full of humor and hope, is a science fiction story for the whole family.

Theatre in the Round Players (TRP), 245 Cedar Avenue, is presenting Reunion (After the End of the World) by Saint Paul native, Will Quam. This co-production with FAIR School for Arts features a cast of FAIR students.

Reunion tells the story of a group of teenagers building a new society after The Event wiped out civilization as we know it. Walled inside the safe and familiar halls of Clearidge School, the students are determined to forget the past. When a group of outside kids comes looking for a mysterious book buried somewhere in the school, the past and present reunite in a play about memory, loss, humor, and what it means to be a kid in extraordinary circumstances.

This is the second partnership between Theatre in the Round and FAIR School for Arts. As a community theater, Theatre in the Round’s expertise lies in creating opportunities for amateur and emerging artists to have high-quality theater experiences. Through this experience, FAIR students have gotten the opportunity to learn how to build sets, make costumes, run sound and light boards, assistant stage manage, as well as act on stage. All of these areas are essential to creating theatre; Theatre in the Round believes that investment in teaching areas of technical theatre is an important piece in preserving theatre for future generations.

Gretchen Weinrich directs the fourteen-member cast of students with set design by Madeline Achen, costumes by Emma Kravig, lighting by Alita Robertson, props by Elliott Van Winkle, and sound design by Sydney Manno.

Reunion (After the End of the World) runs two weekends only, November 1-10, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm. Tickets: $15-22. Appropriate for ages 7+. Theatre in the Round’s facilities are accessible for audience members using wheelchairs. Box Office Phone: 612-333-3010