God Girl
2018-01-19 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago)
by Kristine Holmgren
Part of our 2017-18 Striking Conversations Theater Season
Based on a true story. Would you dare to break the stained glass ceiling?
Performances:
Friday, January 19, 2018 at 7:30pm (Opening Night Reception)
Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 2:00pm (Post-show Discussion)
Friday, January 26, 2018 at 7:30pm
Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 2:00pm
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield.
Directed by Mishia Edwards

God Girl
2018-01-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
by Kristine Holmgren
Part of our 2017-18 Striking Conversations Theater Season
Performances:
Friday, January 19, 2018 at 7:30pm (Opening Night Reception)
Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 2:00pm (Post-show Discussion)
Friday, January 26, 2018 at 7:30pm
Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 2:00pm
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield.
Directed by Mishia Edwards

Auditions: New Clothes
2018-01-31 16:30 - 18:00, 2018-02-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Production: The King’s New Clothes by Kevin Holmstrom Bradshaw – a Purple Door Youth Theater TOURING production for student actors in grades 2-12.
Summary of the Show: This is a delightful, funny re-telling of the Hans Christian Anderson story. The King has a splendid new suit — the Queen and all their subjects agree. The problem? Not even he can see it. The King’s New Clothes is a funny and fast-paced parable about pride, delusion and human nature.
Direction and Instruction by:
Rachel Haider, Director Visit our instructors page to learn more.
2018 Audition dates, times: Wednesday, January 31 between 4:30 and 6:00pm or Sunday, February 4 between 4:30 and 6:00pm – Sign up for an audition/interview slot in advance.
Audition Location: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W., Northfield
Audition Requirements: Auditioning students need not prepare anything in advance. Cold readings and theater activities will be used at the auditions. See the PDYT page for audition tips.
Rehearsal information: The play will rehearse several days per week 4:00-6:30pm March 12 and April 27.
2018 Performances: April 20 @ YMCA, April 21 @ Northfield Public Library, April 22 @ Laura Baker Services, April 27-29 @ Northfield Arts Guild Theater
This is a Project Purple Door production. Project Purple Door is an extension of the educational Purple Door Youth Theater program; PPD focuses on ensemble-based storytelling: building productions through imaginative theatricality and minimal stagecraft. Additionally, The King’s New Clothes will tour to several locations, engaging students with fun and increased responsibilities and community-building experiences.
The King’s New Clothes tuition: Guild member: $112.50; non-member: $125.00. Registration is only available to those in the cast or crew. Scholarships may be available.

More information about Purple Door Youth Theater.

Auditions: Women March
2018-02-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Production: Women March on Washington by Christine Kallman
Director/Playwright: Christine Kallman
Audition Dates and times: Saturday, February 10 or Sunday, February 11, 4-6 p.m.
Audition Location: Northfield Arts Guild Downtown , 304 Division St.
Audition Requirements: Actors need not prepare anything in advance. You will be asked to read from the script, by yourself or with other actors. Some of the roles call for singing (solo and/or ensemble). If you like, you can prepare a very short song (1 minute or less), or the director will provide an easy song for you to sing. Scripts available for 24 hr perusal at The Guild office or available online here.
Summary of the Show: Women March on Washington is a full-length stage play based on the Women’s marches on Washington of 1913, 1978 and 2017, using historical and fictional characters. Bags packed, they head out across the country (and over decades) to the nation’s center of power. What will they bring? White gloves and a Bible? Heavy boots and the Pill? A pink hat? A hijab? The diverse travelers encounter suffragist Alice Paul, early civil rights leader Ida Wells-Barnett, 1970’s ERA proponents (and opponents), and women of today. Battling enormous obstacles, including their own doubts and disagreements, all arrive in Washington together, asking: “Whose march is it?” and “What are the stakes?”
Women March on Washington is a new play in development and will be presented script-in-hand. The rehearsal and reading of the script are invaluable parts in the process of the script revision and development.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
Rehearsal information: Rehearsals are scheduled to begin Monday April 2.
Performance dates, times, location:

Saturday, April 14 Performance #1, 7:30 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W., Northfield
Sunday, April 15 Performance #2, 2:00 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W., Northfield

Character descriptions and able-to-play ages: Auditions are open to age 16 and older, female and gender non-conforming persons. We welcome all ages, colors and ethnicities, gender identity and expression, as well as people with disabilities, to audition. There is one role for a person of any age to play a character who is genderqueer (non-binary), and a role for a transgender woman.
There are three larger roles for women:
Black woman, able to play ages 23-31; plays 3 characters:
Lucy (a displaced teacher and activist in 1915 Chicago)
Lila (a gutsy college student and budding feminist in 1978 Virginia)
Lakisha (an ambitious young employee in a 2016 New York firm where she has been sexually harassed)
White woman, able to play ages 21-27; plays 3 characters:
Ethel (boisterous rural woman who drives cross-country in 1915 for the women’s movement and has an unwanted pregnancy)
Ellen (quiet lesbian woman who is just coming out in 1977-78)
Extasa (fashionista and blogger in 2017)
White woman, able to play ages 55-62; plays 3 characters:
Mary (wealthy widow traveling for the movement in 1915)
Maggie (middle-class, conservative mother experiencing gender discrimination at work in 1978)
Maureen (“old soul” of the women’s movement, in 2017)
Additional Roles, some of which will be combined with other roles to create a full part (these roles may be adapted depending on actors available):
Alice Paul, early suffragist – White woman, able to play age 30’s
Ida Wells-Barnett, civil rights leader – Black woman, able to play age 50’s to early 60’s
Josie: Janitor, grandmother. Outspoken. – able to play 60s-70s
Florence, conservative, anti-ERA in 1978 – White woman, able to play age 30’s to 40’s
Beatriz, community organizer – Latina, able to play age 30’s up
Cam, genderqueer person, any age
Alana, Asian woman. Works as an engineer.
Lizbeth, White woman, age 33, mother of 3, small business owner
Siobhan, Visual artist
Tamara, activist – Woman of color, able to play age 20’s to 40’s
Danielle, young, pregnant, immigrant – Latina, able to play age 15
Sandy, conservative woman, pro-life in 2017 – able to play age 50’s and older
Alicia, women’s rights activist, liberal – any age
Hani, immigrant, Muslim and student – Black, able to play age 21 to 30
Juliana, transgender woman, any age
Marchers (includes many of the characters above) – Diverse characters who speak about why they are or are not marching, chant, and sing together traditional songs of the women’s movement.

Oscar's Party
2018-03-04 17:30 - 19:00

Auditions: Lysistrata
2018-03-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Production: Lysistrata, by Aristophanes
Director/Playwright: Shari Setchell
Audition Dates and times: Sunday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30pm
Audition Location: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W., Northfield
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The King's New Clothes
2018-04-27 19:30 - 20:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
The King’s New Clothes, by Kevin Holmstrom Bradshaw, is a Project Purple Door production.
This is a delightful re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen story. The vain and childish king is duped by schemers who convince him that they can make him a unique suit of clothes that is not only beautiful, but magical– it can only be seen by those who are honest. What will happen when the king is presented with his new threads? The King’s New Clothes is a funny and fast-paced parable about pride, delusion and human nature. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
Performances:
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield
Project Purple Door is an extension of PDYT and focuses on ensemble-based storytelling, building productions through imaginative theatricality and minimal stagecraft.
Tickets for these performances are only $6.00 each for all ages.
Pay-what-you’re-able tickets will be available at the door for the Saturday 2:00 pm performance.

A Purple Door Youth Theater Production
FEATURING:
Andy Amundson
Kaitlin Bailey
Mae Bowers
Claire Casson
Alannah Clarey
Quinn Fintel
Sam Froehle
Caden Hildahl
Zach Hosterman
Genevieve Knutson
Silas Leer
Zach Perkins
Joran Peterson
Anna Pitsavis Wakely
Kyra Reverman
Hazel Shuffelton
Cully Trotman
Rachel Wolff
2017-18 Purple Door Youth Theater programming is sponsored by:
Kevin Ely and Jerry Fox and by
2018-19 Education programs sponsored by:

The King's New Clothes
2018-04-28 19:30 - 20:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
The King’s New Clothes is the Project Purple Door touring production.
This is a delightful, funny re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen story. The vain and childish king is duped by two schemers who convince him that they can make him a unique suit of clothes that is not only beautiful, but magical– it can only be seen by those who are honest. What will happen when the king is presented with his new threads? The King’s New Clothes is a funny and fast-paced parable about pride, delusion and human nature.
Performances:
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield
Project Purple Door is an extension of PDYT and focuses on ensemble-based storytelling, building productions through imaginative theatricality and minimal stagecraft.
Tickets for these performances are only $6.00 each for all ages.
Pay-what-you’re-able tickets will be available at the door only for the Saturday 2:00 pm performance.
A Purple Door Youth Theater Production
Students: Be a pART of this exciting production! Director Rachel Haider, will host The King’s New Clothes audition in February 2018.
2017-18 Purple Door Youth Theater programming is sponsored by:
Kevin Ely and Jerry Fox and by
2018-19 Education programs sponsored by:

The Northfield Experience
2018-05-05 13:00, 2018-05-05 17:00, 2018-05-06 17:00 | The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Performances:
Fri, May 4, 2018, 6:00pm
Sat, May 5, 2018, 1:00pm
Sat, May 5, 2018, 5:00pm
Sun, May 6, 2018, 1:00pm
Sun, May 6, 2018, 5:00pm
Veteran Site Artist and Director Stephan Koplowitz is producing The Northfield Experience, a site-specific, immersive performance event using the town of Northfield, MN as its canvas and inspiration. Audiences will experience a series of interlaced performances of theater, dance, visual installations, and digital media taking place at several locations throughout Northfield. This performance event is inspired by the history, architecture, and unique community of Northfield. Koplowitz is collaborating with St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges and the greater Northfield community where the spirit of history, industry, and scholarship thrive and will engage students, alumni, and professors from both colleges, in addition to members of specific Northfield institutions and businesses. The Northfield Experience will be a unique, one of a kind performance event and experience, not to be missed!
This is a progressive venue production. Most locations are within walking distance, but an ADA bus is available upon request.
The production begins at The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, MN.

Carleton and St. Olaf students may attend the 6pm Thursday night dress rehearsal for free with student id.

Thank you to Northfield Economic Development Authority (EDA) for their support.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowmanet for the Arts grants impact indiduals and communities, visit 222.arts.gov.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Northfield Experience
2018-05-06 13:00 | The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Performances:
Fri, May 4, 2018, 6:00pm
Sat, May 5, 2018, 1:00pm
Sat, May 5, 2018, 5:00pm
Sun, May 6, 2018, 1:00pm
Sun, May 6, 2018, 5:00pm
Veteran Director/Choreographer/Media Artist Stephan Koplowitz is producingThe Northfield Experience,a site-specific, immersive performance event in May 2018 using the town of Northfield, MN as its canvas and subject matter. Comprised of a series of inter-laced performances of theater, dance, visual installations, and digital media, this performance event will be inspired by the history, architecture, and unique community of Northfield. Koplowitz is excited to work and collaborate with St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges and the greater Northfield community where the spirit of history, industry, and scholarship still thrive. The Northfield Experience will engage students, alumni, professors and Curriculum from both colleges, in addition to members of specific Northfield institutions and businesses. It aims not only to create a unique artistic experience, but to bring together several academic and public communities united towards the development and creation of this work. An intended outcome is that all involved parties will be more closely aligned and acquainted following this shared collaboration.
This is a progressive venue production. Most locations are within walking distance, but an ADA bus is available upon request.
The production begins at The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, MN.

Carleton and St. Olaf students may attend the 6pm Thursday night dress rehearsal for free with student id.

Thank you to Northfield Economic Development Authority (EDA) for their support.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowmanet for the Arts grants impact indiduals and communities, visit 222.arts.gov.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Latino Play Festival
2018-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
The Guild is pleased to host the 8th Annual Latino (and friends) Play Festival
Performances:
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Friday, May 18, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield
Tickets: only available at the door
A diverse group of high school students come together in an acting and playwriting class to figure out what their topic is for their final theater production. Social media? Real-life human connections? Does Facebook separate or divide us? Truth and lies? Fake news? They don’t always agree on the answer, but the one thing they all agree on? They need to finish this assignment!
All proceeds benefit the Latino Performing Arts Class at Northfield High School.

Latino Play Festival
2018-05-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
The Guild is please to host the 8th Annual Latino (and friends) Play Festival.
Performances:
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Friday, May 18, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield
Tickets: only available at the door
A diverse group of high school students come together in an acting and playwriting class to figure out what their topic is for their final theater production. Social media? Real-life human connections? Does Facebook separate or divide us? Truth and lies? Fake news? They don’t always agree on the answer, but the one thing they all agree on? They need to finish this assignment!
All proceeds benefit the Latino Performing Arts Class at Northfield High School.

Auditions: Next to Normal
2018-05-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
The Northfield Arts Guild is committed to building a creative and dynamic theater that celebrates individual differences and diversity and treats everyone with fairness and respect. The Guild encourages all – beginners or established artists – to audition for roles and to volunteer for technical positions.
part of our 2017-18 Striking Conversations Theater Season
Director/Music Director: Eric Parrish
Audition Dates and Times:
Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15
Women: 6:30 pm (Plan to be potentially be called back to match with the men around 8:30.)
Men: 7:30 pm (We’ll start when the women are through.)
No need to register for auditions in advance.
Audition Location:
Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield
Audition Requirements:

Actors should prepare 36-bars of an uptempo contemporary/rock style ballad–doesn’t have to be musical theater. If this doesn’t demonstrate your ability to belt, the director is open to hearing anything that does.
Bring sheet music for the accompanist.

Rehearsal information:

Rehearsals are tentatively scheduled to begin May 29th, for sure by June 4th. Tech week begins July 20/21 and mandatory dress rehearsals begin July 23.

Performance Dates, Times and Location:

July 27 opening. Fri-Sun, July 27-29 and Thurs-Sun, August 2-5, 2018
Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm
Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield

Summary of show:
Next to Normal, with Music by Tom Kitt and Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey, is a contemporary sing-through musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. With provocative lyrics and an electrifying score, this 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact.
Character breakdown:
DIANA
Delusional, bipolar, and depressed. The sexiness of her yesterdays has only recently begun to soften. She is determined to make her family perfect but is tortured by a death in the family.
Gender: Female
Able to play age: 40 to 45
Vocal range top: F#5 – Vocal range bottom: G
GABE
Diana & Dan’s son. Dashing, athletic, and bright. He is a playful man and everything a mother could imagine.
Gender: Male
Able to play age: 18 to 21
Vocal range top: C5 – Vocal range bottom: B2
DAN
Diana’s husband. He is handsome and genuine. Though a constant in Diana’s tumultuous life, he has grown tired and weary of her antics.
Gender: Male
Able to play age: 40 to 45
Vocal range top: B4 – Vocal range bottom: Ab2
NATALIE
Diana & Dan’s troubled daughter. An accomplished pianist and hardworking student, her struggles are exacerbated by her mother’s behavior. She greatly admires Henry.
Gender: Female
Able to play age: 16
Vocal range top: G5 – Vocal range bottom: G3
HENRY
Natalie’s classmate. The all-around musician, philosopher, and slacker. He has an intoxicating capacity for sympathy and romance.
Gender: Male
Able to play age: 17
Vocal range top: B4 – Vocal range bottom: G#2
DR. MADDEN
Diana’s handsome psychiatrist. Quite assured in his practice and considered somewhat of a rock star.
Gender: Male
Able to play age: 30+
Vocal range top: A4 – Vocal range bottom: A2

Many thanks to our 2017-18 Theater Season Sponsors!

One Person Show
2018-05-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
The Guild is pleased to host this production.

Young Peoples' Theater Workshop: Session 1 Begins
2018-06-11

Lysistrata
2018-06-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
by Aristophanes
Part of our 2017-18 Striking Conversations Theater Season
The original burlesque comedy about
just wanting to live in peace!
A hit since 411 B.C., this social spoof offers a surprisingly contemporary take on anti-war sentiment and the creative spirit. The comedy glorifies the power of women in the face of battle, and playwright Nicholas Rudall’s new translation captures the splendid variety of Aristophanes’ astute theatricality and poetic wit.
Athens and Sparta have been at war for years with no end in sight. Peace-loving Lysistrata has a solution – she unites the women of both city-states to withhold sexual relations to encourage their soldiers to come to their senses. Putting the plan into action, however, proves more difficult and hilarious than anyone imagined. This production contains mature comedic content and language.
Nicholas Rudall says of the play, “What the women are saying is, ‘We will produce no more children for men to use as the fodder of war.’ This is a play about fertility and survival, rather than sex, frustration, and gratification.”
Be prepared to laugh! Without apology, this production contains zestfully mature comedic content and language.
Performances:
Friday, June 22, 2018 at 7:30pm (Opening Night Reception)
Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 7:30pm (Pre-show Discussion at 7:00)
Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 7:30pm
Friday, June 29, 2018 at 7:30pm*
Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 7:30pm

The Guild is offering ASL translation for the June 29th performance with advance notice to the office no later June 8th: 507-645-8877 or theater@northfieldartsguild.org

Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield
(The show was previously slated for Central Park, but all performances have been moved to the theater.)

CASTastrophe Auditions
2018-06-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057

Audition: Pop 485
2018-07-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
AUDITION for
POPULATION 485 by Michael Perry
Based on Perry’s bestselling book by the same title, this newly released stage version picks up when Perry, returns to his childhood town of New Auburn, Wisconsin and joins the volunteer fire and rescue department. This is a sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking bestselling memoir of life, death and hilarity. A true story- it looks at the questions: What draws a person back home? and What happens when you get there?

Audition Dates and times: Monday, July 9 and Wednesday, July 11 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Potential call back times as needed.
Sign up for a 5-10 minute audition time. Please contact mburnsedwards@me.com if interested in auditioning, but unavailable to attend audition nights.
A 15 minute audition time will be selected for you after you register.
Audition Location: Northfield Arts Guild Dance Studio, 304 Division Street S., Northfield

Audition Requirements: Please prepare a short introduction or life story, no more than 1 minute, you may be asked to cold read from the script.

Directed by Misha Edwards
Mishia Edwards is grateful and excited to director for the Guild again. Previous directing experiences with the Guild include Little Women The Musical, Proof, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Crimes of The Heart, Little Shop of Horrors, It’s A Wonderful Life, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and God Girl last season. Mishia also works with The Chameleon Theatre Circle where she has served as a Board and Committee Member. Additionally, she directs the St. Olaf Summer Theatre Camp.

Rehearsal information: Rehearsals will begin in July for individual actor meetings and mid- August for the full cast, There will only be one individual meeting per actor.
Mandatory tech week dates: begin the week of September 16th

Performance dates: September 21-23 and 28-30 at The Guild Theater.

Character information to be posted soon.

Crazy Daze @ the Guild
2018-07-26 07:00 - 15:00
The Guild will join the fun once again this year during Northfield’s Crazy Daze on Thursday, July 26, with free Inspiration Station art making from 9:00am to 12:00pm, and Crazy Daze pricing on selected fine art, art supplies, costume hats and theater season tickets throughout the day.

Next to Normal
2018-07-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Bold, Brave, Breathtaking!

Book by Brian Yorkey; Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Part of our 2017-18 Striking Conversations Theater Season
Performances:
Friday, July 27, 2018 at 7:30pm (Opening Night Reception)
Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 2:00pm (Post-show Discussion)
Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 7:30pm
Friday, August 3, 2018 at 7:30pm
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 2:00pm*
*The August 5th production may be ASL interpreted if requested through The Guild office no later than July 13th. Contact us at 507-645-8877 or theater@northfieldartsguild.org.
Venue: Central Park, 421 Fourth Street East, Northfield.

Original Broadway Production Produced by David Stone,
James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo and Second Stage Theatre
NOTE: “The authors of Next to Normal feel strongly that the profanity in the play is necessary to portray these particular characters fully and honestly, to give a real sense of the depths of their feelings and the stakes involved in their interactions, and to paint a realistic picture of how people under pressure speak. Further, the profanity is never used gratuitously, but in each case for specific dramatic effect.” – MTI
Thank you to our production sponsor:
Rob Martin Agency, Farmers Insurance
Many thanks to our 2017-18 Theater Season Sponsors!

Next to Normal
2018-07-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-08-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Bold, Brave, Breathtaking!
Book by Brian Yorkey; Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Part of our 2017-18 Striking Conversations Theater Season
Performances:
Friday, July 27, 2018 at 7:30pm (Opening Night Reception)
Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 2:00pm (Post-show Discussion)
Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 7:30pm
Friday, August 3, 2018 at 7:30pm
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 7:30pm
Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 2:00pm*
*The August 5th production may be ASL interpreted if requested through The Guild office no later than July 13th. Contact us at 507-645-8877 or thater@northfieldartsguild.org.
Venue: Central Park, 421 Fourth Street East, Northfield.

Original Broadway Production Produced by David Stone,
James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo and Second Stage Theatre
NOTE: “The authors of Next to Normal feel strongly that the profanity in the play is necessary to portray these particular characters fully and honestly, to give a real sense of the depths of their feelings and the stakes involved in their interactions, and to paint a realistic picture of how people under pressure speak. Further, the profanity is never used gratuitously, but in each case for specific dramatic effect.” – MTI
Thank you to our production sponsor:
Rob Martin Agency, Farmers Insurance
Many thanks to our 2017-18 Theater Season Sponsors!

All Season Cast Party
2018-08-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Bring a dish to pass, and, if you’re so inclined, bring something to grill for yourself (grill to be provided).
Bring your friends, bring your family, bring yourself! We’ll see you there!!

CASTastrophe!
2018-09-06 19:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Join your friends for a new and unique theater event during Defeat of Jessie James Days. CASTastrophe is a marvelous mix-up of melodies and monologues where performers play roles in which they’d normally never be cast due to gender, age, race, etc. This is going to be FUN!

Under the direction of Pauline Jennings, the cast includes Birch Carlson, Johanna Drentlaw, Esme’ Etter, Jerry Fox, Libby Glimsdal, Bob and Ann Gregory-Bjorklund, Rachel and Alison Haider, Dave and Ruth Legvold, Steve Lawler, Pauline Jennings, Elin Odegaard, Wendy Placko and new performers to the Guild stage: Mandie Siems and Greta VanLoon. Susan Carlson stage manages.
An exciting band, featuring Steve Jennings, Curt Johnson, Andrew Burns and friends accompanies the singers.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm
Northfield Arts Guild Theater
All tickets only $10

Population 485
2018-09-21 19:30 - 21:30
by Michael Perry with music by S. Carey. Adapted from the book Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time.

September 21 – September 30, 2018
Meeting your neighbors one siren at a time! Based on Perry’s bestselling book by the same title, this newly released stage version celebrates Middle America and the understanding that one must give of themselves to truly live and be a part of a community. The book and play center on the conscientious members of the volunteer fire department and the community relationships they build. This is a sometimes comic, sometimes heartbreaking bestselling memoir of life and death. We are one of the first community theaters to produce this brilliant stage adaptation.
Directed by Mishia Edwards

Mishia Edwards’ previous work with the Guild include directing Little Women The Musical, Proof, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Crimes of The Heart, Little Shop of Horrors, It’s a Wonderful Life, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and, most recently God Girl. Edwards also works with The Chameleon Theatre and directs St. Olaf College’s Summer Theatre Camp.

Many thanks to our 2018-19 Theater Season Sponsors:

Thank you to our Production Sponsor!

Auditions: A Christmas Story
2018-10-01 18:30
The Northfield Arts Guild is committed to building a creative and dynamic theater that celebrates individual differences and treats everyone with fairness and respect. The Guild encourages all – beginners or established artists – to audition for roles and to volunteer for technical positions.

A Christmas Story by Philip Grecian.
A play based on the movie A Christmas Story: written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark

Audition Dates and times: Monday, Oct 1st and Tuesday, Oct 2nd beginning at 6:30 PM.
Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, Oct 3rd for those called.
Sign up for a 30 minute slot. You’ll be assigned a 5 minute audition time within that slot.

Audition Location: Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield, MN

Audition Requirements: Please prepare one minute comedic monologue. Also, bring along to the auditions a calendar of any rehearsal conflict dates/times.

Rehearsal information: Rehearsals will begin Monday, Oct. 8th. Rehearsals are generally held 6:30-9:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Some rehearsals may start at 6. Mandatory tech week dates: December 2 – 6, 2018. Performance dates: Fri-Sun, December 7 – 9 and Thurs-Sun, December 13 – 16, 2018
Directed by Justin Cervantes

Summary of the Show: “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in 1940’s Indiana, follows Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case to his mother, his teacher and Santa Claus himself at Goldblatt’s Department Store. All the elements from the beloved movie are here – the family’s temperamental furnace, the school bully Scut Farkas, the boys’ bet concerning a wet tongue on an icy lamppost, the Little Orphan Annie decoder ring; and Ralphie’s father winning “a major award” – the lady’s leg lamp in a fishnet stocking! A Christmas Story has become a theatrical holiday classic!

Character descriptions:
ADULT ROLES include:
MOTHER – Ralphie’s Mom; age range: 35- 50
THE OLD MAN – Ralphie’s Dad, also plays SANTA CLAUS; age range: 35- 50
MISS SHIELDS – Ralphie’s teacher, also plays ELF and WICKED WITCH; age range: 20 – 40
RALPH– Adult, narrator, also plays COWBOY, TREE LOT SALESMAN, DELIVERY MAN, VOICE OF NEIGHBOR; age range: 25- 40
CHILDREN’S ROLES include:
RALPHIE PARKER – BB gun enthusiast (10 to 13 years of age)
FLICK – Ralphie’s friend and classmate, also plays DESPERADO ONE (10 to 13 years of age)
SCHWARTZ – Ralphie’s friend and classmate, also play DESPERADO TWO (10 to 13 years of age)
ESTER JANE – Ralphie’s female classmate, friend (10 to 13 years of age)
HELEN – Ralphie’s female classmate, friend (10 to 13 years of age)
RANDY – Ralphie’s little brother; (8 to 10 years old).
SCUT FARKAS – School bully, also plays BLACK BART; (11 to 14 years old).
Cast members do not have to be the actual ages of the characters – but must be able to look age appropriate and act accordingly.

Annual Members Meeting & Party
2018-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join the Northfield Arts Guild for our Annual Members Meeting on Wednesday, October 10 from 6-7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
The agenda for the Annual Member Meeting includes:

Welcome! And approval of last year’s minutes

Review FY2018 Financials

Board of Director Updates:

Recognition of outgoing Board Members
Introduce New Board Members
Governance Update

2017-18 Program Highlights

Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Education

Volunteer of the Year Awards

Closing Remarks
