Great River Shakespeare Festival

Great River Shakespeare Festival

Great River Shakespeare Festival is an yearly festival which helds in June and July in Winona, Minnesota. Its shortest form is GRSF.

Great River Shakespeare Festival Member Announcements - Artists & Art Groups

2009 Commonweal Calendar

Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
directed by Hal Cropp
Previews April 16 - 17
Runs April 18 – June 12
Thursdays at 7:30 pm: April 16 (preview); April 23 – 30; May 7
Fridays at 7:30 pm: April 17 (preview); April 24; May 1 – 8; May 29; June 5 – 12 (closing)
Saturdays at 1:30 pm: May 30; June 6
Saturdays at 7:30 pm: April 18 (opening); April 25; May 2 – 9
Sundays at 1:30 pm: April 26; May 3 – 10
Mondays at 7:30 pm: April 20 – 27; May 4

The Odd Couple
by Neil Simon
directed by Peter Hackett
Previews May 15 - 22
Runs May 23 – October 23
Thursdays at 7:30 pm: May 21 (preview); May 28; June 4 – 11; July 2 – September 3
Fridays at 7:30 pm: May 15 & 22 (previews); September 11 – October  23 (closing)
Saturdays at 1:30 pm: September 6 – October 17
Saturdays at 7:30 pm: May 23 (opening); May 30; June 6 - 13; July 11 – September 5
Sundays at 1:30 pm: May 17 (preview); May 24 – 31; June 7 – 14; July 5 –September 6
Mondays at 7:30 pm: June 1 – 8; September 14 – October 19

The Rainmaker
by M. Richard Nash
directed by Jamie Horton
Previews June 19 - 26
Runs June 27 – October 24
Thursdays at 7:30 pm: June 25 (preview); September 10 – October 22
Fridays at 7:30 pm: June 19 & 26 (previews); April 24; July 3 – September 4
Saturdays at 1:30 pm: July 4 – September 5
Saturdays at 7:30 pm: June 20 (preview); June 27 (opening); September 12 – October 24 (closing)
Sundays at 1:30 pm: June 21 (preview); June 28; September 13 – October 18
Mondays at 7:30 pm: June 29 – September 7

November Nights
A world premiere to be announced
Previews October 29 - 30
Runs October 31 – November 15
Thursdays at 7:30 pm: October 29 (preview); November 5 - 12
Fridays at 7:30 pm: October 30 (preview); November 6 - 13
Saturdays at 7:30 pm: October 31 (opening); November 7 - 14
Sundays at 1:30 pm: November 1 – 15 (closing)

The 1940’s Radio Hour
by Walton Jones
Previews November 20 - 27
Runs November 27 – December 21
Thursdays at 7:30 pm: December 3 – 17
Fridays at 1:30 pm: November 27 (preview)
Fridays at 7:30 pm: November 20 (preview); November 27 (opening); December 4 -18
Saturdays at 1:30 pm: November 28 – December 19
Saturdays at 7:30 pm: November 21 (preview); November 28 – December 19
Sundays at 1:30 pm: November 22 (preview); December 6 - 20
Mondays at 7:30 pm: December 7 -21 (closing)

A Thousand Clowns Audition

The Auditions for "A Thousand Clowns Audition" will be conducted on March 22nd and 24th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. in Pine Island by Tom Bollman.

Auditions - Main

The Auditions for Rushford Area Society will be held on April 23 and April 25.

Commonweal Theatre Free Evenings

Hedda Gabler – Monday, April 20th

The Odd Couple – Monday, June 1st

The Rainmaker ­­– Monday, June 29th

November Nights – Thursday, November 5th

The 1940s Radio Hour  - Thursday, December 3rd

Location: The Commonweal,208 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, Minnesota.

Part-Time Instructors Needed

Summer Theatre Academy of Rochester (STAR)

9 one- and two-week sessions; June – August.

Monday – Friday, 9:30am-3:30pm, with performances on Saturdays.