EMMA WOODHOUSE IS NOT A BITCH
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February 1 - 23, 2013
The Cedar Riverside People’s Center Theater 425 20th Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55454 Written by Laura Leffler and Tanner Curl Directed by Blake E. Bolan Umbrella Collective wants to party with you and your valentine, kicking off 2013 with Emma Woodhouse Is Not A Bitch, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Romantic novel Emma, presented at the Cedar Riverside People’s Center Theatre, February 1st-23rd. Building on the collaborative successes of previous adaptations like The Awakening and The Ravagers, Umbrella Collective contemporizes the class stratification and sexual politics of Austen’s classic for a generation awash in social media, service industry jobs and Gossip Girl. 
"This week's hounds chase down a classical guitarist extraordinaire, some Minnesota art profs with incredible printmaking chops, and a play about the richest of Jane Austen's heroines. Don't worry, she's not a..." -MPR Art Hounds
"The modern take on the classic is very clever and entertaining. Props to the writers for giving familiar characters new, contemporary lives while staying true to Austen’s original plot and character development." -Aisle Say Twin Cities "By the end of the play, you may just find yourself on Team Emma." -Vita.mn "Jane Austen's Emma is no stranger to the modern update -- witness the 1995 film Clueless -- but [Umbrella Collective] has turned up the heat several notches in their latest company-created production,Emma Woodhouse is not a Bitch." -City Pages "If there were an award for the most beautiful cast, this show would definitely be in the running...The stage design from Zac Campbell, in its simplicity, was able to evoke a grandeur that didn’t detract from the need to feel like we were rubbing elbows with the upper class." -From the Back Row "[T]he Peoples Center Theater has been transformed into a gorgeous party space where the upper class and the 99% meet heart-on in a clash of desires- what a delicious, bubbly treat for the eyes and ears." -Heidi Arneson via Facebook "[Umbrella Collective] - you've charmed me." -Andrew Lee Dolan via Facebook |
Photos: Stacy Schwartz
CREATIVEEmma Woodhouse . . . Kathryn Fumie
Harriet Smith . . . Hannah K. Holman George Knightley . . . Tanner Curl Phillip Elton . . . Russ Dugger Augusta Elton . . . Heidi Jedlicka Halvarson Frank Churchill . . . Mason Mahoney Jane Fairfax . . . Emily Dussault Millie Bates . . . Christina Forga Mark Weston . . . Charles Campbel Anne Weston . . . Sheila Regan Bobbi Martin . . . Parker Genne William . . . Eric Elefson John Knightley . . . Seth Conover Isabella Knightley . . . Taous Khazem James Fairfax . . . Carl Atiya Swanson Playwrights . . . Laura Leffler, Tanner Curl
Director . . . Blake E. Bolan Asst. Director . . . Nora Sachs Stage Manager . . . Claire Nadeau Asst. Stage Manager . . . Jessica Spivey Sound Designer / Composer . . . Ted Moore Costume Designer . . . Lisa Conly Lighting Designer . . . Courtney Schmitz Watson Set / Props / Technical Director . . . Zac Campbell Production Manager . . . Heidi Jedlicka Halvarson 
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