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EMMA WOODHOUSE IS NOT A BITCH


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.
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"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

CREATIVE


Emma 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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