A Short Play About 9/11 - Fall 2011 Written and directed by Dominic Orlando Designed by Paul Herwig Costumes by Kelsey Glasener Sound by Anton Jones With Luverne Seifert, David Hanbury, Laurel Armstrong, Craig Johnson, Carin Leonard-Gorril "A Short Play about 9/11" is a powerful piece of theater, marked by consistently strong and sometimes inspired acting. -- STAR TRIBUNE Glyph - Spring 2011 by Christina Ham Directed by Marion McClinton Set Design by Amber Miller Lighting Design by Mike Wangen Costume Design by Barb Portinga Sound Design by Katharine Horowitz Projection Design by David Steinman With Terry Bellamy, Ericka Dennis, Signe Harriday and Jodi Kellogg WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Little Eyes - Winter 2011 by Cory Hinkle Designed and Directed by Jeremy Wilhelm Lighting Designed by Wu Chen Khoo Costumes Designed by Renata Shaffer-Gottshalk Sound Designed by C. Andrew Mayer With Sarah Agnew, Braxton Baker, Maggie Chestovich,  Luverne Seifert, and Adam Whisner “Hinkle’s script probes suburban fears with fine-tuned precision.” Click here to read the rest of the rave review! Click here to see a video about the show!  Presented at the Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater Chimera - Fall 2010 Conceived and created by Deborah Stein and Suli Holum Text: Deborah Stein Performer: Suli Holum Set Design by Jeremy Wilhelm Sound Design by Zachary Humes Light Design by James Clotfelter Video Design by Paulina Zurzec Costume Design by Tara Webb Will be presented at HERE Arts Center January 2011 and Under the Radar 2012! WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Music Lovers - Winter 2010 Written and Directed by Alan M. Berks Set Design by John Bueche Sound Design by Mike Hallenbeck Light Design by Wu Chen Khoo Costume Design by Carson Kreitzer With Randy Reyes, Nathan Christopher, Lindsay Marcy, Jean Salo, Skyler Nowinsksi TOP TEN OF 2010, METRO MAGAZINE TOP TEN OF 2010, LAVENDER MAGAZINE Watch the trailer! "Cooks like a band at the height of its power." - Minnpost.c "An impressive piece of work" - Star Tribune "Strong, visceral performances" - Pioneer Press The Sense of What Should Be - Fall 2009 Written and Directed by Dominic Orlando With Dylan Frederick, Joanna Harmon, John Middleton, Christine Weber, Daniel Jimenez and Cory Hinkle Check out the video on 3 Minute Egg! “Dominic Orlando’s The Sense of What Should Be comes as close as almost any new play I’ve seen in the  last ten years to being absolutely perfect.” - TC Daily Planet “...downright exhilarating, as full of ideas and distinctive  performances as anything you'll see this year.” -City Pages 800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick - Spring 2009 By Victoria Stewart Directed and Designed by Jeremy Wilhelm With Luverne Seifert, Maggie Chestovich, Ryan Parker Knox, Allison Moore, Mo Perry, Kimberly Richardson, Clarence Wethern LUVERNE SEIFERT, Winner of the 2009 Ivey for his performance in 800 Words! TOP TEN OF 2009, Citypages Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away. Previews MNCREATE (Video) “Stewart juggles some heady material here,...but it's leavened with enough wit  and stagecraft to keep it accessible even for audiences that aren't hard-core  Dick fans. A stellar cast doesn't hurt either. Luverne Seifert fills the stage  to bursting in an earthy, yet transcendent performance as the writer.” -Star Tribune Planting Shelly Anne - Winter 2009 By Jeannine Coulombe Directed by Kristin Horton With Carolyn Pool, John Reidlinger, Katherine Kupiecki and Renee Roden A very funny drama for anyone who’s ever had a to-do list! “Maybe it’s too late to plant the tulips. And the laundry can probably wait. Take a moment out of your own schedule to go see this show.” - Howwastheshow.com Forgetting - Fall 2008 By Trista Baldwin Directed by Daniella Topol With Nick Crandall, Annie Enneking, Catherine Johnson Justice, Julie Kurtz Three women who have lost their brothers weave through a city on the brink of violence looking to drown their losses "...a work that delivers both craft and sustained, raw-wire  feeling..." - City Pages "…[Baldwin] just as effectively shows her skill as a writer, wedding articulate observation with humor and evocative imagery." - Pioneer Press SADGRRL13 - Spring 2008 By Cory Hinkle Directed and designed by Jeremy Wilhelm With Zoe Benston, Ed Jones, Garry Geiken, Nick Crandall, Clarence Wethern and Amanda Whisner Gender is mutable, sex becomes a game, and reality shifts with a single keystroke “Sadgrrl13 hits with the brute force of a swan dive from a skyscraper into a wading pool- with the cameras rolling...It’s a powerhouse finish to their first season... A risk-taking playwright, a brilliant director, and an amazing cast pull off this provocative play with an impact that punches you in the guy while filling your head with questions.“ -TC Daily Planet GOD SAVE GERTRUDE - Winter 2008 By Deborah Stein Songs by David Hanbury and Deborah Stein With Annie Enneking, David Hanbury, Kate Durand, and Marlin Rothe A punk rock riff on Hamlet. Featuring live performances by The Shortcuts! “Fresh and fun, possessing sufficient brass to obviously revere the greatest play in the English language while spray-painting dirty words all over it.” - City Pages “Smartly funny and hip...The music is great.” - How Was the Show.com Carl from Lamb Lays With Lion shot this awesome short film: http://nitroglycerinorion.blip.tv/file/667461/ A SHORT PLAY ABOUT GLOBALIZATION - Fall 2007 Written and directed by Dominic Orlando With Randy Reyes and Sara Richardson A young FBI Agent travels to a Mexican border town to find his missing sister. What he finds instead is that changing the economic rules of human relationships may also change what it means to be human. “One of the most original nights of theatre in recent memory.” —City Pages DOE - Spring 2006 By Trista Baldwin Directed by Hayley Finn With Annie Enneking, Casey Greig, and Tracey Maloney A passionate collision sends two women reeling in a surreal hunt for self within the bounds of sex and love. "A vigorous exercise in experimentation and transgression." —Variety ABOUT WORKHAUS City Pages Feature Star Tribune Feature Dramatist Magazine Feature Minnesota Artists.org Profile For press inquiries, please contact Alan Berks at workhaus@gmail.com

Photo Credit: Kevin McLaughlin

Photo Credit: Kevin McLaughlin

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Photo Credit: Kevin McLaughlin

Photo Credit: Rich Fleischman

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Photo Credit: Rich Fleischman

Photo Credit: Kevin McLaughlin

Photo Credit: Kevin McLaughlin