Guthrie Theater

The Guthrie today announced that the nationally celebrated humorist, actor and playwright Kevin Kling - on the heels of his performance in Interact Theater's sold-out Dowling Studio run of his international collaboration Northern Lights/Southern Cross: Tales from the Other Side of the World - will return to the Guthrie in his celebrated one-man show Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log, spinning his hilarious yarn of family traditions and holiday merriment on Monday, December 7.

The Guthrie today announced complete casting for its 35th anniversary production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. A Minnesota tradition since 1975, the holiday classic will feature legendary stage and screen actor Peter Michael Goetz in his fourth Guthrie appearance as Ebenezer Scrooge, alongside a cast of 26 Twin Cities actors in a fresh, 90-minute adaptation by Barbara Field. Director Gary Gisselman (A Delicate Balance, Lost in Yonkers) returns for his ninth consecutive year at the helm of this perennial favorite. A Christmas Carol begins previews November 19, opens November 21 and continues through December 31 on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

The Guthrie today announced that it will partner with the Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools to offer "Reflections by Theologians and Physicians," two panel discussions following the November 10 and 17 performances of Brian Friel's Faith Healer on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

The Guthrie today announced that it has launched FaithHealerLive.com, an online resource offering audiences an inside look at the theater's upcoming production of Faith Healer, in which Guthrie director Joe Dowling will make his American acting debut.

The Guthrie announced today that it will continue its participation in the pilot season of NT Live - an initiative by the UK's National Theatre to broadcast high-definition performances of its plays to more than 300 venues worldwide - with screenings of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well (October 24 and 25 at 1 p.m.), Mark Ravenhill's exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchett's witty adventure story Nation (February 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m.) and Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art (May 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m.).

The Guthrie today announced that Four Humors Theater, Sandbox Theatre, Lamb Lays with Lion and New Theatre Group will each present one of their acclaimed productions as part of Singled Out: A Festival of Emerging Artists. Curated by the Associate Director of Studio Programming Benjamin McGovern, the January 14 - 24, 2010, festival in the Dowling Studio will feature six performances by each company, showcasing the best work of the Twin Cities small theater scene.