Guthrie Theater

St. Olaf College will award an honorary degree to Joe Dowling, longtime artistic director of the Guthrie Theater, during a convocation ceremony Thursday, March 11, at 11 a.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel.

The Guthrie today announced that it will again partner with the Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools to offer two panel discussions with political and faith leaders from the Twin Cities following the February 16 and March 2 performances of Macbeth on the Wurtele Thrust Stage. The discussions, titled "Power and Corruption of Power: Reflections on Shakespeare's Macbeth," are free and open to the public, and will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m.

The Guthrie is pleased to present Producing House's production of Coward's Women, March 30 - April 3 in the Dowling Studio. A musical celebration of Noël Coward and the women who influenced him, director Michael Todaro conceived the piece as a way to look at the famous writer's most defining relationships with some of history's greatest women. The 65-minute production features Twin Cities mainstays Erin Schwab and Maud Hixson, along with pianist Rick Carlson and a dynamic four-piece combo.

Theater Latté Da today announced that Azudi Onyejekwe will join the cast of Violet in the role of Flick, the young black soldier who teaches Violet (played by Children's Theatre Company childhood star Britta Ollmann) about beauty, courage and what it means to be an outsider.