ILLUSION THEATER’s Fresh Ink Series allows writers to explore new areas by giving them a platform and the resources they need to develop new work in a workshop setting and then share that with an audience. The Fresh Ink Series began in 1987 and has continued each year since.

ILLUSION THEATER, known for creating new works, has been producing socially impactful plays for nearly 50 years. Producing Directors Michael Robins and Bonnie Morris have led ILLUSION THEATER since 1974 and have guided nearly 500 plays to production.

Fresh Ink 2024

Preliminary Schedule

This year’s Fresh Ink Series consists of works-in-progress. Please email boxoffice@illusiontheater.org or call 612-339-4944 to inquire about attending each work.

Somewhere Along the Rainbow: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Gay Man
(June 7 & 8 at 7:30pm)

Written and performed by Patrick Scully
Director Michael Robins
Movement consultant Blake Nellis
Lighting collaborator Garvin Jellison

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The Noel and Carlyle Show
(June 15 at 7:30pm)

Created and performed by Noel Raymond and Carlyle Brown
Director Louise Smith

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Groucho Marx Meets T. S. Eliot
(June 21 & 22 at 7:30pm)

Written by Jeff Hatcher
Director Michael Robins
Featuring Jim Cunningham and John Middleton

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the mother and the mourning song
(June 25 or 26 at 7:30pm)

Written by Transatlantic Love Affair from a poem by Isabel Nelson
Featuring Allison Vincent, Isabel Nelson, Derek Miller, and additional ensemble members TBA

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