Past Productions 2019 to 2016
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2019
Before You Were Alive written and performed by Beth Gilleland.
Miss Richfield 1981‘s Gender Fluids. Miss Richfield 1981 always has answers, this year she offers non-binary answers to our increasingly complex world!
Transatlantic Love Affair presents The Devout.
My Antonia returns for a tour throughout Nebraska where it is performed in Red Cloud, Nebraska on the same Opera House’s stage where Willa Cather gave her high school graduation speech.
2018
Dancing with Giants by David Feldshuh featuring his sister Tovah Feldshuh, James Cunningham, Sam Bardwell, and Ricky Morisseau
Present by T. Mychael Rambo directed by Michael Robins. This one-man musical story starring T. Mychael Rambo showed audiences how he is “present” in his life with music, and how the songs and stories are a “present” he gives to the audience.
Miss Richfield 1981 Gender Fluids for the Holiday.
The Pink Unicorn by Elise Forier Edie. Katie Guentzel, who performed Antonia in Illusion 's production of My Antonia performs as Trisha, the mom of a daughter who, as she is preparing for her first year of high school, tells her mom that she is “genderqueer.” With support from Minnesota State Arts Board, The Pink Unicorn toured Minnesota including performances in Anoka, St. Cloud, New Prague, Moorhead, Duluth, and Red Wing.
2017
Miranda by James Still directed by Michael Robins. “I always applaud theater companies that create new work, expanding the repertoire and addressing new subjects. In truth, some of these efforts are not very good or arrive not yet fully formed, but at least the effort has been made. It is through such continued efforts that on occasion a theater strikes gold. Such is the case with Miranda. It is a well written play exploring a world that links directly to today's headlines, through the story of a single individual whose life had been given over to this world, but who continues to wrestle with the anguished feelings that led her to its door. In Michael Robins' production, Miranda shines, a solid achievement for ILLUSION THEATER.” - Arthur Dorman, Talking Broadway
2016
Fresh Ink 2016: Robin Hood
Revolving Stage by Marysue Moses
Finding Fish by Carlyle Brown
Jeffrey Hatcher, Bill Corbett and Chan Poling create the musical A Night in Olympus for the Fresh Ink Series. ILLUSION mounts a full production in Spring of 2016 featuring Adam Qualls, Randy Schmeling, McKinnley Aitchison, Tyler Michaels, Norah Long, Dieter Bierbrauer, Aimee K. Bryant, and Mark Rosenwinkel.
