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THE CRADLE WILL ROCK
by Marc Blitzstein
April 18-21, 2024
Heart of the Beast Theatre on Lake Street in Minneapolis
“The Working Man’s Musical”
A satirical comedy on the corruption of capitalism, and corporate greed with poignant ties to the history of arts funding in America.
“Set against the background of the prostitution of another kind - the sell-out of one’s profession. One’s talents, one’s dignity and integrity at the hands of big business or the powers that be.” Marc Blitzstein
Company cast:
Abilene Olson
Ben Dutcher
Corissa Bussian
Gary Briggle
Isa Condo-Olvera
KrisAnne Weiss
Lizz Windnagel
Maurice Fields III
Tony Potts
Company Swings:
Joni Griffith
Margaret Matejcek
Sif Oberon
Zach Staads
Production Team:
Christina Baldwin, stage director
Ches Cipriano, stage manager
Claudia Errickson, lighting designer
Dominique Herskind, puppeteer
Dylan Rickard, puppeteer
Lizz Windnagel, puppet director
Marco Real d’Arbelles, music director
Patrick Adkins, pianist
Rose Windnagel, puppet designer
Sonya Berlovitz, costume designer
Mináǧi kiŋ dowáŋ:
a Zitkála-Šá opera
Ongoing creation in progress.
First premiered, October 2022
Toured locations:
Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul, MN
Duluth, MN
Prairie Island, MN
Racing Magpie, SD
Oglala Lakota Artspace and Nunpa Theater, SD
Dahl Arts Center, SD
Yankton Sioux Tribe, SD
AOT continues to be in the creation process and touring our latest opera and film commission on the life and legacy of Zitkála-Šá (Dakota).
Zitkála-Šá was a writer, musician, educator, and political activist. She was one of the most influential people in the country during the early 20th century with multiple published works, performances in the Oval Office in 1900, wrote an opera in 1913, and co-founded the National Council of American Indians in 1926.
Past Productions
The Sky Where
You Are
AOT’s Chapter contribution to the Decameron Opera Coalition’s Tales from a Safe Distance
In the Midst
of Things
A 15-minute opera short commissioned for AOT’s Education Immersion Program
WE OUT:
The Air We Breathe
A program of music, film, words, and conversation grounded in the realities of climate justice.
World AID’s Day Program
An evening of remembrance and awareness inspired by musical stories centered around the AIDS crisis.
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The Consul
An Opera Theatre's premiere performance; a NEW production of Gian Carlo Menotti's Pulitzer Prize Winning opera, The Consul.
Lucretia
The Rape of Lucretia, based on the ancient Roman tragedy of Lucretia, was the first of Britten’s chamber operas.
