Mn-prog-events Mailing List: To Infinity and Beyond--and other places Gadfly Theatre is taking queer, feminist art this summer!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CONTACT: Cassandra Snow

Email: gadflytheatre [at] gmail.com

Gadfly Theatre Productions Presents
The Final Frontier Festival
A One-Act Geek Fest Fitting Our Queer and Feminist Mission

May 12th, 2014 (Minneapolis/St. Paul) -- Join us as SIX Sci-Fi and Fantasy
one-act plays that fit Gadfly Theatre Productions’ queer and feminist
mission take over Nimbus Theatre this June!  Going where few LGBQTIA* and
feminist artists have gone before, The Final Frontier Festival takes recent
conversations about the way marginalized people are treated in geek culture
and puts a progressive but still wildly entertaining response on stage. The
six shows featured are:

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   Who Killed Captain Kirk? by Paco Madden; a murder mystery set at a Star
   Trek convention.
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   A play about a nearly perfectly designed fembot becoming self aware
   entitled The Wolves Above by Alyssa Zaczek.
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   Love Bot by local playwright Matthew A. Everett, in which a gay and a
   lesbian astronaut are charged with repopulating the world.
   -

   A one-woman show about returning home chock full of magical realism and
   steeped in Christian mythology called Honest to God by J.C. Pankratz.
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   Falling Awake by Alexis Scheer, where the characters are grappling with
   grief in a way that transcends space and time.
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   A hilarious and spot-on takedown of platonic ideals and various geek
   mythologies--the show is Gargle McFury Slays Gender Essentialism by Alex
   Reed.

The Final Frontier Festival is broken into two sets that run in repertory
June 13th-22nd at Nimbus Theatre in Northeast Minneapolis.

Featuring the work of over 30 queer, feminist, and allied directors,
playwrights, actors, and technicians, Gadfly’s dedication to inclusive and
relatable--or “uniquely universal” work continues with this festival. While
set in other worlds, laced with magic, or taking place far, far in the
future, these six shows still contain characters and materials our regular
audience will love--namely likeable queer and feminist characters and
messaging that is progressive, PLUS a fun exploration of the growing
crossover between geek, queer, and feminist cultures.

Gadfly Theatre Productions hosts a FREE salon for the public for each of
it’s productions. This one will be held at Boneshaker Books on Wednesday,
June 4th at 6:00 P.M. This event is free, features complimentary
refreshments from local vendors, guest speakers,, and face time with Gadfly
artists and company members themselves.

This show is brought to you by all of our donors and sponsors, but
especially the Minnesota Jaycees of Shakopee.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Cassandra Snow

Email: gadflytheatre [at] gmail.com

Gadfly Theatre Productions Presents The Final Frontier Festival (Continued)

Tickets to The Final Frontier Festival are $15 per show, $20 per night, or
$40 for the Festival. Sliding scale starting at $15 per night is available
at the door only, and the festival features four Pay-What-You-Can
performances where advance purchase through Brown Paper Tickets will be
possible in $5 increments. Tickets are available here. Please e-mail
gadflytheatre [at] gmail.com for more ticket information.

About Gadfly Theatre Productions:

Gadfly Theatre Productions is currently in their fourth season of queer and
feminist art. The company provides an artistic haven for audiences and
artists alike; a place to explore, create, and open safe dialogues about
LGBTQIA* and feminist issues. Gadfly breaks binaries and establishes
community, seeking to prove that all persons on the spectrum deserve a
voice, a stage, and a story they can relate to. Gadfly Theatre Productions
produces three–four shows per year, with audiences coming from all walks of
life to see the company's work.

Performance Dates:

Friday, June 13th at 7:30 pm*

Saturday, June 14th  at 7:30 pm+

Sunday, June 15th at 3:00 pm (Pay-What-You-Can Performance)

Monday, June 16th at 7:30 pm (Pay-What-You-Can Performance)

Thursday, June 19th at 7:30 pm (Pay-What-You-Can Performance

Friday, June 20th at 7:30 pm*

Saturday, June 21st at 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 22nd at 3:00 pm (Pay-What-You-Can Performance)

*Friday nights feature a post-show discussion with the cast & Gadfly
company members
+Saturday night of opening weekend features an opening weekend party at the
venue FREE for audiences and artists alike.

Location:

Nimbus Theatre
1517 Central Ave NE

Minneapolis, MN 55413

Tickets:

$15 per show, $20 per night, or $40 for the festival in advance.
Sliding scale starting at $15 a night via cash or check at the door.
Tickets can be purchased online at:
<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/587335>
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/694699

or you can reserve an unpaid reservation by e-mailing
gadflytheatre [at] gmail.com.

More Information:

Official Website:http://gadflytheatre.org<http://gadflytheatre.wix.com/gadfly>

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gadflytheatre
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gadflytheatreproductions
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