- Off-Leash Area (theatre company)
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Off-Leash Area is a contemporary performance company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The company focuses on creating original performance pieces that draw on many disciplines in theatre, dance, music, and visual art. Founded by Jennifer Ilse and Paul Herwig in 1999, Off-Leash Area has gone on to win critical praise and multiple awards for its highly stylized physical performances and set designs. Herwig and Ilse recently converted their garage into a mini-theater where they perform rough versions of their plays for small reservation-only audiences.[1]
Contents
Company Members
- Jennifer Ilse
- Paul Herwig
Awards
2000 Top Ten Shows of the Year for Z.A.P.! Künst [2]
2002 Top Ten Shows of the Year for The Sunrise Café [3]
Ten Best Sets of 2005: Paul Herwig for A Cupboard Full of Hate [4]
2005 City Pages Artists of the Year [5]
2005 Ivey Award for Outstanding Production for PSST! [6]
2006 Ivey Award for Choreography: Gerry Girouard for Crimes and Whispers [7]
2006 Ten Great Sets/Scenic Design: Paul Herwig for Crimes and Whispers[8]2007 Ten Shows with Standout Sets/Designs: Paul Herwig for A Gift For Planet BX63[9]
Shows
- 1999: The Bellman's Song
- 2000: The Gryphon
- 2001: Z.A.P.! Künst; Archy & Mehitabel
- 2002: The Sunrise Café
- 2003: Z.A.P.! Künst; The Sunrise Café
- 2004: Predator/Prey (review); Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head (review 1; review 2)
- 2005: PSST! (review 1; review 2); Maggie's Brain (review); A Cupboard Full of Hate (review 1; review 2; review 3)
- 2006: Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head; A Cupboard Full of Hate; Crimes and Whispers (review 1; review 2; review 3; review 4)
References
- ^ About: Minneapolis/St. Paul
- ^ "The Year in Theater"; City Pages; Vol. 21, Issue 1045; 13 December 2000
- ^ "The Year in Theater"; City Pages; Vol. 23, Issue 1148; 4 December 2002
- ^ "The Year in Theater; City Pages; Vol. 26, Issue 1305; 7 December 2005
- ^ "Artists of the Year 2005"; City Pages; Vol. 26, Issue 1308; 28 December 2005
- ^ Ameriprise Ivey Awards website
- ^ Ameriprise Ivey Awards website
- ^ Skinner, Quinton; "Curtain Call"; City Pages; Vol. 27, Issue 1360; 27 December 2006
- ^ Skinner, Quinton: http://www.citypages.com/2008-01-02/performing-arts/best-of-the-boards/
External links
- Off-Leash Area website
- "A Post-Show Conversation about Super Vision by Off-Leash Area Directors Paul Herwig and Jennifer Ilse" -Walker Art Center website
- "Off-Leash Area presents Psst!"; Comic World News website
- "Comic writer JASON visits Minneapolis" - Norway website
Categories:- Theatre companies in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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