Category: Production History

Urban Samurai Productions: February 2011 Production Minneapolis, MN The world premiere of this new full-length version of “Leave (or, The Surface of the World)” was presented by Urban Samurai Productions to start Season 2011. Performances were February 11 to 26, 2011 at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis, MN.  The director was Matt Greseth…

Great Plains Theatre Conference: May 2010 Play Reading Omaha, NE The 90-minute, one-act version of “Leave” was part of the Playlab reading series at the Great Plains Theatre Conference 2010 in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday, May 31, 2010. Great Plains Theatre Conference staff Dr. Jo Ann C. McDowell, President Emerita Kevin Lawler, Creative Director Scott…

afterdark theatre company: September 2008 Production Morris, MN and Minneapolis, MN The world premiere of a 90-minute, one-act version of “Leave” (which served as the foundation for the current two-act, full-length version) was presented by the afterdark theatre company as its inaugural production. The first performances took place at the University of Minnesota, Morris campus,…

Bedlam Theatre: June 2004 Production Minneapolis, MN An excerpt of “Leave” was produced as part of Bedlam Theatre’s Third Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, in Minneapolis, MN, June 9-13, 2004. The script was directed by William T. Leaf. The cast was as follows: NICHOLAS DRAPER: Bob Kundrat SETH LUNDY: Nathan Tylutki (poster for Ten-Minute Play Festival,…

The Playwrights’ Center: May 1999 Developmental Workshop Production Minneapolis, MN The finished draft of the previous version of “Leave,” under the title “The Surface of the World,” was the end product of a workshop production process funded by the author’s 1999 Fellowship grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board*. The production was directed by Gregg…

Barnes & Noble Bookstore: June 1997 Play Reading Eagan, MN A second draft of the previous version of “Leave,” under the title “The Surface of the World,” was given a public reading at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Eagan, Minnesota, as part of their Gay Pride Month events on Friday, June 20, 1997. The…

The Playwrights’ Center: April 1997 Play Reading Minneapolis, MN A first draft of the previous version of “Leave,” under the title “The Surface of the World,” was given a public reading and critique at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the Roundtable weekly new play reading series on Thursday, April 10, 1997.…