Sandbox Theater is an
experimental theater
Experimental theatre (also known as avant-garde theatre), inspired largely by Wagner's concept of Gesamtkunstwerk, began in Western theatre in the late 19th century with Alfred Jarry and his Ubu plays as a rejection of both the age in particular ...
company based in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
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Ryan Hill, Lisa Moreira, Andrew Lawrence Schiff and Heather Stone formed Sandbox Theater in 2005 after working together at
15 Head Theatre Lab 15 HEAD - a theatre lab was a non-profit, professional, experimental theatre company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
History
The company was founded in 1995 by directors Julia Fischer and Greg Smucker, and designer Joe Stanley. 15 HEAD focused o ...
. Hill served as Artistic Director until 2013, when he was replaced by ensemble member Derek Lee Miller. In 2017, company member Peter Heeringa became Artistic Director.
Sandbox Theater is dedicated to creating new work as an ensemble with a rich visual and physical style.
Ensemble Members
*Evelyn Digirolamo 2013
*Heather Stone 2004
*Jaya Robillard 2017
*Kristina Fjellman 2012
*Matthew Glover 2010
*Megan Campbell Lagas 2012
*Peter Heeringa 2010
*Ryan Hill 2004
*Theo Langason 2013
*Tim Donahue 2010-2017
*Derek Lee Miller 2008-2017
*Nicole Devereaux 2010-2013
*Lisa Moreira 2004-2012
*Andrew Lawrence Schiff 2004-2013
*Wade A. Vaughn 2010-2012
*Jenna Wyse 2010-2012
Shows
*2005: ''Victoria in Red''
*2005: ''aphasiatica: duet''
*2006: ''aphasiatica: solo''
*2006: ''Koogoomanooki''
*2006: ''Zelda: Wonderland''
*2007: ''What Remains''
*2007: ''War With The Newts''
*2008: ''The Horse, The Bird, The Monkey & The Dancer''
*2009: ''June of Arc''
*2009: ''.faust''
*2010: ''June of Arc'' remount @ Singled Out: a Festival of Emerging Artists at the
Guthrie Theater
The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions between Sir Tyrone Gut ...
*2010: ''Unspeakable Things''
*2011: ''Sandbox Theatre's Fargo''
*2011: ''The Mad Trapper of Rat River''
[http://aislesaytwincities.com/2011/11/04/the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river/]
*2012: ''The Oresteia Project: Queens and Daughters'' with Hamline University Theater
*2012: ''Beatnik Giselle''
*2013: ''This Is A World to Live In''
*2014: ''Marie-Jeanne Valet, Who Defeated La Bete du Gevaudan''
*2014: ''Killer Inside''
*2015: ''War with the Newts''
*2015: ''Little Pilot''
*2015: ''June of Arc the Film''
*2016: ''Queens''
*2016: ''The Siege'' (San Francisco, CA)
*2016: ''600 Years''
*2017: ''Big Money''
*2017: ''In the Treetops''
*2018: ''Houdini''
*2018: ''Words.Do.Move''
References
External links
Sandbox Theatre website
Theatre companies in Minneapolis
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