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'' as part of the 2002 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Shortly thereafter, Theatre Pro Rata began to produce regular seasons and has taken up residence at the Gremlin Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 2008, ''Metamorphoses'' was named one of the top ten productions of the year by ''

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and featuring a gender-blind cast led by Noë Tallen in the title role. Beginning in 2015 with their production of The Illusion by Tony Kushner, Theatre Pro Rata will perform one show of each season at Park Square Theatre's new Andy Boss Thrust Stage as part of a theatrical collaboration between the two companies.

Shows

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2002: ''Trainspotting''
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2004: ''Much Ado About Nothing''; ''Emma''

2005: ''Hamlet'' and ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead''

2006: ''Slag Heap''

; ''Machinal''
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2007: ''Quills''
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; ''365 Plays/365 Days''; ''Feelgood Hits Of The 70s''
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; ''Dusa, Fish, Stas, and Vi''
2008: ''Metamorphoses''
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; ''Killer Joe''
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2009: ''The Life of Galileo''

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; ''Monster''
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; ''Marisol''
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2010: ''The Spanish Tragedy''
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; ''Traveling Light''
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; ''The Taming of The Shrew''
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2011: ''Dido, Queen of Carthage''
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; ''Waiting for Godot''
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; ''Cat's Paw''
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2012: ''T Bone N Weasel''
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; ''44 Plays for 44 Presidents''
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; ''Lovers & Executioners''
2013: ''Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom''; ''Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight''; ''Good Woman of Setzuan''
2014: ''Elephant's Graveyard''; ''Twelfth Night''; ''1984''
2015: ''The Woodsman''; ''The Illusion''

References

External links

Theatre Pro Rata web siteTC Theater Connection - Podcast interview with Artistic Director Carin BratlieFringeFamous - "FringeFamous Five: Carin Bratlie"
Theatre companies in Minneapolis Theatres in Minnesota Arts organizations established in 2000 2000 establishments in Minnesota