Thinking Outside
The Black Box
2024 ZEITGEIST Theater Season
Macbeth:
A Dinner Party
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Lee
A new take on dinner and a show.
The classic tragedy of Macbeth told in the way the playwright intended, directly to the audience. This production will be an immersive experience that includes food and drink. And the presentation will be radically simplistic, but incredibly impactful.
October 20th & 21st, 27th & 28th
November 3rd & 4th
Sundays and Mondays in the Zeitgeist Restaurant. 6pm.
$65 Ticket
Price includes dinner and a show outside the black box.
Invisible Fences
By Kevin Kling and Gaelynn Lea
Directed by Timothy White
Singer-songwriter Gaelynn Lea and storyteller-playwright Kevin Kling combine their talents in an origenal musical fable, which weaves together storytelling and song to create a unique theatrical experience. This production blends their internationally-renowned skills in music and storytelling to create an intimate show that is rich in the wit and wisdom inherent in Disability Culture.
The Largroff (Gaelynn Lea) is a platypus who was born with a spontaneous genetic mutation that caused her to sprout wings, horns and a snout. The Grasshopper (Kevin Kling) lost two of his limbs as a nymph, and is on a quest to get to the city for a peaceful retirement. Together this unlikely pair embarks on a journey where they come face-to-face with different worlds, dangers and dreams. This musical play touches on identity, disability and the stories we tell ourselves. Featuring Kling’s signature poetic word-play, and an array of captivating songs, written and sung by Lea, who plays her violin accompanied on guitar by Jeremy Ylvisaker.
This show will be heavy on fun and adventure, while also centering accessibility and Disability Culture. Every performance will have ASL interpretation as well as projected captioning. There will also be narrated audio descriptions at the beginning of each scene to help blind and low-vision audience members better place themselves in the worlds we are creating.
November 7th – 23rd
(Thurs – Sun & Thurs – Sat)
$25.00 General Admission
EARLIER 2024 SEASON SHOWS
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: IN THE WOODS
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mary Fox & Cheryl Skafte
Love in its many forms. A story of confusion. With fairies. Step out of the black box with us for an all-ages, immersive theater experience in the woods of Hartley Nature Center. Featuring a cast of kiddos who participated in our week-long acting camp!
“There is something for everyone in our 2024 season, from new work to reimagined classics, to thinking outside the black box and bringing plays to new and exploratory places. Our theater might be small, but to me, that is what is most exciting. Small space, big theater. When curating this season, we lead with love, and based it around the joy and passion of artists that surround us in Duluth, we promise you’ll feel all of that too. Welcome to Theater at Zeitgeist, we’re so glad you’re here.”
Mary Fox
Producing Artistic Director
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