Production History
Photo Gallery
Logan Verdoorn as Sam Kaplan and Anna Sundberg as Rose Maurrant.
Eric Knutson as Harry Easter and Anna Sundberg are Rose Maurrant.
Eric Knutson as Harry Easter and Anna Sundberg are Rose Maurrant.
John Middleton as Abraham Kaplan, Laurel Armstrong as Shirley Kaplan, Nathan Surprenant as Carl Olsen, Brian Columbus as George Jones, Sam Landman as Filippo Fiorentino, Ellen Apel as Emma Jones.
All photos by Rich Fleischman.
Quotes from the audience
“Neighbor argues with neighbor about the proper allocation of economic resources among the rich and the poor. Racial epithets are hurled at immigrants, who are regarded with suspicion. To consider marriage outside of its traditional boundaries is to pick a fight. Domestic discord turns murderous and bloody.
Sounds like the front page of today's newspaper, right? But these tensions have been part of America's national dialogue for decades. Evidence of that sad fact comes in Girl Friday Production's effective, evocative and prescient staging of ‘Street Scene.’”
—Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press
Street Scene
by Elmer Rice
July 7-30, 2011
Directed by Craig Johnson
Elmer Rice’s 1929 Pulitzer Prize-winning Street Scene is a rich collage of the universal dramas and dreams of New York City tenement dwellers. Surprisingly relevant for today, this rarely produced masterpiece explores the comedy and tragedy of daily life through the experiences of several working class families, many of them new immigrants. Twenty-six actors and one dog tackled nearly 60 roles in this detailed slice of life. Teeming with humanity, Street Scene offered a bold ensemble exploration of American society.
Street Scene was selected by the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Lavender Magazine as one of the Top Ten shows of 2011. Director Craig Johnson received a Twin Cities Ivey Award honoring his direction of the show, and leading lady Anna Sundberg received the Ivey Award for Emerging Artist recognizing her work in Street Scene and many other productions.
This production was made possible, in part, by funds provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council through an appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature.
Cast:
Willie Maurrant: Naveh Shavit-Lonstein
Abraham Kaplan: John Middleton
Greta Fiorentino: Amanda Rafuse
Emma Jones: Ellen Apel
Olga Olsen: Mary Fox
Anna Maurrant: Kirby Bennett
Daniel Buchanan: Joel Grothe
Frank Maurrant: Bob Malos
George Jones: Brian Columbus
Steve Sankey: Dan Hopman
Frazzled Mother: Wini Froelich
Grumpy Girl: Jillian Jacobsen
Agnes Cushing: Anna Olson
Carl Olsen: Nathan Surprenant
Shirley Kaplan: Laurel Armstrong
Filippo Fiorentino: Sam Landman
Alice Simpson: Katherine Kupiecki
Laura Hildebrand: Mary Fox
Mary Hildebrand: Jillian Jacobsen
Charlie Hildebrand: Collan Simmons
Samuel Kaplan: Logan Verdoorn
Rose Maurrant: Anna Sundberg
Harry Easter: Eric Knutson
Queenie: Pebbles
Mae Jones: Shelby Flannery
Dick McGann: David Beukema
Vincent Jones: Gary DuBreuil
Dr. John Wilson: John Middleton
Singer: Laurel Armstrong
A Milkman: Nathan Surprenant
A Workman: Gary DuBreuil
A Letter-Carrier: Dan Hopman
Mr. Callahan: Bob Malos
Two College Students: Laurel Armstrong, Logan Verdoorn
A Grocery Boy: Naveh Shavit-Lonstein
A Music Student: Shelby Flannery
Marshall James Henry: Sam Landman
Fred Cullen: David Beukema
Old Clothes Woman: Anna Olson
Policemen: Eric Knutson, David Beukema
An Intern: Katherine Kupiecki
An Ambulance Driver: Gary DuBreuil
Furniture Movers: Logan Verdoorn, Joel Grothe
Officer Harry Murphy: Brian Columbus
Two Nurse-Maids: Mary Fox, Amanda Rafuse
Tennis Players: David Beukema, Katherine Kupiecki
Two Apartment Hunters: Byron Adams, Indira Addington
Passers-By and Off Stage Voices: The Ensemble
Production Team:
Director: Craig Johnson
Producers: Kirby Bennett, Anthony Paul
Dramaturg: Kit Gordon
Scenic Design: Joel Sass
Costume Design: Kathy Kohl
Lighting Design: Jennifer DeGolier
Sound Design: Katharine Horowitz
Properties Design: Erica Zaffarano
Costume Design Assistant: Annie Cady
Stage Manager: Penny Laden Kissinger
Assistant Stage Manager: Wini Froelich
Assitant Director and Fight Choreographer: Joel Grothe
Technical Director: Gunther Gullickson
Set, Light and Costume Crews: Justin Hooper, Jo Olson, Matt Erkle, Aaron Shoenrock, Brittany Eastburn, Mary Farrell, Lisa Billingham
Dialect Coach: Jim Ahrens
Photographer: Rich Fleischman
Graphic Design: Wendy Ruyle and 5 by 5 Design
Audience Services Managers: Philip Losacker, Nancy Paul
Hospitality Committee: Lisa Billingham and Michael Jensen, Joyce Hoelting, Susan Losacker, Laura and Luther Salveson, Anthony and Nancy Paul, Wendy Ruyle. And special thanks to Harvey McLain, Turtle Bread and Cafe Levain