Helen Keller:
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

PAST PRODUCTION:

Quilters
April 4-25, 2009
Written by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
Directed by Ellen Fenster

A rich mosaic of music and drama that capture the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenges and abiding reward of frontier life and the creative power of the women who lived it.

Cast:
Dana Clausen
Rebecca Gebhart
Sara Kessler
Amy Lithander
Angela Marsh
Tamara Philbrick Ripley
Kecia Rehkamp

Musicians:
Piano: Stephen Houtz
Violin: Aja Majkrzak

Design Team:
Producer: Stacey Poirier
Director: Ellen Fenster
Music Director: Kristin Kenning
Stage Manager: Natalie Wilson
Choreography: Heather C. Brady, Ellen Fenster
Lighting Design: Julia Carlis
Costume Design: Jenny Hatch
Set/Prop Construction: Jenna Lory, Tyler D. Martin
Assistant Director: Dionne Laviolette
Assistant Stage Manager: Jennifer Long
Quilting Coordinators: Jenny Hatch, Orit Ackerman
Graphic Design: Edward Linder
Program Design: Shannon Buchda

Press:
Press Release
KFAI International Women's Day Broadcast
Production Photos

This activity is made possible, in part, by funds provided by the Women of Influence Giving Circle, and by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council from an appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature.

Special thanks to Gingerbread Shows.