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The Language ArchiveWritten by Julia Cho
Directed by Nicole Marie Wilder
“There are sixty-nine hundred languages in the world. More than half are expected to die within the next century. In fact, it’s estimated that every two weeks, a language dies. I don’t know about you, but this statistic moves me far more than any statistic on how many animals die or people die in a given time, in a given place. Because when we say a language dies, we are talking about a whole world, a whole way of life. It is the death of imagination, of memory.”
- George, The Language Archive
George is a man consumed with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures. Closer to home, though, language is failing him. He doesn’t know what to say to his wife, Mary, to keep her from leaving him, and he doesn’t recognize the deep feelings that his lab assistant, Emma, has for him.
Cast
George - Joe Swanson
Mary - Megan Kim
Emma - Eva Gemlo
Alta - Wini Froelich
Resten - Nick Menzhuber
Crew
Director – Nicole Marie Wilder
Stage Manager – Clara Costello +
Set Designer – MJ Leffler +
Costume Designer – Mandi Johnson
Lighting Designer – Emmet Kowler
Sound Designer – Topher Pirkl
Props Designer – Jenny Moeller
Dialect Coach - Gillian Constable
Directing Observer - Ankita Ashrit
Assistant Set Designer - Antonia Perez
Graphic Design - Kamilla Sims
+ Theatre Pro Rata Company Member
Performing at
The Crane Theater
2303 Kennedy St. NE #120
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Directions
Take 35W to the Stinson Blvd exit, go south to Summer Street NE and turn right. The Kennedy Building (where the theater is located) will be on your left, go just past it and turn left onto McKinley Place NE. The entrance to the parking lot will be on your left, just north of the building. Enter the theater using the yellow door that faces the parking lot.
Tickets
$16-$61, Sliding Scale
Must be purchased online in advance.
https://tix.gobo.show/events/event/BO25zYuFeB0m3nP42PIq
Performance Dates
Thursday, April 18, at 7:30pm. Preview
Friday, April 19, at 7:30 pm. Opening Night
Saturday, April 20, at 7:30pm.
Monday, April 22, at 7:30pm. Pay What You Can Performance
Friday, April 26, at 7:30pm.
Saturday, April 27, at 7:30pm.
Sunday, April 28, at 2:00pm. Matinee; Masks Required*
Monday, April 29, at 7:30 pm. Pay What You Can Performance
Friday, May 3, at 7:30pm.
Saturday, May 4, at 2:00pm. Matinee
Saturday, May 4, at 7:30pm. Closing
*Masks optional for audience at all other performances
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Crane Theater, 2301 NE Kennedy St, Minneapolis, MN 55413, United States,Minneapolis, Minnesota