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BEST STAGE DESIGN
Award Winner 2010

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Noises Off!

8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. from June 8 until July 29

It's all goes terribly wrong during a production of Nothing On, much to the audience's delight in this classic farce.
Connie Evingson (CD-release)

4:00 p.m. June 10

2010 | BEST STAGE DESIGN

The Jungle has always been a home for great stage design, often from the fertile minds of founder Bain Boehlke and John Donohue. Joel Sass took the reigns of the theater in 2009 while Boehlke was away on sabbatical and showed that his own considerable talents stretched to design as well. His work through the season proved that past efforts (including beautiful work on Shining City, K-2, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch) were not flukes. Sets ranged from the natural realism of Mary's Wedding to... More »
2009 | Best Large Theater

Size is in the eye of the beholder. While not the largest theater in the Twin Cities, the Jungle is easily one of the most ambitious, providing a steady stream of well-staged and -imagined productions. Last year was a particularly banner one for the Jungle--including two of the year's best productions, The Syringa Tree (back for another run in July) and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The Jungle's success isn't just about the acting onstage, it's found in every piece of the theater's... More »
2007 | BEST STAGE PRODUCTION

The Jungle staged Steven Dietz's Vietnam hangover with a fine mix of pain and cutting humor, drawing obvious parallels to our current national situation without leaning too hard on the obvious. The show revolved around Ben (Stephen D'Ambrose) and Jeeter (Terry Hempleman), two war buddies hanging out at Ben's place in an abandoned trailer park. (Joel Sass's ornately ramshackle set design was powerful enough to make you taste dust in the back of your throat.) Jeeter arrived from Ben's father's... More »
2003 | BEST THEATER FOR DRAMA

There's no shortage of deserving recipients of this honor, but the Jungle deserves singling out for its deftly directed treatments of new and rarely seen material. As always, artistic director Bain Boehlke delivered his painstakingly crafted sets, chose excellent plays, and attracted some of the finest actors in town. This year, he also opened the door to visiting directors, including Casey Stangl and exciting new-kid-in-town Bryan Bevell. Last fall the theater presented Hapgood, an... More »

Jungle readies dark 'Birthday Party'

By Ed Huyck | Wed, April 4, 2012

Joel Sass has this to say about The Birthday Party, the Harold Pinter classic that opens this week at the Jungle Theater."It's a lot funnier than people think," the director says.It may be hard for pe... More »
The Birthday Party

By Ed Huyck | Wed, April 04, 2012

Joel Sass promises that his production of Harold Pinter's landmark 1958 play won't be what audiences often expect from the Nobel-winning playwright. This won't be about the "portentous pause" that is often a Pinter hallmark. "It's a lot funnier th... More »
Dial M for Murder

By Ed Huyck | Wed, February 01, 2012

The Jungle Theater founder Bain Boehlke is set to return to the stage with the thriller Dial M for Murder, Frederick Knotts's 1952 play that Alfred Hitchcock adapted into his famed film. It's certainly not the first time the theater has delved int... More »
I am My Own Wife

By Brad Richason | Wed, November 02, 2011

Even in an environment rife with eclectic theater offerings, few venues can match the Jungle Theater's knack for introducing compellingly original works by contemporary artists. One such highlight occurred during its 2006 season with a celebrated ... More »
Hamlet at Jungle Theater

By Ed Huyck | Wed, September 07, 2011

In a stunning first act of Hamlet at the Jungle Theater, the audience is drawn into a world of high technology and the ancient lusts and conflicts of humanity. Hamlet's father's ghost is seen as an apparition, haunting the empty hallways of the mo... More »
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