• ROUGH CUTS #149
Monday, July 15, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from Life Is!
• R.A. Shiomi, Writer
• Kurt Miyashiro, Composer
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Katie Bradley, Singer-Actor
• Arnold Felizardo, Singer-Actor
• Steven Frankenfield, Singer-Actor
• Michael Sung Ho, Singer-Actor
• Kurt Kwan, Singer-Actor
• Allen Malicsi, Singer-Actor
• Alice McGlave, Singer-Actor
Excerpts from Let’s Keep Dancing:
• Joey Clark, Deviser/Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Deviser/Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Billy Rose, Writer/Composer
• Yip Harburg, Writer/Composer
• Harold Arien, Writer/Composer
• Oscar Hammrstein Jr., Writer
• Richard Rodgers, Composer
• Jerry Lieber, Writer/Composer
• Mike Stoller, Writer/Composer
• Gus Kahn, Writer
• Walter Donaldson, Composer
• Dorothy Fields, Writer
• Jerome Kern, Composer
• George Gerswin, Writer/Composer
• Ira Gershwin, Writer/Composer
• Ogeden Nash, Writer
• Kurt Weill, Composer
• Adam Gwon, Writer/Composer
• Jonathan Larson, Writer/Composer
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer
• Richard Rodgers, Composer
• ROUGH CUTS #150
Monday, October 21, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 (Nautilus)
Selections from Nature Creature:
• Elizabeth Alexander, Composer/Piano
• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• Jacqueline Ultan, Cello
• Lilian Moore, Writer
• A.R. Ammons, Writer
• Louise Erdrich, Writer
Reflections on “Home”:
BLESS THIS, OUR LOVELY HOME
Ricky Ian Gordon, Writer/Composer
FARMSTAND NOW OPEN
• Claire Porter, Writer
• Mary Ellen Childs, Composer
A HOME IN THE GOLDEN GATE
• Vikram Seth, Writer
• Conrad Cummings, Composer
OUR HOUSE
• Stewart Wallace, Writer/Composer
LOOK DOWN LOVE
• Rinde Eckert, Writer/Composer
FINDING HOME
• Tina Landau, Writer
• Ricky Ian Gordon, Composer
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #151
Monday, November 11, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts Jackie O:
• Wayne Koestenbaum, Writer
• Michael Daugherty, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Larson, Singer-Actor
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #152
Monday, December 9, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 (Open Eye Figure Theater)
Excerpts from Hard Times:
• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Gary Rue, Composer
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Melissa Hart, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
Letters from Composers:
• Dominick Argento, Writer/Composer
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Evan Beneke, Guitar
• ROUGH CUTS #153
Monday, January 6, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 (The Ritz)
Excerpts from Stations of the Heart:
• Jim Payne, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Greg Theisen, Music Director
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Melissa Hart, Singer-Actor
Fidgety Fairy Tales:
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Eric Jensen, Music Director
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Maggie Lofboom, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #154
Monday, February 3, 2014 (Studio Z)
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 (Augsburg College)
Yukionna:
• Steve Epp, Writer
• Asako Hirabayashi, Composer
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Brian Arreola, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Mikyoung Park, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Kelley, Singer-Actor
• Barb Brooks, Music Director
• Heather Barringer, Percussion
• Patti Cudd, Percussion
• Pat O’Keefe, Woodwinds
• Julie Sweet, Piano
• Stephan Orsak, Violin
• Masa Kawahara, Narrator
• Justin Caron, Surtitle Operator
• ROUGH CUTS #155
Monday, April 21, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 (Augsburg College)
Lucy:
• John Glover, Composer
• Kelley Rourke, Writer
• Andrew Wilkowske, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Jocelyn Dueck, Music Director/Piano
• ROUGH CUTS #156
Monday, May 12, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from Twisted Apples: Stories from Winesburg, Ohio:
• Jim Payne, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Joshua Hinck, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Jared Oxborough, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Elizabeth Bell, Violin
• Anna Sutheim, Production Assistant
• ROUGH CUTS #157
Monday, June 9, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from the Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:
• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Justin Caron, Assistant to the Directors
• Dan Dukich, Writer
• Christina Ham, Writer
• Ken McCullough, Writer
• Monica Raymond, Writer
• William Reichard, Writer
• Abbie Betinis, Composer
• Kurt Metzger, Composer
• Doug Opel, Composer
• Timothy Takach, Composer
• Gregory Theisen, Composer
• Kym Chambers, Singer-Actor
• Emily Gunyou Halaas, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Rick Penning, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #158
Monday, July 14, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from REACH, including:
Excerpts from East of the Sun and West of the Moon:
• Based on Norwegian folk tale attributed to Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe
• Laurel Armstrong, Initiator
• Christina Ham, Adapter
• Kurt Metzger, Composer
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
Franky:
• Ben Kreilkamp, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Bill Scharpen, Initiator/Singer-Actor
• Greg Theisen, Music Director
Excerpts from The Golem:
• Joseph Vass, Writer/Composer
• Brian Sostek, Choreography
• Megan McClellan, Choreography
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Timothy James, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Brian Sostek, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #159
Monday, October 13, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 (Walker Church)
Empire Builder:
• Anne Bertram, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer/Music Director/Piano
• Tommy Barbarella, Organ
• Kris Anderson, Guitar
• Kris Stauffer, Bass
• Steve Grisdale, Drums
• Jerry Rubino, Vocal Coach
• Jay Albright, Singer-Actor
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Susan Hofflander, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Kasono Mwanza, Singer-Actor
• Thomasina Petrus, Singer-Actor
• Dane Stauffer, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #160
Monday, November 10, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from The Village Singer:
• Michael Dennis Brown, Writer
• Stephen Paulus, Composer
• Jessie Brown Pounds, Original Writer
• J.S. Fearis, Original Composer
• Kym Chambers, Singer-Actor
• Janet Fried, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Locket Arias:
• Ruth Margraff, Writer
• Philip Fried, Composer
• Kym Chambers, Singer-Actor
• Janet Fried, Singer-Actor
Excerpts from Hard Times:
• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Gary Rue, Composer
• George Maurer, Music Director
• Kym Chambers, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Emily Gunyou-Halaas, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #161
Monday, December 8, 2014 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 (Walker Church)
PERFORMANCES BY THE
TWIN CITIES CABARET ARTISTS NETWORK :
• CABARET SONGS:
• Joey Babay
• Katia Cardenas
• Dean Elwell
• Mary Keepers
• Janet Skidmore
• GIRL GROUPS TO GOLDEN LADIES: A MUSICAL JOURNEY
• Dorothy Doring
• Connie Dussl
• Vicky Mountain
• ROUGH CUTS #162
Monday, January 5, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 (Walker Church)
Excerpts from Sweetland:
• Perrin Post, Writer
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Writer
• Dina MacCabee, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Tod Petersen, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Matt Riehle, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #163
Monday, March 30, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 (Walker Church)
Excerpts from the Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:
• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Roger Ames, Music Director
• Jamil Jude, Assistant to the Directors
• Patrick Gallagher, Writer
• Andrew Gaylord, Writer
• Michael Kinghorn, Writer
• Mark Sweeny, Writer
• Kate Tarker, Writer
• Peter Arnstein, Composer
• Katherine Bergman, Composer
• Stephanie Nevilles, Composer
• Tiffany Skidmore, Composer
• Ian Zahern, Composer
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #164
Monday, April 20, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (Augsburg College)
REQUIEM FOR A BUTTHEAD (A LOVE STORY):
• Richard Greene, Writer/Composer
• Gunnar Madsen, Writer/Composer
• Joey Clark, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Emily Gunyou Halaas, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Sam Grace, Conductor
Locket Arias:
• Ruth Margraff, Writer
• Phil Fried, Composer
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• Janet Fried, Singer-Actor
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Tracey Zafadil, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #165
Monday, June 1, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 (Walker Church)
Excerpts from Falling to Earth:
• Tom Gualtieri, Writer
• David Sisco, Composer
• Randy Schmelling, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Greg Theisen, Music Director
Excerpts from La Rondine:
• Giuseppe Adami, Writer
• Giacomo Puccini, Composer
• Robert Hess, Translator
• Cecilia Violetta Lopez, Singer-Actor
• Won Whi Choi, Singer-Actor
• Lindsey Russell, Singer-Actor
• Norman Shankle, Singer-Actor
• Steve Stucki, Music Director
• Geoffrey Loff, Piano
• ROUGH CUTS #166
Monday, July 13, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from Life Is!:
• R.A. Shiomi, Writer
• Kurt Miyashiro, Composer
• Stephanie Bertumen, Singer-Actor
• Katie Bradley, Singer-Actor
• Alex Galick, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Eric Sharp, Singer-Actor
• Eric Pogi Sumangil, Singer-Actor
• Michael Sung Ho, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #167
Monday, October 12, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 (Augsburg College)
Time Between Us:
• Tess Barker, Writer
• Brett Schrier, Writer/Composer/Vocal Arrangements/Orchestrations
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• Joey Clark, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #168
Monday, November 16, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (Walker Church)
Snow Leopard (25th Anniversary Musical Reading):
• Roger Nieboer, Writer
• William Harper, Writer/Composer
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Jake Endres, Assistant Music Director/Singer-Actor
• Joey Clark, Singer-Actor
• Ron Collier, Singer-Actor
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Tom Witry, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #169
Monday, December 14, 2015 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 (Augsburg College)
Fidgety Fairy Tales:
• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Ron Collier, Singer-Actor
• David Darrow, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
Excerpts from Bobby and Lyndon:
• Jim Payne, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Ron Collier, Singer-Actor
• David Darrow, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #170
Monday, February 1, 2016 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 (Augsburg College)
The Lady With a Lapdog:
• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer"
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Bold In Their Breeches:
• Elizabeth Dickinson, Writer
• Kurt Metzger, Composer
• Laurel Armstrong, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Kim Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• Greg Thiesen, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #171
Monday, March 14, 2016 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 (Walker Church)
Excerpts from Everything Looks Like a Face:
• Elizabeth Alexander, Wrtier/Composer
• Anne Bertram, Writer
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Greg Theisen, Music Director
Excerpts from The Fantasticks:
• Tom Jones, Writer
• Harvey Schmidt, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Wendy Lehr, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Brian Sostek, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #172
Monday, June 20, 2016 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from the Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:
• Ben Kyrwosz, Facilitator
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Elliott Graber, Assistant to the Directors
• Heather Meyer, Writer
• Maxie Rockymore, Writer
• Mark Rosenwinkel, Writer
• Courtney Stirn, Writer
• Rick Widen, Writer
• Adam Baus, Composer
• Basil Considine, Composer
• Peter John, Composer
• Benjamin Macinnes, Composer
• Adam Wernick, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Teri Parker Brown, Singer-Actor
• Sara Ochs, Singer-Actor
• Quinn Shadko, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #173
Monday, July 18, 2016 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from Raising Her:
• Paul R. Coate, Writer
• Andrew Cooke, Composer
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• William Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #174
Monday, October 10, 2016 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 (Nautilus)
My Fools: A Life In Song:
• Rinde Eckert, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• David Schweizer, Assistant
• ROUGH CUTS #175
Monday, November 14, 2016 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 (MacPhail Center for Music)
The Andrée Expedition:
• Dominick Argento, Writer/Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Piano
Excerpts from East of the Sun, West of the Moon:
• Laurel Armstrong, Writer/Director
• Shanan Custer, Writer
• Natalie Nowytski, Composer/Singer-Actor
• Alyssa Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Sarah Callahan, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers-Otto, Singer-Actor
• Brian Evans, Singer-Actor
• Kimberly Richardson, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Music Director
• Amanda Schnabel, Stage Manager
• Karla Grotting, Choreographer
• Annie Enneking, Choreographer
• ROUGH CUTS #176
Monday, January 9, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 (Walker Community Church)
Fidgety Fairy Tales:
• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Eric Jensen, Music Director
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
Excerpts from Healing and Hope Through Song:
• Sierra Demulder, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #177
Monday, February 13, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from Twisted Apples: Stories from Winesburg, Ohio:
• Jim Payne, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Joshua Hinck, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
Nadia:
• Mina Fisher, Writer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Stephanie Arado, Violin
• Michael Kim, Piano
• ROUGH CUTS #178
Monday, April 17, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 (Walker Community Church)
Excerpts from Sam’s Son:
• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Composer
• Teri Parker Brown, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Michael Pearce Donley, Arranger/Music Director
Abraham’s Land:
• Lauren Goldman Marshall, Writer
• Miriam Gerberg, Composer
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Teri Parker Brown, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #179
Monday, June 12, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, June 12 (Walker Community Church)
Excerpts from Sam’s Son:
• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Composer
• Michael Pearce Donley, Arranger/Music Director
Excerpts from Folk Ballads Retold:
• Julie Johnson, Creator/Composer/Flute
• Andrea Leap, Creator/Singer-Actor
• Bob Stacke, Creator/Percussion
• ROUGH CUTS #180
Monday, July 10, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 (Augsburg College)
Excerpts from East of the Sun:
• Laurel Armstrong, Conceiver/Director
• Megan Burns, Writer
• Natalie Nowytski, Composer/Music Director
• Ruch Benson, Singer-Actor
• Falicia Cunningham, Singer-Actor
• Annie Frazier, Singer-Actor
• Hongyu Li, Singer-Actor
• Kimberly Richardson, Singer-Actor
• Amanda Schnabel, Stage Director
• Joe Chvala, Choreographer
Excerpts from Lady With a Lap Dog:
• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Laurel Armstrong, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Michael Pearce Donley, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #181
Monday, October 16, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 (Nautilus)
Jeanette Rankin
Excerpts from No Parking:
• Elizabeth Bassine, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Lara Bolton, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #182
Monday, November 13, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 (Walker Community Church)
Excerpts from the Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:
• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Roger Ames, Music Director
• Caroline Grace, Assistant to the Directors
• Katherine Glover, Writer
• Nicole Mary Milligan, Writer
• Eric “Pogi” Sumangil, Writer
• Rachel Teagle, Writer
• Elle Thoni, Writer
• Stephanie Brill, Composer
• Sarah Joy Bruce, Composer
• Keith Hovis, Composer
• Ben Larson, Composer
• Daniel Nass, Composer
• Anna Baker, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Jen Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• Cathleen Fuller, Singer-Actor
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #183
Monday, December 11, 2017 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 (Augsburg College)
Nothing in the Nothingness:
• John Grimmett, Writer
• Daniel Zajicek, Composer
• Cathleen Fuller, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #184
Monday, January 8, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 (Walker Church)
Fidgety Fairy Tales:
• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers-Otto, Singer-Actor
• Eric Jensen, Music Director
Excerpts from Untold Lies:
• Jim Payne, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #185
Monday, March 26, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (Walker Church)
Homeward:
• Michael John Garcés, Writer
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Dominique Wooten, Singer-Actor
• Pogi Sumangil, Singer-Actor
• Jessica Johnston, Music Director
• Charlie Gannon, Saxophone
Excerpts from Prairie Cantata:
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Elena Glass, Singer-Actor
• Susan Hofflander, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Sara Ochs, Singer-Actor
• Melissa O’Neill, Singer-Actor
• Cheryl Paschke, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Tom Witry, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #186
Monday, April 30, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (The Playwrights’ Center)
Excerpts from Remember Me:
• Mia Chung, Writer
• Marc Chan, Composer
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Tracy Michailidis, Singer-Actor
• Sara Ochs, Singer-Actor
• Pogi Sumangil, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Life After:
• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Composer
• Cathy Fuller, Singer-Actor
• Elena Glass, Singer-Actor
• Tracy Michailidis, Singer-Actor
• Dee Noah, Singer-Actor
• Michael Pearce Donley, Arranger/Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #187
Monday, June 4, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (Augsburg University)
Excerpts from the Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:
• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
• Louisa Castner, Writer
• Maxwell Collyard, Writer
• Brianna Lane, Writer
• Riley Parham, Writer
• David Smith, Writer
• Cathryn Davis, Composer
• Kelly Krebs, Composer
• Michael Maiorana, Composer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Carlisle Evans Peck, Composer
• Bob Beverage, Singer-Actor
• Tinia Moulder, Singer-Actor
• Dee Noah, Singer-Actor
• Hannah Viederman, Singer-Actor
• Evan Tyler Wilson, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #188
Monday, July 9, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 (University of Minnesota)
Three Tennessee Williams Songs:
• George Maurer, Composer
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Susan Hofflander, Singer-Actor
• Tennessee Williams, Writer
Excerpts from Life Goes On:
• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Composer/Singer-Actor
• Michael Pearce Donley, Arranger
• Katie Consamus, Singer-Actor
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• Janet Hanson, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Dee Noah, Singer-Actor
• Adam Baus, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #189
Monday, October 8, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (Nautilus)
Excerpts from Heartless (devised by Impossible Salt):
• Joseph Yé, Composer
• Parker Genné, Singer-Actor
• Sean Hansberry, Singer-Actor
• Boo Segersin, Singer-Actor
• Emilia Seay Allen, Stage Director
• Ashley Burdash, Designer
Excerpts from Heroine:
• Benjamin Emory Larson, Writer/Composer
• Jen Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• Falicia Cunningham, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Elena Glass, Singer-Actor
• Sara Ochs, Singer-Actor
• Jessica Johnston, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #190
Monday, November 12, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 (Open Eye Theater)
Death Becomes Me:
• Susan Hofflander, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #191
Monday, December 17, 2018 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 (Augsburg University)
Excerpts from Bluets:
• Catherine Dalton, Composer
• Maggie Nelson, Writer
• Ivory Doublette, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Dirty Business:
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Jen Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• Lynnea Doublette, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Melanie Wehrmacher, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #192
Monday, January 7, 2019 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 (Open Eye Theater)
Excerpts from Heroine:
• Benjamin Emory Larson, Writer/Composer
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Fidgety Fairy Tales:
• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Jennifer Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #193
Monday, April 22, 2019 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 (Open Eye Theater)
Excerpts from Somewhere Along the Line:
• Elizabeth Alexander, Writer/Composer
• Prudence Johnson, Vocalist
• Gary Rue, Vocalist/Guitarist
Excerpts from Norman!:
• David Smith, Writer
• Kelly Krebs, Composer
• Jennifer Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• Elena Glass, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Benjamin Emory Larson, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #194
Monday, May 13, 2019 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 (Playwrights Center)
Musical reading of Hurricane:
• Cory Hinkle, Librettist
• Carla Patullo, Composer
• Marnie Mosimen, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Katie Consamus, Singer-Actor
• Elena Glass, Singer-Actor
• Eric Morris, Singer-Actor/Guitarist
• Marnie Mosimen, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #195
Monday, June 3, 2019 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 (Walker Community Church)
Excerpts from the Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:
• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Bronwen Chan, Assistant to the Directors
• Alan Berks, Writer
• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer
• Alayna Jacqueline, Writer
• Kate Tucker, Writer
• Katie Ka Vang, Writer
• Jared Coffin, Composer
• Linda Kachelmeier, Composer
• Leyna Papach, Composer
• Gary Ruschman, Composer
• Simon Sperl, Composer
• Laurel Armstrong, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Elena Glass, Singer-Actor
• Linh Kauffman, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• ROUGH CUTS #196
Monday, July 8, 2019 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 (University of Minnesota)
Musical reading of GRIEF: The Mystery of the Hereafter
and the Peace of Good that Passeth Understanding:
• Michel John Garcés, Librettist
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Megan Kim Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Eric “Pogi” Sumangil, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Charlie Gannon, Saxophone
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #197
Monday, October 14, 2019 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 (Walker Community Church)
Three Songs:
• George Maurer, Composer
• Hart Crane, Writer
• Tennessee Williams, Writer
• Fred J Berns, Writer
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Hebionna:
• Asako Hirabayashi, Writer/Composer
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Andrew Akira Niemi, Singer-Actor
• Lara Bolton, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #198
Monday, November 18, 2019 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 (Augsburg University)
Excerpts from The Parts I Admire:
• Aaron Gabriel, Writer/Composer
• Kymani Queen, Vocalist
• Julie Johnson, Flutist
• Michael Gonzales, Guitarist
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Norman!:
• David Smith, Writer
• Kelly Krebs, Composer
• Jennifer Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• Evan Tyler Wilson, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director
• ROUGH CUTS #199
Monday, January 13, 2020 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (Walker Community Church)
Excerpts from Water Into Snow:
• Janet Preus, Writer/Composer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Fred Steele, Composer
• Jennifer Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Kyra Rahn, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
Excerpts from Fidgety Fairy Tales:
• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Jennifer Burleigh-Bentz, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• VIRTUAL ROUGH CUTS IN THE TIME OF THE PANDEMIC:
• Virtual Rough Cuts #1:
Streamed online May 10, 2021
Excerpts from Moonlit Walk Home:
• Fern Baldwin, Source material
• Christina Baldwin, Co-librettist
• Daniel Nass, Co-librettist and composer
• Ben Krywosz, Co-librettist
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Co-librettist
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
• Virtual Rough Cuts #2:
Streamed online May 17, 2021
The Resurrection Project:
Three films created with with Film North and Milwaukee Opera Theatre
IN THIS QUIET
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Librettist
• Ralph Johnson, Composer
• Liv Larsen, Visuals
• Ann Michels, Vocalist
EXPANSE
• Danny Brylow, Dramaturg
• Elizabeth Blood, Composer and Vocalist
• Baine Avent, Visuals
SHOSHIN: The Death Of A City
• Mia Chung, Librettist
• Greg Pliska, Composer
• Izzy Larson, Visuals
• Ben Jones, Vocalist
Also: Filmmaker Liam Barnett’s mini-documentary about how this project was developed:
• Virtual Rough Cuts #3
Streamed June 21st, 2021
Excerpts from The Limit of the Sun
• Andrea Stolowitz, Librettist
• Luna Pearl Woolf, Composer
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Daniel Greco, Singer-Actor
• Roland Hawkins II, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Virtual Rough Cuts #4:
Streamed September 21st, 2021
Excerpts from Stations of the Heart
• Jim Payne, Librettist
• George Maurer, Composer and Music Director
• Elena Glass, Singer-Actor
• Dee Noah, Singer-Actor
• Sara Ochs, Singer-Actor