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  Ash Land at Illusion Theater

Ash Land

Illusion Theater
528 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis

The creators of Fringe Festival award-winning hits Red Resurrected and Ballad of the Pale Fisherman return with an innovative new imagining of the Cinderella story. Using their signature style of physical storytelling, this talented ensemble breathes fresh life into the arid landscape of the Dust Bowl. Inspired by economic hardships past and present, and scored by old American spirituals and new compositions on slide guitar, Transatlantic Love Affair's Ash Land weaves a compelling story of love and self, lost and found.

Thru - Feb 22, 2014



Price: $17-$22

Box Office: 612-339-4944

www.illusiontheater.org



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  Ash Land Reviews

Star Tribune - Recommended

"...But like Live Action Set and others before, Transatlantic Love Affair shows that you can tell a compelling tale with nothing more than harmonized voices and bodies. "Ash Land" recalls the thrills of campfire storytelling, where all manner of figments and dreams rise around the flames."
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Rohan Preston


Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Recommended

"...Throw in some creative use of well-harmonized folk tunes and spirituals and it's easy to see why "Ash Land" was one of the biggest hits of the 2012 Fringe Festival. Its expansion to 90 minutes shows no signs of stretch marks. Illusion Theater is making an annual habit of bringing Transatlantic Love Affair's Fringe efforts to its stage, clearly seeing that this talented and imaginative young company deserves a larger audience."
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Rob Hubbard


How Was The Show - Highly Recommended

"...Here's the ensemble-created plot of the affecting Ash Land (Transatlantic Love Affair, performing at Illusion Theater as part of their Lights Up! series, through Feb 22): John and Mary Stone's farm is suffering the triple whammy of Drought, Dust and Depression. But before the farm dies, Mary does, leaving her dreamy and hapless husband John to grieve and observe the land's death throes. Mary's grizzled and chain-smoking sister Abigail arrives and threatens to sell out to the local banker. But John has a daughter, Ellie. Ellie's as dreamy as John, but possessed also of a fiery and focused determination. She - I won't describe how she does this; see the play - saves the day."
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John Olive


Aisle Say Twin Cities - Highly Recommended

"...For those who have not yet seen one of the company's richly imagined productions, however, Ash Land is absolutely a show to see. It will pull you in more deeply than you expect, and it will remind you of the ways that good storytelling can create visible worlds out of thin air. And fans of the Transatlantic Love Affair can rest easy knowing that even if it doesn't surprise you, Ash Land tells its story with the grace and sensitivity that we have come to expect."
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Sophie Kerman



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