Collected Stories

People's Center Theater
425 20th Avenue South Minneapolis

Fiercely sharp and intelligent, Collected Stories explores the fascinating relationship between a once-celebrated author and her bright-eyed protégé. Playwright Donald Margulies, a Pulitzer winner for Dinner With Friends in 2000, was nominated for the same prestigious prize for this 1997 two-character drama centering on the dryly witty Ruth, who burst onto the literary scene with a collection of short stories in her 20s but now, in middle age, focuses her creative energy on teaching others. A story consultation with one of her students, Lisa, becomes a tender mentor-mentee relationship spanning six years... until Lisa uses Ruth's life stories for one of her own novels, and everything changes. Candid Theater Co. presents this scorching story of friendship, ambition and betrayal at Minneapolis' People's Center Theater.