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  Death Tax at Pillsbury House Theatre

Death Tax

Pillsbury House Theatre
3501 Chicago Ave S Minneapolis

A suspenseful and captivating dark comedy, Death Tax takes a sharp look at the tensions between family and money, life and death. Weeks before the New Year (and with it, the new estate tax), the wealthy but declining Maxine is convinced that her estranged daughter is bribing Nurse Tina to expedite her demise. So Maxine makes an enticing offer of her own that puts Nurse Tina at a moral crossroads. If Maxine is still alive come January 1, she will give Nurse Tina a substantial under-the-table bonus that could reunite her with her son in Haiti. But if Maxine's daughter or one of the other nurses catches them, they'll both lose everything they hold dear.

Thru - Apr 4, 2015

Wednesdays: 7:30pm
Thursdays: 7:30pm
Fridays: 7:30pm
Saturdays: 7:30pm
Sundays: 3:00pm



Price: $25

Box Office: 612-825-0459

www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org



  Death Tax Reviews

Star Tribune - Recommended

"..."Death Tax" discusses issues that many of us should be discussing. The ideas are not profound, yet seeing them illustrated in real humanity reminds us that day is coming."
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Graydon Royce


Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Somewhat Recommended

"...Director Hayley Finn's static and sterile production (framed on John Francis Bueche's spartan, blunt-angled, white-on-white set) doesn't do much to ameliorate the script's deficiencies. But she casts the production well, making the journey at least an interesting one."
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Dominic P. Papatola


How Was The Show - Highly Recommended

"...What a cast! The ever-marvelous Wendy Lehr plays Maxine with admirable feistiness, raging against the dying of the light. Her delectable energy animates the play. Tracey Maloney has a single scene as the daughter. She bristles with a thrilling combination of anger and love. Wonderful. As Todd, Clarence Wethern is sweet, handsome - and scarily cynical. The scene in which he puts on a leather jacket and transforms himself is priceless."
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John Olive


Aisle Say Twin Cities - Somewhat Recommended

"...The acting in this production is impressive and the language is precise, yes. But somehow Hnath’s script fails the actors in this Pillsbury production. The set is sparse; we see a nursing home where the elderly go to be preserved instead of to die."
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Liz Byron



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