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  Huck Finn at Children's Theatre Company

Huck Finn

Children's Theatre Company
2400 3rd Ave S Minneapolis

Run away with rapscallions Huck and Jim, finding hijinks and history and hilarity, all wrapped up in one unbreakable friendship. Director Greg Banks (Pinocchio and Robin Hood) has thunk up some whip-smart action and crackling dialogue, with three agile, high-energy actors muscling up Mark Twain’s masterwork, transforming from character to character before your eyes. We reckon it’s ’bout the best time a “sivilized” soul can have, outside of floating down the Mississip’ on a handmade raft.

Thru - Apr 4, 2015



Price: $10-$58

Box Office: 612-874-0500

www.childrenstheatre.org


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  Huck Finn Reviews

Star Tribune - Recommended

"...British director Greg Banks first adapted Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" for Children's Theatre in March 2007. The revival of that big-hearted production, which opened in Minneapolis over the weekend, is like a campfire story delicately and artfully retold."
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Rohan Preston


Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Recommended

"...Holt and Akyea make the scenes simple yet powerful when the barriers break down between them. It's a story about the essential American ideal of equality, and it's to the cast's credit that each character is a distinctively drawn individual. Sigmund's versatility shines through, portraying Huck's abusive alcoholic father, the puckish Tom Sawyer, even a house and a riverboat. While Jim has moments of superstitious fright that could be cartoonish in lesser hands, Akyea consistently brings out his dignity and open-hearted nature."
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Rob Hubbard


How Was The Show - Somewhat Recommended

"...ut as a result, Huck’s dilemma – Should I rat Jim out? Write to the widow and tell her where her “property” is? – doesn’t really land. It seems forced, as does the apparent willingness of the other characters to take advantage of Jim’s vulnerability. We know Jim is the finest example of humanity in the story; nothing untoward will happen to him. Huck Finn thus lacks suspense, a problem exacerbated by the loss of so much story material."
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John Olive



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