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Rapture, Blister, Burn
Minneapolis Theatre Garage
711 West Franklin Avenue Minneapolis
Fresh off her Pulitzer Prize nomination for Becky Shaw, playwright Gina Gionfriddo delivers Rapture, Blister, Burn, an offbeat comedy that continues the feminist conversation -- even as it explodes it. Catherine, a rockstar academic, returns home to take care of her elderly mother. In doing so, she reconnects with her former lover, Don, and former best friend, Gwen. Gwen and Don are married with children and seem to represent the kind of conventional life Catherine rejected. But first impressions can be deceiving: As the women swap lives, the full consequences of their decisions become harder and harder to reckon. Following in the footsteps of Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles, Rapture, Blister, Burn explores how the lives of women have -- and haven't -- changed. Gionfriddo's other writing credits include Law & Order and the Netflix series House of Cards.
Presented by 20% Theatre Company
Thru - May 10, 2014
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7:30pm |
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7:30pm |
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7:30pm |
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7:30pm |
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Price: $5-$25
Box Office: 612-870-0723
www.tctwentypercent.org/season.html
Rapture, Blister, Burn Reviews
| Star Tribune - Highly Recommended
"...Gina Gionfriddo’s excellent play, “Rapture, Blister, Burn” offers loads of trenchant ideas and arguments about the aspirations of women and men trying to fulfill themselves. Yet, as the dust settles, the denizens of Gionfriddo’s universe appear as uncertain as they ever were. Kind of damned if you do, damned if you don’t."
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Twin Cities Daily Planet - Highly Recommended
"...Rapture Blister Burn is hilarious. It will also give your brain whiplash. You think “That person makes a lot of sense. No wait, now I agree with that other person. I find this other viewpoint completely repugnant, and yet when this person makes the argument for it, I start doubting myself. I don’t want to think about that, stop making me think about that.”"
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