2021/2022 season

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Murders 4 Fun

in association with

Mankato Playhouse
proudly present:

“Who Murdered My Sweetheart?”

An Original Murder Mystery

Written and Directed by

Paul Warshauer 

Auditions

 Jan 31  @ 7:00p

Only two Rehearsals February 8 & 9 @7:00p

Performances:

February 10, 11, 12 & 13, 2022

 The story involves the fabled sweetheart paper cup company. Trouble is brewing as the next generation of owners want to take the company totally green. This means a shake up at the top and at the bottom so one thing is for certain: a murder will occur and the audience must solve the Whodunnit. Lots of fun and interactive entertainment for your Valentine. 

 Mankato Playhouse

12 Civic Center Plaza STE 1700 

Mankato MN 56001  

in the Mankato Place Mall 

Cast of Characters:

• Otto Schleissithoff, (Male, age 40-70)  - President, Sweetheart Styrofoam Cup Company. Third generation paper cup man from Eagle Lake. Over the generations his family arranged a secret pipeline to bring polystyrene from the Mississippi to Mankato, to his Eagle Lake farm along drainage ditches. He’s been married “a few times.” 

• Ivana Schleissithoff, Female, (Female, age 35-70 - Tough fourth wife of "Styrofoam/corn farmer." She really does not want to know the entire truth about the corn/polystyrene recipe but suspects that all kinds of laws are being broken. Concerned and ambivalent that her son will marry that hippy chick

• Romeo Schleissithoff (Male, age 18-25 - Their nerdy but hardworking son. Clueless but secretly loves the hippy chick and wants to take over the Styrofoam festive party hat department! First act he is dressed for business; Second act he dresses “a little hippy-like!” 

• Tray Hüggére, (pron. Tree Hugger) (Male, age 35-70  - President of the Sweetheart Paper Cup Company and also the owner of a large organic forest in the Minneopa State Forest that makes REAL paper cups and organic tooth picks. "Nature, man!" He wants peace but NOT for his daughter to marry Romeo, that corporate kid!

• Rose Hüggére, (Female, age 35-70) - Hippy wife of Trey. Not sure the union of her daughter and "that boy" will work. She is suspicious of her daughter. She really is pushing for the festive paper hat division. “In this pandemic people need something fun and festive!”

• Juliet Hüggére (Female, age 18-25) - Business minded daughter who “sorta likes Romeo.” Secretly hates “hippies.” Could she work with corn and polystyrene as it is the future. "How long can trees survive global warming?" First act she is a hippy. In the second act she dresses professionally. 

• Mayor Wilma Flipflappah (Female, age 30-70) - Mayor of Mankato who wants to keep BOTH businesses if possible but she cannot make a decision quickly.

• G. Gordon Piddley (Male, age 30-60) - The Mayor’s ambitious Chief of Staff. He will do anything for his Mayor! When threated he places his orange “Piddley Cones of Protection” around himself and his Mayor. 

• Suzie Sunshayne (Female, age 25-60) - President of the Chamber of Commerce. She wants great things for Mankato BUT wants “Kumbaya, peace and love” always. She hates conflict and will do anything to prevent conflict.  

 Performances 

Saturday , March 12 at 2:00p & 7:30p

and 

Sunday, March 13th at 2:00p
*Doors open 30 min before the show begins

Advance Tickets

$13 General Admission, $10 Students/Senior/Military
At the Door

$15 General Admission, $13 Student/Senior/Military 

  
  Mankato Playhouse

12 Civic Center Plaza STE 1700 

Mankato MN 56001 

in the Mankato Place Mall   

Mankato Playhouse presents 

CHILDREN OF EDEN JR.

Adam, Eve, Noah and the "Father" who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. As generations pass, faith and loyalty are tested, but the bonds of family and love remain strong.    

Cast List

Father - Jim Hatleli

Adam - Gavin Holmes

Eve - Grace Freitag

Yonah - Autumn Seiwert

Cain - Warren Wernsing

Able - Tony Palesotti

Noah - Seth Possin

Mama - Mara Kolars

Shem - Aaron Hull

Aysha - Mady Sellner

Ham - Daniel Possin

Aphra - Emma Lewis

Snake - Amelia Valdez

Young Cain - Josh Meger

Young Able - Levi Possin

Ensemble

Gianna Aloisio, Chase Breuer, Maddox Breuer, Solon Fischer, 

Lola Jones, Kiley Reser, Elijah Seiwert, Abby Tenny