“Don’t Tell My Wife” Auditions — June 29

ZAAC — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:10:22 +0000

AUDITIONS!

Saturday, June 29, 9 – 11 am

State Theatre Zumbrota

This year's annual Z-Theatre production is DON'T TELL MY WIFE, an original farce in two acts by Rochester playwright Joan Sween, directed by Eric Decker.

ABOUT THE SHOW

DON'T TELL MY WIFE is a hotel-room farce suitable for community theatres. The action includes mistaken identities, disguises, people in closets, frantic exits, and dives off balconies. Also two inept ladies of the evening and a 25-foot snake. The cast includes roles for 5 women and 3 men.

The action occurs in one room in a convention hotel. "Domina" and "Kitten," actually Ann Olsen and Shirley Peterson, are hoping to meet an unknown investor so they can retire from their temporary stint in the "personal entertainment industry" and open a bakery in Mason City, IA. Jerry Stockbridge hopes his speech at the tool convention will boost the sliding finances of StoneTuff Tools. Jerry's wife, Emily, encounters the bakery investor and mistakes him for a pervert when he boasts about his pumpernickel. Jerry's secretary, dowdy Miss Finster, visits the Ultimate Glamour Salon and Spa in the hotel concourse and ends up looking as though she is also in the personal entertainment business. Jerry's boss, Mr. Stone, is delighted to meet Domina, Kitten, and the now-transformed Miss Finster. Mrs. Stone takes time from searching for her philandering husband to visit the Ultimate Glamour Salon, and she, too, ends up looking like she's in the personal entertainment industry. As in all farces, fast action and mistaken identities drive this plot. The play ends happily with Domina and Kitten finally meeting their investor, Jerry's speech generating tool clients, Miss Finster back to normal and Mr. Stone wildly happy with Mrs. Stone's new look. The script stays in the realm of sassy and does not contain any raw situations or offensive language.

Auditions are Saturday, June 29, 9-11 am at the State Theatre in Zumbrota.

Performances Dates: August 23,24,25,30,31 and September 1.

Rehearsals begin the week of July 22.

Want to help with the show? Just email statetheatre@zaac.org and we'll keep you in the production loop.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — June 14

ZAAC — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:12:38 +0000

Another FREE evening of FUN at the State Theatre!

In celebration of Covered Bridge Music and Arts Festival we are proud to present the classic film version of Roald Dahl's beloved story: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder.

Please thank our sponsors who are making this event possible: Ameriprise Financial Lex and Associates and ZM Partners In Education.

7 pm Show Time

Rated G

The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.

Zumbrota’s Annual Covered Bridge Music and Arts Festival — June 13-16

ZAAC — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:20:10 +0000

Bicycle races, a car hop, a free movie, art fair, street dances, a grand parade, fireworks and more!!

For all the details, visit the City of Zum brota website.

Ready, Set, BID! Art On Main is UP!

ZAAC — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:12:38 +0000

Take an old-fashioned Memorial Day Weekend drive down Main Street Zumbrota to view Art on Main.

We'd like to give a shout out to the city crew for installing the banners on our downtown lightpoles. If you can't manage a drive down Main Street at the moment, you can view all the artwork under our Art On Main tab.

After you've had a peek at the artwork, visit our auction page for your chance to bid on your favorite pieces. You can choose between the original artwork or the banner. Banners will remain in place through mid-September. Funds raised will benefit the State Theatre Encore Renovation project.

Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day!

Art On Main Opening Reception– May 19

ZAAC — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:44:37 +0000

The Zumbrota Area Arts Council requests your presence at the opening reception of

ART ON MAIN

Sunday, May 19, 2-3:30 pm

Zumbrota City Hall, Town Hall Meeting Room

Public viewing of 27 original art work and banners

Come meet the artists and local business members who have made this project possible

Light refreshments and food

Peter Mayer in Concert — May 18

ZAAC — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:47:40 +0000

Crossings brings Minnesota musician Peter Mayer to Zumbrota's State Theatre at 8 pm on Saturday, May 18. Tickets are $20 in advance and $22 the day of the show. To purchase tickets, call Crossings at 507-732-7616. Doors open at 7 pm.

“He is unafraid of complicated topics and always strives to look beyond the easy sentiment…Peter does nothing less than address the very nature of our existence…Trust me, most songwriters can’t pull this off. Peter Mayer does.”
–Dale Connelly, Morning Show Host, Minnesota Public Radio

Peter Mayer’s songs have been compared to Shaker furniture – clean and light, yet hardly simple. His superb guitar skills make playing his music seem deceptively easy. Mayer’s songs are about interconnectedness and the human journey–about the beauty and the mystery of the world. But there’s plenty of humor, too, in songs like “Snuffleupagus” and “Fake Plant.”

Mayer, who once studied at seminary before pursuing a career in music, has toured full-time since 1995. Since then, he has gathered a dedicated following, selling out shows from Minnesota to Texas, New England to Colorado. He has nine CDs to his credit, and has sold over 50,000 of them independently.

Mayer is an artist of relevance and insight whose music is not to be missed. Peter Mayer

The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.