Mustard Seed Theatre Archives - Saint Louis Limelight Magazine

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Strong Women Productions Dominate St. Louis Theater Circle Awards

Lynn Venhaus March 27, 2019 No Comments "Into the Breeches!"A Streetcar Named Desire Andrea Torrence Andrew Lloyd Webber Ann Pollack Anythi Ben Nordstrom Beth Leavel Bob Cohn Bob Wilcox Born Yesterday Calvin Wilson Carrie Houk Chuck Lavazzi Colin Nichols Eleanor Mullin Eric Dean White Evita Fences Gary Wayne Barker George Brant Gerry Kowarsky Gustavo Zajac Gypsy Isaiah DiLorenzo Jacqueline Thompson James Wolk Judy Newmark Kari Ely Kathleen Sitzer Katy Keating La Traviata Laurie McConnell Leon Dobkowski Loretto Hilton Center Lou Bird Lou Canterella Lynn Venhaus Mary McNulty Michelle Hand Michelle Kenyon Mustard Seed Theatre Nancy Bell New Line Theatre Nikkole Salter Opera Theatre of St. Louis Peggy Holly Red Scare on Sunset Regina Rob Ruggiero Ron Himes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Sean M. Savoie Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Sophia Brown St. Louis Actors' Studio St. Louis Shakespeare St. Louis Theater Circle Awards Steve Allen Steven Woolf Stray Dog Theatre Tennessee Williams Festival The Black Rep The Humans The Last Days of Judas Iscariot The Little Foxes The Muny The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis The Wiz Tim Ocel Tim Rice Tina Farmer Torn Asunder Will Bonfiglio

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Plays with substantial women roles were spotlighted at the seventh annual St.…

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MST’s ‘Well’ Examines Mother-and-Daughter Dynamics with Charm and Humor

Lynn Venhaus March 9, 2019 No Comments Alicia Revé Like Bess Moynihan Carl Overly Jr.Deanna Jent Jane Sullivan Katy Keating Laura Skroska Leslie Wobbe Lisa Kron Lori Adams Lynn Venhaus Michael Sullivan Mustard Seed Theatre Robert Thibault Well Zoe Sullivan

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Unexpectedly charming and heartfelt, the experimental but relatable “Well” breaks the fourth…

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Go See a Play! What’s Happening March 8-13

Lynn Venhaus March 8, 2019 No Comments Alton Little Theater August Osage County Avenue Q Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Company Farce of Habit Kirkwood Theatre Guild KTK Productions La Cage Aux Folles Mustard Seed Theatre New Line Theatre Nonsense and Beauty O'Fallon Theatre Works One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Over Due Theatre Company St. Charles Community College.Tesseract Theatre Company The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The Fabulous Fox The Glitter Girls The Playhouse @ Westport The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Theatre Guild of Webster Groves Twelfth Night Well

By Lynn VenhausManaging EditorWe Are Family — that’s the running theme of several productions opening or continuing…

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Go See a Play! What’s Happening Feb. 28 – March 6

Lynn Venhaus February 28, 2019 No Comments Alton Little Theatre Angels in America Company La Cage Aux Folles Milk Like Sugar Mustard Seed Theatre New Line Theatre O'Fallon Theatre Works One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Oslo Over Due Theatre Company Saint Louis University Theatre The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The Black Rep The Glitter Girls The Misanthrope The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Theatre Guild of Webster Groves Washington University Well

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor The March winds are blowing in snow and ice, with productions starting…

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‘Evita,’ ‘Streetcar’ lead St. Louis Theater Circle nominations

Lynn Venhaus January 25, 2019 1 Comment Insight Theatre Company Max and Louie Productions Mustard Seed Theatre New Jewish Theatre New Line Theatre Opera Theatre of St. Louis R-S Theatrics Rebel and Misfits Productions SATE Shakespeare Festival St. Louis St. Louis Actors' Studio St. Louis Shakespeare St. Louis Theater Circle Stages St. Louis Stray Dog Theatre The Black Rep The Muny The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Theatre Nuevo Union Avenue Opera Variety Theatre St. Louis West End Players Guild Winter Opera St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, January 25, 2019 — The musical Evita, which opened the 51st season of The Repertory…

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Go See a Play! What’s Happening Dec. 6 – 12

Lynn Venhaus December 7, 2018 No Comments A Christmas Carol A Christmas Story All Is Calm Alton Little Theater An Act of God Annie Black Mirror Theatre Company Clinton County Showcase Fox Theatre Les Miserables Looking Glass Playhouse Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre Metro Theatre Company Mustard Seed Theatre New Jewish Theatre Of Human Kindness Perfect Arrangement R-S Theatrics Smoke on the Mountain St. Louis Actors' Studio Stray Dog Theatre The Most Outrageous Story Ever Told The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Tribes Wonderland

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and there are offerings…

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Go See a Play! What’s Happening Nov. 29 – Dec. 5

Lynn Venhaus November 30, 2018 No Comments A Christmas Carol A Christmas Story All Is Calm An Act of God Away in a Basement: Church Basement Ladies Christmas Bankside Repertory Company Beyond Therapy Every Brilliant Thing It's a Wonderful Life Radio Play Lindenwood University Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre Metro Theater Company Mustard Seed Theatre New Jewish Theatre R-S Theatrics Saint Louis University Theatre Southern Illinois University Edwardsville St. Louis Actors' Studio The Crucible The Holiday Stop-Motion Extravaganza Parody The Playhouse @ Westport The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Tribes Wonderland

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Fa la la la la! Local stages are the gift that keeps…

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Go See a Play! What’s Happening Nov. 22 – 28

Lynn Venhaus November 22, 2018 No Comments A Christmas Story Aladdin All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 Fabulous Fox Mustard Seed Theatre The Playhouse at Westport The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Happy Thanksgiving! Shows are dark Thursday so everyone can celebrate what the…

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Mustard Seed’s Reprise of ‘All Is Calm’ Strongest One Yet

Lynn Venhaus November 19, 2018 No Comments Abraham Shaw All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 Andrea Braun Anthony Heinemann Christopher Hickey Deanna Jent Erick Lichte Fontbonne Fine Arts Theatre Gerry Love Greg Lhamon Jane Sullivan Jeffrey Wright Joe Schoen Kent Coffel Kyra Bishop Micheal Lowe Mustard Seed Theatre Peter Rothstein Sean Michael Timothy C. Takach Zoe Sullivan

By Andrea Braun Contributing Writer “Last night I had the strangest dream I ever had before. I…

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Go See a Play! What’s Happening Oct. 18 – Oct. 24

Lynn Venhaus October 18, 2018 4 Comments Clayton Community Theatre Evil Dead The Musical Historic Main Street Immersive Theatre Project Insight Theatre Company Kelly Hummert Legends and Lanterns Lynn Venhaus Mustard Seed Theatre New Jewish Theatre New Line Theatre Raging Skillet Rebel and Misfits Productions Redemption of a Dogg Shakespeare St. Louis Silent Sky St. Charles Stifel Theatre Stray Dog Theatre Terence Mann The Coming Out Festival The Laramie Project The Last Days of Judas Iscariot The LIttle Mermaid The Naked Magicians The Playhouse at Westport The Rocky Horror Show The Tempest The Zombies of Penzance Variety Theatre Washington University

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor St. Charles will literally become a ghost town when actors take over…

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