Dark & Stormy Productions
The 25 Best Arts Events of 2018: “‘Night, Mother”
MINNPOST
“Marsha Norman’s unsettling play about a young woman’s final hours on earth was fearlessly acted by Sara Marsh and Sally Wingert on a set where some of the furnishings were suspended.”
LAVENDER MAGAZINE
“Theater Artists of the Year: Sally Wingert, Actress, ‘Night, Mother”
“Fool For Love” honored by critics as a top production of the year
CHERRY AND SPOON
“An intense and intimate exploration of love, family, and their devastating effects.”
LAVENDER MAGAZINE
“Outstanding Supporting Actor: Patrick Coyle, Fool For Love”
“Extremities” honored by critics as a top ten production of the year
STAR TRIBUNE
“…a tense and taut production.”
CITY PAGES
“Dark & Stormy brought audiences into a living room where a young woman fought off her attacker — and was then forced to decide whether he lived or died. Compelling acting and directing meant we also lived and died with every twist.”
“The Hothouse” honored by critics as a top production of the year
CITY PAGES
“Nothing says Christmas like Harold Pinter and torture, especially when it comes wrapped up with a great cast, direction, and concept that saw the show played out in an echoing atrium.”
MINNESOTA PLAYLIST
“This is a ‘Best of’ article, so I realize I need to pick something that was actually the best: I’m giving this one to Dark & Stormy’s The Hothouse…The Hothouse had it all for me this year. Best Production of 2014-15.”
“The Receptionist” honored by critics as a top ten production of the year
CITY PAGES
“Sally Wingert led a talented four-actor cast through Adam Bock’s dark-as-midnight workplace comedy. The experience was intensified by the found location — a recently vacated downtown office space — that seemed to be haunted by the true nature of the Northeast Office’s work.”
“Speed-the-Plow” honored by critics as a top ten production of the year
STAR TRIBUNE
“Director Ben McGovern teamed with actors Sara Marsh, Bill McCallum, and Kris L. Nelson to make David Mamet’s ‘Speed-the-Plow’ a savagely arresting treat in a found space.”
Nimble, inventive small theaters proliferate in the Twin Cities
STAR TRIBUNE
“For several weekends last month, people gathered in an out-of-the-way office building in southeast Minneapolis. They came to see ‘Speed-the-Plow,’ David Mamet’s acidic take on Hollywood, as staged by new company, Dark & Stormy Productions. The show offered a gripping, spittle-laced experience, darting actors coming dangerously close to tripping over audience members…The drama was more evidence that small theaters are a big part of what makes the performing arts scene special.”
