ROUGH CUTS
February 1995 to July 2003

• ROUGH CUTS #001:

Monday, February 6, 1995 (Minneapolis Theater Garage)
Tuesday, February 7, 1995 (Minneapolis Theater Garage)

Hearts on Fire:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• James Bohn, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Susan Lambert, Singer-Actor
• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• Eilene Wisniewski, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Keyboards
• Shane Oslund, Guitar

• ROUGH CUTS #002: 

Tuesday, March 21, 1995 (No Name Exhibitions)

Liquid Days (Part One):

• David Bryne, Writer
• Phillip Glass, Composer
• Carolyn Goelzer, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Future Tumors:

• Kristen Froebel, Conceiver
• Anne Christopherson, Singer-Actor
• Anna Cutler, Singer-Actor
• Beth Gilleland, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Susan Jasper, Singer-Actor
• Kevin Sands, Singer-Actor
• Marjorie Saporu, Singer-Actor
• Ruby Simmons, Singer-Actor
• Christa Williams, Singer-Actor
• Kyaw Swa Win, Singer-Actor
• Brian Chapman-Evans, Choreographer
• Aaron Barnell, Percussionist
• Dean Magraw, Guitarist
• Jeremy Ylvisaker, Bass Guitarist

Service for the Dead in Bosnia-Herzegovina:

• Erik Ehn, Writer
• Kim D. Sherman, Composer
• Elizabeth Albrecht, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Tom Larsen, Singer-Actor
• Mary Laymon, Singer-Actor
• Cynthia Lohman, Singer-Actor
• Molly Sue MacDonald, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Patricia Thompson, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #003:

Tuesday, April 11, 1995 (The Southern Theater)

Excerpts from Wanderlust:

• Denise Lanctot (Didi Balle), Writer
• Kitty Brazelton, Composer
• Cynthia Lohman, Singer-Actor
• Ruth MacKenzie, Singer-Actor
• James Williams, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano
• Heather Barringer, Percussion
• Steven Kenny, Trumpet
• Shane Oslund, Guitar

Excerpts from Silver Tongues Bear the Fruit of Poison Lies:

• T. Mychael Rambo, Writer/Composer
• Aaron Burks, Composer/Singer-Actor
• Stephanie Lusco, Singer-Actor
• Omari Shakir, Singer-Actor
• William Byrd Wilkins, Singer-Actor
• Kevin Jackson, Composer
• Michael Keck, Composer
• William Winfield, Composer

Untitled:

• David Whetstone, Composer
• Joe Chvala, Choreographer/Dancer
• Ranee Ramaswamy, Choreographer/Dancer

Excerpts from Mjollnir:

• Karla Grotting, Dancer
• Maureen Fitzpatrick, Dancer
• Katsushi Fukasawa, Dancer
• Judith James, Dancer
• Kris Heruth, Dancer
• Jan Naegele-Campbell, Dancer
• Clayton Schanilac, Dancer
• Brian Sostek, Dancer
• Luke Walrath, Dancer
• Joe Chvala, Choreographer/Dancer
• Savage Aural Hotbed/Mark Black, Percussion
• Savage Aural Hotbed/Jennifer Findlay, Percussion
• Savage Aural Hotbed/Bill Melton, Clarinet

• ROUGH CUTS #004:

Tuesday, May 2, 1995 (Minneapolis Theater Garage)

Excerpts from Bert's Follies:

• Syl Jones, Writer
• Sanford Moore, Arranger/Music Director/Piano
• James Williams, Singer-Actor

Hearts on Fire:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Susan Lambert, Singer-Actor
• Ruth MacKenzie, Singer-Actor
• Eilene Wisniewski, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• Victoria Petrovich, Scenic Designer
• Barry Browning, Lighting Designer

• ROUGH CUTS #005:

Tuesday, June 20, 1995 (Minnesota Opera Center)

Selections from the 1995 Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano
• Leslie Brody, Writer
• Carlyle Brown, Writer
• Beth Gilleland, Writer
• Ben Kreilkamp, Writer
• Dan Taulapapa McMullin, Writer
• Leslie Ball, Composer
• Mary Ellen Childs, Composer
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Marc Falk, Composer
• Lori Schoenfeld, Composer
• Jody Brieske, Singer-Actor
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Maria Jette, Singer-Actor
• Molly Sue McDonald, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #006:

Tuesday, July 11, 1995 (College of Saint Catherine)

The Fisherman:

• Lenora Champagne, Writer
• Peter Gordon, Composer
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director

The Singer-Actor & Performing Power

• Lori Bammesberger, Singer-Actor
• Stephen Kalm, Singer-Actor
• Nancy Stewart, Singer-Actor
• Sandy Walden, Singer-Actor
• Wesley Balk, Co-Director
• Karen Miller, Co-Director

Remember Me, Member You:

• Sung Rno, Writer
• Stephen Weinstock, Composer
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Stephen Kalm, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #007:

Monday, November 13, 1995 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 14, 1995 (Unitarian Universalist Church of Wayzata)

Living From the Inside Out: Women and Men Working Together:

• Ruth Mackenzie, Writer/Composer/Stage Director/
• Music Director/Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Eric Peltoniemi, Guitar
• Jeffrey Willkomm, Bass Guitar

• ROUGH CUTS #008:

Monday, December 11, 1995 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 12, 1995 (The Southern Theater)

Excerpts from Three Visitations:

• Paul Selig, Writer
• Kim D. Sherman, Composer
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano
• Barb Brooks, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #009

Monday, January 8, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 9, 1996 (Spacespace)

Excerpts from Metamorphosis One:

• Philip Glass, Composer
• Barb Brooks, Piano

The Dream Before:

• Laurie Anderson, Writer/Composer
• Beth Albrecht, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Lamentations:

• Paul Selig, Writer
• Kim D. Sherman, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Songs for Liquid Days:

• Laurie Anderson, Writer
• David Byrne, Writer
• Philip Glass, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Ron Jay, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from The Games:

• Meredith Monk, Writer/Composer
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor/Violin
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor/Cello
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director/Piano
• Karen Miller, Keyboard

The Long Goodbye:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Paul Dresher, Composer
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Beth Albrecht, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director/Piano

Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread:

• David Ives, Writer
• Beth Albrecht, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Bradley Greenwald, Music-Director/Piano/Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #010:

Monday, February 12, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 13, 1996 (Capri Theater)

Excerpts from Hawks and Doves:

• Leslie Brody, Writer
• Leslie Ball, Composer
• Joey Babay, Singer-Actor
• Terry Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Jeff Goodson, Singer-Actor
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Ruth MacKenzie, Singer-Actor
• Joy Scheib, Singer-Actor
• Perpich Center for Arts Education Students, Singer-Actors
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Stephen Houtz, Music Director/Piano
• Shane Oslund, Guitar

Rites of Passage:

• Perpich Center for Arts Education Students, Singer-Actors
• JD Steele, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Video Director

Excerpts from Inner City Opera:

• Fred Steele, Writer/Composer
• JD Steele, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Faye Price, Dramaturg
• Andre Demps, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #011:

Monday, March 11, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 12, 1996 (Walker Community Church of Minneapolis)

The Sad Lament of Pecos Bill on the Eve of Killing His Wife:

• Sam Shepard, Writer
• Catherine Stone, Composer
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Marc Falk, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Three Visitations:

• Paul Selig, Writer
• Kim D. Sherman, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Peter Vitale, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Denise Prosek, Piano

Excerpts from Abraham’s Land:

• Hanna Eady, Writer
• Lauren Marshall, Writer
• Miriam Gerberg, Composer
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Eric Levos, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Mary Preus, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Janika Vandervelde, Music Director/Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #012:

Monday, May 13, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 14, 1996 (The Mighty Fine Coffee House)

Excerpts from The Condemned:

• Peter Vitale, Deviser/Stage Director/Music Director/Singer-Actor
• Carolyn Goelzer, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Singer-Actor
• Cynthia Lohman, Singer-Actor
• Karen Miller, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from The Last Word:

• James Broughton, Writer
• Craig Carnahan, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Cynthia Lohman, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• John Jensen, Music Director

Handy:

• David Mahler, Composer
• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• Heather Barringer, Percussion
• Jay Johnson, Percussion
• Tom Linker, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #013:

Monday, July 8, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 9, 1996 (College of Saint Catherine)

Expanding the Singer-Actor:

• Wesley Balk, Deviser/Stage Director
• Eric Bronner, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Noel Graves-Williams, Singer-Actor
• Francesca Sanzari, Singer-Actor
• Clint Williams, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from Photograph:

• Gertrude Stein, Writer
• Paul Boesing, Composer
• Jennifer Boesing, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Mary Preus, Singer-Actor

Love in the 90s Suite:

• Marc Falk, Arranger/Singer-Actor
• Bruce Haasl, Arranger/Singer-Actor
• Karl Schroeder, Arranger/Singer-Actor
• Eric Skalinder, Arranger/Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #014:

Monday, October 14, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 15, 1996 (Minneapolis Theater Garage)

Taken by Song: Songs of Evil:

• Tom Linker, Deviser/Singer-Actor/Piano
• Brooke Portmann, Deviser/Singer-Actor
• Ruth MacKenzie, Deviser/Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #015:

Monday, November 11, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 12, 1996 (Walker Community Church of Minneapolis)

Excerpts from Mr. Berman’s Bath-Sized Bar: A Soap Opera:

• Stephen Houtz, Writer/Composer/Music Director/Piano
• David A. Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Joey Babay, Singer-Actor
• Terri Foley, Singer-Actor
• Kathleen Humphrey, Singer-Actor
• Marge Betley, Director

Enoch Arden:

• Stephen Houtz, Writer/Composer/Music Director
• David A. Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Joey Babay, Singer-Actor
• Kathleen Humphrey, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Marge Betley, Director

Excerpts from Wanderlust:

• Denise Lanctot (Didi Balle), Writer
• Randall Davidson, Composer
• Michael Nikai Wallace, Singer-Actor
• James Williams, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• Randall Davidson, Percussion/Singer-Actor
• Laura Handler, Cello/Percussion
• Chris Kachian, Guitar/Banjo/Percussion 

• ROUGH CUTS #016:

Monday, December 9, 1996 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 10, 1996 (Intermedia Arts)

Letter Home from Main Street:

• Llewellyn Rhoe, Writer
• John Vergin, Composer
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor

Prairie Gold:

• Susan Galbrieth, Writer
• Deborah Wicks La Puma, Composer
• Brad Runyan, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Valentine’s Day:

• Elizabeth Pringle, Writer
• Robert Johnson, Composer
• Molly Sue McDonald, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Brad Runyan, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Listen to the Night Sing:

• Robert Streit, Writer
• Chuck Larkin, Composer
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Palindrone:

• Paul Zimet, Writer
• Greg Pliska, Composer
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Butch Babes Behind Bars:

• Myra Donnelley, Writer
• Mark Steering, Composer
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Molly Sue McDonald, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Beyond the Dreams:

• Gene Freeman, Writer
• Peter Armetta, Composer
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Rock and Roy:

• Barry Kaplan, Writer
• Stephen Weinstock, Composer
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Chinese Village:

• Susan Galbraith, Writer
• Robert Johnson, Composer
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Molly Sue McDonald, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Reunion:

• William Moses, Writer
• Chris Patton, Composer
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Molly Sue McDonald, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Democracy:

• Joe Sutton, Writer
• Lewis Flinn, Composer
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Brad Runyan, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from The Hiroshima Project:

• Dwight Okita, Writer
• Chuck Larkin, Composer
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Brad Runyan, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #017:

Monday, January 13, 1997 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 14, 1997 (Center For Performing Arts of Minneapolis)

Excerpts from Evening Primrose:

• James Goldman, Writer
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer/Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Snow Leopard Fantasia:

• Tom Linker, Composer/Piano
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Zelda:

• Maura Bosch, Writer/Composer
• Mary Laymon, Singer-Actor
• Maura Bosch, Stage Director/Music Director
• Maura Bosch, Keyboard
• Terry Elliot, Violin
• Peter O’Gorman, Percussion
• Sara Thompson, Bass Guitar 

• ROUGH CUTS #018:

Monday, February 10, 1997 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 11, 1997 (Spacespace)

Selections from the 1997 Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator/Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• Martha Mathewson, Piano
• Marge Betley, Writer
• Karl Gajdusek, Writer
• Merie Kirby, Writer
• Mean Larry, Writer
• Kira Obolensky, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Chris Gable, Composer
• Craig Harris, Composer
• Larry Siegel, Composer
• Mark Warhol, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Susan Hofflander, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #019:

Monday, March 10, 1997 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 11, 1997 (The Southern Theater)

The Diary of the One Who Vanished:

• Leos Janacek, Composer
• Dan Dressen, Translation Adapter/Singer-Actor
• Kathleen Humphrey, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Patricia Thompson, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Director/Translation Adapter
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

Excerpts from Women of the North:

• Ruth Mackenzie, Writer/Composer/Stage Director/Music Director/Singer-Actor
• Barbara Cohen, Singer-Actor
• Petra Zilliacus, Singer-Actor
• Jay Johnson, Percussion 

• ROUGH CUTS #020:

Monday, April 7, 1997 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 8, 1997 (Theatre De La Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from Conversation Hearts:

• Beth Gilleland, Writer
• Mary Ellen Childs, Composer
• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from Oppenheimer:

• Marge Betley, Writer/Director
• Stephen Houtz, Composer/Music Director
• Terry Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Kathleen Humphrey, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #021:

Monday, May 12, 1997 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 13, 1997 (The Southern Theater)

Excerpts from Into the Woods:

• James Lapine, Writer
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer/Composer
• Leslie Ball, Singer-Actor
• Paul Boesing, Singer-Actor
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Beth Gilleland, Singer-Actor
• Carolyn Goelzer, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• Molly Sue McDonald, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Sue Scott, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #022:

Monday, November 10, 1997 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 11, 1997 (The Center for Performing Arts)

The Art of the Ground Round (S. $1.19/lb):

• PDQ Bach, Composer, as discovered by Peter Schickele
• David A. Anderson, Singer-Actor
• John Bitterman, Singer-Actor
• Stephen W. Lundberg, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

Excerpts from Fall:

• Beth Gilleland, Writer
• Yehuda Amichai, Contributing Writer
• Viktor Frankl, Contributing Writer
• Nick Hornby, Contributing Writer
• Marc Falk, Composer
• David A. Anderson, Singer-Actor
• John Bitterman, Singer-Actor
• Mary Laymon, Singer-Actor
• Stephen W. Lundberg, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director/Piano

Diary of a Madwoman (for Emily):

• Joshua Miles, Writer/Composer
• Carole Hofstad-Lee, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director/Piano

The Shell Game:

• Bridget Carpenter, Writer
• Joshua Miles, Composer
• Donna Carroll, Singer-Actor
• Stephen W. Lundberg, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Free Hand Familiar Faster:

• Nathan Carlton, Writer/Composer
• David A. Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Carole Hofstad-Lee, Singer-Actor
• Mary Laymon, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Huckleberry Finn:

• Maxwell Anderson, Writer
• Kurt Weill, Composer
• David A. Anderson, Singer-Actor
• John Bitterman, Singer-Actor
• Donna Carroll, Singer-Actor
• Carole Hofstad-Lee, Singer-Actor
• Mary Laymon, Singer-Actor
• Stephen W. Lundberg, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director/Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #023:

Monday, December 8, 1997 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 9, 1997 (SpaceSpace)

Excerpts from Theology: Love and Revolution:

• J Otis Powell, Writer/Producer/Stage Director
• Kristen Bury, Dancer
• Patrick Scully, Dancer
• June Wilson, Choreographer
• Lynette Reini-Grandell, Singer-Actor, Violin
• Donald Washington, Reeds
• Faye Blakley Washington, Singer-Actor/Flute
• Kevin Washington, Percussion
• Jennifer Davis, Slide Artwork

Excerpt from Peas:

• Carolyn Goelzer, Conceiver/Writer/Composer
• Christopher Lambe, Writer/Composer
• Daron Walker, Writer/Composer 

• ROUGH CUTS #024:

Monday, January 12, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 13, 1998 (The Foss Center at Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Kalevala: Dream of the Salmon Maiden:

• Ruth Mackenzie, Writer/Singer-Actor
• Dick Hensold, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Singer-Actor
• Petra Zilliacus, Singer-Actor

Baritone Babble, excerpts from Die Schöne Mullerin:

• Bradley Greenwald, Conceiver/Singer-Actor
• Wilhelm Müller, Writer
• Franz Schubert, Composer
• Tom Linkler, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Weird Romance:

• Alan Brennert, Writer
• David Spencer, Writer
• Alan Menken, Composer
• Angie Arneson, Singer-Actor
• Heidi Bakke, Singer-Actor
• Trena Bolden, Singer-Actor
• Tatyana Choolkova, Singer-Actor
• Justin Dittrich, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Gabriel, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Grimm, Singer-Actor
• Kristin Kent, Singer-Actor
• Chris Mork, Singer-Actor
• Katharine Nelson, Singer-Actor
• Fred Pomroy, Singer-Actor
• Dave Thompson, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #025:

Monday, February 9, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 10, 1998 (Walker Community Church)

Selections for The Singer’s Choice:

• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Tomothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Becky Daws, Piano
• Michael Koerner, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #026:

Monday, March 9, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 10, 1998 (Intermedia Arts)

Excerpts from Lunatic:

• Karl Gajdusek, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• James Bohn, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director

Excerpts from Sweeney Todd:

• Hugh Wheeler, Writer
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer/Composer
• James Bohn, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Gabriel, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director

Excerpts from Tristan and Isolde:

• Richard Wagner, Writer/Composer
• Philip Fried, Translator
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #027:

Monday, April 13, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 14, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)

Open Rehearsal for Nautilus in Concert: A Ten-Year

Retrospective of New Music-Theater, including:

Excerpts from Red Tide:

• Paul Selig, Writer
• Kim Sherman, Composer
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Tom Larson, Singer-Actor
• Becky Daws, Music Director

Excerpts from Seven Sevens:

• Judy McGuire, Writer
• Janika Vandervelde, Composer
• Jody Brieske, Singer-Actor
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Marc Falk, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Becky Daws, Music Director

Excerpts from Requiem for a Butthead:

• Richard Greene, Writer/Composer
• Gunnar Madsen, Writer/Composer
• Jody Brieske, Singer-Actor
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Marc Falk, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Becky Daws, Music Director

Excerpts from The Games:

• Meredith Monk, Writer/Composer
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Tom Larson, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Barbara Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Hearts on Fire:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Tom Larson, Singer-Actor
• Ruth MacKenzie, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Barbara Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Lamentations:

• Paul Selig, Writer
• Kim Sherman, Composer
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Barbara Brooks, Music Director

Excerpts from Snow Leopard:

• Roger Neiboer, Writer
• William Harper, Writer/Composer
• Jody Brieske, Singer-Actor
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Marc Falk, Singer-Actor
• Manon Gimlett, Singer-Actor
• Janet Gottschall, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Kuhlmann, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ruth MacKenzie, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• T. Mychael Rambo. Singer-Actor
• Michael Koerner, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #028:

Monday, May 11, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 12, 1998 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Selections from the 1998 Composer-Librettist Studio

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator/Stage Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano
• Lisa D’Amour, Writer
• Anne Dimock, Writer
• Kim Hines, Writer
• Ann Schulman, Writer
• Jerald Seifert, Writer
• Michael Croswell, Composer
• Anthony Gatto, Composer
• Darin Goulet, Composer
• Stephen Houtz, Composer
• Chris Sidorfsky, Composer
• Carole Jean Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Muras, Singer-Actor
• Randy Rineck, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #029:

Monday, July 13, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 14, 1998 (College of Saint Catherine)

Excerpts from Seven Sevens Fantasia:

• Tom Linker, Creator/Singer-Actor

Excerpts from Tell Me the Truth About Love:

• Paul Boesing, Writer/Composer
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #030:

Monday, November 9, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 10, 1998 (Walker Community Church)

He Looked Beyond My Faults:

• Jody Briskey, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Piano

Excerpts from The Mothers of Ludlow:

• Martha Boesing, Writer
• Paul Boesing, Composer
• Leslie Ball, Singer-Actor
• Jody Briskey, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble (Muras), Singer-Actor
• Carol Hofstad-Lee, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Piano/Synthesizer

Excerpts from James and the Giant Peach:

• Randy Newman, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble (Muras), Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Piano

Excerpts from Now We Are Six:

• A. A. Milne, Writer
• H. Frasier Simpson, Composer
• Carol Hofstad-Lee, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Piano

American Lullaby:

• Gladys Rich, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble (Muras), Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Piano

Swing Boat Cradle Moon:

• Lenora Champagne, Writer
• Gina Leishman, Composer
• Leslie Ball, Singer-Actor
• Jody Briskey, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble (Muras), Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Piano

Mother:

• John Lennon, Writer/Composer
• Leslie Ball, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from The Caucasian Chalk Circle:

• Bertolt Brecht, Writer
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Ruth MacKenzie, Singer-Actor
• Heather Barringer, Percussion
• Tim Reese, Violin

Count Your Blessings/Smile/When You’re Smiling Medley:

• Irving Berlin, Writer/Composer
• John Turner, Writer
• Geoffrey Parsons, Writer
• Charles Chaplin, Composer
• Mark Fisher, Writer/Composer
• Joe Goodwin, Writer/Composer
• Larry Shay, Writer/Composer
• Jody Briskey, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #031:

Monday, December 7, 1998 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 8, 1998 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from The Power of a Hat and other works:

• Gunnar Madsen, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor/Piano/Guitar 

• ROUGH CUTS #032:

Monday, January 11, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 12, 1999 (Center for the Performing Arts)

In Pursuit of Excellence:

• Len Schiff, Writer
• Chris Sidorfsky, Composer
• Paul Boesing, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Denise Prosek, Music Director

Excerpts from CYRANO:

• Apollonaire, Writer
• Michael Koerner, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Denise Prosek, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from The Mothers of Ludlow:

• Martha Boesing, Writer
• Paul Boesing, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Denise Prosek, Music Director/Piano

Seven Sevens Fantasia:

• Tom Linker, Creator/Singer-Actor/Piano

Crimson Sky:

• Mike Croswell, Writer/Composer
• Carrie Dahlby, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Grimm, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #033:

Monday, February 8, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 9, 1999 (Foss Center at Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Virtual Motion:

• David Rodwin, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor

Excerpts from 1918:

• Bradley Greenwald, Conceiver/Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #034:

Monday, March 8, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 9, 1999 (Intermedia Arts)

Leslie Ball with special guest Dean Magraw:

• Leslie Ball, Singer-Actor
• Dean Magraw, Guitar

Crazy Rabbit Songs:

• Hardy Coleman, Writer
• Mark Warhol, Composer
• Catherine Issalys, Flute
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Piano/Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Kathy Gasiorowicz, Movement Coach
• Jean Humke, Prop Designer/Construction

• ROUGH CUTS #035:

Monday, April 12, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 13, 1999 (Minneapolis Theatre Garage)

Goblin Market:

• Peggy Harmon, Writer
• Polly Pen, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #036:

Monday, June 7, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, June 8, 1999 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

• Excerpts from Composer-Librettist Studios:

• Darin Goulet, Music Director/Piano

A New Road:

• Robert Fieldsteel, Writer
• Marilyn Harris, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor

The Things You Left Behind:

• Kate Robin, Writer
• David Ogrin, Composer
• Carole Jean Anderson, Singer-Actor

My Joy’s So Great:

• Catherine Filloux, Writer
• Lousie Beach, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor

The Seams of my Clothing:

• Catherine Filloux, Writer
• Tony Angeles, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor

Blue Mountain Blue:

• Robert Fieldsteel, Writer
• Clifford Tasner, Composer
• Carole Jean Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor

Home:

• Maryedith Burrell, Writer
• Marilyn Harris, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor

The Land of Your Heart:

• Catherine Filloux, Writer
• David Ogrin, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor

Madagascar Mission Hymn:

• Kate Robin, Writer
• Louis Beach, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor

Two Two:

• Arlene Hutton, Writer
• Tony Angeles, Composer
• Carole Jean Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Josh Miles, Singer-Actor
• Darin Goulet, Piano
• Dean Magraw, Guitar 

• Guitar Works from Dean Magraw:

• Dean Magraw, Guitar

• ROUGH CUTS #037:

Monday, July 12, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 13, 1999 (Janet Wallace Fine Arts Building, Macalester College)

Excerpts from The Mothers of Ludlow:

• Martha Boesing, Writer
• Paul Boesing, Composer
• Bob Beverage, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Boesing, Singer-Actor
• Cynthia Lohman, Singer-Actor
• Dale Schriemer, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

“J”:

• Carolyn Goelzer, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Paul Boesing, Music Director/Piano

Like Everything Else, Love’s Out of Control:

• Wesley Balk, Writer/Composer
• Bob Beverage, Singer-Actor
• Paul Boesing, Singer-Actor
• Carolyn Goelzer, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Cynthia Lohman, Singer-Actor
• Dale Schriemer, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #038:

Monday, October 11, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
 Tuesday, October 12, 1999 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

One Hundred Years of American Music-Theater:

• Bradley Greenwald, Arranger/Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

Excerpts from Vicarious Thrills: Getting Down With Janis:

• Carolyn Goelzer, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Metaphor/Tom Adams, Instrumentals
• Metaphor/Kyle Bonderson, Instrumentals
• Metaphor/Kitty Croswell, Instrumentals
• Metaphor/Mike Croswell, Instrumentals
• Metaphor/John Mika, Instrumentals
• Metaphor/Greg Stern, Instrumentals 

• ROUGH CUTS #039:

Monday, November 8, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 9, 1999 (The Center for Performing Arts)

Excerpt from Dames:

• Busby Berkeley, Writer/Director

Excerpt from Aria:

• Charles Sturridge, Writer/Director
• Giuseppe Verdi, Composer

Destination in Flux:

• Kiva Reuter, Writer

Demo Reel:

• Jason Doherty, Writer

The Dog is Running:

• Elisabeth A. Prescott, Writer

Excerpts from Video Blaster:

• Matt Whacker, Writer
• Marcus Lunkenheimer, Writer

Excerpt from The Wall:

• Roger Waters, Writer
• Alan Parker, Director
• Gerald Scarge, Designer
• Pink Floyd, Performer

Pwyll:

• Giancinto Scelsi, Composer
• Catherine Issalays, Flute

In Friendship (In Freundschaft):

• Karlheinz Stockhausen, Composer
• Catherine Issalays, Flute

• ROUGH CUTS #040:

Monday, December 13, 1999 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 14, 1999 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from Acts of Mercy:

• Erik Ehn, Writer
• Leslie Ball, Composer
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpt from Hello Again:

• John Lachiusa, Writer/Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpt from Red Tide:

• Paul Selig, Writer
• Kim Sherman, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpt from Martin Guerre:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Falsettos:

• William Finn, Writer/Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpt from Faust:

• Randy Newman, Writer/Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Music Director/Piano

Excerpt from The Capeman:

• Derek Waldcott, Writer
• Paul Simon, Writer/Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Craig Johnson, Music Director/Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #041:

Monday, January 10, 2000 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 11, 2000 (The Foss Center, Augsburg College Campus)

New Songs and Dances:

• Vanessa Gamble, Writer/Composer
• Betsy Mills, Choreographer/Dancer
• Bruce Holmberg, Guitar

The Hill Has Something to Say:

• Rita Dove, Writer
• Craig Harris, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #042:

Monday, February 7, 2000 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 8, 2000 (MCAD Gallery)

Fruit of the Family Tree:

• Anne Dimock, Writer
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor

Songs by Mean Larry:

• Mean Larry, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #043:

Monday, March 13 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 14 (Intermedia Arts)

Night Rituals:

• Jennifer J. Holt, Writer/Composer
• Amber Ellison, Writer/Composer
• Brian Heller, Writer/Composer

Hearts on Fire Fantasia:

• Tom Linker, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor

The Juliet Letters:

• Elvis Costello, Writer/Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #044:

Monday, April 10, 2000 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 11, 2000 (Walker Community Church)

Selections from the 2000 Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano
• Gary Joyner, Writer
• Jim Payne, Writer
• Marcie Rendon, Writer
• Rosanna Staffa, Writer
• Deborah Torraine, Writer
• Brent Michael Davids, Composer
• Peter Hamlin, Composer
• Ochen Kaylan, Composer
• Gary Rue, Composer
• Carl Witt, Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #045:

Monday, May 15 2000 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 16, 2000 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from Anna Bella Eema:

• Lisa D’Amour, Writer
• Chris Sidorfsky, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Larissa Kokernot, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Marc Falk, Music Director

Theatrical music from the Zeitgeist ensemble:

• Heather Barringer, Singer-Actor
• Patti Cudd, Singer-Actor
• Patrick O’Keefe, Singer-Actor
• Carl Witt, Singer-Actor

Menagerie:

• Keith Gunderson, Writer
• Sydney Hodkinson, Composer

Music for Pieces of Wood:

• Steve Reich, Writer/Composer

Credo In US:

• John Cage, Writer/Composer

Untitled:

• Mary Ellen Childs, Writer/Composer

• ROUGH CUTS #046

Monday, July 10, 2000 (Nautilus Studio)

Tuesday, July 11, 2000 (Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Macalester College)

Excerpts from Myths and Hymns:

• Ellen Fitzhugh, Writer
• Adam Guettel, Writer/Composer
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• J.P. Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Teressa Grega, Singer-Actor
• Nancy Marvy, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Jonathan Niel, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Santoro, Singer-Actor
• Amy Silverman, Singer-Actor
• Rosalie Tenseth, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #047:

Monday, October 9, 2000 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 10, 2000 (Foss Center, Augsburg College)

The Polar Express:

• Chris Van Allsburg, Writer
• Robert Kapilow, Composer
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

Songs from The Epiphany Project:

• John Hodian, Writer/Composer/Pianist
• Bet Williams, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #048

Monday, November 13, 2000 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 14, 2000 (Acadia Cabaret Theater)

Selections from Composer-Librettist Studios in NY and LA:

• Joy Gregory, Writer
• John Given, Composer
• Steven Toland, Writer
• Mark Bazzone, Writer
• Victor Lodato, Writer
• Gunnar Madsen, Composer
• Sara Carina Graef, Composer
• Judd Woldin, Composer
• Joseph Zellnick, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Gail Olszewski, Music Director
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Nancy Marvy, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from Dead Man Walking:

• Terrence McNally, Writer
• Jake Heggie, Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Joe LaForte, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Nancy Marvy, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Jill Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Gail Olszewski, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #049:

Monday, December 11, 2000 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 12, 2000 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from It’s Just a Job:

• Chris Gennuala, Writer/Composer
• Joe LaForte, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jonathan Niel, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Santoro, Singer-Actor
• David Frank, Music Director

Trouble in Tahiti:

• Leonard Bernstein, Writer/Composer
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Joe LaForte, Singer-Actor
• Jonathan Niel, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Santoro, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #050:

Monday, January 8, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 9, 2001 (Augsburg College Campus)

Excerpts from The Trial of Standing Bear:

• Marcie Rendon, Writer
• Brent Michaels Davids, Composer
• Anna Brandsoy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Gabriel, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Josh Miles, Singer-Actor
• Jonathan Neil, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Santoro , Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• David Frank, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #051:

Monday, February 5, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 6, 2001 (Center for the Performing Arts)

Excerpts from Stigmatism:

• J. Otis Powell, Writer/Composer/Co-Director/Narrator
• Dr. Daniel Abebe, Narrator/Consultant
• Suzanne Burrows, Drums
• Rene Ford, Saxophone
• Dr. Chris Granias, Piano
• Kate Pehrson, Violin/Narrator/Co-Director

Excerpts from Intension:

• Gary Joyner, Writer
• Peter Hamlin, Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Peter Hamlin, Keyboard
• Gary Joyner, Guitar 

• ROUGH CUTS #052:

Monday, March 5, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 6, 2001 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon:

• Ricky Ian Gordon, Writer/Composer
• Langston Hughes, Writer
• Dorothy Parker, Writer
• Delmore Schwartz, Writer
• Ray Underwood, Writer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Piano

Excerpt from Of Mice and Men:

• Carlisle Floyd, Writer/Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #053:

Monday, April 9, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 10, 2001 (Playwright’s Center)

Songs by Aaron Gabriel:

• Cheri Johnson, Writer
• Aaron Gabriel, Composer
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Callie Hutchison, Violin
• Jane Vogler, Piano

Songs by Carl Witt:

• Carl Witt, Composer/Piano
• Wendell Berry, Writer
• Hart Crane, Writer
• Rosanna Staffa, Writer
• Walt Whitman, Writer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Anne Michels, Singer-Actor
• Patrick O’Keefe, Clarinet

Looking Glass Lake:

• Jim Payne, Writer
• Leslie Ball, Composer
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Jen Peden, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #054:

Monday, June 11, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, June 12, 2001 (Theatre De La Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from Composer-Librettist Studios in NY and LA:

• Betty Shamieh, Writer
• Ellen McLaughlin, Writer
• Nick Salamone, Writer
• Ellen McLaughlin, Writer
• Jessica Goldberg, Writer
• Sophocles Papavasilopoulos, Composer
• Charles L. Gran, Composer
• Anna Dembska, Composer
• Ross Wright, Composer
• Anna Brandsoy, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Anna Brandsoy, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Sarah Lockwood, Music Director

The Happy Prince:

• Keith Collis, Conceiver
• Kelvin Chan, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Eric Jensen, Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, Narration Editor
• Nesiyan Tobak, Movement Consultant

• ROUGH CUTS #055:

Monday, July 9, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 (Macalester College)

Wings:

• Arthur Perlman, Writer
• Jeffrey Lunden, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #056:

Monday, October 8, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 9, 2001 (Macalester College)

Sept Chansons:

• David Chambard, Writer
• Bet Williams, Writer
• John Hodian, Composer

Excerpts from Spirits:

• John Hodian, Writer/Composer
• George Mauer, Music Director

New Songs by Epiphany Project:

• Bet Williams, Writer
• John Hodian, Composer
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Matt O’Neill, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• George Mauer, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #057:

Monday, November 12, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 13, 2001 (Minneapolis Theatre Garage)

Excerpts from To Shine At Last:

• Peter Armetta, Writer/Composer
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

Excerpts from Warning: Explicit Material:

• David Rodwin, Writer/Composer
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

Excerpts from Camille’s Gift:

• Theresa Koon, Writer/Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Laura Handler, Cello

Excerpts from Steel:

• Leon Martell, Writer
• Penka Kouneva, Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

Excerpts from Softland:

• Sheila Callaghan, Writer
• Sophocles Papvasilopoulos, Composer
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #058:

Monday, December 10, 2001 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (Playwright’s Center)

Excerpts from El Niño:

• John Adams, Composer/Librettist
• Peter Sellars, Librettist
• Anna Brandsoy, Singer-Actor
• Joe Black, Singer-Actor
• Lindsay Bonner, Singer-Actor
• Patrick Brooks, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Gabriel, Singer-Actor
• Jonathon Hell, Singer-Actor
• Sarah Jensvold, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• David Morris, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Mark Abelsen, Chorus Coaching
• Tom Linker, Musical Director
• Carl Witt, Pianist 

• ROUGH CUTS #059:

Monday, January 14, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 15, 2002 (Augsburg College)

Six One Five Seven:

• George Maurer, Composer, Pianist
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor

The Frogs:

• Aristophanes, Writer
• Burt Shevelove, Adapter
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer/Composer
• Mark Abelsen, Singer-Actor
• Lindsay Bonner, Singer-Actor
• Joe Black, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Patrick Brooks, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Ari Hoptman, Singer-Actor
• Sarah Jensvold, Singer-Actor
• Melon Krcil, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Jonathon Neill, Singer-Actor
• Mark Abelson, Chorus Preparation
• Eric Jensen, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #060:

Monday, February 11, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 12, 2002 (Augsburg College)

Songs of Leonard Cohen:

• Leonard Cohen, Writer/Composer
• Eric Jensen, Composer/Arranger/Music Director/Piano
• Leslie Ball, Composer
• Mary Ellen Childs, Composer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Peden, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #061:

Monday, March 18, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 19, 2002 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from Riding the Rails:

• Ann Schulman, Writer
• Gary Rue, Composer/Singer-Actor
• Leslie Ball, Singer-Actor

Country Moon: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael:

• Prudence Johnson, Singer-Actor
• Dan Chouinard, Piano/Accordion

• ROUGH CUTS #062:

Monday, April 15, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 16, 2002 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Survivor’s Haiku:

• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Chris Gennaula, Composer
• Kelvin Chan, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Wendy Gennaula, Singer-Actor
• Gail Olszewski, Music Director

Three Visitations Fantasia:

• Tom Linker, Creator/Performer (after Kim Sherman)

Excerpts from The Cat Who Walked By Himself:

• Carla Alcorn, Writer
• William C. Banfield, Composer
• Kelvin Chan, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Wendy Gennaula, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #063:

Monday, May 13, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 14, 2002 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from the 2002 Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitor
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• Dorothy Anton, Writer
• Marie Cooney, Writer
• Elizabeth Dickinson, Writer
• Jerrie Steele, Writer
• Christopher Tibbet, Writer
• Al Biales, Composer
• John Eller, Composer
• Chris Gennaula, Composer
• David Salmela, Composer
• Chad Willow, Composer
• Adena Brumer, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Elizabeth Munn, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #064:

Monday, July 15, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 (Augsburg College)

Summer’s Beauty: A collection of songs performed by the Theatrical Music Company

• Abbie Betinis, Singer-Actor
• Adena Bumer, Singer-Actor
• Brian Kremer, Singer-Actor
• Melissa Morey, Singer-Actor
• Elizabeth Munn, Singer-Actor
• Tim O’Brien, Singer-Actor
• Peter Vitale, Singer-Actor
• Peter Walden, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Music Director/Piano

The Succession of the Four Sweet Months:

• Robert Herrick, Writer
• Benjamin Britten, Composer

The Lake Isle of Innisfree:

• William Butler Yeats, Writer
• Jake Endres, Composer

The Blue Bird:

• Mary E. Coleridge, Writer
• Charles V. Stanford, Composer

To be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water #1:

• Theodore Botrel, Writer
• Frederick Delius, Composer
• Jake Endres, Adapter
• Nick Jones, Translator

La Nuit en Mer:

• Theodore Botrel, Writer
• Henk Badings, Composer

Sure on this Shining Night:

• James Agee, Writer
• Samuel Barber, Composer

Black Max Cabaret Songs:

• Arnold Weinstein, Writer
• William Bolcom, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Christina Baldwin Fletcher, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #065:

Monday, October 14, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 (Augsburg College)

Seven Songs by The Epiphany Project:

• John Hodian, Writer/Composer
• Bet Williams, Writer
• David Chambard, Writer
• Ann Michaels, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Piano

Musical Collaborations and Individual Compositions:

• Leslie Ball, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Gary Rue, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #066:

Monday, November 11, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 12, 2002 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from A Confederacy of Dunces:

• Barbara Meyer, Writer
• Jonathon Niel, Writer
• Drew Gordon, Composer
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Barbara Meyer, Singer-Actor
• Drew Gordon, Piano
• Jerry Gorman, String Bass

In-Between Spaces:

• Karen Coe Miller, Conceiver/Stage Director
• Janika VanderVelde, Composer
• Carole Jean Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Maureen Koelsch, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from The Ballad of Mary Mallon:

• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Chris Gennaula, Composer
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Wendy Gennaula, Singer-Actor
• Jonathon Niel, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #067:

Monday, December 9, 2002 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 10, 2002 (College of St. Catherine)

SixOneFiveSeven:

• George Maurer, Creator

Après Midi:

• Ochen K, Creator/Singer-Actor

Excerpts from Mozart in Manhattan:

• Brian Fogarty, Writer
• Albert Biales, Composer
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Gabriel, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Elizabeth Munn, Singer-Actor
• Jonathon Niel, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #068:

Monday, January 13, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 14, 2003 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

John and Jen:

• Tom Greenwald, Writer
• Andrew Lippa, Writer/Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #069:

Monday, February 10, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 11, 2003 (The Foss Center at Augsburg College)

Promise:

• Theresa Koon, Writer/Composer
• Christy Slovacek, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Adena Brumer, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Mary Keepers, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Elizabeth Munn, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Liz Bell, Violin
• Laura Handler, Cello
• Pat O’Keefe, Clarinet 

• ROUGH CUTS #070:

Monday, March 3, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 4, 2003 (The Southern Theater)

The Last Five Years:

• Jason Robert Brown, Writer/Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #071:

Monday, April 14, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 15, 2003 (College of St. Catherine)

Excerpts from At the Crossroads:

• Richard Hovey, Writer
• Carla Alcorn, Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Joan Womeldorf, Music Director/Piano

Songs by Jeffrey Stock:

• Jeffrey Stock, Composer
• Susan Birkenhead, Writer
• Eisa Davis, Writer
• Kenneth Patchen, Writer
• Jeffery Stock, Writer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Carl Witt, Piano

So This Duck Walks Into a Psychiatrist’s Office…

• Ari Hoptman, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #072:

Monday, May 12, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 13, 2003 (Augsburg College)

Songs by John Buchinno:

• John Bucchino, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

Excerpts from Songs of Love and War:

• Richard Peaslee, Composer
• Lewis Carroll, Writer
• Kenneth Cavander, Writer
• A. E. Housman, Writer
• J. C. Van Itallie, Writer
• Edgar Lee Masters, Writer
• Carl Sandburg, Writer
• Siegfried Sassoon, Writer
• Evan Boyce, Singer-Actor
• Michael Kelley, Singer-Actor
• Tim McVean, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #073:

Monday, July 7, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 8, 2003 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Quick Silver:

• Kira Obolensky, Writer
• Christopher Gable, Composer
• Brent Doyle, Singer-Actor
• Katie Kaufmann, Singer-Actor
• Charles Schuminski, Singer-Actor
• Grant Loehrig, Music Director
• Irve Dell, Scene and Puppet Designer

Excerpt from The Tale of Khalifa the Fisherman:

• Aaron Poochigian, Writer
• David Salmela, Composer
• David A Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Joe Black, Singer-Actor
• Adena Brumer, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Todd Trebour, Singer-Actor
• Woody Woodward, Singer-Actor
• Gail Olszewski, Music Director

Lavender Girl:

• John Bucchino, Writer/Composer
• James A Waedekin, Writer
• Adena Brumer, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director