ROUGH CUTS
October 2003 to July 2013

• ROUGH CUTS #074

Monday, October 13, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 14, 2003 (Patrick’s Cabaret)

The Ocean:

• Joseph Fisher, Writer
• David Turner, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

Guilty As Charged:

• Ishmael Reed, Writer
• Carman Moore, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

Excerpts from Stations of the Heart:

• James Payne, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

In My Dreams:

• Elizabeth Wong, Writer
• Christy Crowl, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

Missing:

• David Lindsay-Abaire, Writer
• Mat Eisenstein, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

Excerpts from Philosophy of the World:

• Joy Gregory, Writer
• Gunnar Madsen, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #075

Monday, November 17, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 (Walker Community Church)

Excerpt from Floyd Collins:

• Adam Guettel, Writer/Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

Excerpt from Such Good Friends…:

• Jeff Duncan, Writer
• Tom Schnauber, Composer
• Anne Adams, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Gail Olszewski, Music Director

Excerpts from Hearts on Fire:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

Excerpts from The Wife of Martin Guerre:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

Excerpts from Requiem for the Unbelievers:

• Anne Sexton, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Anne Adams, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Elizabeth Comeaux, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #076

Monday, December 15, 2003 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 16, 2003 (Theater de la Jeune Lune)

Selections from the 2003 Minnesota Composer-Librettist Studio:

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Tom Linker, Music Director/Piano
• Janet Allard, Writer
• Bill Corbett, Writer
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Writer
• Dominic Orlando, Writer
• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Joshua Bornfield, Composer
• Marya Hart, Composer
• Ralph Johnson, Composer
• Tom Schnauber, Composer
• Bob Voigt, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #077

Monday, January 12, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 13, 2004 (Walker Community Church)

Man of La Mancha:

• Dale Wasserman, Writer
• Joe Darion, Writer
• Mitch Leigh, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Ari Hoptman, Singer-Actor
• Mary Keepers, Singer-Actor
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Jonathon Niel, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Luverne Seifert, Singer-Actor
• Woody Woodward, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #078

Monday, February 16, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 17, 2004 (Southern Theater)

Floyd Collins:

• Adam Guettel, Writer/Composer
• Tina Landau, Writer
• Kelvin Chan, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• William Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Terry Hempleman, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Jonathon Niel, Singer-Actor
• Molly Sue McDonald, Singer-Actor
• Brian Sostek, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #079

Monday, April 12, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

From the Diary of Virginia Woolf:

• Dominick Argento, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Tom Bartsch, Music Director/Piano

The World is Too Beautiful This Year:

• Edna St. Vincent Millay, Writer
• Laura Caviani, Composer
• Michelle Kinney, Composer
• Gary Rue, Composer/Singer-Actor/Guitar
• Diana Grasselli, Singer-Actor
• Prudence Johnson, Singer-Actor
• Laura Caviani, Piano
• Joan Griffith, Guitar/Mandolin/Percussion
• Michelle Kinney, Cello
• Joe Pulice, Drums

• ROUGH CUTS #080

Monday, May 10, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 11, 2004 (Augsburg College)

Songs of Ricky Ian Gordon:

• Ricky Ian Gordon, Writer/Composer
• Emily Dickinson, Writer
• Langston Hughes, Writer
• Donald Justice, Writer
• Tina Landau, Writer
• Frank O’Hara, Writer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #081

Monday, July 19, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 20, 2004 (Augsburg College)

The Seams of Your Clothing:

• Catherine Filloux, Writer
• Anthony Angeles, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Piano

The Stars and the Moon:

• Jason Robert Brown, Writer/Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Piano

Next Flight to San Francisco:

• Tony Kushner, Writer
• Ricky Ian Gordon, Composer

Up Child:

• Michael John Garcés, Writer
• Brian Lowdermilk, Composer

Sun-Standing-Still: Persephone’s Sister:

• Dominic Orlando, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Andria Helm, Singer-Actor
• Rebecca Myers, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #082

Monday, October 11, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 12, 2004 (Walker Church)

Bon Appetit!:

• Julia Child, Writer
• Mark Shulgasser, Adapter
• Lee Hoiby, Composer
• Thomas Larson, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

Cabaret Songs:

• Marcy Heisler, Writer
• Zina Goldrich, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #083

Monday, November 8, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 9, 2004 (Walker Church)

New Music-Theater by Asian-American Composers and Writers:

• Bill Murray, Singer-Actor
• Sarah Ochs, Singer-Actor
• Laurine Price, Singer-Actor
• Sherwin Resurreccion, Singer-Actor
• Eric Sharp, Singer-Actor
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

Excerpts from Manzanar:

• Rus McCoy, Writer
• Dan Taguchi, Composer

The Night Jackie Chan Saved My Life:

• Alvin Eng, Writer
• Anthony Angeles, Composer

Tan Dun Suite:

• Tan Dun, Writer
• Paul Griffiths, Writer
• Xu Ying, Writer

Excerpts from Lost Vegas Acts:

• Cherylene Lee, Writer
• Donald Eldon Wescoat, Composer

The Seams of Your Clothing:

• Catherine Filloux, Writer
• Anthony Angeles, Composer

Excerpts from And The Earth Moved:

• Timothy Huang, Writer/Composer

Excerpts from Madame Mao:

• Colin Graham, Writer
• Bright Sheng, Composer

Excerpts from Heading East:

• Robert Lee, Writer
• Leon Ko, Composer 

• ROUGH CUTS #084

Monday, December 13, 2004 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Winter Journey:

• Wilhelm Muller, Writer
• Franz Schubert, Composer
• Kelvin Chan, Singer-Actor
• Emily Hanson, Piano

December Songs:

• Maury Yeston, Writer/Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Piano 

•ROUGH CUTS #085

Monday, January 10, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 (Augsburg College)

Streets of Philadelphia:

• Bruce Springsteen, Writer/Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Piano

As Time Goes By:

• Herman Hupfeld, Writer/Composer
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Piano

Excerpts from Stone Soup Feeds the World:

• Dane Stauffer, Writer
• Ochen Kaylan, Composer
• Adena Brumer, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Laurine Price, Singer-Actor
• Luverne Seifert, Singer-Actor
• Eric Sharp, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from The Trojan Women:

• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Maria Asp, Singer-Actor
• Janis Hardy, Singer-Actor
• Gary Keast, Singer-Actor
• Jeanne Landkammer, Singer-Actor
• Dana Munson, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Corissa White, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #086

Monday, February 7, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 (Open Book)

I Won’t Mind:

• Annie Kessler, Writer
• Libby Saines, Writer
• Jeff Blumenkrantz Composer

Christmas Lullaby:

• Jason Robert Brown, Writer/Composer

Stop Time:

• Richard Maltby, Writer
• David Shire, Composer
• Naomi Gurt Lind, Singer-Actor
• Eric Jensen, Piano

Excerpts from The Ballad of Mary Mallon:

• Dan Pinkerton, Writer
• Chris Gennaula, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

Take All My Loves: The Poetry of William Shakespeare:

• William Shakespeare, Writer
• John Dankworth, Composer
• Arthur Young, Composer
• Christine Rosholt, Singer-Actor
• Laura Caviani, Piano
• Jay Epstein, Drums
• Michael O’Brien, Bass

• ROUGH CUTS #087

Monday, March 7, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld:

• Donald Rumsfeld, Writer
• Hart Seely, Arranger
• Bryant Kong, Composer
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Eric Jensen, Piano

Music-Theater Excerpts By Jenny Giering:

Caraboo: A True Fairy Tale:
• Beth Blatt, Writer
• Marsha Norman, Writer

The Mistress Cycle:
• Beth Blatt, Writer

The Hotel Carter:
• Stephanie Fleischmann, Writer 

• Laurine Price, Singer-Actor
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Emily Hanson, Music Director
• Eric Jensen, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #088

Monday, April 11, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 (Augsburg College)

My Name Is Vincent:

• Keith Collis, Writer/Composer
• Aaron Kerr, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Emily Hanson, Piano
• Laura Handler, Cello

An American Dream:

• Philip Littell, Writer
• Frank Ticheli, Composer
• Carrie Mineck, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #089

Monday, May 16, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 (Walker Community Church)

Aloha Flight 243:

• Sophia Chapadjiev, Writer
• Allison Leyton-Brown, Composer
• Ruthie Baker, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Karen Weber, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Mark Abelson, Keyboard

Loss of Breath:

• Bill Corbett, Writer
• Ralph Johnson, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Tom Bartsch, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #090

Monday, July 11, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Soundtrack For The Common Man:

• Richard Maltby, Writer/Composer
• David Shire, Writer/Composer
• David Andrew Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Adena Brumer, Singer-Actor
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

Excerpts from Meditations on Arion:

• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Deviser
• Ben Krywosz, Deviser
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Piano

Music by Gary Rue:

• Gary Rue, Composer/Conceiver
• Prudence Johnson, Writer
• Ann Schulman, Writer

• ROUGH CUTS #091

Monday, October 10, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House:

• Billy Collins, Writer
• Tom Cipullo, Composer
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Piano

Stations of the Heart:

• Jim Payne, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #092

Monday, November 14, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 (Temple Israel)

I Am Anne Frank:

• Enid Futterman, Writer
• Michael Cohen, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Larson, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #093

Monday, December 12, 2005 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Theater Songs of Richard Pearson Thomas:

• Richard Pearson Thomas, Writer/Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• David Saffert, Singer-Actor
• Jill Sandager, Singer-Actor

The Red-Eye to Havre de Grace:

• Jeremy Wilhelm, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• David Wilhelm, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Abridged and Condensed:

• Richard Pearson Thomas, Writer/Composer
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• David Saffert, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #094

Monday, February 6, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Hello Again:

• Michael John La Chiusa, Writer/Composer
• Krista Costin, Singer-Actor
• Micah Erickson, Singer-Actor
• Meghan Sherer, Singer-Actor
• Brian Halaas, Singer-Actor
• Bri’ann Wright, Music Director

Songs of Kurt Weill:

• Kurt Weill, Composer
• Georg Kaiser, Writer
• Lys Symonette, Translator
• Walter Mehring, Writer
• Ben Krywosz, Translator
• Howard Dietz, Writer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

Excerpts from West Bank Story:

• Maren Ward, Writer
• John Bueche, Writer
• Marya Hart, Composer
• Margot Busset, Singer-Actor
• Kira Lace, Singer-Actor
• Jack Mathesin, Singer-Actor
• Andy McCormick, Singer-Actor
• Xavier Rice, Singer-Actor
• Kathy Shuler, Singer-Actor
• Eric Jensen, Music Director
• Karen Majewicz, Accordion
• Tom Adams, Bass

• ROUGH CUTS #095

Monday, March 20, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 (Augsburg College)

Two Songs:

• Edna St Vincent Millay, Writer
• Michael Cohen, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Piano

Work-in-Progress: Ruth Mackenzie:

• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Piano
• Joan Griffith, Composer
• Elizabeth Alexander, Composer
• Edna St Vincent Millay, Writer
• Wendell Berry, Writer
• Nancy White, Writer

Zephyrus: Songs of the West Wind:

• Percy Bysshe Shelley, Writer
• Al Biales, Composer
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Sarah Schmalenberger, Horn
• Jill Dawe, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #096

Monday, April 17, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from How Green Was My Valley:

• Elizabeth Bassine, Writer
• Ron Hutchinson, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• David A Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Nancy Marvy, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #097

Monday, May 8, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 (Augsburg College)

Death in Venice:

• Myfanwy Piper, Writer
• Benjamin Britten, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Larson, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director/Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #098

Monday, June 5, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (Theatre de la Jeune Lune)

Excerpts from Amnesiac Jack:

• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actr
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Joy Donley, Stage Director
• Michael Pearce Donley, Music Director/Piano

Dreams Among Sorrows and Songs:

• Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Laura Handler, Cello
• George Maurer, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #099

Monday, July 10, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from The Last Five Years:

• Jason Robert Brown, Writer/Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

Excerpts from Songs From an Unmade Bed:

• Mark Campbell, Writer
• Jenny Giering, Composer
• Stephen Hoffman, Composer
• Lance Horne, Composer
• Steven Lutvak, Composer
• Steve Marzullo, Composer
• Duncan Sheik, Composer
• Kim Sherman, Composer
• Joseph Thalken, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

Excerpts from Chopin’s Heart:

• Gary Rue, Conceiver/Writer/Composer
• Rosanna Staffa, Writer
• Diana Grasselli, Singer-Actor
• Prudence Johnson, Singer-Actor
• Dan Chouinard, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #100

Monday, October 9, 2006 (Southern Theater)
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 (Southern Theater)

ROUGH CUTS 100: Selections from Previous ROUGH CUTS

• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Leslie Ball, Singer-Actor
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Prudence Johnson, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ruth Mackenzie, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Brian Sostek, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• Ochen Kaylan, Music Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• George Maurer, Music Director
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Gary Rue, Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, Artistic Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #101

Monday, November 6, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 (Playwrights Center)

Excerpts from Stations of the Heart:

• James Payne, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Piano
• Ben Krywosz, Dramatic Coach

Excerpts from Carousel:

• Oscar Hammerstein II, Writer
• Richard Rogers, Composer
• Angelyn Eve Faust, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Michael Jurenek, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Colleen Somerville, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, Dramatic Coach 

• ROUGH CUTS #102

Monday, December 11, 2006 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 (Walker Community Church)

Excerpts from Four Last Songs:

• Joseph Von Eichendorff, Writer
• Richard Strauss, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Piano
• Ben Krywosz, Translator/Dramatic Coach

20th Century American Degenerate Music:

• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Musical Direction:
• Ben Krywosz, Dramatic Coach
• Walter Mehring, Writer
• Kurt Weil, Composer
• Scott Joplin, Composer
• Marc Blitzstein, Writer/Composer
• Jimmy DeKnight, Writer/Composer
• Max Freedman, Writer/Composer
• Bob Dylan, Writer/Composer
• Philip Glass, Writer/Composer
• Shalom Goldman, Writer
• Robert Israel, Writer
• Richard Riddell, Writer
• Phil Ochs, Writer/Composer
• Pete Seeger, Writer/Composer
• Emily Robinson, Writer/Composer
• Martie Maguire, Writer/Composer
• Natalie Maines, Writer/Composer
• Dan Wilson, Writer/Composer
• Tom Lehrer, Writer/Composer
• Randy Newman, Writer/Composer
• Tom Lehrer, Writer/Composer
• Cole Porter, Writer/Composer
• Frank Zappa, Writer/Composer
• Larry Klein, Writer/Composer
• David Baerwald, Writer/Composer
• Lesley Gore, Writer/Composer
• Cliff Tasner, Writer/Composer
• Randy Newman, Writer/Composer
• Trey Parker, Writer/Composer 

• ROUGH CUTS #103

Monday, February 12, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 (Playwrights Center)

Orpheus and Euridice:

• Ricky Ian Gordon, Writer/Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Pat O’Keefe, Clarinet
• Mindy Eschedor, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #104

Monday, March 12, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 (The Walker Community Church)

Excerpts from The Little Yellow Diary:

• Patty Nieman, Writer/Singer-Actor
• Dennis Curley, Composer/Singer-Actor

Excerpts from 20 Days to Find a Wife:

• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Writer
• Marya Hart, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Bob Beverage, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Tinia Moulder, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #105

Monday, April 30, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (Augsburg College)

Dynamite Tonite:

• Arnold Weinstein, Writer
• William Bolcom, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Michael Jurenek, Singer-Actor
• Michael Kelley, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Larsono, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Randy Schmeling, Singer-Actor
• Kirsten Sevig, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
• Tom Bartsch, Keyboards
• Tom Wahlrobe, Percussion 

• ROUGH CUTS #106

Monday, May 21, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 (The Walker Community Church)

Composing Ellen:

• Ann Schulman, Writer
• Gary Rue, Composer/Guitar
• Matt Rein, Singer-Actor

It’s Always Love: A Cabaret:

• Eilene Wisniewski, Deviser/Singer-Actor
• Phil Bratnober, Piano

Excerpts from Second Star to the Right:

• Joe Chvala, Writer/Composer
• George Maurer, Music Director
• Sasha Andreev, Singer-Actor
• Brendon Bujold, Singer-Actor
• Terry Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Joe Chvala, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #107

Monday, July 9, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 (Augsburg College)

365 Days/365 Plays:

• Suzan-Lori Parks, Writer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Michael Donley, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor/Melodica
• Michael Juranek, Singer-Actor
• Patty Nieman, Singer-Actor
• Kyle Parker, Singer-Actor
• Alison Scherzer, Singer-Actor
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Gary Rue, Composer
• Jake Endres, Composer
• Robert Elhai, Composer 
• Ralph Johnson, Composer
• Mary Ellen Childs, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Composer
• Michael Donley, Composer
• Jessica Parker, Cello
• Kate Devoe, Trumpet
• Patrick O’Keefe, Bass Clarinet
• Sarah Johnson, Castenets

• ROUGH CUTS #108

Monday, October 15, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from Strange Love:

• Charles Campbell, Writer
• Susan Hofflander, Singer-Actor
• Elizabeth Bell, Violin

Awaiting You:

• Adam Guettel, Writer/Composer
• Robert Elhai, Arranger

“Meditation” from Thais:

• Jules Massenet, Composer

Bruce:

• John Wallowitch, Writer/Composer

Excerpts from Removable Parts:

• Corey Dargel, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Kathleen Supove, Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #109

Monday, November 12, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from Dreams Among Sorrows and Songs:

• Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Laura Handler, Cello
• George Maurer, Piano

Excerpts from Second Star to the Right:

• Joe Chvala, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Sasha Andree, Singer-Actor
• Terry Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Karen Weber, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #110

Monday, December 17, 2007 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from Sunrise Over Graceland:

• Stacey Luftig, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Ellen Byron, Adapter
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Michael Jurenek, Singer-Actor
• Tinia Moulder, Singer-Actor

Leslie Ball:

• Leslie Ball, Singer-Songwriter 

• ROUGH CUTS #111

Monday, January 14, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 (Rehearsal Room @ The Ritz Theater)

Excerpts from FOUR LAST SONGS:

• Hermann Hesse, Writer
• Joseph von Eichendorff, Writer
• Ben Krywosz, Translator
• Richard Strauss, Composer
• Robert Elhai, Piano Arrangement
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Piano

Excerpts from Five Books - First Series “The Journey”:

• Craig Harris, Writer/Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• Jill Dawe, Second Keyboard
• Craig Harris, Visual Images
• Candy Kuehn, Visual Images
• Ben Krywosz, Dramaturg
• Brian Halaas, Slide Operator
• Hope Nordquist, Sound Operator

• ROUGH CUTS #112

Monday, February 11, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 (Augsburg College)

QUEENIE WAZZA BLONDE:

Excerpts from the poem The Wild Party:
• Joseph Moncure March, Writer

Excerpts from The Wild Party:
• Michael John Lachiusa, Writer/Composer
• George C Wolfe, Writer

Excerpts from The Wild Party:
• Andrew Lippa, Writer/Composer

• Kaila Frymire, Singer-Actor
• Sarah Keay, Singer-Actor
• Jesse Seward, Singer-Actor
• Brian Halaas, Stage Director
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

SONGS FROM TWELVE OPHELIAS

• Caridad Svich, Writer/Composer
• Michael Escamilla, Composer
• Gary Rue, Composer/Guitar
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Clayton Shanilec, Fiddle

• ROUGH CUTS #113

Monday, March 17, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from Hard Times:

• Charles Dickens, Writer
• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Gary Rue, Writer/Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholtz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

Songs By Stephanie Johnstone:

• Stephanie Johnstone, Writer/Composer
• David McGee, Writer
• Joshua William Gelb, Writer
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Piano

Let There Be Joy:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholtz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Laura Handler, Cello
• Sarah Grundem, Harp 

• ROUGH CUTS #114

Monday, May 19, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from The Diary of Adam and Eve:

• Sheldon Harnick, Writer/Compose
• Jerry Bock, Writer/Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Piano

Excerpts from the Nautilus Composer-Librettist Studio:

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• Alan Berks, Writer
• John Bueche, Writer
• Perry Leuders, Writer
• Allison Moore, Writer
• Mic Weinblatt, Writer
• Candy Bilyk, Composer
• Terry Eason, Composer
• Paul Kovacovic, Composer
• Ed Marcus, Composer
• Ann Millikan, Composer
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Prudence Johnson, Singer-Actor
• Patty Nieman, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Randy Schmeling, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #115

Monday, July 7, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, July 7, 2008 (Foss Center at Augsburg College)

The Nihilist:

• Nicholas Anthony, Writer
• Brendan Eddy, Writer
• Wayne Johnson Jr, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer

Three Songs:

• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Theresa Koon, Singer-Actor
• Heather Reithmeier, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Musical Director
• Sarah Johnson, Percussion

Excerpts from Alice Unwrapped:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Jenny Giering, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #116

Monday, October 13, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (The Ritz Theater)

Alice Unwrapped:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Jenny Giering, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

Two Sides Sounding:

• Eleanor Taylor, Singer-Actor
• Jocelyn Dueck, Singer-Actor

Hens: Their Diseases and Cure:

• Nancy Luce, Writer
• Christopher Gable, Composer

A Mother’s Lament:

• Gilda Lyons, Composer

Between the Limbs, Music:

• Joan Wolf Prefontaine, Writer
• Edie Hill, Composer

Crisis/Opportunity:

• Jason Grote, Writer
• Linda Dowdell, Composer
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor

Remember Me:

• Gordon Leary, Writer
• Julia Meinwald, Composer

Con Dolcezza (With Sweetness):

• Condoleezza Rice, Writer
• Corey Dargel, Composer

Nature’s Serenade:

• Mic Weinblatt, Writer
• Ed Marcus, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #117

Monday, November 24, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from the Nautilus Composer-Librettist Studio:

• Ben Krywosz, Facilitator
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
• David Hanzel, Assistant to the Directors
• Stephanie Wilbur Ash, Writer
• Anne Bertram, Writer
• Ben Kreilkamp, Writer
• Savannah Reich, Writer
• Joy Tomasko, Writer
• Elizabeth Alexander, Composer
• Catherine Dalton, Composer
• Andrew Lynch, Composer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Laurie Witzkowski, Composer
• Sasha Andreev, Singer-Actor
• Debi Kilde, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Karen Weber, Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #118

Monday, December 15, 2008 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from Don’t Crush Our Heart!:

• Stephanie Wilbur Ash, Writer
• Geoff Herbach, Writer
• Andy Sturdevant, Writer
• David Salmela, Composer
• Sasha Andreev, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Terry Eason, Guitar

Cranky Christmas Songs:

• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• Tom Lehrer, Writer/Composer
• David Friedman, Writer/Composer
• Richard Maltby, Writer
• David Shire, Composer
• Lynn Ahrens, Writer
• Stephen Flaherty, Composer
• Jason Robert Brown, Writer/Composer
• Kristine Zbornik, Additional Material
• Stephen Colbert, Writer/Composer
• David Friedman, Writer/Composer

• ROUGH CUTS #119

Monday, January 12, 2009 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from The Ballad of Nicollet Mall:

• Charles Neerland, Writer
• John Beal, Composer
• John Clark Donahue, Creative Director
• Roberta Carlson, Music-Director

• Sasha Andreev, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Simone Perrin, Singer-Actor
• Randy Schmeling, Singer-Actor
• James Williams, Singer-Actor
• Roberta Carlson, Music-Director

• ROUGH CUTS #120

Monday, March 23, 2009 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 (Playwrights Center)

A musical reading of My End:

• Joy Tomasko, Writer
• Andrew Lynch, Compser

• Andea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Randy Schmeling, Singer-Actor
• Brian Sostek, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Terry Eason, Guitar

• ROUGH CUTS #121

Monday, April 20, 2009 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (Augsburg College)

The Twin Cities Cabaret Network: New Cabaret Songs:

• Rich Cambell, Composer
• Lauren Cregor, Writer/Composer
• Fred Ebb, Writer
• Paul Friedman, Writer
• Matt Gould, Composer
• Billy Joel, Writer/Composer
• John Kander, Composer
• Francis Lai, Composer
• Tom Linker, Composer/Music Director
• Amanda McBroom, Writer/Composer
• James McManus, Writer
• Marisa Michelson, Writer/Composer
• Carl Sigman, Writer
• Deborah Stein, Writer
• Dar Williams, Writer/Composer

• ROUGH CUTS #122

Monday, May 18, 2009 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Sister Stories:

• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Tom Linker, Music Director

Excerpt from The Preve:
• Anne Dimock, Writer
• Becky Dale, Composer

Excerpt from Looking Glass Lake:
• Jim Payne, Writer
• Leslie Ball, Composer

Excerpt from Bubble Bubble:
• Ari Hoptman, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer

Excerpt from Persephone’s Sister:
• Dominic Orlando, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities:

• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Annie Enneking, Singer-Actor
• Terry Hempleman, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz , Singer-Actor
• Mackenzie Beck-Esmy, Dancer
• Ed Williams Jr., Dancer
• Michael Pearce Donley, Piano
• Michelle Kinney, Cello
• Melissa Mathews, Violin
• Nancy Nair, Choreographer
• Mary Keepers, Stage Director
• Michael Pearce Donley, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #123

Monday, October 12, 2009 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 (Augsburg College)

Cottonwood Yard:

• John Flynn, Writer
• Roberta Carlson, Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

Excerpts from Joan of Arc:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Mel Marvin, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #124

Monday, November 9, 2009 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from En Mis Palabras:

• Jeff Gilden, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Piano

Excerpts from Foxy Tann’s Beaverdance: A Marxist Holiday Fur Trade Musical:

• Corrie Zoll, Writer
• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Marya Hart, Composer
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Marya Hart, Piano

Excerpts from I Wonder:

• Texts from anonymous residents in long-term psychiatric care
• Roger Ames, Composer
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Piano
• Jim Jacobson, Cello 

• ROUGH CUTS #125

Monday, December 7, 2009 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from Chopin’s Heart:

• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Gary Rue, Writer/Composer
• Jody Briskey, Singer-Actor
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

Craigslistlieder:

• Texts from on-line personal ads posted on Craigslist
• Gabriel Kahane, Composer
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Piano 

• ROUGH CUTS #126

Monday, January 19, 2010 (Studio Z)
Tuesday, January 20, 2010 (Augsburg College)

Correspondences:

• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Brad Bradshaw, Singer-Actor
• Tom Bartsch, Piano

Excerpts from Propeller:

• Marisha Chamberlain, Writer
• Mary Ellen Childs, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Heather Barringer, Percussion
• Patti Cudd, Percussion
• Pat O’Keefe, Clarinet
• Shannon Wettstein, Piano
• Karena Ferrier, Violin
• Jacqueline Ultan, Cello

• ROUGH CUTS #127

Monday, March 8, 2010 (Nautilus Studio)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Theater Songs by LAUREN CREGOR:

• Lauren Cregor, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor
• Hanna Cheek, Writer
• Kevin Townley, Writer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #128

Monday, April 12, 2010 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 (Playwrights Center)

The Secret Lives of Vegetables:

• Mic Meinblatt, Writer
• Edward Marcus, Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director/Piano

Matt Gould: Theater Songs:

• Matt Gould, Composer/Writer/Sing-Actor
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Moore, Writer
• Debra Stein, Writer
• Carson Kreitzer, Writer
• Griffin Matthews, Writer/Composer
• George Maurer, Music Director/Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #129

Monday, May 10, 2010 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (Augsburg College)

Amelia in America:

• Susan Galbraith, Writer
• Ann Hoopes, Composer
• Robert B Johnson, Composer
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• William Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Mary Laymon, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michaels, Singer-Actor
• Bill Scharpen, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #130

Monday, July 5, 2010 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Ordinary Days:

• Adam Gwon, Writer/Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

Excerpts from Untold Lies:

• Jim Payne, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #131

Monday, October 18, 2010 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 (The Ritz)

Ordinary Days:

• Adam Gwon, Writer/Composer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Kersten Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Doug Scholz-Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #132

Monday, November 15, 2010 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Stations of the Heart:

• Jim Payne, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Music Director: Jerry Rubino

Excerpts from Our Basic Nature:

• Kelley Rourke, Writer
• John Glover, Composer
• Andrew Wilkowske, Singer-Actor
• Jocelyn Dueck, Music Director
• Kelley Rourke, Narrator
• John Glover, Toy Piano

• ROUGH CUTS #133

Monday, December 13, 2010 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 (Augsburg College)

Bob Dylan: Mind Out of Time:

• Ann Schulman, Writer
• Bob Dylan, Writer/Composer
• Jarius Abts, Singer-Actor
• Jody Briskey, Singer-Actor
• Nathan Christopher, Singer-Actor
• Steven Epp, Singer-Actor
• Mo Perry, Singer-Actor
• John Clark Donahue, Stage Director
• Gregory Theisen, Music Director
• Lonnie Knight, Guitar 

• ROUGH CUTS #134

Monday, January 10, 2011 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011(Open Eye)

Cantata for Belarus:

• Text by Harold Pinter, adopted by Ben Krywosz
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Gregory Theisen, Music Director
• JP Fitzgibbons, Percussion

Excerpts from Kingdom Undone:

• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Ben Johnson, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Michael Pearce Donley, Music Director/Arranger

Further Fidgety Fairy Tales:

• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Maggie Lofboom, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Gregory Theisen, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #135

Monday, February 7, 2011 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 (Open Eye)

Performers From Mu Performing Arts and Teatro del Pueblo:

• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Katia Cardenas, Singer-Actor
• Adlyn Carreras, Singer-Actor
• Isabella Dawis, Singer-Actor
• Laura Gracia, Singer-Actor
• Kurt Kwan, Singer-Actor
• Molly Pan, Singer-Actor
• Silvia Pontanza, Singer-Actor
• Michael Sung-Ho, Singer-Actor
• Kachyia Vang, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from Remember Warsaw:

• Bernard Kaplan, Writer
• Roger Ames, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #136

Monday, April 11, 2011 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 (Open Eye)

Always Love: Moments From the Heart:

• Eilene Wisniewski, Arranger/Singer-Actor
• Solange Guillayme, Music Director
• Fred Ebb, Writer
• John Kander, Composer
• Oscar Hammerstein II, Writer
• Richard Rogers, Composer
• Ferida Wolff, Writer
• Betty Comden, Writer
• Adolph Green, Writer
• Jules Styne, Composer
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer/Composer
• Patty Hansen, Writer
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer/Composer
• Susannah Meadows, Writer
• Gina Barrett Schlesinger, Writer
• Jerry Herman, Writer/Composer
• Stephen Sondheim, Writer/Composer
• Alain Boublil, Writer
• Richard Maltby Jr., Writer
• Claude-Michel Schonberg, Composer

Excerpts from Twisted Apples:

• Jim Payne, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Singer-Actor
• Robert Elhai, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #137

Monday, October 10, 2011 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Joan of Arc:

• Laura Harrington, Writer
• Mel Marvin, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
• Randall Davidson, Cello

• ROUGH CUTS #138

Monday, December 5, 2011 (Studio Z)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Selections from the Performer Mentor Program, including:

Excerpt from Dessa Rose:

• Lynn Ahrens, Writer
• Stephen Flaherty, Composer
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Singer-Actor

Excerpt from Camelot:

• Alan Jay Lerner, Writer
• Frederick Loewe, Composer
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor

A Character Without…

• Phil Fried, Writer/Composer
• Maggie Lofboom, Singer-Actor

Excerpt from Cosi Fan Tutte:

• Lorenzo Da Ponte, Writer
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
• Ben Krywosz, Translator
• Lauren Drasler, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• Christina Baldwin, Performer Mentor
• Gary Briggle, Performer Mentor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Performer Mentor
• Vanessa Gamble, Performer Mentor

Excerpts from Fortuna and the Time-Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom:

• Jason Powell, Writer/Composer
• Lauren Drasler, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Julie Kurtz, Singer-Actor
• Maggie Lofboom, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #139

Monday, January 23, 2012 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (Augsburg)

Exploration of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence Through Story and Song:

• Cathleen Fuller, Singer-Actor
• Steve Hendrickson, Singer-Actor
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director

Beyond Fidgety Fairy Tales:

• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Lauren Drasler, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Maggie Lofboom, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Music Director 

• ROUGH CUTS #140

Monday, February 6, 2012 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (Playwrights Center)

Excerpts from Kingdom Undone:

• Jeremiah Gamble, Writer
• Vanessa Gamble, Composer/Singer-Actor
• Jeremiah Gamble, Composer
• Dustin Bronson, Singer-Actor
• Greg Bunch, Singer-Actor
• Janet Hanson, Singer-Actor
• Eric Heimsoth, Singer-Actor
• Noni Mason, Singer-Actor
• Gail Ottmar, Singer-Actor
• Kurt Schweickhardt, Singer-Actor
• Michael Pearce Donley, Music Director
• Ben Kunkel, Guitar
• Karen Thomas, Violin

Excerpts from Empire Builder:

• George Maurer, Writer
• Anne Bertram, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Max Wojtanowicz, Singer-Actor
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #141

Monday, April 9, 2012 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from Yarrrh! The Lusty, Busty Pirate Musical:

• Daniel Pinkerton, Writer
• Chris Gennaula, Composer
• Lauren Drasler, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Dee Langley, Music Director/Accordion

The View From Here:

• Timothy Huang, Writer/Composer
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Jim Tenbensel, Trumpet
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano
• Tim Connell, Singer-Actor
• Caroline France, Singer-Actor
• Timothy Huang, Singer-Actor
• Jane Pjetersen, Singer-Actor
• Blythe Gruda, Singer-Actor

• ROUGH CUTS #142

Monday, July 9, 2012 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 (Augsburg College)

Excerpts from The Music Box:

• Elliott David Graber, Writer/Composer/Music Director
• David Napolitano, Writer
• Libby Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Jordan Oxborough, Singer-Actor

Excerpts from Answered Prayers:

• Jim Payne, Writer
• Robert Elhai, Composer
• Laurel Amrstrong, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Joshua Hinck, Singer-Actor
• Musical Director: Jerry Rubino

• ROUGH CUTS #143

Monday, October 29, 2012 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Excerpts from Autumn Song:

• Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer
• Tennessee Williams, Writer
• George Maurer, Composer/Piano
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Jared Oxborough, Singer-Actor
• Diane Tremaine-Kogle, Cello
• Rich Manik, Soprano Sax
• George Maurer, Piano

5 Operas From 44 Plays For 44 Presidents:

• Laurel Armstrong, Singer-Actor
• Joey Clark, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• Jared Oxborough, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• George Maurer, Musical Director
• Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Writer
• Ralph Johnson, Composer
• Becky Dale, Writer/Composer
• Michael Pierce Donley, Writer/Composer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Robert Elhai, Writer/Composer

• ROUGH CUTS #144

Monday, December 17, 2012 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 (Augsburg College)

Sexual Side Effects:

• Corey Dargel, Writer/Composer
• Vanessa Gamble, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director/Piano

Excerpt from Lamb In Love:

• Annie Kessler, Writer
• Louise Beach, Composer
• Gary Briggle, Singer-Actor
• Laurel Amrstrong, Singer-Actor
• Jill Dawe, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #145

Monday, January 14, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Lost and Found:

• Brandon Michael Lowden, Writer
• Scotty Arnold, Writer/Composer
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Eric Jenson, Music Director

Beyond Fidgety Fairy Tales:

• Matt Jenson, Writer
• Marya Hart, Writer/Composer
• Lauren Drasler, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Andrea Leap, Singer-Actor
• Maggie Lofboom, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Eric Jenson, Music Director

• ROUGH CUTS #146

Monday, February 11, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 (Rarig Center)

Crossings:

• Bill Corbett, Writer
• Ralph Johnson, Composer
• Laurel Armstrong, Singer-Actor
• Dan Beckman, Singer-Actor
• Dieter Bierbrauer, Singer-Actor
• Paul Coate, Singer-Actor
• Bill Gilness, Singer-Actor
• Laurie Flanigan Hegge, Singer-Actor
• Susan Hofflander, Singer-Actor
• Joel Liestman, Singer-Actor
• Kym Chambers Otto, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jim Ramlet, Singer-Actor
• Keri Rodau, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Gerth, Clarinet
• Ralph Johnson, Keyboard
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director/Piano

Thick as a Brick:

• Ian Anderson, Writer/Composer
• Jethro Tull, Recorded by
• Patrick Thompson, Music Director
• John Graves, Singer-Actor
• Daniel Klinkhammer, Singer-Actor
• Laura Lomaura, Singer-Actor
• Kate Myers, Singer-Actor
• Kirana Peters, Singer-Actor
• Cody Saurdiff, Singer-Actor
• Daniel Sbriglio, Singer-Actor
• Bree Schmidt, Singer-Actor
• Hannah Smith, Singer-Actor
• Alex Stene, Singer-Actor
• Peyton Stille, Singer-Actor
• Darrius Strong, Singer-Actor
• Emily Sullivans, Singer-Actor
• Sommer Walters, Singer-Actor
• Jared Zeigler, Singer-Actor
• Justin Halvorson, Guitar
• Eric Larson, Percussion
• Patrick Thompson, Piano
• Jack Tillman, Bass
• Robert Elhai, Orchestrations
• Penelope Freeh, Co-Director
• Ben Krywosz, Co-Director

• ROUGH CUTS #147

Monday, April 15, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 (Open Eye Figure Theater)

Three Japanese Folk Songs and excerpts from Yukionna:

• Asako Hirabayashi, Writer/Composer
• Momoko Tanno, Singer-Actor
• Gregory Theisen, Piano
• Hagoromo Takeshima, Writer
• Rentaro Taki, Composer
• Rofu Miki, Writer
• Kosaku Yamada, Composer
• Naggayoshi Aoki, Writer
• Tadashi Yanada, Composer

Songs from Claudia Schmidt:

• Claudia Schmidt, Writer/Composer/Singer-Actor 

• ROUGH CUTS #148

Monday, June 10, 2013 (Nautilus)
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 (Augsburg College)

Snow:

• Carol Barnett, Writer/Composer
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director/Piano
• James Bohn, Singer-Actor
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Susan Hofflander, Singer-Actor
• Maria Jette, Singer-Actor
• Rob Strusinski, Singer-Actor
• Krisanne Weiss, Singer-Actor