A Collectible Sensation: A New Musical Workshop Series

A Collectible Sensation: A New Musical Workshop Series Duluth’s theatrical scene is set to experience a groundbreaking moment with Dunbar Hofmann Productions (DHP) launching an exciting new project.

In January 2025, DHP will host a two-week workshop at Duluth’s Historic Depot.

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported A Collectible Sensation this past weekend!
01/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported A Collectible Sensation this past weekend!

Thank you Duluth News Tribune for doing a feature about this project! Read more about it here!
01/08/2025

Thank you Duluth News Tribune for doing a feature about this project! Read more about it here!

UMD students are among performers presenting free readings of "A Collectible Sensation," a musical about four pioneering art-world women.

Our first rehearsal was yesterday and we can't wait to share this Piece with the Public in just ONE WEEK!At the unveilin...
01/04/2025

Our first rehearsal was yesterday and we can't wait to share this Piece with the Public in just ONE WEEK!

At the unveiling of the million-dollar renovation of their renowned Cone Collection at the Baltimore Museum of Modern Art, long dead sisters Etta and Claribel Cone suddenly materialize. "Family friend" Gertrude Stein and her paramour Alice Toklas (equally dead) also pop up, uninvited (much to Etta’s dismay). Their mission: to settle once and for all how the “friendship” between Etta and Gertrude fell apart. Their younger selves appear to help them sort it all out, and surrounding artwork miraculously comes to life, each woman represented by a painting with special significance. Etta struggles with her feelings for Gertrude and her modern proclivities, at direct odds with her Victorian mores. Through a series of evocative vignettes, we are transported back to Baltimore, Paris and Italy at the turn of the century to learn what derailed the relationship (and suspected affair) and how Gertrude and Alice came to be a couple.

The musical is non-linear, moving between present time in the Cone Wing and memories of the women’s younger selves and artwork that comes alive to move the story forward. Fantasy sequences are created when past and present merge. At its heart, A COLLECTIBLE SENSATION is about learning valuable, timeless lessons of love, and covert and overt feminism in a time when women were expected to be heterosexual homemakers.

The presentation you're attending is the culmination of a week-long developmental workshop of a new musical. It is a Work in Progress, not a full production. Duluth audiences will be witnessing the first public presentations of the full project. Thanks for your support of the creative process!

Reserve your FREE seats here:

Saturday, January 11th at 7:30 PM: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1119316207909?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sunday, January 12th at 3:00 PM: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1129165036019?aff=oddtdtcreator

Monday, January 13th at 7:30 PM:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1129162829419?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/28/2024

Open Call for new musical two week workshop auditions!

We are seeking to cast 12 women/trans/nonbinary actors for a roughly 10-day workshop of a new musical titled: A COLLECTIBLE SENSATION. We are seeking actors who can play 20 to 40 years of age.

We are holding auditions this Saturday 11/2 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, and Sunday 11/3 12:000 pm to 2:00 pm at UMD's MPAC-1 studio. We will provide stipends for actors for the workshop.

If you know anyone who might be interested please pass along this information to whomever you believe may be interested!

Here's a link with character breakdown, audition requirements and available audition slots:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A8A623AAFCC52-52079074-collectible #/

Thank you!

University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) theater has a well-earned reputation for excellence and UMD theater students are kn...
10/19/2024

University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) theater has a well-earned reputation for excellence and UMD theater students are known for their incredible talents! Now, UMD theater students and invited community actors have an incredible opportunity create an exciting New York City bound NEW MUSICAL, while working side-by-side with Broadway and Off-Broadway professionals!!

Duluth’s theatrical scene is set to experience a groundbreaking moment with Dunbar Hofmann Productions (DHP) launching an exciting new project. In January 2025, DHP will host a two-week workshop at Duluth’s Historic Depot, focusing on the creation of an original musical theater work, A Collectable Sensation. This marks a historic first for Duluth—an opportunity to witness and shape a new musical from its very inception.

This workshop will be a dynamic fusion of creativity and collaboration. DHP has joined a distinguished team of Off-Broadway and Broadway veterans who will work alongside Duluth’s most talented actors, singers, dancers, and technicians. Together, they will engage in a three-phase creative process:

Phase One: Collaborative exploration of the book, music, and characters, setting the foundation for the new musical.
Phase Two: Intensive rehearsals where the team will refine and adapt the work, potentially making changes to characters, songs, and plot.
Phase Three: Four FREE public performances providing a unique chance to experience the evolving musical and see how it transforms throughout the two-week period.
The workshop will take place within the Depot's vibrant arts and cultural hub, utilizing its rehearsal spaces and Minnesota Ballet’s Studio 4 for performances. DHP plans to partner with the Depot Theater, Minnesota Ballet, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, BOLD-choice Theatre, UMD, and Lyric Opera of the North.

A small stipend will be rewarded for participation once casted and workshop is complete.

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Auditions will be held in person and video submissions will be accepted if you are unavailable to attend in person

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