Wayward Theatre Company

05/17/2025

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! We're beyond grateful to have shared this Mixtape experience with you all!

Catch our fearless storytellers, the talented Chris and his live painting, and Pity Party rocking the stage!

Doors open at 6! See you soon!

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05/16/2025

We opened last night to a welcoming crowd with these brave storytellers! These nights always feel special and we love to be part of them!

Back at it tonight - Doors open at 6! Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre

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05/15/2025

OPENING TONIGHT!!! Come see us tonight, Friday or stayed at the and enjoy storytelling at its finest, live music that will make your toesies tap and painting on stage! A sensory wonderland! All while sipping on some incredible crafty drinks and yummy food by the iconic BLB.

Last but not least, you know him by many names and he will respond to basically anything, here comes Tim McVean! (Aka Tim Tam the Wonder Pup)

Tim is a Wayward co-founder and started his journey with the team in 2014.  He is a musician, actor, director, dad, husband, and weekend “old man hockey” enthusiast.  He is thrilled to bring back Mixtape to the Bryant Lake Bowl.  Outside of Mixtape, you can find him performing with tonight’s house band, Pity Party, around Minneapolis!

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05/14/2025

Come see all of five fantastic storytellers, Chris Gorecki slinging paint live and the house band 😍🥳We open on Thursday! Doors at 6, show starts at 7! Snap up those seats! waywardtheatre.org

05/12/2025

It’s the week of the show y’all! Snap up those seats and we’ll see ya there!

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It's Monday again, and that means more show openings! Check out these shows beginning performances this week:

The Playwrights' Center: free reading of the new play MORTALS, 5/12/2025 - 5/13/2025
https://pwcenter.org/event/mortals/2025-05-12/

Hennepin Arts: Broadway tour of And Juliet Broadway at the Orpheum, 5/13/2025 - 5/18/2025
https://hennepinarts.org/events/and-juliet-2025

Park Square Theatre: BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, 5/14/2025 - 6/8/2025
https://parksquaretheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/?acode=fa91c75634f30c65dd9abaa7018f5306& #/events/a0SNr000002QUkTMAW

The Moving Company: AT LOW TIDE at The Southern Theater, 5/14/2025 - 6/8/2025
https://southerntheater.org/shows/at-low-tide

Wayward Theatre Company: MIXTAPE (an evening of storytelling) at Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater, 5/16/2025 - 5/17/2025
https://www.waywardtheatre.org/upnext

Vox Medusa: ORACLE at Caponi Art Park, 5/16/2025 - 5/31/2025
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/vox-medusa-33347726405

History Theatre: WHOA, NELLIE!, 5/17/2025 - 6/8/2025
https://www.historytheatre.com/2024-2025/whoa-nellie-outlaw-king-wild-middle-west

05/08/2025

Having a live painter on stage during our stories and songs has been one of our favorite parts of Mixtape. You can see art mix with storytelling mixed with vibrant live music and the effect is…well, you have to come see for yourself!

Meet Chris Gorecki - the man with the brushes!

“I can never remember a time not being an artist. I have always been looking to learn new and innovative ways to create and collaborate. I love big bold textures. So when I left college, it seemed fitting to experiment in the world of decretive painting and murals. Over the years I have found my way back to my roots and been creating on canvas once again. I am always looking finding new and exciting ways to share my passion, being inspired by theater, musicians, dance or any type of artistic expression. I love working hand in hand with them to create a unified vision across all artistic mediums. moving to the future. I am invested in bring that collaborative model to the community.”

Come see this guy do his thing! May 15-17 at the : doors open at 6, show starts at 7. Hope to see you there!

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05/06/2025

Hey fam!

It’s been a little while…we miss ya! We sent this update out in our newsletter but wanted to give it here too!

We are back with our ongoing storytelling/live music series, Mixtape. This round the theme is Adrift - true tales of times when one is lost in the proverbial sauce. We have an incredible line up that includes five fabulous storytellers, our house band, Pity Party, and our favorite painter who will be slinging his paint live onstage, Chris Gorecki. Details can be found at waywardtheatre.org.

Other updates include family raising, new babies, toddlers, teens, puppies, campus tours and small businesses. So it has been busy over here! BUT if you are missing Wayward shows, know that we are too. If you are hoping for some Wayward Theatre experiences in the future, I can tell you that we just had a site visit for a brand new site last week and we are very excited…more on that soon!

We have missed our home away from home at the MN Historic Society but we have been told there is a hold on outside programming due to staffing and budget. We are confident that as soon as they open those opportunities back up, our partnership will resume. In the meantime, know that we are visiting new sites and Sarah has been hard at work fleshing out the beginnings of a brand new play/experience/adventure.

Hope to see you at the next Mixtape and stay tuned here for next updates!

big love,

Sarah, Mike and Tim

05/05/2025

You saw her haunting the stage in our Christmas Carol -A Ghost Story and now we are DELIGHTED to welcome her on to the Mixtape stage - welcome back, Clara!

Clara Marsh is a theatre artist based in both the Twin Cities, and Houston TX. She has had the opportunity to create work with theatre companies such as: Main Street Theatre, Rec Room, Theatre Pro Rata, Wayward Theatre, and BARd Shakes. She is a proud graduate of both the UMN/Guthrie BFA program, and HSPVA. Clara teaches and manages at a swim school, a job she absolutely adores! In her free time, she loves to garden, read, rock climb, and spend time with her partner and their dog, Woody.

Squeeeee! So excited!

Snap up those seats at waywardtheatre.org!

05/03/2025

The man who keeps the beat, meet Bryan!

Bryan is a drummer from St. Paul, Minnesota who’s been behind the kit since childhood. With roots in musical production pit bands, he’s excited to be a part of Mixtape this year.

Currently, Bryan plays with Pity Party around the Twin Cities, performing original music and fresh takes on crowd favorites.

Come tap your toes to Bryan’s beats at Mixtape, May 15th - 17th at Doors open at 6 for drinks and food and show starts at 7!

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05/02/2025

Another day, another storyteller announcement!

Kris Johnson is a special educator, who has worked with unique populations of amazing students since 1998.

Kris is a father of three, a grandfather of one, and a husband of 25 years.

He graduated from Hopkins High School (1992), then pursued both his undergraduate work (Speech Communications - 1996) and graduate work (Special Education - Emotional Behavior Disorders 2007, Autism 2011) from Mankato State University.

Kris is currently enjoying his 20th year as a licensed special educator in Intermediate District 287, a district serving students with a variety of unique needs and challenges who receive special education services through a federal setting IV school where students range in age from 14 - 22 years.

Kris is privileged to run what is called a Makerspace at his school. A class where students get to explore their own creativity, problem solving, tool use, material repurposing, and where they build confidence as they learn new skills and advocate for their own individual needs.

Kris believes that it is his duty, and his blessing, and his joy to love others, and he does this as frequently and overtly as possible.

I am loving this line up! Join us May 15th, 16th and 17th for true tales, live music and out in house artist slinging paint for each show!

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04/30/2025

NEXT STORYTELLER ANNOUNCEMENT!

Our next storyteller is one of our absolute favorite people to work with and we are always ecstatic when she graces our stage!

Kymani Kahlil (Key-Ma-nee) a Twin-Cities based generative theater & multidisciplinary artist, explores personal experience, social justice, identity and belonging, and other uncommon narratives through storytelling, movement and song. This is Kymani’s 6th Mixtape with Wayward Theater.

This line up is tough to beat! Snap up those tickets at waywardtheatre.org

May 15, 16, 17 at the

04/29/2025

Next up - our friend and bassist from the house band, Pity Party - Micah Erickson!

Micah plays bass and sings with Pity Party and is so excited for a new round of Mixtape! He also leads the house band at Hamline Church in St. Paul and has recently been enjoying making electronic music with friends in his home studio.

Join us for our next round of Mixtape - Adrift. True tales of being lost in the sauce. Snap up those seats, friends!

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