SOUL SHAKING AND FOOT TAPPING
WARM BEER COLD WOMEN
CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF TOM WAITS
Preview performance January 31;Opening February 1;
Playing through February 17

(Minneapolis/St. Paul) The Guthrie is pleased to announce that Warm Beer Cold Women will return to the Twin Cities for a special engagement from January 31 through February 17 in the Dowling Studio. Producer/Director Robert O. Berdahl assembles some of the area’s finest actors, singers and musicians for an evening of orphaned stories and bruised music scribed by the prophet of the common man: Tom Waits. Tickets are priced from $18 to $34 and are now on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

Warm Beer Cold Women played to sold out crowds at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in 1999 and 2003, and again in 2005 and 2006 at the Music Box Theater. The theatrical retrospective of Waits’ characters, called “a testament to the timelessness of Waits’ street poetry and lust for life” by the Pioneer Press, lays out gritty truths like dirty laundry on the clothesline, with some rarely heard soliloquies laced in for his aficionados. For those unfamiliar with the bard of bum, the piece is a great introduction to some of Waits’ best known works.

“Waits is part Dylan Thomas, part junk-yard dog. His characters, who at first blush seem to come from the margins of society, speak intimately to everyone,” said Producer/Director Robert O. Berdahl. “I wanted to create this show because of his writing; not to imitate his voice – nobody can do that – I wanted to try and emulate his heart.”

Local actor/singers Katy Hays, Dennis Curley and Robert O. Berdahl are back as bums, lovers and bummed lovers, all bringing these Waitsian characters to life. The show’s six red-hot musicians are led by Dan Chouinard on piano, who displays his own chops in the solo number “The Tango.” The band also features the un-extinguishable Mark Stillman on accordion, Gary Rue on guitars and banjo, Chris Bates on upright bass, Chris Thompson on saxes and clarinet, and Matt Weaver on drums percussion and backyard dog.

For more information on the Warm Beer Cold Women, visit www.warmbeercoldwomen.com.

About the Guthrie:
The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training. The Guthrie is dedicated to producing the great works of dramatic literature, developing the work of contemporary playwrights and cultivating the next generation of theater artists. Led by Director Joe Dowling since 1995, the Guthrie opened their new three-theater home on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis in June 2006.

The Guthrie is located at 818 South 2nd Street (at Chicago Avenue), in downtown Minneapolis. To purchase tickets or season subscriptions call the Guthrie Box Office between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily at 612.377.2224 or toll-free 877.44.STAGE. For more information, or to purchase tickets online, visit www.guthrietheater.org.

THE GUTHRIE PRESENTS
WARM BEER COLD WOMEN
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY ROBERT O. BERDAHL

First preview: January 31, 2008 7:30 p.m.

Opening Night: February 1, 2008 7:30 p.m.

Closing: February 17, 2008 1 p.m.

Location:

Guthrie Theater
818 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415

TICKETS:

Priced at $18.00 - $34.00
Guthrie Box Office: 612.377.2224
Greater Minnesota: TOLL FREE 877.44.STAGE
Box Office hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
Tickets may be purchased online at www.guthrietheater.org.

Performance Schedule:

Thursday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. (preview)
Friday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. (opening)
Saturday, February 2 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 3 at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 10 at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 17 at 1 p.m. (final)

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