Joe Dowling News

The Guthrie today announced complete casting for Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, directed by Associate Director of Studio Programming Benjamin McGovern. Actors Steven Epp (Davies), Stephen Cartmell (Mick) and Kris L. Nelson (Aston) team up for this provocative piece, widely considered to be Pinter's first commercial and critical success.

Jeffrey Hatcher's hilarious adaptation of The Government Inspector closed late last month, concluding the Guthrie's official 2007-08 season. The 2008-09 season, kicked off by Little House on the Prairie, features an entire season of plays for the two main stages that are receiving their first-ever Guthrie productions.

In an effort to accommodate ticket demand for Little House on the Prairie, the Guthrie today announced that it has added 12 unique seats to the second balcony, in an area normally reserved for technicians and production staff.

In anticipation of the events surrounding the Republican National Convention, the Guthrie today released its public schedule for August 29 - September 7. Although the Guthrie will serve as the site for several rental events as part of the convention, much of the activity throughout the building, including backstage tours and self-guided audio tours, will be business as usual for visitors and staff.

Adrian Dunbar will star as 'Vermeer' in 'GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING', a new play by David Joss Buckley, which will open in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Monday 29 September, following previews from 24 September, for a limited season ending on Saturday 1 November.

The Guthrie is pleased to announce that tickets for the 34th annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol will go on sale Monday, August 25 at 10 a.m.

The Guthrie today announced complete casting for A View from the Bridge, the timeless tragedy by quintessential American dramatist Arthur Miller. Director Ethan McSweeny (A Body of Water, Romeo and Juliet, Six Degrees of Separation) returns for this first-ever Guthrie staging of Miller's acclaimed play, which begins previews September 13.

The Guthrie is pleased to present Theater Latté Da's production of 'Old Wicked Songs' by Jon Marans. Directed by Peter Rothstein, the 1996 Pulitzer Prize nominee opens Theater Latté Da's 11th season, performing in the Dowling Studio from September 12 through October 5 in repertory with their recital of Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe, the song cycle at the heart of the play.

The Guthrie Theater announced that Broadway theater columnist and 'Theater Talk' co-host Michael Riedel and 'Theater Talk' producer and co-host Susan Haskins will moderate a historic panel discussion with Guthrie Director Joe Dowling, The Children's Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter Brosius, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey on Monday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. on the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage. The discussion will be taped for national broadcast. Tickets are priced from $15 to $35 and are on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

The Guthrie Theater announced that Broadway theater columnist and 'Theater Talk' co-host Michael Riedel and 'Theater Talk' producer and co-host Susan Haskins will moderate a historic panel discussion with Guthrie Director Joe Dowling, The Children's Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter Brosius, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey on Monday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. on the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage. The discussion will be taped for national broadcast. Tickets are priced from $15 to $35 and are on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

The Guthrie Theater announced today that Broadway theater columnist and 'Theater Talk' co-host Michael Riedel and 'Theater Talk' producer and co-host Susan Haskins will moderate a historic panel discussion with Guthrie Director Joe Dowling, The Children's Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter Brosius, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey on Monday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. on the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage. The discussion will be taped for national broadcast. Tickets are priced from $15 to $35 and are on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org. Due to the nature of the event several seats will be obstructed view. To ensure the best seat location, tickets should be purchased in advance.

The Guthrie is pleased to offer the chance to win one of eight pairs of front row tickets to the first preview performance of the world premiere musical Little House on the Prairie on Saturday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m.

The Guthrie is pleased to present Theater Latté Da's production of Old Wicked Songs by Jon Marans.

The Guthrie is proud to present Caviar on Credit, one of the culminating activities of the 2008 Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training program, highlighting the talents of young actors from advanced actor training programs around the country.

The John Houseman founded The Acting Company and the Minneapolis based Guthrie Theater, have announced a joint production and national tour of 'Henry V.' The play will be directed by Davis McCallum. 'Henry V' will tour in repertory with the world premiere of 'The Spy,' by James Fenimore Cooper.

The Guthrie announced today the launch of LittleHousetheMusical.com , a new micro-site dedicated to the upcoming world premiere production of the musical Little House on the Prairie. Designed by Twin Cities-based Gorton Studios, the site builds off the show artwork created by SpotCo, the Guthrie's New York-based creative agency, and offers video content, downloads, news, promotions and interactive resources to help enhance the experience for audiences.

One of the most famous comedies ever written, The Government Inspector offers nonstop hilarity, as news of a surprise visit from an undercover government inspector sends a small provincial Russian town spiraling into a world of panic and greed.

The world premiere production of 'Little House on the Prairie' broke box office records at the Guthrie Theater this past Friday by selling more tickets on a single day than any other show in the venue's history.

Tickets for the world premiere production of Little House on the Prairie go on sale by phone and in person at the Guthrie Box Office on Friday, June 27 at 10 a.m.

Tickets for the world premiere production of Little House on the Prairie go on sale by phone and in person at the Guthrie Box Office on Friday, June 27 at 10 a.m.