nimbus presents Take two for christmas

nimbus premieres its latest original work at the Crane Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. 

Written and directed by Liz Neerland.

Opening December 7th and performing through December 22nd, 2024

nimbus completes their holiday movie spoof trilogy with Take Two For Christmas, opening December 7th at the Crane Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. Building on the past two years of holiday laughs, they are returning to The Heartland one last time to send up a genre we all love and love to hate at the same time.

Director and Playwright Liz Neerland explained the origins of this year’s seasonal romp: “When we started this tradition in 2022, the show had fake ‘commercials’ for other spoof-y holiday shows. Last year’s show was inspired by a commercial from the first year. So this year, we ended up mashing together two of last year’s commercials to come up with Take Two For Christmas.”  

The ensemble includes many familiar faces, but they won’t be playing the same characters. This is a whole new show set in a totally different small town in the Heartland, with a whole new set of challenges our characters must overcome just in time for Christmas.

A small town’s historic gazebo is in danger of falling down, and they need the money to fix it by Christmas! When Hollywood comes calling, the folks of Comet Lake, WI see this as their big chance. If they can parlay star power into funds for the gazebo, all may not be lost. But when the film finds itself on thin ice, the townspeople must jump to the rescue in ways they hadn’t imagined.

“The whole ensemble has really enjoyed creating this show,” said Neerland. “The familiar territory of a holiday satire gives us lots of fodder for laughs and ridiculousness, but we’ve also enjoyed creating a story with some real heart, and characters you really want to root for. A sweet story about a community coming together to help each other is just the right thing for the holiday season.”

Will the rugged action star find love? Will the football coach make the right opening night decision? Will the plucky kid’s business venture succeed? Did the town’s founder really build the gazebo with his bare hands? Find out when Take Two For Christmas opens December 7!

Featuring Derek Dirlam, Jeffery Goodson, Jane Hammill, Christy C. Johnson, Tara Lucchino, Drew Pannebecker, and Manny Woods

Design by Ursula K. Bowden, Jacob M. Davis, Jon Kirchhofer, Jenny Moeller, Rubble&Ash

Stage Managed by Alyssa Thompson

TAKE TWO FOR CHRISTMAS
Playing December 7 - 22, 2024

Saturday, Dec  7:30pm
Sunday, Dec 8 3:00pm
Thursday, Dec 12 7:30pm
Friday, Dec 13 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec 14 7:30pm
Sunday, Dec 15 3:00pm
Monday, Dec 16 7:30pm
Thursday, Dec 19 7:30pm
Friday, Dec 20 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec 121 7:30pm
Sunday, Dec 22 3:00pm

Performances at the Crane Theater
2303 Kennedy Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Tickets $5 - $50 sliding scale

Tickets: nimbustheatre.com

For more information:

Josh Cragun josh@nimbustheatre.com

or Liz Neerland liz@nimbustheatre.com

nimbus has been creating dynamic original theater in the Twin Cities since 2001. Our unique process for the creation of playwright-led collaborative work combined with their passion for creating bold, eclectic theater has been dazzling audiences for 20 years. Founded and led by playwrights and run by the artists themselves, we are dedicated to creating theatre that crosses boundaries, promotes imagination, and ignites new conversations. 

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