Kevin Kling and Friends, November 8, 2014 St. Olaf College

Don’t miss this once-only showcase of incredible performances – which will also include film clips from Interact Thailand and Interact shows – and a rousing artist talk-back after the performance. Tickets are going fast and we are now more that half sold out.

Especially don’t miss this chance to support Interact Thailand’s vision to challenge perceptions of disability here at home, and across the globe.

What: Kevin Kling & Friends: an evening of theater, music, humor, film and storytelling

When: Saturday, November 8, 2014

7:30 PM (approximately 90 minutes in length)

Where: Kelsey Theater at St. Olaf College

1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057

Tickets: $20 (Limited seating – purchase early)
www.brownpapertickets.com/events/880021
or call 1.800.838.3006

The Details:

(Northfield, MN) –– Master storyteller Kevin Kling, award-winning composer Aaron Gabriel, and Interact’s incomparable Ensemble of Artists with Disabilities create an unforgettable evening of theater, humor, music, storytelling and film to benefit Interact Thailand – a visionary arts residency creating theater by children with disabilities and their families in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

For over eighteen years, Minneapolis-based Interact has been recognized as a national leader in creating groundbreaking professional theater by artists with disabilities.

St. Olaf Professor Emeritus Michael Leming (sociology, anthropology and Asian studies) created the ongoing Spring Semester in Thailand in 2001, and works with the Rajanagarindra Institute for Child Development (RICD) to create opportunities for children with disabilities. Professor Leming experienced Interact’s work in 2009, and immediately invited the company to join his international exchange of global learning, art making, and community-building.

Interact Thailand represents a bold new direction that transcends borders, as Interact challenges perceptions of disability here in Minnesota, and around the world.

Sample some of our best for an unforgettable evening!

Count on Kevin Kling to share real-life stories that by all rights shouldn’t be true. Kling is best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, for dozens of plays produced by theaters throughout the US, and for eating things before knowing what they are. He was born with a congenital birth defect, and a motorcycle accident added considerably to the list of things he cannot do. Like his beloved wiener dogs – his example of a “can do” attitude in a “can’t do” body –Kling takes life as it comes, and sees every experience as a blessing and material for a darn good story. He has worked with Interact over almost two decades as playwright, storyteller, humorist, guest performer and inspiration through the healing power of his stories.

Ivey-award-winning composer Aaron Gabriel has created original songs and theater sound-scores for some of the Twin Cities’ most recognized music-theater performers, including companies such as Stages Theater and Theatre Latte Da. Interact’s Music Director and Resident Composer for over five years, Gabriel rocks the house with songs that belt out the power of diva or the ethereal resonance of a choir of angels. With several MN State Arts Board awards in his repertoire, Gabriel has composed work for two Interact international residencies, in Thailand and Africa, as well as a dozen original productions here at home in the Twin Cities.

Interact’s Artists with Disabilities just simply bring it. Serious drama, politically incorrect cabaret, clowning chaos, nothing-sacred humor, dance, music and story – you’ll get a taste of their best during Kevin Kling & Friends. Recognized by peers and critics with two Ivey Awards, this company of actors, singers, musicians, dancers and all-around amazing performers is what Interact is all about. We’ve perfected it here at home, we’re taking it across the world to Thailand – and we’re sharing it all with you on November 8th!

Don’t miss this once-only showcase of incredible performances – which will also include film clips from Interact Thailand and Interact shows – and a rousing artist talk-back after the performance. Check these out:
#1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_D39lC6R7g and #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZzNl_5-zfs&feature=youtu.be

Especially don’t miss this chance to support Interact Thailand’s vision to challenge perceptions of disability here at home, and across the globe.

What: Kevin Kling & Friends: an evening of theater, music, humor, film and storytelling

When: Saturday, November 8, 2014

7:30 PM (approximately 90 minutes in length)

Where: Kelsey Theater at St. Olaf College

1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057

Tickets: $20 (Limited seating – purchase early)

Tickets: $20 (Limited seating – purchase early)
www.brownpapertickets.com/events/880021 or call 1.800.838.3006