written by Ian MacAllister-McDonald
directed by Amy Rummenie
Nov 22 – Dec 14, 2013
Minneapolis Theatre Garage
So… how many people have you slept with?
Hal discovers that his girlfriend is more experienced than he thought… and then he really screws things up. Swingers, posers, and sexual explorers collide in this hilariously raw and real portrait of our private lives. A brand new play from an emerging American playwright!
Cast
Production Team
| hal | Joe Bombard | director | Amy Rummenie |
| clark | Nicholas Leeman | costumes | Sara Wilcox |
| jean | Meghan Kreidler | set | Rob Jensen |
| naomi | Megan Dowd | sound | Katharine Horowitz |
| alice | Clare Parme | lighting | Tony Stoeri |
| props | Mathew Foster | ||
| dialects | Keely Wolter | ||
| stage manager | Sarah Holmberg | ||
| photography | Dan Norman | ||
| stage tech | Nate Stanger | ||
| audio describer | Laura Wiebers | ||
| asl interpreter | Claire Alexander | ||
| asl interpreter | Katie Johnson | ||
Reviews
City Pages’ Best Director Minneapolis 2014 – Amy Rummenie
“Along with John Heimbuch, Amy Rummenie makes up half of the wife-and-husband team behind Walking Shadow Theatre Company, which has built a reputation for thoughtful and insightful productions — many directed by Rummenie. Her theatrical enthusiasm is infectious, bringing life and layers to every production, including a number of intriguing shows from the past year. She helmed one of 2013’s best productions, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, and one of the most divisive, The Sexual Life of Savages, for Walking Shadow. Each time, the actors were given a terrific foundation for their work, a safe place to delve deep into questions of sex and sexuality. Her work is not all heaviness, though: Earlier this year, Rummenie brought her style to Park Square Theatre for a titillating romp through 17th-century Paris in The School for Lies. The production was gaudy and delightful — but also filled with a sense of discovery and a willingness to dig into issues we often like to leave hidden.”
“MacAllister-McDonald’s script is witty, sharp, explicit and packed with quite a few one-liners that kept the lively Monday audience laughing.”
– Noah Lee Jordan, Broadway World
“…an odyssey (more intellectual than carnal) through the manifold sexual tendencies of consenting adults… As an ensemble, they give clarity and good-hearted voice to the ineffable questions, the humor and the small calamities visited on the characters in The Sexual Life of Savages.”
– Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press
“Who are these people? In my sheltered life, I’ve not encountered the sexual libertines who populate Ian MacAllister-McDonald’s The Sexual Lives of Savages.”
– Graydon Royce, Star Tribune
“I saw the show and found it to be quite cathartic, and revelatory. It’s a good show for folks who’ve had any interest in human sexuality or even gender identity.”
– Audience member
“Do any of us really need to hear guys like Hal talk some more? … 3 Stars – Recommended.”
– Matthew Everett, TC Daily Planet
