Our Next Production
Women’s One Acts+
A collection of seven short plays written and directed by artists who are women, transgender, and/or hold gender-diverse identities. Come laugh, cry, gasp, and guffaw at seven unique and exciting works of theater helmed by some of the top talent in the metro!
Performances:
Friday and Saturday, May 8-9 at 7:30 pm
Thursday through Saturday, May 14-16 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 pm
Riley-Jacques Barn
9100 Riley Lake Road, Eden Prairie, MN (Map)
Thursday, May 14th performance is Pay-What-You-Can at the door (availability may be limited)
Recommended for audiences 12 and older. Some plays contain mature themes.
Featuring:
A Serendipitous Faux Pas by Cynthia Arsenault, directed by Taylor Ruder
Newcomers to a prestigious 55 plus condo community are caught red-handed and red-faced, as they find themselves in a precarious social situation, having inadvertently opened their snooty neighbors' Amazon delivery of -- well, that's the fun part!
Delta Zeta Jones by Anne Flanagan, directed by Lisa M. W. Phelps
A jacket. A wedding. A histrionic bride and two unexpected roommates. Long-term spouses Hal and Ellen's weekend is NOT turning out as planned.
Dirt by Sylia Francis, directed by Natalie Wolf-Foster
Maddie, a middle-aged Black woman, is digging dirt from a tree from which Elmore Bolling had been lynched for a memorial. It's in the summer heat of Alabama alongside a back road. Opie, a middle-aged White male Alabama farmer, stops his truck and gets out and watches Maddie from the side of the road. Is he friend, or foe?
Sorry About The Galvanism by Allison Page, directed by Samantha King
On a gloomy evening in 1816, four writers (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and Doctor Polidori) try to quiet their boredom by writing scary stories. Things go off the rails when one of them dies and Mary decides to test out the theory of galvanism—using electric shocks to reanimate a dead body—on their friend, to outrageous effect.
Gamma Girls to the Rescue by Julie Zaffarano, directed by Lori Alsdurf
Nadia’s final item on her bucket list is a bungee jump off a scary, high bridge. Can her best friends from childhood, Ang and Mel, overcome their fears and help Nadia complete her list?
Female Flyers by Elizabeth Cava, directed by Lindsey Bushnell
World War II. Avenger Field. Sweetwater, Texas. Two fierce female flyers, one crass and friends with the flask, one elegant but shy, struggle to find a way to say goodbye to their Women Airforce Service Pilots. They have mentored, instructed, cuddled, scolded these women for four years, to fly planes across America, while male pilots were overseas, fighting for their lives. With the War’s end, the female flyers are no longer needed and are gallingly told to pick male pilots to fly them home.
Dearly Beloved written and directed by Jaclyn Stiller
In the chaotic morning before her wedding, secrets start to unravel for Rachel and her bridesmaids as they attempt to give Rachel the “perfect” day.
Coming up in 2026!
Summer Musical: Legally Blonde
June 2026Children’s Theatre Workshop
July 2026Collection of One Acts
September 2026
We Can Use Your Help!
Although we are partially funded by the City of Eden Prairie, Eden Prairie Players is responsible for much of the cost associated with each of our productions. Costs include, royalty fees, scripts, musical scores, costumes, performance space rental, marketing, director fees, technical staff fees, and so forth. Ticket sales only cover a portion of the costs for each production.
The overall budget for a typical summer musical is in the neighborhood of $20,000.
Please consider becoming a financial sponsor of Eden Prairie Players at one of the following levels, in order to expand and enhance each season by bringing new, creative and varied programming to this community:
Audition $25 to $49
Ensemble $50 to $99
Featured $100 to $249
Star $250 to $499
Director $500 to $999
Producer $1,000+
All monetary donations are tax-deductible.
We also have opportunities for corporations to sponsor our programs and to advertise in our show programs.
If you have items you feel we could use such as props, costumes, power tools, set building materials etc., contact us using the form on the “Get Involved” page. We may be able to put your items to use.
We're always looking for volunteers to help with individual productions or to serve on the EPP Advisory Committee to help shape the future of the organization. Sign up on the Get Email Blasts page to be notified of upcoming opportunities.