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And crows clean up a lot of our garbage. If it
weren't for the crows, someone would have to clean up a whole lot more fast food
and roadkill.
Thanks to Jean Johnstad for filling in the details about
the Ben Kreilkamp play for me. I saw the play and saw a note in the
program citing NRP funding for the production. That's all I
knew.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:06
PM
Subject: [Mpls] Seward play/crows
Unfortunately, I read
recent posts too quickly and don't recall the name of the person who commented
on "an NRP-funded" play in Seward that "was about crows". Those bits and
pieces of information don't reflect the situation very completely. For several
years, Seward has funded a theater project. Under the direction of playwright,
Ben Kreilkamp, the neighborhood has enjoyed many theatrer/arts experiences.He
has offered classes in acting and writing. The last two King's Fairs have been
organized around the arts, with workshops, parades, puppetshows, performances,
and many opportunities for families to have fun.There have been poetry
readings on porches, dance performances on Milwaukee Avenue Mall , and many
other activities every year during Garage Sale weekend in May. There is an
annual celebration to commemorate the city's oldest tree, and the Theater
Project has been a part of Celebrate Seward on Franklin. Ben, and other
artists, puppeteers and writers he's hired have worked in neighborhood
schools. Puppet shows have entertained residents at the Towers every month for
the last couple of years. There is a new program beginning for interested
youth. It is called SKIT (Seward Kids In Theater). AND.....
Ben has
written two original plays based on oral history interviews of local residents
and based on neighborhood history. The most recent was called Along the
River. It featured an intergenerational cast of neighborhood residents.
There was a scene that featured crows, and a crow serves as a "logo" and
identifier for the theater project; however the play was about a lot more than
crows. As you can see, the neighborhood's interest in the arts IS
something "to crow" about!
Jean Johnstad
Seward
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