I’ve had the pleasure of serving as Artistic Director of Prairie Theatre Exchange for six years now. More and more I realize that PTE is a very special place. There is a connection that our audience shares with our actors and with each other that makes it sometimes seem like more of a gathering of friends than a just another night at the theatre.
With that in mind, I’ve planned our next season to be like a series of parties with good friends, where each evening we have an interesting special guest who adds a new perspective, or even an entirely new topic, to the conversation. They might intrigue you with a concept that you’d not heard of before, challenge your perception of something that you thought that you knew about, provoke you with a seemingly outrageous viewpoint, charm and seduce you with a great story, or just make you laugh out loud all evening. Ideally every evening stays with you, informs your world-view and adds to your conversation long after the event.
We’ve invited some of the best playwrights from across the country, as well as a couple from the UK and the US to add to the conversation this season, with plenty of premier theatre artists to keep the discourse lively. I know that everything that we talk about, and all the stories told, will employ your head and heart, and be a great way to spend five nights with your friends.
There are many reasons to subscribe to Prairie Theatre Exchange – you save some money, have the seat you want, we pay for your parking – but more importantly you set aside five nights to get together with others, and let yourself be surprised where the conversation goes.
See you at the theatre.
Robert Metcalfe
A R T I S T I C D I R E C T O R
