Minnesota Fringe Festival 2026: "Sisters on Stage: An elder millennial’s exploration of Shakespeare’s sisters"

Day: 6Show: 21Title: Sisters on Stage: An elder millennial’s exploration of Shakespeare’s sistersCategory: Comedy / Drama / Solo Show / Shakespearian elementsBy: Deanne McDonald / The Traveling PlayersCreated by: Deanne McDonaldLocation: Mixed Blood TheatreSummary: A solo show exploring the sibling relationships in Shakespeare's plays.Highlights: Deanne McDonald was inspired to create this show after seeing Patrick Paige's solo show All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain on tour at the Guthrie a couple years ago, shortly after playing middle daughter Regan in King Lear at Theatre in the Round. While Regan could be seen as a villain, she's definitely a sister, and as a middle child herself, Deanne has brought those sibling relationships into her many Shakespearean roles over the last couple decades. The show is part memoir, part Shakespearean study, part treatise on family dynamics. With direction by Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha, Deanne performs scenes from a half…