The Minutes
By Tracy Letts
Directed by Sydney Parks Smith
March 22–April 19, 2025
Playing at The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre
Essential Season
Comedy
American Narratives
The Story
Community, the Founder’s Day celebration, the coveted privilege of reserved parking—a small town City Council meeting. Business as usual for the Big Cherry City Council. But… where are the minutes from last week’s meeting? Newcomer Mr. Peel has some questions… what is “Lincoln Smackdown”? And where is council member Mr. Carp? This razor-sharp comedy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of August: Osage County, exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history’s losers.
Ticket Prices
Regular: $34-$39
Senior: $29
Student: $20
NEW Industry: $25
Child (under 12): $15
NEW 15FOR15: $15
FAB Friday: $29
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Run Time
90 Minutes – No Intermission
Dramaturgy
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Venue Information
OpenStage’s Essential Season features rich, fully imagined theatrical experiences to captivate your heart and mind. The Minutes will be performed at the Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre, 417 W Magnolia St, Fort Collins, CO. The Magnolia Theatre is a proscenium theatre with 226 seats, ample production and support space, and ADA-compliant audience amenities.
Cast
Crew
Jozeph Mykaels
Mr. Peel
Christopher Gaussellin
Mayor Superba
Brenna Freestone-Gilbert
Ms. Johnson
Brenna Freestone-Gilbert
BRENNA FREESTONE-GILBERT was born and raised in Fort Collins and is happy to be back after a nearly ten-year hiatus while living in New York. Brenna made her directorial debut years ago with OpenStage etcetera’s production of Boy Gets Girl, followed by Limelight Theatre’s production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. She is best known for directing Bug – which left audiences squirming – as well as The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), which also left audiences squirming, but for totally different reasons; both productions were with OpenStage. Prior to leaving for New York, you might recognize on-stage Brenna from such productions as The Book of Liz (Sister Constance Butterworth/Yolanda Foxley/others), An Ideal Husband (Mrs. Chevely), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Jean), and Noises Off (Poppy) all with OpenStage, as well as Marjorie in Extremities with OpenStage etcetera. Additional favorites include Kattrin in Mother Courage, Laura in The Glass Menagerie, and Estelle in No Exit with Bas Bleu Theatre. She is excited that her first dip back into Fort Collins theatre is directing The Revolutionists!
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Mr. Blake
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Andrew Cole
Mr. Breeding
Andrew Cole
ANDREW COLE joined OpenStage in 2012. In 2021 he received the Shela Jennings Award for Theatre Excellence for his outstanding work with OpenStage. “Sometimes there’s a man…I won’t say a hero, ‘cause what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a man. And I’m talkin’ about the Dude here. Sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.” – The Stranger, The Big Lebowski
Matthew Smith
Mr. Hanratty
Steven P. Sickles
Mr. Assalone
Steven P. Sickles
STEVEN P. SICKLES first appeared with OpenStage in 2003 as Julian in Communicating Doors and has enjoyed numerous OpenStage artistic opportunities since then. Recipient of the 2017 Colorado Theatre Guild Outstanding Actor Award and two OpenStage OPUS Acting Awards, Steven’s recent OpenStage roles include Friar Tuck in Sherwood, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Valere in LaBête, Athos in The Three Musketeers, and The Elder in The Christians with OpenStage etcetera. Steven has a B.A. in Communication and Theatre Arts and has performed from Aurora to Boulder in such roles as Marc in Art, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, and Merchant/Father in Belle and the Beast. Favorite roles include Arthur in Camelot, Perchick in Fiddler on the Roof, Matt in Talley’s Folley, Dr. Nakamura/Governor in Happy End, The Mikado in The Mikado, Birdboot in The Real Inspector Hound, and his debut in sixth grade as the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Steve would like to thank all audience members and donors for supporting live theatre!
Steven P.'s Work with OpenStage
Event | Role |
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The Minutes | Mr. Assalone |
Treasure Island |
Bill Bones/Dick the Dandy Cast |
The Christians |
The Elder Cast |
Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood |
Friar Tuck Cast |
Frankenstein |
Monsieur Frankenstein//Townsman (Client) Cast |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Don Pedro Cast |
Ideation |
Ted Cast |
The Three Musketeers |
Athos Cast |
La Bete |
Valere Cast |
Orphans |
Harold Cast |
Journey to the West |
Pig (Bajie) Cast |
Wit |
Dr. Harvey Kelekian Cast |
Amadeus |
Venticelli Cast |
King Lear |
Duke of Cornwall/Ensemble Cast |
The Winter’s Tale |
Camilo/Lord Cast |
Portals |
Barnaby Briggs Cast |
Communicating Doors |
Julian Cast |
Louise Thornton
Ms. Innes
Molly McGuire
Ms. Matz
Molly McGuire
MOLLY MCGUIRE first performed with OpenStage Theatre in 2004 in The Women. She began performing with the Company again in 2014, when she appeared as Nerine in Scapin. Since then, she has appeared with OpenStage as Beatrice in The Servant of Two Masters, Millicent/Laurie in Stage Kiss, Danielle in Ultimate Beauty Bible, Suzanne in Don’t Dress for Dinner, in the Ensemble of Christmas Chaos and Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors, Conrade in Much Ado About Nothing, Angela in Natural Shocks, and Fanny Dashwood/Lucy Steele/Lady Middleton/Gossip in Sense and Sensibility. She is excited to be working with the amazing cast of Cyrano and would like to thank the entire cast, staff and crew for their unwavering support. Also, Molly would like to take this opportunity to give her heartfelt thanks to her OpenStage family. Their support and love has helped her immensely this last year.
Molly's Work with OpenStage
Event | Role |
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The Minutes | Ms. Matz |
October Surprise | |
The Book of Will |
Elizabeth Condell / Marcellus Cast |
Clue: On Stage |
Miss Scarlet Cast |
Sense and Sensibility |
Fanny Dashwood/Lucy Steele/Lady Middleton/Gossip Cast |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Ligniere/Man in Crowd/Poet/Cadet Cast |
Natural Shocks |
Angela Cast |
Men on Boats |
John Colton Sumner Cast |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Conrade Cast |
The Comedy of Errors |
Dromio of Syracuse Cast |
Christmas Chaos |
Ensemble Cast |
Don't Dress for Dinner |
Suzanne Cast |
Ultimate Beauty Bible |
Danielle Cast |
Stage Kiss |
Millicent/Laurie Cast |
The Servant of Two Masters |
Beatrice Cast |
Scapin |
Nerine Cast |
The Women |
Olga/Miss Myrtle/Debutante Cast |
Raised in Captivity |
Assistant Director/Stage Manager Crew |
David Siever
Mr. Oldfield
Shannon Parr
Mr. Carp
Sydney Parks Smith
Director
Sydney Parks Smith
SYDNEY PARKS SMITH has worked with OpenStage since 1997 and serves as Producing Artistic Director for the Company. She received the 2019 OpenStage OPUS Award for Outstanding Director for Avenue Q; the OPUS for Outstanding Actress for her role as M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias; the 2018 OPUS for Outstanding Director for And Then There Were None; and the 2017 Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Award, a True West Award and the OPUS Award for Outstanding Actress for her role as Barbara in August: Osage County. Recent roles include Marie-Antoinette in The Revolutionists and Sir John Middleton in Sense and Sensibility. Recent directing credits include the upcoming Hedwig And The Angry Inch, Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, and Every Brilliant Thing. Sydney has designed hair for several productions and received OPUS Awards for her designs for Macbeth and The Tempest. She received the 2016 Founders’ Award for her outstanding contributions to the Company.
Sydney's Work with OpenStage
Event | Role |
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The Minutes | Director |
Sweat |
Tracey Cast |
The Book of Will |
Director/Production Manager Crew |
Six Years Old |
Costumer Designer/Production Manager Crew |
Hedwig And The Angry Inch |
Director Crew |
Treasure Island |
Production Manager Crew |
Passion. Audacity. Stubbornness. |
Production Manager Crew |
Clue: On Stage |
Production Manager Crew |
Cabaret |
Production Manager Crew |
The Revolutionists |
Production Manager Crew |
The Revolutionists |
Marie Antoinette Cast |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Production Manager Crew |
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express |
Production Manager Crew |
Cry It Out |
Production Manager Crew |
Sense and Sensibility |
Production Manager Crew |
Sense and Sensibility |
Sir John Middleton/Doctor/Servant/Gossip Cast |
Tiny Beautiful Things |
Production Manager Crew |
Natural Shocks |
Production Manager Crew |
Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood |
Director/Production Manager Crew |
Men on Boats |
Production Manager Crew |
Every Brilliant Thing |
Director/Production Manager Crew |
Constellations |
Production Manager Crew |
The Full Monty |
Production Manager Crew |
Frankenstein |
Production Manager Crew |
Fool For Love |
Production Manager Crew |
Avenue Q |
Director Crew |
The Mystery of Love and Sex |
Production Manager Crew |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Beatrice Cast |
Steel Magnolias |
Production Manager Crew |
Steel Magnolias |
M’Lynn Eatenton Cast |
The Crucible |
Production Manager Crew |
Monty Python's Spamalot |
Production Manager Crew |
And Then There Were None |
Director Crew |
Christmas Chaos |
Production Manager Crew |
The Comedy of Errors |
Antipholus of Ephesus Cast |
Don't Dress for Dinner |
Director Crew |
The Flick |
Director Crew |
H2O |
Production Manager Crew |
Bright Ideas |
Production Manager Crew |
August: Osage County |
Production Manager Crew |
August: Osage County |
Barbara Fordham Cast |
Outside Mullingar |
Production Manager Crew |
Superior Donuts |
Production Manager Crew |
Stage Kiss |
Director Crew |
Taming of the Shrew |
Katharina Cast |
True West |
Director Crew |
RENT |
Hair Designer Crew |
Noises Off |
Belinda Blair Cast |
Dead Man's Cell Phone |
Hermia Cast |
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure |
Irene Adler Cast |
Casino Royale |
Moneypenny Cast |
Shining City |
Production Manager/Properties Mistress Crew |
SceneWorks |
Actor Cast |
Anton in Show Business |
Ralph/Wikewitch/Joe Bob Cast |
The Book of Liz |
Director Crew |
The Maiden's Prayer |
Libby Cast |
As You Like It |
Rosalind/Ganymede Cast |
Dirty Blonde |
Director Crew |
Boy Gets Girl |
Producer Crew |
Nickel and Dimed |
Voice Overs Cast |
Noises Off |
Belinda/Flavia Cast |
Picnic |
Hair Designer Crew |
Swimming in the Shallows |
Producer Crew |
True West |
Director/Costume Design Crew |
Boston Marriage |
Catherine Cast |
Italian American Reconciliation |
Janice Cast |
An Ideal Husband |
Set-In Crew |
Desperate Affection |
Producer Crew |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and 15 Minute Hamlet |
Hair Designer/Hair Stylist Crew |
Desperate Affection |
Maddie Cast |
A Bright Room Called Day |
Agnes Eggling Cast |
A Perfect Ganesh |
Hair Designer Crew |
The Women |
Sylvia Fowler Cast |
The Weir |
Valerie Cast |
Cakewalk |
Director Crew |
Macbeth |
Hair Design Crew |
Raised in Captivity |
Bernadette Cast |
Proof |
Claire Cast |
Romeo and Juliet |
Assistant Director Crew |
The Most Massive Woman Wins |
Cel Cast |
triplePLAY |
Cel Cast |
Romeo and Juliet |
Lady of Verona Cast |
Who Will Carry the Word |
Gina Cast |
Wit |
Susie Monahan, R.N., B.S.N. Cast |
The Tempest |
Hair Design Crew |
The Mousetrap |
Hair Design Crew |
The House of Bernarda Alba |
Magdalena Cast |
Picasso at the Lapin Agile |
Germaine Cast |
The Comedy of Errors |
Antipholus of Ephesus Cast |
King Lear |
Curan/Ensemble Cast |
Sarah J Baker
Assistant Director
Sarah J Baker
SARAH J BAKER is an actor, playwright, dramaturg, and director from Loveland, Colorado. She has an Acting and Theatre Studies degree from The University of Northern Colorado. She is part of the OpenStage staff, where she is the Social Media and Administrative Assistant. Sarah does dramaturgy for OpenStage and for The Athena Project. Her play, A Wager, was featured in September of 2023 on the podcast, Theatrical Shenanigans. Most recently Sarah assistant directed and staged managed OpenStage’s production of Six Years Old. Treasure Island was her acting debut with OpenStage. Previous acting credits include Stop Kiss (Callie), Good Water (Mica), Coffee With God (God), Akeelah and The Bee (National Judge), Machinal (Defense Lawyer/Priest), and Love/Sick (Louise/Kelly/Liz). @maybesarahjbaker
Sarah J's Work with OpenStage
Event | Role |
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The Minutes | Assistant Director |
Dance Nation |
Assistant Director/Stage Manager Crew |
Dance Nation |
The God Mic/Minda Cast |
Six Years Old |
Assistant Director/Stage Manager/Board Operator Crew |
Treasure Island |
Red Ruth Cast |
Caleb Gilbert
Scenic Designer
Caleb Gilbert
CALEB GILBERT started his career in 2008 with a degree in Fine Arts, specializing in sculpture awarded by Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. In 2012 Caleb graduated from Cranbrook Academy of Art based just outside Detroit, MI., specializing in sculpture. After graduating he started at 11th Street Workshop (Brooklyn, NY) as a Carpenter. 11th Street Workshop is a full-service design and production facility specializing in the set world. They design and build sets for events, commercials, photo shoots and short films. While working there Caleb was a project manager, designer, and production coordinator. By 2020 Caleb was the Head Production Designer, running upwards of five million dollars in projects. Some of his favorite clients/projects included Google, Nike, Saturday Night Live, and Refinery 29. Caleb is now excited to use his skills and talents as the first (paid) Technical Director for OpenStage Theater. OpenStage has always been a home for Caleb ever since his first show over 20 years ago.
Ivan Andrade
Associate Scenic Designer
Rebecca Spafford
Costume Designer
Rebecca Spafford
REBECCA SPAFFORD is indebted to Oberon, King of the Fairies, for introducing her to Colorado theatre over 20 years ago; it’s a story that continues to unfold. She has worked with David Bowie, Mickey Mouse, Big Bird, and Cirque du Soleil, and has also toured with Yo Gabba Gabba and SuperWhy. OpenStage is her creative home. Some of her favorite acting roles are Agnes in Bug, Karen in August: Osage County, Tanya Shepke in The North Plan and Jo/Mae West in Dirty Blonde. She loves designing costumes and hair/wigs and has been teaching these skills at Fossil Ridge High School for almost 10 years. She’s pretty stoked to revisit Big Fish– one of her early shows at Fossil and her Favorite Musical! Rebecca is honored to have received the Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Award for Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) for Dangerous Liaisons, The Crucible, and Murder on the Orient Express, all with OpenStage. Her favorite recognition is receiving the OpenStage Founders’ Award, which is awarded for outstanding long-term contributions to the Company. Rebecca would like to thank all the numerous hands, hearts, needle stabs, and glue-gun victims that volunteer on her projects to bring them to life!
MacKenzie Lowe
Lighting Designer
MacKenzie Lowe
MacKenzie 's Work with OpenStage
Event | Role |
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The Minutes | Lighting Designer |
The Minutes |
Lighting Designer |
Victoria Villalobos
Sound Designer / Makeup Designer
Victoria Villalobos
VICTORIA VILLALOBOS has loved theatre since she was a child. She has worked extensively with OpenStage as a Sound Designer and Engineer, Makeup and Hair Designer and Stylist, Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Board Operator, Stagehand, and Dresser. Victoria also has worked with Fort Collins Children’s Theatre for the past 6 productions, most recently as the Makeup Designer and Stylist for Elf and James and the Giant Peach. Next on the list, she will be designing for FCCT’s production of The Addams Family in November of 2023. In addition, she has worked with companies such as Opera Fort Collins, The Cheyenne Little Theatre Players, and Pop Up Theatre. Victoria received her associate degree from Front Range Community College, where she was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and was named to the President’s List, both for her academic achievements. Victoria wishes to thank her family and friends for all their love and support!
Victoria's Work with OpenStage
Event | Role |
---|---|
The Minutes | Sound Designer / Makeup Designer |
Sweat |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
The Book of Will |
Sound Designer / Make-Up Designer Crew |
Six Years Old |
Sound Designer Crew |
The Revolutionists |
Sound Designer / Make-Up Designer Crew |
Hedwig And The Angry Inch |
Sound Engineer Crew |
Cabaret |
Sound Engineer Crew |
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express |
Sound Designer / Sound Engineer Crew |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Specialty Make-Up Designer Crew |
Sense and Sensibility |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
Cry It Out |
Sound Designer / Assistant Director / Stage Manager Crew |
Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood |
Assistant Director Crew |
Tiny Beautiful Things |
Sound Designer Crew |
Natural Shocks |
Sound Designer Crew |
The Full Monty |
Assistant Sound Designer and Engineer / Assistant Media Designer and Engineer / Assistant Sound Mixer Crew |
Every Brilliant Thing |
Sound Designer / Stage Manager Crew |
Men on Boats |
Sound Designer / Sound Engineer Crew |
Frankenstein |
Hair Designer / Hair Stylist Crew |
Avenue Q |
Assistant Sound Designer / Sound Engineer / Sound Mixer / Make-Up Designer Crew |
Fool For Love |
Sound Designer Crew |
And Then There Were None |
Sound Designer / Sound Engineer Crew |
Ideation |
Assistant Director / Stage Manager Crew |
Monty Python's Spamalot |
Make-Up Designer / Make-Up Stylist Crew |
Don't Dress for Dinner |
Hair and Make-Up Designer Crew |
The Three Musketeers |
Tattoo Design and Creation Crew |
The Flick |
Sound Designer / Sound Engineer/Make-Up Designer Crew |
A Bright New Boise |
Assistant Director / Stage Manager Crew |
Superior Donuts |
Hair and Make-Up Designer Crew |
The North Plan |
Sound Designer / Sound Engineer Crew |
True West |
Make-Up and Hair Designer Crew |
Unnecessary Farce |
Sound Designer Crew |
Moonlight and Magnolias |
Make-Up Designer / Sound Designer/Sound Engineer Crew |
RENT |
Assistant Director / Make-Up Designer Crew |
Scapin |
Assistant Director / Hair and Make-Up Designer Crew |
The Seafarer |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
Amadeus |
Light Board Operator Crew |
Wit |
Second Assistant Director Crew |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Second Assistant Director Crew |
Bullshot Crummond |
Assistant Director / Sound Board Operator Crew |
The Rocky Horror Show |
Hair / Make-Up Stylist Crew |
The 39 Steps |
Dresser Crew |
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment |
First Assistant Director Crew |
A Child's Christmas in Wales |
Stagehand Crew |
Casino Royale: The Sting |
The Pit Boss Cast |
Starla Kovar
Properties Designer / Set Dresser
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