Mark your calendars: LIFE SUCKS returns!

Theatre L’Homme Dieu in Alexandria, MN

July 23-27, 2024

  • "...it's perfectly cast, thoughtfully constructed, and epic in themes if not in size ... you would be wise not to miss this funny and profound rare offering from Girl Friday and Open Eye"

    Jill Schafer, Cherry & Spoon

  • "a rip-roaring staging ... Joel Sass directs Life Sucks and endows it with a galloping energy and repeated surprises"

    Arthur Dorman, Talkin’ Broadway

  • "excessively charming and talented cast ... you’re going to witness an absolutely brilliant show."

    Hedy Rand-McKay, Twin Cities Geek

  • "irreverent and wildly in your face fun ... a remarkable cast in a play that is the type of creative leap that Open Eye does best"

    Rob Dunkelberger, The Stages of MN

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Queen Elizabeth in THOMAS TALLIS (Pictured with Ben Shaw)

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Vic in LOVE PERSON by Aditi Brennan Kapil (Pictured with Canae Weiss & Erin Anderson) - Photo by Dan Norman

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The Patient in CORONADO (Pictured with Zachary Stofer)

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Miss Mary Bennet in MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY (Pictured with Scott Laban) - Photo by Molly Weibel, 1000 Words Photography-MN

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Coriolanus in CORIOLANUS (Pictured with Grace Holden & Daniel Novick)

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Ellen Tree in RED VELVET (Pictured with JuCoby Johnson, Michael Lee, Ty Hudson, & Sulia Rose Altenberg) - Photo by Dan Norman

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Sarah Sweet in SWEET CORNUCOPIA (Pictured with Bethany del Rosario)

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Lindsay in SISTER CALLING MY NAME (Pictured with Vanessa Gamble) - Photo by Matt Berdahl

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Miss Mary Bennet in MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY (Pictured with Gillian Constable, Maureen O'Malley, & Ben Qualley) - Photo by Molly Weibel, 1000 Words Photography-MN

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LD in CHANNEL - Photo by Dan Norman

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Mary Bennet in MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY (Pictured with Scott Laban) - Photo by Molly Weibel, 1000 Words Photography-MN