Coming in 2027!

A Premiere

The Five Lives of Gudrun O, a feminist tale from the Viking age.

In pre-Christian Iceland, 15-year-old Gudrun dreams of the trauma her four marriages will bring. But one of her dreams seems to promise a better, noble future. What is that promise, and did it come true? This is a story about living between hope and the forebodings of prophecy.

Based on characters and incidents in the Icelandic Laxdæla Saga, this new play takes us back to the 10th and 11th centuries, when Norse customs were being challenged by new ones based on medieval Christianity. Old customs did not surrender quickly. Nor did converts adopt new practices unfailingly. This play shows how Gudrun was caught up in this transitional time and shaped by it.

Performances are planned for February 26-28 and March 5-7, 2027 at Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis. More information as we have it.