Home         About Us         Featured Artists         Empowered Expressions         Production History         Contact Us Our Mission Outward Spiral Theatre Company is dedicated to producing theatre from a Queer point-of-view. We strive to entertain, educate and act as a catalyst for social change through inclusive, multi-cultural, provocative artistic expression. OSTC Production History: 2006 Queertopia --Curated by Jeffry Lusiak and Eleanor Savage Break the Silence, by Empowered Expressions --Part of SASE's Night of Noise No More Whispers, by Empowered Expressions --Part of Q-Quest Youth Fest 2005 HRC Gala September, 2005: OSTC and HRC Outward Spiral Theatre Company was commissioned by HRC to participate in the 2005 Gala Dinner. The Minnesota Gala is one of the largest HRC galas in the nation. Outward Spiral, under the direction of Jeffry Lusiak and Co-direction of Jason Bucklin and Tammy Shanley, created three vignettes addressing the current issues that the HRC is working on. The cast included local performers: Andrea Jenkins, Molly Jalma, Donna Carter, Jennie Gufstafson, David Schlosser, and Matt Riggs. 2004 Mineola Twins, by Paula Vogel --Directed by Jeffry Lusiak at the Loring Playhouse The Valets, by Matt Di Cintio --Directed by Jason Bucklin at the Loring Playhouse (MN Fringe Festival) In The Garden, by Norman Allen --Directed by Jeffry Lusiak at the Loring Playhouse 2003 In the Heart Of America, by Naomi Wallice --Directed by Jef Hall-Flavin at the Loring Playhouse 5 Women on a Hill in Spain, by Claire Chafee --Directed by Suzy Messerole (MN Fringe Festival) Falsettos, Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by William Finn and James Lapine --Directed by Jef Hall-Flavin, Musical Directed by Paul Kovacovic Night Out Series A Night out With Jeffry: Dusk, A collection of Joe Pintauro short plays -Directed by Jeffry Lusiak A Night Out with Leigh: Cabaret, A Cabaret of GLBT Talent -Hosted by Leigh Combs A Night Out With Doug: Cabaret, The Trapp Family Singers -Written & Performed by Doug Trapp 2002 Hedwig and the Angry Inch, by John Cameron Mitchell, Music/Lyrics by Stephen Trask --Directed by Jef Hall-Flavin at the Loring Playhouse Brave Smiles?Another Lesbian Tragedy, by the Five Lesbian Brothers --Directed by Laurie Attea at the Loring Playhouse 2001 David's Redhaired Death, by Sherry Kramer --Directed by Suzy Messerole at Old Arizona Studio Dusk, short plays by Joe Pintauro --Directed by Jeffry Lusiak at the Loring Playhouse (MN Fringe Festival) Dog Opera, by Constance Congdon --Directed by Jef Hall-Flavin at the Loring Playhouse 2000 The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, by Paul Rudnick --Directed by Jef Hall-Flavin at the Little Theater Ladies and Gentlemen, by Emma Donoghue --Directed by Suzy Messerole, with original music by Peter Vitale at the Little Theater The Big Hoover, by Antay Bilgutay --Directed by Jef Hall-Flavin at the Little Theater 1999 Standing in the Shadows, by Rosemary McLaughlin --Directed by Suzy Messerole at the Little Theater A Bright Room Called Day, by Tony Kushner --Directed by Matt Sciple at the Little Theater Cloud 9, by Caryl Churchill --Directed by Timothy Lee at the Little Theater 1998 Holy Smoke! by Michael Dahl and Stephen Gee --Directed by Douglas Dally at the Phoenix Playhouse Je M'appelle Kim, by Kim Allen --Directed by Timothy Lee at the Phoenix Playhouse Why We Have a Body, by Claire Chafee --Directed by Suzy Messerole at Intermedia Arts Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, by Brad Fraser --Directed by Timothy Lee at the Little Theater 1997 The Stand-in, by Keith Curran --Directed by Timothy Lee at the Little Theater Blood:Shock:Boogie, by Daniel Alexander Jones --Directed by Daniel Alexander Jones at Penumbra Theater And Baby Makes Seven, by Paula Vogel --Co-Directed by Suzy Messerole and Timothy Lee at the Little Theater 1996 As Is, by William Hoffman --Directed by Timothy Lee at Pillsbury House The Well of Horniness, by Holly Hughes --Directed by Kim Hines at the Little Theater