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The Minutes
Everything is on the record. Until it isn’t.
Written by Tracy Letts
Directed by Liz Dunn
October 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, and 17
A Church, 419 D Street, Salida
This razor-sharp comedy invites you behind the closed doors of a routine city council meeting that is anything but ordinary. When a new council member returns to the chambers to find a colleague missing and the official record of the last meeting suspiciously absent, finding out the truth is met with the ultimate political weapons: red tape, eccentric excuses, and bureaucratic nonsense.
From petty squabbles over local festivals to the high-stakes drama of parking permits, it’s a hilarious and biting look at the people who run our world and the secrets they try to keep "off the record."
If you think you knew what a city council meeting is like, you’ve never been to a Big Cherry council meeting. Pull up a chair and join the session. It’s just another night of small-town politics…or is it?
Cast: Louie Cohn, Justin Critelli, JJ Fraser, Eden Giorno, Devon Jencks, Leslie Matthews, Jean Moloney, Peter Mossman, Bill Rogers, Greg West, and Tom Westrup
See The Minutes and Stay for a Special Community Conversation
Sunday, October 11, following the 2 p.m. matinee
The October 11 performance of The Minutes is part of Salida’s NestQuest activities exploring “What Is Home?” Following the matinee, STP and A Church will welcome distinguished Ute leader and educator Roland McCook for a special community conversation in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 12.
McCook will speak about what home has meant to the Ute people, their deep connection to this region and their forced removal from their homeland. Audiences are encouraged to purchase tickets for the matinee and stay for the conversation and light refreshments. The conversation will also be open to the wider community.
About Roland McCook
Roland McCook is a member of the Uncompahgre Band of the Ute Tribe and a descendant of Ute leaders Chief Ouray and Chipeta. A former chairman of the Ute Tribal Business Committee, he also served on the Smithsonian Institution’s Native American Repatriation Review Committee. As president of Native American Cultural Programs, he has devoted much of his life to educating the public about Ute history, culture and his personal experiences.
The Minutes is made possible in part through a charitable NestQuest grant.