OPEN EYE MAINSTAGE: Theatre / Music/Puppetry

Open Eye Theatre and Skinny Dog Productions present

STRANGE HEART: The Dream Songs of John Berryman

March 5 – 22, 2026

Written & composed by Greg Brosofske
Featuring Bradley Greenwald & Anna Hashizume

Beloved Twin Cities vocalists Bradley Greenwald and Anna Hashizume front a live band playing a dreamy jazz-infused score in playwright-composer Greg Brosofske’s lyrical portrait of John Berryman.

A world premiere operetta for humans & puppets!

Renowned Minnesota poet John Berryman won a Pulitzer prize for his greatest achievement, The Dream Songs. This combination of songs, visual art, and emotional performance thrillingly evokes Berryman’s life as he careens between artistic triumph and the chasm of depression and drink. Sharing his perilous journey are his wife Kate and a marionette named Henry who acts as Berryman’s tormentor, drinking buddy, and artistic alter-ego. 

  • TICKETS

    $35 — General Admission
    $30 — Fringe Button Holders
    $24 — Seniors
    $18 — Students
    $15 — Economic Accessibility

    Do you have a MN Fringe button? Get $5 off General Admission tickets with discount code FRINGE. Show your button at the box office when checking in.

    A limited number of $15 Economic Accessibility tickets are available online for all performances (does not include benefit show on 10/31). If not sold out, a limited number of pay-as-able tickets will be available at the door. View our ticketing policy.

    AGE RECOMMENDATION: Ages 14 and up.

    CONTENT AWARENESS
    Adult themes of alcohol and traumatic memories.

  • PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

    Thursday 3/5, 7:30pm OPENING
    Friday 3/6, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 3/7, 7:30pm
    Sunday 3/8, 2:00pm

    Thursday 3/12, 7:30pm
    Friday 3/13, 7:30pm
    Saturday 3/14, 7:30pm
    Sunday 3/15, 2:00pm*

    Monday, 3/16, 7:30pm INDUSTRY NITE
    Thursday 3/19, 7:30pm
    Friday 3/20, 7:30pm
    Sat 3/21, 7:30pm
    Sunday 3/22, 2:00pm CLOSING

    *We will offer the Sunday 3/15 matinee as a masking-required performance for our community. All other shows are masking-optional.

    RUN TIME: 90 minutes, no intermission

  • ACCESSIBILITY

    Contact us at 612-874-6338 or boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org for accessibility information and requests. Learn more.

    COVID PRECAUTIONS: All audience members will be required to wear masks during our Sunday 3/15 matinee performance. All other shows are masking-optional. The masking policy will be posted on the door.

    View our COVID-19 Policy

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THE CAST

Bradley Greenwald & Anna Hashizume

CREATIVE TEAM

Joel Sass - Director & Set Design
Greg Brosofske - Writer & Composer

 

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