The New Guthrie

Nice note from my son this morning with a web site that lets you tour the new Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. Goes well with a feature that was printed in the Chicago Tribune this weekend. Check it out by clicking HERE. It's with a bit of nostalgia that I note the eminent razing of the original Guthrie. It and the presence of Sir Tyrone himself was what attracted me to the Unversity of Minnesota in the summer of 1964. The five week special course taught by Guthrie comprised the first of my PHD hours and we returned to the Twin Cities for each of the next three summers and then for a year and half in the late 60's to complete my doctoral course work. We saw most of the Guthrie shows in those years and what feast they were. Geeorge Grizzard in Henry V, Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy in the Cherry Orchard, Volpone, The Oresteia, and many more.