Toil and Trouble

by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Brandon Raghu

February 2-March 3, 2024

Underemployed thirtysomething roommates Matt, Beth, and Adam are officially in a rut...and the 2008 Recession. The fancy MBA is a non-starter, gig work is barely covering the bills, and the only one with a real job is treated like a glorified intern. But when take-out fortune cookies start hitting a little too close to home, a darkly-hilarious scheme to conquer an island nation will forge the three together—if it doesn’t drive them apart first. Toil and Trouble is a modern, punchy (but still bloody) adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson, about bros, situationships, unrelenting ambition, and the San Francisco Giants.

Cast:

Jason Ballweber: Matt

Alex Galick*: Adam

Liv Kemp: Beth

* denotes member of Actors' Equity Association

Creative Team:

Director: Brandon Raghu

Stage Manager: Constance Brevell*

Assistant Stage Manager/Cindy Banks: Katrina Stelk

Technical Director: Justin Hooper

Production Manager: Brandon Raghu

Scenic Designer: Sarah Brandner

Lighting Designer: Alex Clark

Sound Designer/Composer: Jeff Bailey

Properties Designer: Brandt Roberts

Costume Designer: Samantha Fromm Haddow

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  • "Yellow Tree's production is perfectly cast, with abundantly detailed design, and darkly hilarious."

    -Cherry and Spoon

  • "Alex Galick (Adam) in particular makes some very specific and unexpected choices - funny accents, crying - that are just this side of over-the-top, and I found hugely entertaining."

    -Cherry and Spoon

  • “Olivia Kemp (Beth) is deliciously evil, just completely going for it with no reservations. The three of them make a great team, with a believable and lived in friendship.”

    -Cherry and Spoon

  • "Clever, fun, absurd, and wildly entertaining.”

    -Cherry and Spoon

  • "I loved everything about the production, the performances, the design."

    -Stages of MN

  • "Jason Ballweber who usually is to be found behind the scenes plays Matt in a performance that goes a long way"

    -Stages of MN

  • "Well directed by Brandon Raghu who along with Lighting Designer Alex Clark stages a dramatic looking play to be sure."

    -Stages of MN