Theatre Pro Rata


Theatre Pro Rata is a small, professional theatre company operating in the Twin Cities, United States. The company's name is derived from the term pro rata, which comes from the Latin for "in proportion." Their mission: To each of us: a foundation in the play, a pursuit of creative excellence, and a continuation of curiosity.
Formed in 2000 under the artistic direction of Carin Bratlie, the company gained local notoriety with Trainspotting as part of the 2002 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Shortly thereafter, Theatre Pro Rata began to produce regular seasons and has taken up residence at the Gremlin Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
In 2008, Metamorphoses was named one of the top ten productions of the year by Lavender Magazine and the set design for Killer Joe named among the best of 2008 by City Pages. In April 2009, Theatre Pro Rata produced David Hare's translation of Bertolt Brecht's The Life of Galileo, coinciding with the International Year of Astronomy and featuring a gender-blind cast led by Noë Tallen in the title role.
Beginning in 2015 with their production of The Illusion by Tony Kushner, Theatre Pro Rata will perform one show of each season at Park Square Theatre's new Andy Boss Thrust Stage as part of a theatrical collaboration between the two companies.

Shows

2001: All Choked Up/White Noise

2002: Trainspotting

2004: Much Ado About Nothing; Emma

2005: Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

2006: Slag Heap ; Machinal

2007: Quills ; 365 Plays/365 Days; Feelgood Hits Of The 70s ; Dusa, Fish, Stas, and Vi

2008: Metamorphoses ; Killer Joe

2009: The Life of Galileo ; Monster ; Marisol

2010: The Spanish Tragedy ; Traveling Light ; The Taming of The Shrew

2011: Dido, Queen of Carthage ; Waiting for Godot ; Cat's Paw ; 44 Plays for 44 Presidents ; Lovers & Executioners

2013: Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom; Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight; Good Woman of Setzuan

2014: Elephant's Graveyard; Twelfth Night; 1984

2015: The Woodsman; The Illusion