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The Minutes
Tracy Letts
Opening Date:
October 16, 2026
Closing Date:
November 1, 2026
In a small-town city council chamber, routine motions and local rivalries unravel into a sharp, darkly funny reckoning with political power, civic mythology, and the stories a community chooses to tell about itself.
Cast & Crew
CAST
Mr. Peel — Dillon Rasberry
Mayor Superba — Sean Spencer
Ms. Johnson — Jacey Nichole
Mr. Oldfield — Chris Crane
Ms. Innes — Stephanie Henson
Mr. Blake — James Coplen
Ms. Matz — Chelsea McIntire
Mr. Carp — K. Der Ron Vinson
Mr. Hanratty — Andrew Cohoon
Mr. Breeding — Kenneth Chambers
Mr. Assalone — Lewis Mize
CREW
Director — Rhonda Clark
Stage Manager — Jason Brackenridge
Set Designer — Ben Hall
Costume Designer — Elin Bhaird
Lighting Designer — Samuel Scobey
Sound Designer — Nick Solomon
Production Notes
Second mainstage production of Season 43; opening October 16 and scheduled to close November 1, 2026. Playwright Tracy Letts is an Oklahoma native; The Minutes was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play. Set during a stormy city council meeting in fictional Big Cherry. In production publicity, director Rhonda Clark emphasized the play’s humor, flawed characters and examination of Native American history and civic power; cast member Dillon Rasberry described Mr. Peel as an Everyman facing difficult moral choices. The Richard and Glenna Tanenbaum Gallery displayed work by Elin Bhaird and Kathryn McGill during the run. Press release provided by the archive project. Role assignments additionally documented by CST’s original actors page: https://www.carpentersquare.com/artists . Ten performances advertised, including Thursday evenings and Sunday matinees. As of October 26, 2026, the run had begun but the announced closing date had not passed. Production publicity names lighting designer “Samuel Scobey,” while Season 43 King James press identifies “Samm Scobey.”
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