GRANT SORENSON

I began independently producing work in Minneapolis in 2018, working with some of the Twin Cities' finest actors on plays that felt urgent, interesting, and challenging to me as a director. Many of these productions were produced in non-traditional spaces (a barn in Wisconsin, a 100 year old mansion in Minneapolis...) and allowed me to flex my skills as a director and theatermaker.​

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Miss Julie by August Strindberg, adapted by Grant Sorenson

Everwood Farmstead, Summer 2020

featuring Meghan Kreidler*, Michael Weiser*, and Kate Beahen

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Boston Marriage by David Mamet

Maison Bodega, Summer 2019

featuring Michelle O'Neill*, Christine Weber*, and Miriam Schwartz

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Vincent River by Philip Ridley

Crane Theatre Studio, Winter 2018

featuring Laura Esping* and Cole Seager

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Since 2015, I have served as an associate director for Wayzata High School's theatre department. We produce six productions over the course of each school year in three theater spaces, ranging from large scale musical theatre to intimate black box productions. Our work is driven by a commitment to professional-quality productions created through exemplary education-based processes, empowering student actors to develop agency over their work and empathy for the world around them.

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Upcoming Productions

Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Spring 2023

Significant Other by Joshua Harmon, Winter 2023

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, Autumn 2022

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Previous Productions

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, Winter 2022

My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, Autumn 2021

Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, Spring 2021

Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, Autumn 2020

Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Spring 2020 (Cancelled due to Covid-19)

Vanity Fair by Kate Hamill, Winter 2020

Legally Blonde by Heather Hach..., Autumn 2019

Chicago by John Kander and Fred Ebb, Winter 2019

The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Spring 2018

Mary Poppins by..., Autumn 2017

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Autumn 2016

From 2013 until 2017, I was a founding member of 7th House Theater, an actor-driven collaborative theatre company that produced musical theatre that pushed the limits of storytelling and how performers and audiences connect across the work. We produced three original musicals over three years in the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie Theater as well as bold reimaginings of existing musicals and contemporary plays.​

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The Great Work by David Darrow (music/lyrics) and Grant Sorenson (book)

World Premiere Production, Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater, Winter 2015

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Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and 

Open Eye Theatre, Summer 2014

Best Musical, CityPages

I was lucky enough to assist Peter Rothstein on two productions right out of college. Both productions were produced by Theatre Latte Da in partnership with the Hennepin Theatre Trust and performed at the historic Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis. The opportunity to assist Peter on these productions taught me so much about the process of directing and producing, from the earliest of production meetings to the closing night performance.

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Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb

Directed by Peter Rothstein, Theatre Latte Da

Pantages Theatre, Winter 2014

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Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice

Directed by Peter Rothstein, Theatre Latte Da

Pantages Theatre, Winter 2013