<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2iiLVV_0wCt7Jyr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2iiLVV_0wCt7Jyr00" width="2048" height="1284" ></figure>URBANA- Station Theatre’s latest production, “The Minutes,” premieres on Oct. 24. It will run until Nov. 3.“The Minutes,” written by Tract Letts and originally produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company , premiered on Broadway in 2022. It features a small-town city council meeting in the midst of budget conflicts and festival planning, and the drama and intrigue that comes from political conflicts, even at the local level. Kendall Jeonson, the director, said the dark comedy has important messages in our current political climate. “We often focus on national elections, specifically the presidential elections. But there are elections every year,” he said. “Yes – the president can affect your life, but we have to remember the local elections… they will have a much more immediate impact on our lives.”He also stated that the play shows, albeit through comedy in theater, how local political decisions are often made, and how overarching political trends can affect, as he says, “…conversations as small as where we park our cars and as big as how to fund the town’s heritage festival.”Jeonseon also described social justice as core to the message of “The Minutes,” saying the play “…touches on two important social issues – how we view accessibility for people living with disabilities and how we tell the stories of our heritage, including all the bad and ugly acts our predecessors perpetrated.”He related the former issue to his personal experience, recounting that, “I work in disability resources, so the way some of these councilmembers talk about what is and is not necessary when it comes to funding accessible projects is pretty astounding… this play puts on display the reality of able bodied folks making decisions for populations they know little to nothing about, and care for even less.”Overall, Jeonson expressed confidence in the actors and designers, and said of the playwright, “… as is common with Tracy Letts and his work, the audience will leave the show with some big thoughts going on in their heads.”Tickets for the first two nights are already sold out, but there are still many available. This production run ends with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 3.</div></body>

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Station House premieres ‘The Minutes’ Oct. 24

URBANA- Station Theatre’s latest production, “The Minutes,” premieres on Oct. 24. It will run until Nov. 3. “The Minutes,” written by Tract Letts and originally produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company , premiered on Broadway in 2022. It features a small-town city council meeting in the midst of budget conflicts and festival planning, and the drama and intrigue that comes from political conflicts, even at the local level.