Five Minneapolis Couples Announced As Finalists For Guthrie's $60,000 Dream Wedding Getaway

The Guthrie today announced the five finalists for its When We Are Married Dream Wedding Giveaway, in which one lucky couple will receive a complete Guthrie wedding prize package valued at more than $60,000. The public can view the video entries of the five finalists and vote for their favorite couple from July 6 – 12 at www.mspmag.com/dreamwedding and twincities.metromix.com. The winner will be announced on July 13 and married onstage by Guthrie veteran and Father of the Bride film star Peter Michael Goetz on Sunday, August 16.

 The five finalists are:

Gretchen Bierbaum and Jeremiah Albrecht

Kate Ditter and Sam Hanson

Adrienne Grahn and Kevin Anderson

Elinor Anderson-Genne and Reggie Prim

Jennie Freeburg and Joe Spoelstra

All five couples are from Minneapolis.

For a complete listing of the prize package and more information about the When We Are Married Dream Wedding Giveaway, visit www.guthrietheater.org/dreamwedding.

Mpls. St.Paul Weddings Magazine and MetroMix.com are proud media sponsors of the Guthrie’s When We Are Married Dream Wedding Giveaway.

Three distinguished couples come together in celebration of their joint silver wedding anniversaries only to discover that the parson who married them was, in fact, not authorized to perform marriages, and they have been “living in sin” for the past 25 years. The show reunites many beloved Guthrie company members from the 1960s and 70s, including Barbara Bryne, Helen Carey, Patricia Conolly, Peter Michael Goetz and Linda Kelsey. The production also features more recent Guthrie favorites Robert O. Berdahl, Raye Birk, Maggie Chestovich, Dennis Creaghan, Bob Davis, Colin McPhillamy and Sally Wingert, alongside the fresh-faced talents of recent UofM/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program graduates Jonas Goslow and Christine Weber.

When We Are Married begins previews July 4, opens July 10 and continues through August 30 on the Wurtele Thrust Stage at the Guthrie. Single tickets are priced from $24 to $60, with a limited number of premium tickets available for opening nights. Tickets are now on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training. The Guthrie is dedicated to producing the great works of dramatic literature, developing the work of contemporary playwrights and cultivating the next generation of theater artists. Led by Director Joe Dowling since 1995, the Guthrie opened its new three-theater home on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis in June 2006.

The Guthrie is located at 818 South 2nd Street (at Chicago Avenue), in downtown Minneapolis. To purchase tickets or season subscriptions call the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224 or toll-free 877.44.STAGE. For more information, or to purchase tickets online, visit www.guthrietheater.org.