WE WON’T PAY, WE WON’T PAY by Dario Fo

Frank Theatre launches its 38th season of fearless, politically charged theater with Dario Fo’s riotous farce WE WON’T PAY, WE WON’T PAY (Non Si Paga! Non Si Paga!), running October 30 through November 22, at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. 

When the cost of living spirals out of control and supermarket prices double overnight, a cohort of fed-up working-class housewives decide they’ve had enough. Led by Antonia and Margherita, the women spontaneously “liberate” groceries off the shelves, leaving them with a chaotic dilemma: how to hide their illicit hauls from their strictly law-abiding factory husbands. As police circle the neighborhood, an escalating barrage of absurd cover-ups unfolds, featuring fake pregnancies, miraculous saintly interventions, and full-throttle commedia dell’arte slapstick.

Written in 1974 by Italian actor-playwright and Nobel laureate Dario Fo, the play remains a razor-sharp, painfully funny portrait of ordinary people caught in an unforgiving economic grind.

Directed by Wendy Knox, the production features a veteran ensemble of Twin Cities talent: Kimberly Richardson, Randy Reyes, Maria Asp, Maggie D’Ambrose, Corey DiNardo and Ben Qualley. The creative team includes Sarah Harris (Scenic Design), Tony Stoeri (Lighting Design), Lily Turner (Costume Design), Kevin Springer (Sound Design), Beth Cleary (Dramaturgy), and Jeffery A. Alspaugh (Stage Management).

Pay What You Can on Saturday, October 31.

Masking required on November 8.

Recommended for ages 14+.

All ticket sales are final.