Brought together by a common desire to create and share theatre which transcends expectations, we formed in the Spring of 2016.  As a team, our involvement in hundreds of shows in dozens of theatres has led us to begin our new venture together with a specific focus on improving our craft.  The definition of absolute guides our work: “existing independently, not qualified or diminished in any way; total, pure.”

SUZIE HANSEN, FOUNDING DIRECTOR

Suzie brings vast experience to her work with a degree in theater from Winona State University and involvement in over 150 productions, including 63 directing and choreography credits at regional theaters such as the Rochester Repertory Theatre, Brave Community Theatre, St. Killian’s Art Center, Vertigo Theatre Factory, and Stewartville and Grand Meadow High Schools. Since co-founding Absolute Theatre, she has directed The Duck Variations, Three Viewings, The Robber Bridegroom, Radio Gals, Honky Tonk Angels, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Villainy on the Vine, Snowballs and Fruitcakes, Bright Star, Clue OnStage and Forever Plaid. On stage, Suzie is remembered for roles such as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Keely in Keely and Du, Molly Sweeney in the title role, Timothea in Sea Marks, Lizzie Curry in Rainmaker, Athena in Suite Surrender, and Nora in Absolute’s 2019 production of A Doll’s House, Part 2. She has also written 18 scripts, including numerous murder mysteries that have been performed locally at the Plummer House, Bleu Duck restaurant, Mayowood Stone Barn and the Chateau Theatre. Suzie looks forward to creating many more memorable productions in the years ahead!

Email: suziehansen@absolutetheatre.org

Board members:

Mark Hansen – president
Patricia Barrier – secretary
Emma Hansen – treasurer

Missy Hagen
Jon Scheffert
Stef Stafford