SWEET REVENGE by marcie r. Rendon

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Mni Giizhik Theatre Ensemble & Exposed Brick Theatre present

the World Premiere of 

Sweet Revenge

by Marcie R. Rendon

Directed by Sequoia Hauck (White Earth Anishinaabe & Hupa)

Assistant Directed by Samuel Osborne-Huerta

October 9 - 17, 2026 at Red Eye Theater

Written by Marcie R. Rendon, an award winning author & enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, Sweet Revenge is a true crime comedy. The play centers on Maggie, a middle-age Native woman working to make ends meet with her two grandchildren in their inner city apartment. Living alongside them is Granny Josephine, who is tormented by memories of growing up in an American Indian boarding school. Meanwhile, a serial killer is targeting ice cream truck drivers in the neighborhood bringing John, the homicide detective, into Maggie’s life. 

Featuring an all Native cast: 

George Auginash (enrolled member of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation & Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and Forest County Potawatomi)

Kija Deer (Cherokee Nation (ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ) and Red Lake Nation)

Andrea Fairbanks (Leech Lake)

Dallas Jennings (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe)

Andre LaRose (Red Lake Anishinaabe)

Jalisa McKee (Hochunk Nation)

Brian P. Joyce (White Earth)

Chetan Ohitika-Thomas Draskovic (Hunkphapa Laƙóta/Waĥpe Khúte Dakóta), Oogie_Push (Meskwaki)

Fern Renville (Enrolled citizen of Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate)

Jaida Rogers (Red Lake band of Chippewa Indians)

Creative Team: Callie Aho, Lauren Rae Anderson, Claudia Errickson, Bailey Fenn, Suzy Messerole, Nora Montañez Patterson, Amanda Oporto, Will Rafferty & Lizzy Rooney.

Performance Dates:

Friday, October 9 at 7:00 pm - Preview

Saturday, October 10 at 7:00 pm  - Opening Night

Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 pm - Masks Required

Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 pm 

Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 pm

Friday, October 16 at 7:00 pm - ASL Interpretation & Audio Description

Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 pm - Closing

Performance Location:

Red Eye Theater

2213 Snelling Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55404

Tickets:

$35 - Free

All tickets are general admission

To reserve tickets: https://exposedbricktheatre.ticketspice.com/sweet-revenge

Access:

All performances will feature Open Captions

Sensory Kits will be available at all performances.

Masks Required performance is Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 pm.

Masks available at Box Office for all shows.

ASL Interpretation & Audio Description performance is Friday, October 16 at 7:00 pm  

Content Warning: 

This production contains frequent explicit language. It includes discussions of American Indian boarding schools, child abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse, and also addresses themes of intergenerational trauma, grief, and violence. This production includes loud gunshot sound effects, sage smoke, flashing lights and sudden loud noises that may affect some audience members.

Age Recommendation: 16+