{"id":5998,"date":"2015-08-17T20:25:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T20:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=5998"},"modified":"2022-03-09T19:37:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:37:06","slug":"hoopla-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/08\/17\/hoopla-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg alumni bring &#8216;Hoopla Train&#8217; to rural Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/sodhouse-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"sodhouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/sodhouse-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/sodhouse.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This summer, Sod House &#8212; a theater company founded by Augsburg College Chair of Theater Arts\u00a0<strong>Darcey Engen \u201988<\/strong>\u00a0and her husband, <strong>Luverne Seifert \u201983 <\/strong>&#8212; brought a\u00a0production of \u201cHoopla Train (with Yard Master Yip and his Polkastra)\u201d\u00a0to 14 historic ballrooms in different Minnesota cities\u00a0including\u00a0Barrett, McGregor, Nisswa, and Sleepy Eye.<\/p>\n<p>Engen and Seifert shared the stage with a troupe of performers to put on the production billed as \u201cLawrence Welk meets \u2018Hee-Haw.\u2019\u201d The Sod House Theater\u00a0project began in 2011 when Engen and Seifert collaborated to create the condensed version of Anton Chekhov\u2019s play &#8220;The Cherry Orchard&#8221; with Twin Cities colleagues including\u00a0<strong>Sarah Myers<\/strong>, associate\u00a0professor of theater at Augsburg.<\/p>\n<p>This year the &#8220;Hoopla Train&#8221; has garnered the attention of media outlets across Minnesota, including the following organizations and stories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BringMeTheNews &#8212; Hoopla Train: The touring theater variety show coming to a stage near you<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/summer-is-showtime-for-sod-house-minnesota-s-whistle-stop-theater\/316148221\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Star Tribune<\/a> &#8212;\u00a0Summer is showtime for Sod House, Minnesota&#8217;s whistle-stop theater<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernminn.com\/faribault_daily_news\/news\/local\/article_5ce8b018-57f7-5c58-aa6d-c0a3a3c2b5d7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faribault Daily News<\/a> &#8212;\u00a0All aboard the &#8216;Hoopla Train&#8217; bound for Faribault<\/li>\n<li>Rochester Post-Bulletin &#8212;\u00a0&#8216;Hoopla Train&#8217; pulls into town<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pineandlakes.com\/\">Pine and Lakes Echo Journal<\/a> &#8212; Professional Twin Cities Theater Troupe to perform at the American Legion in Nisswa<\/li>\n<li>Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch &#8212; &#8216;Hoopla Train&#8217; show coming to Sleepy Eye next week<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sctimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/arts\/2015\/07\/12\/hoopla-brings-old-fashioned-fun-outstate-minnesota\/30054941\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Cloud Times<\/a> &#8212;\u00a0&#8216;Hoopla&#8217; brings old-fashioned fun to outstate Minnesota<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, Sod House &#8212; a theater company founded by Augsburg College Chair of Theater Arts\u00a0Darcey Engen \u201988\u00a0and her husband, Luverne Seifert \u201983 &#8212; brought a\u00a0production of \u201cHoopla Train (with Yard Master Yip and his Polkastra)\u201d\u00a0to 14 historic ballrooms in different Minnesota cities\u00a0including\u00a0Barrett, McGregor, Nisswa, and Sleepy Eye. 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