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From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Date: 20060507
Author:Royce, Graydon

Byline: Graydon Royce; Staff Writer

Opens Thursday: Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote this science fiction story in 1912, before he became hugely famous for his Tarzan series. Steve Schroer, Hardcover Theater's artistic director, has adapted and directed the fantastic tale of a Civil War veteran, John Carter (Jami Rasmussen), who discovers a portal that sends him to the red planet. There, he finds himself in the midst of war that threatens the planet's atmosphere. He becomes a great hero and falls in love with a beautiful princess (Amber Swenson). (8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2 p.m. next Sun. ...

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