Featured photo by Jolie Morehouse Olson
A MUST SEE!
Terce (pronounced ter-chay)
a practical breviary
by Heather Christian
through May 17, 2026
I’m going to get straight to the point. Don’t miss this show! It’s a fierce celebration of the caregivers and makers in all of us. It is for anyone who appreciates the feminine, nature, and the process of living and growing through it all. It’s the story of our lives beautifully sung in 60 minutes. A wild song and dance to honor our souls. Go and enjoy an hour to feel…laugh, cry, and just be with all that is given and all that is taken. I want to go back to the forest.
New York City award-winning composer, librettist, and artist Heather Christian, reimagined 9am mass, in the most brilliant way. In a way that women can see themselves and each other. It’s church for the feminine soul. ❤️
Twin Cities Theater – Terce at Elision Playhouse
The cast is incredible! There’s approximately 25 cast members singing, dancing, and playing instruments. Every cast member brings something special and they work together in an amazing rhythm, almost as if they are one.
There’s moments in life when you know you are witnessing something magical, that is what happened for me as I watched this amazing group perform Terce. It was healing like giggling with your girlfriends or singing at the top of your lungs while driving with windows down.
“Standing here as the river bed
and holding all the language spoken.
Watching all the double speak,
and keeping time inside my body.”
From Terce: a practical breviary by Heather Christian
Terce reminded me of seeing ‘The Great Comet of 1812‘ by David Malloy in NYC, in that I felt immersed in the show. As if being in my seat I was playing my own role. Truly an unforgettable experience.
Every seat is close, intimate, and excellent.
As the show started and the woman walked out on the stage, I got the chills. It’s such a powerful start and scene. Each covered in a veil, then another woman lifts their veil and they are free. They look into each other’s eyes and hug. I cried.
We are always stronger together.
“I grasp it only for a moment and in bliss
I understand how everything is all at once
in mercy and in love
and then I lose it.”
From Terce: a practical breviary by Heather Christian.
This was my first visit to Theatre Elision. I have heard so many wonderful things and I couldn’t wait to check it out. It’s a cozy spot with great space to relax with friends before a show. They offer a few snacks like popcorn, chips, and bars. Plus, coffee and drinks. I really loved that I could hear the cast rehearsing! It gets you even more excited for the show.
“And if you harden,
you’re apt to break.”
From Terce: a practical breviary by Heather Christian.
Go, love, and connect, so that you don’t harden.
Terce will live on and grow in my soul.
Terce is 60 minutes in length with no intermissions.
Elision Playhouse, 6105 N 42nd Ave, Crystal, MN 55422
©Tracy Blowers