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TORCH SONG Comes to Six Points Theater in May


by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2024

 In Torch Song, the two-act revival of Harvey Fierstein’s award-winning Torch Song Trilogy, the life of Arnold Beckoff, a torch song-singing, Jewish drag queen living in New York City, is dramatized over the span of the late 1970’s and 1980’s....

Six Points Theater Presents The World Premiere Of THE MONEYLENDER'S DAUGHTER This March


by A.A. Cristi - February 09, 2024

Discover the untold story of Shylock and his daughter Jessica in the world premiere of 'The Moneylender's Daughter' at Six Points Theater. ...

New Play I WAS A STRANGER TOO Highlights Hope Amid Danger In Asylum System


by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2023

'I Was A Stranger Too,' a new play by Cynthia L. Cooper and directed by Carolyn Levy, tells the stories of people who are seeking asylum and those who help them. The play will have four performances, Jan 26 -29, at The Neighborhood House (Wellstone Center) in St. Paul....

Review: GROUPTHINK at Six Points Theater


by Jared Fessler - August 23, 2022

What did our critic think of GROUPTHINK at Six Points Theater?...

TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR to Play at Six Points Theater


by Marissa Tomeo - March 26, 2022

Zeblyan and Ishaq are the last two Jews living in Kabul. While they both want to urgently repopulate their ancient Jewish community, how to do so is something they cannot agree upon. Inspired by true events, this play balances Borscht Belt humor and poignancy in a touching look at cultural continuit...

Winners Announced For The BroadwayWorld 2021 Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards


by BWW Awards - January 12, 2022

Winners have been announced for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards. The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards; Ashland Productions's SHREK Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Staff - December 27, 2021

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards; Ashland's SHREK Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Staff - December 20, 2021

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards; Albino Squirrel Productions' TURNABOUT MUSICAL


by BWW Staff - December 13, 2021

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards; First Stats Announced!


by BWW - December 06, 2021

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Past Shows

Hanukkah Lights in the Big Sky
12/6 - 12/22/2019


When a brick is thrown at a menorah set in a childs window for Hanukkah, community leaders of all faiths come together to help spread ...

O my God!
10/26 - 11/17/2019


In this witty and touching play, Ella, a psychologist and single mother of a teenager who is autistic, gets a visit from an unexpected new ...

Shul
Shul
4/27 - 5/19/2019


The remaining congregants of an old synagogue must decide what to do with their dilapidated building. Should they try to keep the congregation going, sell ...

Actually
2/16 - 3/10/2019


Anna Ziegler Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company...

The Last Schwartz
10/20 - 11/11/2018


The Schwartz family is on its last legs. Their father is dead and their Catskills home is going up for sale. Norma Schwartz' husband hasn't ...

What I Thought I Knew
What I Thought I Knew
8/18 - 8/30/2018


Alice, an infertile Jewish woman in her 40s, discovers a hard lump in her abdomen. After months of tests, a doctor determines that she is ...

Collected Stories
2/24 - 3/18/2018


Ruth Steiner, a critically acclaimed, seasoned author, takes her student, Lisa, under her wing. What begins as a mentorship flourishes into a deeper maternal friendship. ...

Church & State
10/21 - 11/12/2017


It’s three days before Charles Whitmore’s Senate re-election and he’s decided to finally tell the public exactly what’s on his mind, no filter. What could ...

Via Dolorosa
8/19 - 8/27/2017


David Hare; dir: Raye Birk....

We Are the Levinson
4/22 - 5/14/2017


Wendy Kout. World Premiere...

The Whipping Man
2/4 - 2/26/2017


Matthew Lopez; dir: Sally Wingert. Highland Park Community Center Theater:...

Aunt Raini
10/29 - 11/20/2016


Tom Smith; dir: Kurt Schweickhardt....

Aunt Raini
10/29 - 11/20/2016


Tom Smith; dir: Kurt Schweickhardt....

Bad Jews
4/30 - 5/22/2016


Joshua Harmon....


Charles Busch; dir: Warren C. Bowles....

The Chanukah Guest
12/6 - 12/22/2015


Jenna Zark; dir: Candace Barrett Birk....

The Twenty-Seventh Man
10/17 - 11/8/2015


Nathan Englander; dir: Kurt Schweickhardt....


Superman—the man of steel—is invulnerable. Jerry Siegel, the creator of Superman, was exceedingly vulnerable. Siegel was one of many Jews who created the cartoon superheroes ...

The Last Five Years
2/8 - 3/2/2014


HIllcrest Center Theater: Jason Robert Brown; lyrics: Jason Robert Brown; music: Jason Robert Brown....

The Magic Dreidles
12/5 - 12/20/2013


HIllcrest Center Theater: adapt: Jenna Zark....

A Strange and Separate People
10/12 - 11/3/2013


HIllcrest Center Theater: Jon Marans....

Handle With Care
Handle With Care
4/13 - 5/5/2013


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Compulsion or the House Behind


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Photograph 51
Photograph 51
10/13 - 11/4/2012


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The Last Word
The Last Word
4/14 - 5/6/2012


Henry is an 80 year old retired successful businessman now deeply committed to getting his plays published. Len is a college student majoring in playwriting ...

My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding


The season continues with the regional premiere of the new musical comedy My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding by David Hein and Irene Carl Sankoff. ...

The Magic Dreidels
The Magic Dreidels
12/13 - 12/22/2011


MJTC revives its hit holiday production, The Magic Dreidels, adapted for the stage by Jenna Zark from the book by the award-winning children's author Eric ...

Our Class
Our Class
10/29 - 11/20/2011


A new work from the London stage, Our Class is based on a true story. It's 1925 in Poland, and 10 young Jewish and Catholic ...

Videos


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State Theatre (5/1 - 5/1)
C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In in Minneapolis / St. Paul C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In
The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University (7/13 - 7/13)
Giggly Squad Live: Club Giggly in Minneapolis / St. Paul Giggly Squad Live: Club Giggly
Orpheum Theatre (10/24 - 10/24)
Buddy Holly: Oh Boy! in Minneapolis / St. Paul Buddy Holly: Oh Boy!
History Theatre (6/1 - 6/1)
David Sedaris in Minneapolis / St. Paul David Sedaris
State Theatre (11/6 - 11/6)
Hamlet
Great River Shakespeare Festival (6/27 - 7/27)
Rumors - Preview in Minneapolis / St. Paul Rumors - Preview
Commonweal Theatre Company (7/13 - 7/19)
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