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As You Like It

As You Like It

Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2026

by William Shakespeare Directed by Caitlin Lowans Music by Joni Griffith Featuring Katie Bradley , Dustin Bronson , Isa Condo-Olvera , Darius Dotch , Bill McCallum , Nubia Monks , and Greg Watanabe with understudies Rayyan Khan and Laila Sahir Stage Manager Matthew Meeks...

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Review: DOJA CAT  - TOUR MA VIE WORLD TOUR at Target Center

Review: DOJA CAT - TOUR MA VIE WORLD TOUR at Target Center

by Jared Fessler · October 5, 2026

The Minneapolis stop of her Tour Ma Vie World Tour brought a crowd that was there to dance, sing and see what Doja would come up with next. The show moved comfortably between pop, R&B, funk and hip-hop, with plenty of humor mixed into the performance.…

Review: SYNDEE WINTERS: THE MAKINGS OF A LADY at The O'Shaughnessy

Review: SYNDEE WINTERS: THE MAKINGS OF A LADY at The O'Shaughnessy

by Jared Fessler · October 3, 2026

What did our critic think of SYNDEE WINTERS: THE MAKINGS OF A LADY at The O'Shaughnessy? Joined by Mr. Chair featuring Greg Ward, Winters performed a wide-ranging set that traveled from Golden Age standards and songs made famous by the late, great Lena Horne to ’90s pop and R&B and some of Broadwa…

Review: WIFE OF A SALESMAN at Gremlin Theatre

Review: WIFE OF A SALESMAN at Gremlin Theatre

by Jared Fessler · October 1, 2026

It’s always interesting when a new play takes a familiar story and looks at it from a completely different angle. That’s what Eleanor Burgess does with Wife of a Salesman, now being presented by Girl Friday Productions at Gremlin Theatre.…

Review: BRYSON TILLER PRESENTS: THE NEO TRAPSOUL TOUR at Mystic Lake Amphitheatre

Review: BRYSON TILLER PRESENTS: THE NEO TRAPSOUL TOUR at Mystic Lake Amphitheatre

by Jared Fessler · October 1, 2026

Bryson Tiller brought Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour to Shakopee, celebrating 10 years of Trapsoul. If you were listening to Tiller when the album came out, it probably doesn't feel like it was that long ago. But standing in a crowd of people singing along to those songs, it was hard …

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at Theatre In The Round

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at Theatre In The Round

by Jared Fessler · September 29, 2026

There’s a reason The Great Gatsby keeps finding its way back onto American stages. The story may take place in the 1920s, but its characters are still dealing with things that haven't gone away: money, social status, jealousy and obsession.…

Review: A CHORUS LINE at Duluth Playhouse

Review: A CHORUS LINE at Duluth Playhouse

by Jared Fessler · September 25, 2026

Set during an audition for a Broadway musical, the show follows a group of dancers competing for a limited number of spots. As the audition continues, the performers are asked to talk about their lives, their experiences and what brought them to the stage. What could easily be a story simply about g…

Past Shows

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New Eyes Play-Reading Festival

New Eyes Play-Reading Festival

Jan 23 – Jan 25, 2026

Celebrate new voices, ideas, and works in Asian American theater at Theater Mu's free play-reading festival. On Jan 23 & 24, join us for a 10-Minute Playfest ft. nationally submitted scripts that respond to the question, "What does freedom mean to you?" Then on Jan 25, be a part...

New Eyes Festival

New Eyes Festival

Nov 22 – Nov 24, 2024

Celebrate Asian American voices with the NEW EYES FESTIVAL! The play-reading series has been around since 1993 as an incubator for new works, and this year we leveled the playing field even more by accepting script submissions from across the country. After reading through 80+...

No Cure

No Cure

Dec 9

No Cureby Jake Jeppson Two lonely souls meet. They fall in love. They dance to Leonard Cohen's "Ain't No Cure for Love." Turns out, there ain't no cure for terminal cancer, either. In this tender, unflinching play, Jake Jeppson offers a deeply personal portrait of one family's...

THA CHINK-MART

THA CHINK-MART

Apr 6 – Apr 7, 2020

In a small, suburban town in Long Island, New York, five Asian American teenage friends struggle to survive high school. The majority of the student body views them as "Asian and their families consider them too "American. Finding solace only amongst each other, they attempt to...

Quiver by Meg Miroshnik

Quiver by Meg Miroshnik

Mar 5 – Mar 6, 2018

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free public reading, part of the Ruth Easton New Play Series. Quiver by Playwrights’ Center Core Writer Meg Miroshnik Former free-spirit Juju has a new husband, a new religious calling, and, now that she’s in labor, very nearly a new baby. Not...

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL by Lee Blessing

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL by Lee Blessing

Apr 3 – Apr 4, 2017

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series. MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL by Lee Blessing April 3 & 4, 2017 at 7 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL is the story of a bigamist. In Minneapolis he’s a man married to a woman. In St. Paul...

THE SEA & THE STARS by Harrison David Rivers

THE SEA & THE STARS by Harrison David Rivers

Mar 6 – Mar 7, 2017

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series. THE SEA & THE STARS by Harrison David Rivers March 6 & 7, 2017 at 7 p.m. Simon is a lifeguard. Finn is terrified of water. Both are adrift, with broken hearts, returning to...

EDEN PRAIRIE, 1971 by Mat Smart

EDEN PRAIRIE, 1971 by Mat Smart

Feb 6 – Feb 7, 2017

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series. EDEN PRAIRIE, 1971 by Mat Smart February 6 & 7, 2017 at 7 p.m. On the night Apollo 15 lands on the moon, a draft dodger steals home to Eden Prairie, Minnesota from Canada. He...

QUEENS by Martyna Majok

QUEENS by Martyna Majok

Jan 9 – Jan 10, 2017

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series. QUEENS by Martyna Majok January 9 & 10, 2017 at 7 p.m. The lives of two generations of immigrant women in Queens collide in a series of small apartments. When you are working...

WINK by Jen Silverman

WINK by Jen Silverman

Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2016

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series. WINK by Jen Silverman December 5 & 6, 2016 at 7 p.m. Sofie is an unhappy housewife. Gregor is her bread-winning husband. Dr. Franz is their psychiatrist. Wink is the cat. And...

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Duluth Playhouse at the NorShor Theatre (10/22-11/08)
Kathy Mattea in Minneapolis / St. Paul Kathy Mattea
Pantages (2/20-2/20)
Nutcracker in Wonderland in Minneapolis / St. Paul Nutcracker in Wonderland
Ted Mann Concert Hall (12/18-12/20)
Cirque Dreams Holidaze in Minneapolis / St. Paul Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Orpheum Theatre (12/22-12/24)
“Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione” (Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”)  in Minneapolis / St. Paul “Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione” (Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”)
The Walker Art Center (4/16-4/17)
As You Like It in Minneapolis / St. Paul As You Like It
825 Arts (11/05-11/08)
Sabrina Cast Reunion 30 Year Anniversary Live! in Minneapolis / St. Paul Sabrina Cast Reunion 30 Year Anniversary Live!
Pantages (11/08-11/08)