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Detroit Public Theatre produces nationally recognized plays and programs with world-class writers, directors, actors, and designers in the heart of Midtown Detroit’s thriving cultural district. We create bold, relevant work that illuminates the thrills, joys, and challenges of our shared human experience. Read more...
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: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Plowshares Theatre Company preserves, presents, and produces African American experiences that challenges minds and builds community. Read more...
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Lifeline Theatre explores, interprets, and reimagines books and other literary works to create stories that move us beyond the margins of our own lives. Read more...
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: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
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11:00 am - 8:30 pm
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1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Black Ensemble Theater (BE), Founded in 1976 by the phenomenal actress, producer, and playwright Jackie Taylor, has grown from a small community arts organization to a vibrant nationally and internationally renowned arts institution. A leader and innovator in the African-American and mainstream arts communities, Black Ensemble Theater is recognized as one of the most diverse theaters in the country, producing Read more...
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: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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The Howard Theatre opened in 1910 and served as a showcase for African American artists for more than 70 years. Billed as the “Theater for the People,” its live music, plays, vaudeville, movies, and talent contests drew audiences and performers from the city and throughout the United States. Read more...
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New Freedom Theatre is the oldest black theatrical organization and one of the nation’s most honored Black professional theater companies — has staged productions from such celebrated African American playwrights. Read more...
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: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Arena Stage is the voice of American theater resident in our nation’s capital. Focused on American artists, our productions are innovative and representative of stories from across the country. We nurture new plays and reimagine classics. We celebrate our democracy and diversity through a multitude of voices in our productions and community engagement programs to inspire people to action. We Read more...
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a vibrant cultural hub that connects thousands of artists with millions of people each year — in person, online, and in their home communities. Read more...
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The Wilma Theater creates living, adventurous art. We engage artists and audiences in imaginative reflection on the complexities of contemporary life. We present bold, original, well-crafted productions that represent a range of voices, viewpoints, and styles. Read more...
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Throughout its 90-year history, The Parkway Theater has brought generations together to celebrate arts and entertainment. Following the venue’s first major restoration in 40 years, The Parkway Theater was re-born in 2018, once again showcasing classic 35mm films and movie favorites and establishing itself as an acclaimed Twin Cities destination for world-class live music, comedy, and engaging performance. Read more...
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Founded in 1952, TRP is the longest-running theatre in Minneapolis, and second only to Old Log Dinner Theatre in Excelsior as the oldest theatre in the Twin Cities region. It is the fourth-oldest community theatre in the state, after Duluth (1914), Fargo-Moorhead (1946), and Rochester Civic (1951). Read more...
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LOOKING BACK 1916–1965 The Pantages, which now seats 1014, opened in 1916 as a vaudeville house and part of Greek immigrant and impresario Alexander Pantages’ renowned consortia of theatres. It was designed by the Minneapolis firm of Kees and Colburn in an Art Moderne/Beaux Arts style. The Pantages’ first show was a vaudeville lineup that included singers, comedians and a Read more...
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LOOKING BACK 1921–1988 The State Theatre, which seats 2,181, opened in 1921 and was then considered the most technologically advanced and elaborate theatre in the United States. One Minneapolis newspaper columnist described it as “a gilded pleasure palace, dedicated to the Hollywood dreams that captured America’s heart in the roaring ’20s.” It was designed by Chicago architect J.E.O. Pridmore in Read more...
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The Armory was the most expensive building in Minnesota at one time. The building was designed by St.Paul architect P.C. Bettenburg, who was also a major in the Minnesota National Guard. From the late 1930s through the 1970s, it was a venue for civic events, including concerts, political conventions and sporting events. Read more...
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Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people and serves a multigenerational audience. It creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire 250,000 people annually. CTC is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the coveted Tony Award® for regional theatre and is the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony® nominations Read more...
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Welcome to the Riverview Theater, where we present everything from Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters to niche art films, all in a classic auditorium featuring new high-backed rocker seats and digital sound. Even though we feature state-of-the-art projection and sound systems, our customers enjoy the opportunity to “step back in time” and experience movie-going as it was in the 50s, when neighborhood Read more...
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: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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10:00 am - 8:00 pm
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10:00 am - 8:00 pm
From Broadway to the mighty Mississippi The Guthrie Theater opened on May 7, 1963, with a production of Hamlet directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie, the theater’s founder. The idea for a different kind of theater sparked in 1959 during a series of conversations among Guthrie, an acclaimed theater director, and his two colleagues, Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler, who were all disenchanted Read more...