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The Duluth Playhouse opens its 2017-18 season with Neil Simon's Rumers, with performances running Sept. 21 to Oct. 1. Charley and Myra are celebrating their 10th anniversary and have invited all their good friends. Chris and Ken are the first to arrive, only to find that Myra is missing and Charley has “accidentally” shot himself in the ear. Charley is unconscious and so unable to tell them what really happened. Hoping to avoid a scandal, Ken and Chris go about…
Find out more »Zenith City Cabaret: September 2017
The September 2017 show features performances by Jennifer Campbell, Ole Dack, Dustin Hagen, Lyz Jaakola, Andy Kust, Shad Olsen, Louisa Scorich and Adam Sippola and offers a sneak peak of Beauty and the Beast, and upcoming musical production at Duluth East High School. The event is free, but donations are accepted. Zenith City Cabaret brings together regional musical theater professionals for a dynamic, cross-community collaboration in the comfortable, casual atmosphere of the Zeitgeist Arts Atrium. It's a combination of high-quality…
Find out more »Zenith City Cabaret
A number of local performers come together for this cabaret-style show.
Find out more »Antigone
UMD Theatre presents Sophocles' ancient tragedy, Antigone. The play's universal questions of power and civic duty are posed through a modern translation reflecting current political conflicts. The show is directed by Jenna Soleo-Shanks and based on the translation by Don Taylor. Performances run Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 3-7 at 7:30 p.m. with one Sunday matinee on Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. The show runs approximately one hour and forty minutes with no intermission. Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for…
Find out more »1984
A timely and provocative drama based on George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel about a tyrannical government and the people who struggle to resist it.
Find out more »Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage
Directed by Andy Bennett, the regional premiere of "Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage" tells the story of Big 8, a former rodeo competitor facing foreclosure on the Wyoming ranch where she rehabilitates injured rodeo cowboys. The arrival of a woman named She-Devil and a one-eyed Ukranian biker named Black Dog "ushers in violence and horror in a shoot 'em up, knock 'em up, cut 'em up comic romp." Tickets are $20 for adults, or $17 for students and seniors.
Find out more »All Because of Agatha
Kirsten Hambleton directs this comedy written Jonathan Troy dealing with the plight of a young couple who move into a centuries-old house only to find it is haunted by a distressingly capricious, maddeningly tenacious, yet undeniably appealing witch. Performances run Nov. 10-12 and 17-19. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and non-UWS students, and $5 for students with a valid UW-Superior I.D., children under age 18 and groups of 10 or more.
Find out more »St. John Passion
St. John Passion was written by Johann Sebastian Bach as a liturgical piece, but Lyric Opera of the North presents it as an opera. With stage direction by Robert Neu, these performances showcase the power and timelessness of the piece, which tells the story of the last days of the life of Jesus Christ. Special guests: Twin Ports Choral Project will be joined by a cast of soloists, the LOON orchestra, and a chorale chorus comprised of singers from the…
Find out more »St. John Passion
St. John Passion was written by Johann Sebastian Bach as a liturgical piece, but Lyric Opera of the North presents it as an opera. With stage direction by Robert Neu, these performances showcase the power and timelessness of the piece, which tells the story of the last days of the life of Jesus Christ. Special guests: Twin Ports Choral Project will be joined by a cast of soloists, the LOON orchestra, and a chorale chorus comprised of singers from the…
Find out more »Take it with You
Set in a watering hole on the shores of Lake Superior, this live radio play and podcast follows Blake Thomas and a colorful group of his multi-talented pals, patrons and employees as they stumble through each new 60-minute adventure, filled with original music, laughs, sound effects, conversation and beer swilling. Advice from local leaders, authors, experts and business owners plus performances from regional guest artists round out every live show.
Find out more »Madagascar: A Musical Adventure
Madagascar: A Musical Adventure brings Alex the lion and friends from screen to stage in a musical comedy based on the animated film. The kids of the Children’s Theatre portray a host of animals who escape from the Central Park Zoo and embark on a “crack-a-lackin” journey to Madagascar where they meet King Julien, an eccentric lemur who likes to “move it, move it.”
Find out more »The Rocky Horror Picture Show
In this Halloween special event, the cult classic returns with actors bringing characters off the screen and into the theater with live, lip-synched performances and audience interaction.
Find out more »Noises Off
Directed by Kate Ufema, the University of Minnesota Duluth performs "Noises Off" by Michael Frayn. Performances run Nov. 2-4 and 8-11 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for senior citizens and UMD staff, $10 for non-UMD students and $8 for UMD students.
Find out more »Sense and Sensibility
Directed by Tammy Ostrander, "Sense and Sensibility" is a play by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen. The adaptation is set in 18th century England. "With the untimely death of their father, sisters Elinor and Marianne are in desperate search for husbands. Marianne is pressured to be with the 'more mature' Colonel Brandon, but she has her sights on the young and dashing Willoughby. Meanwhile, Elinor has fallen in love with Edward Ferrars and as drama ensues,…
Find out more »A Christmas Carol
The Duluth Playhouse's staging of the Charles Dickens classic runs Nov. 30 to Dec. 17. Ebenezer Scrooge is a solitary old miser, embittered after a life spent in pursuit of wealth. But the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future visit him on Christmas Eve. They show him the impact of his life in the hopes of persuading him to make a change for the better before it is too late. A Christmas Carol turns the Depot stage into Victorian…
Find out more »UMD Dance Concert: In a Jazz Way
Directed by Rebecca Katz Harwood, the University of Minesota Duluth performs "UMD Dance Concert: In a Jazz Way." The show is approximately 2 hours long and runs Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. The performance is "inspired by the collaborative, spontaneous spirit of jazz and popular music" and includes a variety of jazz dances. Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for senior citizens and UMD staff, $10 for non-UMD students and $8…
Find out more »The Santaland Diaries
An outrageous holiday comedy starring Crumpet, a rebel who recounts the true-life tale of an out-of-work writer’s stint as a Macy’s Department Store elf.
Find out more »A Liberace & Liza Christmas!
David Saffert and Jillian Snow Harris bring Liberace and Liza Minnelli to life in this special holiday production featuring special guests, limbo contests, Christmas cheer, and plenty of glittery surprises. Performances run Dec. 14-17.
Find out more »Calendar Girls
The story of middle-aged friends Chris and Annie who, upon the sudden loss of Annie’s husband, resolve to raise money to buy a new sofa for the family room at the local Yorkshire hospital. Their racy plan to raise the money involves them and fellow Women’s Institute members tastefully posing nude for an annual calendar.
Find out more »The Jungle Book
The Theater for Young Audiences ensemble will be wearing many furs as they play all the wild animal characters in The Jungle Book. Mowgli is a boy raised by wolves. He is guided by Bagheera the panther, a friend of Baloo the bear and hunted by Shere Khan the ferocious tiger. On a journey back to human civilization, Mowgli finds that the strangest animal of all is man.
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