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Dec 2023
One event on Dec 2, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Dec 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm
DanceWorks 2023
One event on Dec 2, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Dec 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Every year, faculty, students and guest choreographers offer a variety of dance styles and interpretations around a chosen theme to showcase the talent of the University of Duluth Minnesota's dance community. Full Schedule of Shows: Dec. 1 | 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 | 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 | 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students or children, $10 for UMD students, and $20 for seniors, UMD faculty, staff and veterans. Reserved seating.
Find out more »The Nutcracker: A Duluth Tale
This annual holiday classic with a Duluth twist features the Minnesota Ballet's professional and student dancers performing with a live orchestra playing the Tchaikovsky score. Performances run Dec. 8-10. Synopsis: While on a holiday trip, young Clara has an enchanting dream of her beloved nutcracker doll coming to life. She encounters fairies, princes, lumberjacks, sweetmakers and more. Tickets are available online through Ticketmaster or by calling 218-733-7570.
Find out more »Holiday Hotdish Murder Mystery
There has been murder! The victim is Samantha Jingle, famous for her holiday hotdish and love of bird sweaters. Jingle was found in her home on Clause Way, right here in Duluth, with a burning hotdish in the oven. The suspects have been assembled. It's up to you to solve the mystery and identify the guilty party. This event is geared for small teams of two to seven adults. While you wait for your chance to take a crack at…
Find out more »Christmas Tableaux
A still-life living nativity depicting the story of the birth of Jesus through music, scenes and scripture readings.
Find out more »One event on Dec 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 29, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Mayor Mia! or Emily’s Christmas Musical
One event on Dec 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 29, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Rubber Chicken's holiday sketch comedy revue has an irreverent look back at events of the past year, including... -A Broadway musical celebration of Emily Larson's mayoral life -Mad Max MnDOT apocalyptic freeway construction -Street names for Minnesota marijuana -Indiscrete DECC jokes General seating but call-ahead space reservations are accepted. Seats held until 7:20. No credit cards. Tickets and information: 218-213-2780 or [email protected]
Find out more »New Year’s Cluckin’ Eve
Rubber Chicken Theater puts on original sketch comedy theater shows. The Holiday Comedy Revue is their annual end-of-the-year show with sketches and songs that parody local and regional issues, plus general silliness. Email [email protected] for ticket prices or more information. There will be prizes and giveaways.
Find out more »Jan 2024
Sundown on the Jasper County Jewel
Bold-choice Theatre has written an original musical, Sundown on the Jasper County Jewel. Jasper County once had the most illustrious Honkytonk venue in all the country, but years of wear and changing times have put “The Jewel” on the verge of ruin. Through original songs and music, storytelling and reflection, BOLD-choice tells the fictional story of the once-famed Country Western Theatre. Bold-choice Theatre actors are primarily folks proudly living with disabilities.
Find out more »National Theater Live: Othello
A brilliant, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. A refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds that love across racial lines has a cost. Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together. But as unseen forces conspire against them, they find their future is not theirs to decide.
Find out more »Together We Stand
Together We Stand is an Aerial Arts show put on by area high schoolers that represents the mental health struggles we face in our daily lives. This fundraiser for Life House incorporates lyra, trapeze, dance, music and singing.
Find out more »Life House Variety Show
Life House youth will be performing a variety of acts including song, dance, visual arts, poetry and more.
Find out more »The One-Act Play that Goes Wrong
There has been an untimely death at a country manor, everyone is a suspect and an inspector is on the case to find who the murderer is. This 1920's whodunit has a corpse that cannot stay still, props that break, random things falling off the set, fights amongst the cast and crew and just about anything else that could go wrong.
Find out more »Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Director’s Cut
Zeitgeist is showing Close Encounters of the Third Kind as a part of their Sci-Fi Film Series. Synopsis: Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Find out more »One event on Jan 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm
One event on Feb 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm
One event on Jan 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Feb 1, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Feb 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Feb 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Murder on the Orient Express
One event on Jan 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm
One event on Feb 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm
One event on Jan 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Feb 1, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Feb 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Feb 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm
The Duluth Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's stage adaptation of one of the most popular mysteries of all time, Agatha Christie'sMurder on the Orient Express. Performances run Jan. 26 to Feb. 4. The show is directed by Julie Ahasay and features a completely local cast. Mike Pederson stars as the world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, who embarks on a transcontinental voyage aboard the luxurious Orient Express. Just after midnight, a snowstorm stops the train in its tracks, and an American tycoon is murdered,…
Find out more »Feb 2024
Cirque Flip Fabrique – Blizzard
Professional circus artists and group of friends from Québec City, Cirque Flip Fabrique, performs Blizzard. Blizzard is the story of a group of friends, each one different from the other, like snowflakes, exploring the awe and wonder of a winter storm. Door prices are $16 for students and $34 for adults and seniors. The advance prices are $11 for students and $29 for adults and seniors.
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