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Our performance schedule
(All evening performances are at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Matinees are at 2:00 p.m.)
(all performances at 7:30 p.m.)
Celebrating our 42nd annual season.
(All performances are at 7:30 p.m.)
| Month | Wed. | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. | Sun. Matinee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Oct. | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr., music by Claude-Michel Schonberg
Location: Ted Paul Theatre
Sponsored by HickoryTech Corporation
In the turmoil of the Vietnam War, an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other over the ensuring years ends in tragedy for her and a fighting chance for the child he never knew he had. An international sensation, Miss Saigon is an epic, daring pop opera that is universal in its emotional power even as it deals with controversial, contemporary issues. Its sung-through pop-inflected score gives a multi-ethnic cast of strong pop singers an opportunity to shine in show-stopping numbers like "I Still Believe, "Why God Why?" and "The American Dream."
Individual tickets for Miss Saigon are $20.00 regular, $18.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $14.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale Sept. 23. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Wed. | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. | Sun. Matinee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Oct. | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
by Aristophanes
Location: Andreas Theatre
Lysistrata has planned a meeting between all of the women of Greece to discuss the plan to end the Peloponnesian War. As she waits for the women of Sparta, Thebes and other areas to meet her she curses the weakness of women. Lysistrata plans to ask the women to refuse sex with their husbands until a treaty for peace has been signed. Note: This play contains mature language and themes and some sexual depictions.
Individual tickets for Lysistrata are $14.50 regular, $13.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $10.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale Oct. 6. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Wed. | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. | Sun. Matinee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| Nov. | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
By Mary Chase
Location: Ted Paul Theatre
When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood's hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also!
Individual tickets for Harvey are $14.50 regular, $13.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $10.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale Oct. 28. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Wed. | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. | Sun. Matinee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Feb. | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Feb. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
By Alan Bennett
Location: Andreas Theatre
At a boys' grammar school in Sheffield, England, eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams. It is the mid-1980s and the main concern of the unruly bunch of bright teenagers is getting out, starting university and starting life. At the heart of The History Boys is four characters, each with a contrasting outlook on teaching and school. Note: This play contains mature themes.
Individual tickets for The History Boys are $14.50 regular, $13.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $10.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale Jan. 19. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. | Sun. Matinee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feb. | 26 | 27 | 28 | ||
| Mar. | 1 |
by Michael Frayn
Location: Ted Paul Theatre
In his plot for Noises Off, Michael Frayn plays on the concept of a play within a play, in this case a paradoxically dreadful sex comedy entitled Nothing On—the type of play in which young girls run about in their underwear, old men drop their trousers and many doors continually open and shut. Act One is set at the dress rehearsal, the night before opening, with the cast still fumbling about. Act Two portrays a Wednesday matinee performance one month later, seen from backstage, providing a view that reveals the deteriorating personal relationships among the cast. In Act Three, we see a performance near the ned of the ten-week run when personal friction has continued to increase and everyone is bored and eager to be done with the play.
Individual tickets for Noises Off are $14.50 regular, $13.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $10.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale Feb. 10. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. | Sun. Matinee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Apr. | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Book by Jerome Lawrence
and Robert E. Lee; music and lyrics by Jerry Herman; based on the novel by Patrick Dennis, and the play “Auntie Mame”
by Lawrence and Lee
Location: Ted Paul Theatre
It’s the height of the 1920’s and Auntie Mame becomes the guardian for her ten-year-old nephew, Patrick. She’s wild, adventurous and lives in the moment, sometimes to her detriment. Includes the title song, “It’s Today,” “We Need a Little Christmas” and “Bosom Buddies.”
Individual tickets for Mame are $20.00 regular, $18.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $14.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale March 31. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
by José Rivera
Location: Andreas Theatre
On a fantastically rainy night in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, a plain Joe named Anibal de la Luna picks up and brings home with him a poor, bedraggled woman hitchhiker who calls herself Celestina del Sol. She is 54 years old, she says, and she has been pregnant for two years. She is indeed a rare and heavenly creature, a mystic wanderer with no sense of time and an infinite capacity to love. Alone in his little house, sealed off from the wails of the decaying city outside, De la Luna and Del Sol come together, joining their bodies and their dreams.
Individual tickets for Cloud Tectonics are $9.00 regular, $8.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $7.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale Sept. 15. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Music, lyrics and book by Michael John LaChiusa
Location: Andreas Theatre
See What I Want to See, a musical about lust, greed, murder, faith and redemption, was named by New York Magazine as one of the Best Musicals of 2005 and nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical. It is based on three short stories by Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa and unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting.
Individual tickets for See What I Want to See are $9.00 regular, $8.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $7.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale Nov. 11. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
by Erskine Caldwell, adapted by Jack Kirkland
Location: Andreas Theatre
It is the story of the Lesters of Tobacco Road of Jeeter who dreams of planting a garden beside his ramshackle poor white home, the idiotic son who maried a ravenous evangelist so that he drives an automobile to destruction, a daughter with strong sexual inclinations, and another who is sold into marriage for $7 and who keeps running back home. This memorable play ran eight years on Broadway and it has been revived three times.
Individual tickets for Tobacco Road are $9.00 regular, $8.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $7.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale March 23. Get more information about tickets.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
by David Lindsay-Abaire
Location: Andreas Theatre
Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
Individual tickets for Rabbit Hole are $9.00 regular, $8.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $7.00 for current Minnesota State students. They go on sale April 14. Get more information about tickets.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Wed. | 3 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Thurs. | 4 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri. | 5 | 7:30 p.m. |
Location: Ted Paul Theatre
Individual tickets for Dance Concerts are $9.00 regular, $8.00 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more, $7.00 for current Minnesota State students. They are available now. Get more information about tickets.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Wed. | 29 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Thurs. | 30 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri. | 1 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Month | Tue. | Wed. | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| June | 1 |
by Frederick Knott
Location: Andreas Theatre
Sponsored by Hale Associates
Tony Wendice married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder, but it goes awry. Despite his best attempts at deception and laying blame, an inspector from Scotland Yard is determined to discover the truth. Minnesota State Mankato last presented this suspenseful thriller in the summer of 1987.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Music & lyrics by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Location: Ted Paul Theatre
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized '50's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, Smokey Joe's Café isn't just great pop music — it's compelling musical theatre. And it's making its Minnesota State Mankato debut.
| Month | Tue. | Wed. | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
| July |
by Tom Griffin
Location: Andreas Theatre
Sponsored by MSU TRIO Programs
This very funny yet very touching play focuses on the lives of four developmentally disabled men who live in a communal residence under the watchful eye of a sincere, but increasingly despairing, social worker. Filled with humor, the play is also marked by the compassion and understanding with which it peers into the half-lit world of its handicapped protagonists. Minnesota State Mankato last presented The Boys Next Door in 1992.
| Month | Thur. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| July | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Book by Franklin Lacey & Meredith Willson, music by Meredith Willson
Location: Ted Paul Theatre
Sponsored by Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic, PA, Eide Bailly LLP and the Pamela & Wynn Kearney Foundation
The Music Man tells the story of a traveling salesman, Harold Hill, and his visit to a small Iowa town in 1912 where he meets and falls in love with the willful, spinster librarian, Marian Paroo. With his fast-talking style, "Professor" Harold Hill convinces the town that unless they adopt his revolutionary music program, the youngsters of River City will be forever doomed. He gets the parents to buy instruments and expensive uniforms in order to form the River City Boys Band. Chaos ensues as Hill's credentials are questioned and he is called upon to prove himself to the citizens of River City. Songs include "Wells Fargo Wagon," "Iowa Stubborn" and "Till There Was You." Minnesota State Mankato last presented The Music Man in 1996.
