La Compagnie Tilawcis: Flamboyant

Oct 13 – Oct 13, 2026

Flamboyants expresses “Créolité” by blending the cultures and music of New Orleans, La Réunion, and Puerto Rico, drawing on these region’s cultural and historical similarities of colonization and marronage, the resistance to and self-liberation from enslavement. This ambitious creation was born from a meeting between Florient Jousse and Big Chief Juan Pardo, an iconic figure of the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans. These artists, along with La Réunion musicians Frédéric Madia and Zélito Deliron and Puerto Rican musicians and activists Marién Torres Lopez and Ivelisse Diaz, pay tribute to the interconnection of this global diaspora. For ticket reservations please email thda@macalester.edu

Sweet Revenge

Oct 9 – Oct 17, 2026

This production contains frequent explicit language. It includes discussions of American Indian boarding schools, child abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse, and also addresses themes of intergenerational trauma, grief, and violence. This production includes loud gunshot sound effects, sage smoke, flashing lights and sudden loud noises that may affect some audience members.

Into the Burrow

Oct 1 – Oct 18, 2026

A Peter Rabbit™ Tale. What happens when you combine original songs by Christian Albright and Christian Magby, Brandon Bush, Annmarie Milazzo, Divinity Roxx, Jacob Ryan Smith, and Eugene Russell IV with the stories of Beatrix Potter? An award-winning new musical that the whole family will love. As the neighborly forest animals gather in the rabbit's den – under Mr. McGregor's Garden – for a surprise party for Peter Rabbit, the animals soon realize Mr. McGregor has terrible plans for the land around Peter's burrow. About 45 minutes, no intermission.

The Spitfire Grill

Jul 11 – Oct 24, 2026

Dir. Adrienne Sweeney

Percy, a troubled young woman on parole, yearns for a fresh start and heads to the small Wisconsin town of Gilead. She finds work at the dried-up town’s only eatery, The Spitfire Grill. As Percy discovers her own path to redemption, she awakens the town’s capacity for healing and hope. With soaring melodies and Midwestern charm, this folk musical is a celebration of kindness and community. “The country-flavored tunes and lyrics are rendered with the kind of conviction and expertise that make them transcendent. What in normal times would be a joy is, in these troubled ones, sheer nourishment.” – New York Magazine

Pride And Prejudice

Oct 10 – Oct 25, 2026

This isn’t your grandmother’s Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, this P&P for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry, despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly amusing, and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life than it does in this effervescent adaptation. Because what turns us into greater fools…than the high-stakes game of love?

Doctor Faustus

By Christopher Marlowe

Oct 2 – Oct 25, 2026

Season 13 kicks off in the fall of 2026 with an Elizabethan classic and a cornerstone of western civilization, Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus —a powerful cautionary tale about the pitfalls of limitless personal ambition, asking the question: “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, but lose his soul?” The play follows Faustus’s rise as a magician through his pact with Lucifer—facilitated by the demon Mephistopheles—and his ultimate downfall as he fails to repent before his damnation. The play has had a lasting influence, inspiring adaptations across stage, film, and other media, and the characters of Faustus and Mephistopheles remain iconic figures in Western literature.

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

By Clark Gesner

Oct 1 – Oct 25, 2026

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is the delightful, feel-good musical that brings the beloved Peanuts gang to life onstage! Featuring seasoned Twin Cities’ performer Tod Petersen, the crew navigates the ups and downs of childhood in a series of hilarious and heartwarming vignettes. With catchy songs like “Happiness” and “Suppertime,” this charming show celebrates the simple joys, silly frustrations, and timeless friendships that remind us what it means to be a kid—and why you’re never too old to find the magic in everyday life.

ON THE RAZZLE

Sep 30 – Oct 25, 2026

Tom Stoppard’s On the Razzle is a joyous explosion of language and farce. Wit flies as fast as doors slam. Romance is impulsive, impractical, and irresistible. What unfolds is a night of theatrical mayhem that builds toward a crescendo of comic precision and sheer delight.

Indecent

By Paula Vogel Score & Original Music by Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva

Sep 16 – Oct 25, 2026

Dir. Pirronne Yousefzadeh

A play about a play—and the artists who risked everything to tell it. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s seminal Yiddish work, God of Vengeance , and its infamous 1923 obscenity trial, INDECENT is a haunting, klezmer-infused play with music that traces the turbulent journey of a troupe determined to stage a work deemed “indecent.” As their story unfolds across continents and decades, so too does a powerful meditation on censorship, nationalism and the policing of queer love. At once tender and thunderously relevant, this breathtaking theatrical experience shines a light on the enduring struggle between artistic expression and societal control. In a moment when questions of whose stories are “acceptable” feel increasingly urgent, INDECENT invites us to bear witness to the courage of artists, the cost of silence and the unshakable power of theater itself.

A Haunting We Will Go

Oct 2 – Oct 30, 2026

A haunted inn. A midnight vow. And a night no one will survive quietly. When bold TV producer Norma Corwin decides to spend one last night in the infamous Inn of the Three Sisters before it’s demolished, she’s determined to prove the ghost stories wrong. Instead, she’s met with eerie warnings, unexpected visitors, and spirits doomed to relive a long-ago murder. With mysterious strangers, suspicious motives, and just the right amount of spooky fun, this fast-paced mystery-comedy delivers chills, laughs, and twists at every turn.

The Taming

Oct 9 – Nov 1, 2026

Dir. austene van

Tweetering, panda shrews, and undying giddiness for James Madison – what else could you expect to find at a Miss America pageant? In this hilarious, raucous, all-female “power-play” inspired by Shakespeare‘s Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one senator‘s aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. Well, that and a semi-historically-accurate ether trip.

LIZZIE: The Rock Musical

Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026

Revenge. Betrayal. Sex. Murder! What really happened in the house of Borden? On a sweltering summer in 1892, a wealthy businessman and his wife were found murdered in their own home. Their daughter, Lizzie Borden, was the prime suspect.

Eelpout

Sep 12 – Nov 1, 2026

Dir. Matthew James Ralph

Come heck or high water, it’s time for a bachelor party! Best buds Sven and Ole gather at their pal Lars’s ice-fishing shack on Lake Mille Lacs to celebrate Ole’s upcoming marriage to Lena. But this ice-fishing bromance starts to crack when Sven admits he no longer wants to be Ole’s best man (Ope!). Deep truths, deeper questions, and a giant talking eelpout emerge from the frigid surroundings. La Crosse, WI native Paul Kruse presents a surreal comedy that is a boisterous and beautiful ode to Midwestern masculinity, friendship, queerness, and being a fish out of water.

Kunene And The King

By John Kani

Oct 10 – Nov 8, 2026

Dir. Ruben Santiago-Hudson

In post-apartheid South Africa in 2019, Lunga Kunene, a no-nonsense Black caregiver with little patience for privilege or hubris, finds himself providing in-home care for Jack Morris, a celebrated (and stubborn) white actor facing a life-changing diagnosis as he rehearses for the title role in King Lear . The two men are different in every way — race, class and politics, to start — yet they find unexpected common ground in the words of Shakespeare. This refreshingly funny and vital new play by Tony winner John Kani, who also plays Kunene, traces the fragile work of truth-telling in a nation still shaped by its history and reveals how transcending the past may allow us to truly see one another.

As You Like It

By William Shakespeare

Sep 30 – Nov 8, 2026

Dir. Caitlin Lowans

Featuring Katie Bradley, Dustin Bronson, Isa Condo-Olvera, Darius Dotch, Bill McCallum, Nubia Monks, and Greg Watanabe with understudies Rayyan Khan and Laila Sahir

Annie

Oct 2, 2026 – Feb 27, 2027

LEAPIN’ LIZARDS! Chanhassen Dinner Theatres brings the heart-warming musical blockbuster ANNIE to the Twin Cities! Little orphan Annie easily wins everyone’s hearts. And now, alongside her best pup pal, Sandy, she’s set her sights on making us grin from ear-to-ear as she inspires a whole new generation!

Dirty Twenty

Oct 14 – Oct 14, 2026

Ready to play dirty? Dirty Twenty combines the epic fantasy of Dungeons & Dragons with live, interactive improv performance. Bring your dirtiest selves, and let's roll the f****n dice! Created by Carl Swanson, Bailey Murphy, Jessica Swanson and Charlie Morgan. 18+. 90–120 minutes, no intermission.

Cast: Maje Adams, Laura Hild, Christy Johnson, Jex Arzayus

"Livin’ the Dream! An Evening of Comedy, Storytelling and Music!

Oct 15 – Oct 15, 2026

“Livin’ the Dream!” is an unforgettable evening of comedy, storytelling, and music about chasing a dream and everything that comes with it. The leap of faith. The exhilarating highs. The crushing lows. The unexpected twists, wrong turns, and surprising detours you never saw coming. What happens when you finally get what you dreamed of? When the dream suddenly shatters? When you get a second chance? Or when you realize the dream you were chasing is no longer the dream you want? “Livin’ the Dream!” takes you on a hilarious, heartfelt, and poignant journey through the wild ride of following your dreams. It is for every dreamer who has ever taken a chance, faced defeat, started over, or simply refused to give up and held on for one more day. Hysterically funny. Brutally honest. Unexpected at every turn. After all, sometimes the greatest part of the dream is the journey.

VOTING/RIGHTS!: A Performance - a journey through the history of suffrage and disenfranchisement in America

Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026

Voting Rights Project is a timely, collaborative devised theatre performance created in the urgent style of the Federal Theatre Project’s historic Living Newspaper. Fusing historical documents, speeches, songs, and modern headlines, this studio piece traces the evolution of American suffrage—from the nation’s founding documents and the Civil Rights Movement to current Supreme Court rulings and ongoing voting restriction debates—to creatively respond to the challenges facing democracy today.

Animal Farm

By George Orwell, adapted by Ian Wooldridge

Oct 16 – Oct 24, 2026

Dir. Teresa Mock

Metro State Theater stages Ian Wooldridge's adaptation of George Orwell's classic tale of revolution, power and the fragility of truth.

Twelve Angry Men

By Reginald Rose

Oct 16 – Nov 1, 2026

Dir. Julie K. Phillips

On a sweltering summer day, twelve jurors enter a deliberation room believing their decision will be simple—but one dissenting voice changes everything. As tensions rise and personal biases come to light, TWELVE ANGRY MEN unfolds into a gripping examination of justice, prejudice, and the weight of reasonable doubt.

The Frankensteins Are Back in Town

By Tim Kelly

Oct 16 – Nov 1, 2026

Dir. Braylon M. Lane

Get ready for some monstrously good fun! This hilarious and spirited farce introduces the teenage kids of the Frankenstein monster and his bride as they’re dropped into life at Withering Heights High. From football tryouts and student government races to surprise discoveries and a “Monster Stomp” that spirals out of control, pandemonium follows these not-quite-typical teens wherever they go. Filled with zany humor, larger-than-life characters, and nonstop laughs, this comedy adventure guarantees a wild time for the whole family.

Bizartica: Late Night Horror

Oct 17 – Oct 17, 2026

One night of late-night horror theatre — three short pieces, one ticket, 21+, doors at 9:30. HAUNTED LAMENT by Raed Hojiej, directed by Megan Guidry, from Dark Pony Productions — winner of the Cambridge Script Festival for best stage play, Summer 2026. THE HAUNT, improvised, from Last Action Movie Improv. SUMMONED by Andrew Rosdail, from World Crime League.

Cast: Kelly Desiree, Craig Hotestler, Raed Hojiej

The Bird Blind

By Kira Apaachuaq Eckenweiler

Oct 22 – Oct 22, 2026

Dir. Rhiana Yazzie

At the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts — Elvera Voth Hall

“Picnic” by William Inge

Oct 22 – Oct 25, 2026

A stirring and Pulitzer-winning drama, Picnic takes place in the joint backyards of two widows during the Labor Day holiday in a small Kansas town in the 1950s, where the appearance of a handsome outsider upends their life. One house belongs to Flo Owens, who lives there with her two daughters, Madge and Millie, along with a schoolteacher boarder. The other house belongs to Helen Potts, who lives with her elderly invalid mother. When the young man named Hal Carter takes a shine to Madge, their sudden passion for each other disrupts the mundane routines of both houses, causing long-dormant desires to explode with ramifications of love and heartbreak that no one expects.

Three Houses

Oct 22 – Nov 7, 2026

Dave Malloy's Three Houses arrives at Theatre Elision fall of 2026.

“Everything changes, nothing perishes.”

Oct 22 – Nov 22, 2026

Dir. Dominique Serrand

Featuring: Tracey Maloney, Luverne Seifert, Kenzi Allen, Nathan Keepers, Anna Schloerb and Steven Epp

Allie Hankins |

By My Own Hand, Part 5: INVISIBLE TOUCH

Oct 23 – Oct 24, 2026

is based in Portland. Minneapolis has shaped her — she has spent years dancing and teaching — Allie has taught in MN, danced in the work of MN choreographers and was a participant of SCUBA (now closed) when the program was grounded at the Southern Theater. Her return through KIN brings

“Ah, Wilderness” by Eugene O’Neill

Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026

Revived in 1998 to acclaim at New York’s Lincoln Center, Ah, Wilderness! is a sharp departure from the gritty reality of the author’s renowned dramas. Taking place over the July 4th weekend of 1906 in an idyllic Connecticut town, it offers a tender, retrospective portrait of small town family values, teenage growing pains, and young love.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

By Dwayne Hartford from the book by Kate DiCamillo

Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2026

Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is loved by a little girl named Abilene, but Edward doesn’t care. He has no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Edward is accidentally thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. So begins his journey—a journey over which he has no control, for he is a toy rabbit. Through this miraculous journey, Edward learns what it is to love, what it is to lose that love, and how to find the courage to love again. Based on Kate DiCamillo’s beautiful novel of the same name, this is a short and accessible adaptation for young audiences and their families.

One-Shot

By Andrew Rosendorf

Oct 24 – Nov 8, 2026

McLean, Virginia, 1999. David and Martin are high school seniors in love, working at a video store and planning to make films. After a hate crime and the arrival of college decisions, the two find themselves on different courses.

The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society

Oct 25 – Oct 25, 2026

The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society returns to the Phipps for a 2-event series of thrillers from the golden age of radio, performed in the style of a classic radio broadcast, including commercial breaks, eerie music and live sound effects. This show is brought to life by veteran Twin Cities performers Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and Eric Webster “using their voices to paint a picture so vivid that, if you close your eyes, you can see the action in your mind's eye.” (Stages of Minnesota) Recommended for ages 13+.

Death and the Maiden

By Ariel Dorfman

Oct 25 – Nov 2, 2026

Dir. Ismail Khalidi

Content Guidance: Use of prop gun on stage. One instance of gun shot sound played. Mentions of sexual, physical, psychological abuse and assault. Recommended for individuals 16 and older.

Dodo In London

Oct 26 – Oct 26, 2026

You're invited to hear a table reading of the pilot episode of the one-hour TV dramedy DODO IN LONDON. Created and written by Mark Bradley and based on a real person, it's a valentine to the Greatest Generation. A plucky young American works in London in 1944. She meets interesting people. She has a variety of adventures. She avoids the V-1s and V-2s. She helps win the war. She falls in love. Cast: Emily Dooley, Eve Black, Elizabeth Dickinson, Katie Bradley, Jon Hegge, Sean Dooley, Max Wojtanowicz.

Tuesdays with Morrie

Oct 28 – Nov 29, 2026

The touching story based on Mitch Albom’s NY Times Bestseller comes to life on Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ intimate Playhouse Theatre stage.

Kung Fu Zombies Vs. Southeast Asian Girl Scouts

Oct 29 – Nov 15, 2026

Dir. Fran De Leon

Three Southeast Asian Girl Scouts are keeping their Saint Paul, MN, community together during the zombie apocalypse. Between helping their elders, doing food runs, and building campfires, they’ve probably earned, like, four Gold Awards each. This genre-bending world premiere is the finale of playwright Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay’s Kung Fu Zombies trilogy, but all you need to know is that, for some reason, these zombies know kung fu.

A Drinking Game MN Presents HOCUS POCUS

Oct 30 – Oct 30, 2026

It’s just a bunch of HOCUS POCUS! Or is it? Join us on Friday, October 30th at 7:30pm and discover Hocus Pocus with A Drinking Game Mn! Come take part in this cult classic as our cast does a live stage reading of the movie. We’ll see the Sanderson Sisters come to life, the transformation of Binx and all the antics Max, Dani and Allison go through to stop the Sanderson Sisters from devouring children’s souls. Not only will our cast have drinking cues through out the show, but you, our audience will also have drinking cues through out! Hear a bell, take a drink of your preferred beverage be it alcohol, pop, water, mocktail, tears, blood, a potion… Except tears are salty, blood gets sticky and can we really trust the Sanderson Sisters with their potions? Best to stick to one of the other options! There will be music, costumes, dancing, singing and yes, magic!

Jellyfish

Oct 30 – Nov 8, 2026

Unlabeled Theatre Company presents the U. S. premiere of JELLYFISH. Agnes and her daughter Kelly have walked the same stretch of beach every day for 15 years. They devour ice cream, hunt for crabs and watch as things mysteriously vanish along the shoreline. But when Kelly meets Neil, their cozy world soon begins to unravel. With her mum struggling to understand the needs of a maturing daughter with Down Syndrome, Kelly and Neil have to fight for their right to be together. While Agnes and Kelly drift further and further apart, an event is coming that will change all of their lives forever. Jellyfish is a unique romance across uncharted waters which asks: Does everyone really have the right to love as they choose? (Content Warning: Language, Mature Themes).

Musical - “Ride the Cyclone”

Nov 6 – Nov 15, 2026

Ticket information coming soon! Lyric and Music by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond Director: Ali St. John Music Director: Samantha Laumann Choreographer: Cleo DeOrio Presented by the BA Performance Program and the School of Music November 6-15, 2026 Whiting Proscenium Theatre, Rarig Center Friday, November 6, 2026 7:30pm Saturday, November 7, 2026 7:30pm Sunday, November 8, 2026, 2:00pm Wednesday, November 11, 2026 7:30pm Thursday, November 12, 2026 7:30pm Friday, November 13, 2026 7:30pm Satu

Fun Home

By Jeanine Tesori & Lisa Kron

Nov 6 – Nov 22, 2026

Dir. Luke Peterson

When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family's Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father's hidden desires. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Music direction by Joey Leibig.

Cast: Elyssa Bickford, Laura Breyen, Maia Kelly, Christian LaBissoniere, Margaret Reid, Erebi Nyenkan, Reid Soltis, Wren Watland, Casper Gessell

5x5

Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026

From Transatlantic Love Affair. Five performers, five stories, one 5x5 square. Experience the power of physical theatre in this wildly creative physical theatre event from Transatlantic Love Affair , the acclaimed local collaborative ensemble known for original, movement-driven storytelling. In this inventive show, five performers bring five distinct stories to life inside a tiny 5x5 square onstage, using only their bodies, voices, and a handful of ingenious theatrical techniques. From mythic adventures to cinematic echoes, each vignette unfolds with surprise, humor, and dazzling physicality. Compact yet compelling, 5x5 showcases Transatlantic Love Affair’s signature style — where actors become scenery, sound, and spectacle all at once. Recommended for ages 13+.

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley

Nov 7 – Dec 21, 2026

Dir. Craig Johnson

Welcome (back) to Pemberley! Upstairs at the grand estate of Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy, Christmas festivities are in full swing. While downstairs, beneath the yuletide buzz, the servants bustle about. Their holiday rhythm is shattered when Lydia’s wayward husband, the rogue Mr. Wickham, stumbles in—uninvited, drunk, and dangerous. Secrets spill, loyalties are tested, and upstairs and downstairs collide in this witty companion to Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. Gunderson and Melcon deliver another heartwarming tale of class, chaos, and the generosity of forgiveness.

Claudia Schmidt

Nov 8 – Nov 8, 2026

Claudia Schmidt brings her exuberant music and love of humanity back to St. Croix Falls. With her multi-octave voice, 12 string guitar and mountain dulcimer, she weaves together song, story and spoken word in a one-of-a-kind presentation that will fill your heart and refresh your soul. After more than 50 years of writing and performing, she is as strong as ever, sharing her wonder and amazement at the world and all the creatures, including us, who inhabit it. Come and get energized, humorized and harmonized! claudiaschmidt.com

“Ride the Cyclone” - ASL Interpreted Performance

Nov 8 – Nov 8, 2026

Buy Tickets Book, Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond Director: Alli St. John Music Director: Samantha Laumann Choreographer: Cleo DeOrio Presented by the BA Performance Program and the School of Music November 6-15, 2026 Whiting Proscenium Theatre, Rarig Center Friday, November 6, 2026 7:30pm Saturday, November 7, 2026 7:30pm Sunday, November 8, 2026, 2:00pm Wednesday, November 11, 2026 7:30pm Thursday, November 12, 2026 7:30pm Friday, November 13, 2026 7:30pm Saturday, Novemb

A Christmas Carol 2026

By Charles Dickens adapted by Lavina Jadhwani

Nov 11 – Dec 27, 2026

Dir. Addie Gorlin-Han Based On The Original Direction By Joseph Haj

The curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited one cold Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge to turn from his callous, hard-hearted ways. That night, three spirits carry Scrooge through time — into the shadows of his past, the fragile realities of the present and the lonely fate that awaits if he doesn't have a change of heart. Featuring original music and bursts of festive joy, this faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novella brings the streets of Victorian London to life, celebrating the transformative power of compassion and second chances.