Tartan Theatre is a theater for students in Tartan High School (starting from grade eight through senior year). They have workshops, performances, and other events that will strengthen students' theatrical skills. They can also sign up for tech or audition for roles, or both. They put on musicals as well as plays, and they make […]

Palace Theatre originally opened in 1917 as a vaudeville theater, and the performers included the Marx Brothers and George Burns. The theater went through many twists and turns after that, and it shut down in 1977. It remained mostly fallow until it was bought by the City of Saint Paul in 2015, and it was […]

The Fitzgerald Theater was built in 1910 and is St. Paul's oldest standing theater. It has a long and interesting history on its way to becoming one of the most respected theaters in the state. It has been owned by prominent entities such as MPR and now, First Avenue. While owned by the MPR, the […]

History Theater was founded in 1978 by Lynn Lohr and Lance Belville with a focus on the rich history of the state and on life as an American. They have won several awards in the industry for being willing to push boundaries and tackling tough sociopolitical issues. They have staged more than 100 world premieres […]

Orpheum Theatre was opened in 1921 under the name of Hennepin, and it was originally billed as the largest vaudeville house in the country. It was owned by Bob Dylan for a decade from the late '70s to the late '80s before he sold it to the City of Minneapolis. The theater has gone through […]

is technically called Mann Theatres Highland I & II, but everyone knows it as the Highland Theater. It has an old-timey feel to it, and it's been around for roughly fifty years. If you want a touch of the sixties as you watch a movie, this is a great place to go.

was started in 1994 by Founder and Producing Artistic Director Barbara Brooks after giving birth to her son. She wanted a way for her son and his friends (in the future, obviously) to share the richness of their diverse backgrounds. Since then, the MJTC has grown into an award-winning theater company and are nationally known.

The Women's One Act festival is a newly-created festival hosted by the Eden Prairie Players as a way to highlight and celebrate dramatic works created by women. The Eden Prairie Players choose plays written by women from around the country, and they hire local female directors to direct them. They believe the themes are universal, […]

was founded in 1989 with the goal of allowing their performers to stretch and grow in their art. They perform works that are more controversial and connect directly to the issues happen in our world today. As they state themselves, they are not for everyone.

was started over twenty years ago to inspire young children in theater and creativity. It is a theater that uses brightly-colored life-sized puppets and a black lighting system that allows the puppeteers to 'disappear' on stage so the focus can be on the puppets. The productions are diverse and lively, and they include all sorts […]