Public field trips at Guthrie Theater
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 10:30am
Pre-Play Presentation
Please check in by 9:30am. A 30-minute pre-play presentation takes place before the start of every student matinee and exposes students to the creative process of one technical aspect of the production. Pre-show presentations run from 9:45am–10:15am.
Post-Play Discussion
A post-play discussion takes place for 30 minutes after the end of every student matinee. Moderated by a member of the Education team, they provide a space for students and actors to reflect on their...
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 7:30pm
McGuire Proscenium Stage
By Euripides Translation by Aaron Poochigian Directed by Anne Bogart Created and performed by SITI Company
A spellbinding Greek tragedy
Play Synopsis: In Euripides’ tale of hubris and tyranny, a disguised Dionysus descends on the city of Thebes to prove Zeus is his father and settle a score with his mortal adversary King Pentheus. His attempts to tear the people’s loyalties away from the king cause a frenzy of emotion that lands Dionysus in prison. But Pentheus’...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 7:30pm
McGuire Proscenium Stage
By Euripides Translation by Aaron Poochigian Directed by Anne Bogart Created and performed by SITI Company
A spellbinding Greek tragedy
Play Synopsis: In Euripides’ tale of hubris and tyranny, a disguised Dionysus descends on the city of Thebes to prove Zeus is his father and settle a score with his mortal adversary King Pentheus. His attempts to tear the people’s loyalties away from the king cause a frenzy of emotion that lands Dionysus in prison. But Pentheus’...
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 7:30pm
Wurtele Thrust Stage
By William Shakespeare Directed by Tom Quaintance
A boisterous Shakespeare comedy
Play Synopsis: When a shipwrecked Viola washes up on Illyria’s shores without her twin brother, she must adapt to her strange new surroundings on her own. For safety, she disguises herself as a boy and quickly finds favor and employment with the lovesick Orsino, who pines for Olivia’s devotion. After a series of mishaps and plenty of mayhem, their love triangle becomes so entangled it brings...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 7:30pm
Wurtele Thrust Stage
By Charles Dickens Adapted by Crispin Whittell Directed by Lauren Keating
A Twin Cities holiday tradition
Play Synopsis: A miserly and miserable man, Ebenezer Scrooge greets each Christmas with “Bah! Humbug!” until he is visited one Christmas Eve by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future. Through a restless night, the spirits show him happy memories from his past, cruel realities from the present and a grim future should he continue his...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 7:30pm
McGuire Proscenium Stage
By Robert Harling Directed by Lisa Rothe
A tenderhearted favorite
Play Synopsis: Truvy’s salon is Chinquapin, Louisiana’s go-to place for a beauty fix with a hearty side of gossip. Along with her overeager assistant Annelle, Truvy pampers her small-town clients with blowouts, manicures and all kinds of unsolicited advice. Anybody who’s anybody is a regular: There’s the ringleader M’Lynn who dotes on her soon-to-be- married daughter Shelby, the moody Ouiser and the well-...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 10:30am
Pre-Play Presentation
Please check in by 9:30am. A 30-minute pre-play presentation takes place before the start of every student matinee and exposes students to the creative process of one technical aspect of the production. Pre-show presentations run from 9:45am–10:15am.
Post-Play Discussion
A post-play discussion takes place for 30 minutes after the end of every student matinee. Moderated by a member of the Education team, they provide a space for students and actors to reflect on their...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 10:30am
Pre-Play Presentation
Please check in by 9:30am. A 30-minute pre-play presentation takes place before the start of every student matinee and exposes students to the creative process of one technical aspect of the production. Pre-show presentations run from 9:45am–10:15am.
Post-Play Discussion
A post-play discussion takes place for 30 minutes after the end of every student matinee. Moderated by a member of the Education team, they provide a space for students and actors to reflect on their...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 10:30am
Pre-Play Presentation
Please check in by 9:30am. A 30-minute pre-play presentation takes place before the start of every student matinee and exposes students to the creative process of one technical aspect of the production. Pre-show presentations run from 9:45am–10:15am.
Post-Play Discussion
A post-play discussion takes place for 30 minutes after the end of every student matinee. Moderated by a member of the Education team, they provide a space for students and actors to reflect on their...
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 10:30am
Pre-Play Presentation
Please check in by 9:30am. A 30-minute pre-play presentation takes place before the start of every student matinee and exposes students to the creative process of one technical aspect of the production. Pre-show presentations run from 9:45am–10:15am.
Post-Play Discussion
A post-play discussion takes place for 30 minutes after the end of every student matinee. Moderated by a member of the Education team, they provide a space for students and actors to reflect on their...
