Performance Arts

Cyrano awakens in the afterlife to engage in one last battle against the Vices and Corruption of Man, as Roxanne struggles to reconcile his tumultuous legacy and her love. Appropriate for ages 2-6 and up.

A close-knit group of friends disbands after a disastrous reunion episode of their reality show. Five years later, their apartment building and favorite bar will be destroyed unless they can reunite to save it. Ages 16+.

An old-school detective and his hotshot partner team up to hunt down the cheekiest villain the crime hub of Stillwater, MN. Crack the case of this neo-noir melodrama inspired by a true story. Adult language, nudity, violence. Performances: Aug. 2 and 11, 5:30 pm; Aug. 5, 1 pm; Aug. 8, 8:30 pm; Aug. 12, 4 pm.

"The Things They Carried" is a truthful, beautiful and courageous telling of what the war in Vietnam was like day to day for the soldiers who fought it. Memory, imagination, and the power of storytelling. Ages 16+.

A film noir, murder mystery set in the nitty gritty 1930's with the loveable characters of Winnie-the-Pooh. Adult language, violence. The creators say this show is appropriate for ages 16 and up. At the Minnsky, 1517 Central Ave. N.E.

Disillusionment in a Minneapolis art gallery catapults a museum curator and a nurse into a series of misguided romances that force them to abandon ill-conceived dreams for the unexpected beauty of growing up.  Ages 7-11 and up. Performances: Aug. 2, 10 pm; Aug. 4, 1 pm; Aug. 5, 8:30 pm; Aug. 9, 7 pm; Aug. 12, 5:30 p.m.

In 1930s New England, a young Yale man needs his conservative parents to believe he has found a bride in order to claim his trust fund. The only problem is … he is in love with a man. He devises a plan to hire a call girl to pose as his wife at a formal dinner party at his parent’s Connecticut estate, but the night does not go according to plan. Unexpected revelations will be exposed at this Estate of…

How do you define home? Is it a person, place, or feeling? What happens when home goes away? An autobiographical solo storytelling experience examining home from Minnesota to China and back again. By Michael Venske. Ages 16+.