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Aug 2024
Man vs. The Machine
Who's funnier: Renegade Theater Company's improv team or AI-powerhouse ChatGPT? The team will feed audience suggestions to ChatGPT and perform the AI-generated sketches, then use those same suggestions to perform original improv scenes. The audience gets the final say on whose sketches are better.
Find out more »Emerging Performing Artists Series
The Minnesota Ballet features local emerging artists with talents like dancing, singing, choreography, comedy, playwriting and more. This installment features Irie Unity and Olivia Nelson (playwrights), Ariana Ferguson (dance), the LM3C improv comedy group (comedy) and Alivia Lor (Hmong puppet dancing).
Find out more »Liberace & Liza: A Tribute
David Saffert and Jillian Snow return to the Northland with their brand-new show that features their wildly successful mashup of two over-the-top icons. Saffert’s dizzying piano skills and Snow’s powerhouse belt add up to a hilarious evening of music and laughter.
Find out more »Renegay: A Pride Variety Show
Renegade Comedy presents Renegay, a variety show featuring an array of local queer performers, including stand-up comedy by Emily Rock, Henry Kneiszel and Danielle Thralow; drag by Buttercream, the reigning Ms. Gay 90s; improv by the Renegade Queer Squad and clownery by the multidiscipline Goose Circus. The show is recommended for ages 16 and up due to adult content. Tickets are available at agileticketing.net. Duluth Superior Pride runs Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. For a full list of events and…
Find out more »Sep 2024
Arts Live in Duluth: Season Splash at Wade
This is the fourth annual collaboration of Duluth non-profit performing arts organizations to celebrate and thank the citizens of Duluth for their patronage and support. See performances from Arrowhead Chorale, Duluth Playhouse, Wise Fool Theater, Lake Superior Symphony Orchestra and other local businesses.
Find out more »La Serva Padrona
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's comic opera La Serva Padrona, starring Steve Solkela, runs Sept. 11-12 at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia and Sept. 13-15 at the Douglas County Historical Society. Tickets are available at onthestage.tickets.
Find out more »La Serva Padrona
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's comic opera La Serva Padrona, starring Steve Solkela, runs Sept. 13-15 at the Douglas County Historical Society. Tickets are available at bookeo.com.
Find out more »Folk It Up: A Folk-Themed Cabaret
Solos, duets, group numbers, acoustic instruments and social dances are the focus.
Find out more »In Tandem
Tina Higgins Wussow has written a short story titled "Nostalgia." Local artists have pooled their experience within their respective mediums to create an all-encompassing production based around a reading of a written work.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:00 pm on Friday, repeating indefinitely
Renegade Late Night Improv
An event every week that begins at 10:00 pm on Friday, repeating indefinitely
Renegade Comedy serves up weekly improv with a new format, style and theme at each and every show. Performances are every Friday at 10 p.m.
Find out more »Sundown on the Jasper Country Jewel
BOLD-choice Theatre presents an original musical. The plot: Jasper County once had the most illustrious honky-tonk venue in all the country, but years of wear and changing times have put The Jewel on the verge of ruin. Through original songs and music, storytelling and reflection, BOLD-choice tells the fictional story of the once-famed country/western theater. Bold-choice Theatre actors are primarily folks proudly living with disabilities. Itasca Life Options kicks off the show with a short theatrical piece from their new…
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Jersey Boys
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The Duluth Playhouse presents the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, based on the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. Performances run on select dates from Sept. 13-29.
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The Wonderful World of Chris Monroe
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An energetic and interactive theatre experience that explores the quirky characters from the local author's popular children's books. Meet the sneaky sheep Rocky and Blossom, Sasquatch and Squirrel, Cookie the Walker and of course the famous monkey with a tool belt: Chico Bon Bon. The show is best suited for grades K-3. Kids can hear some stories, tell some jokes, sing some songs and have a ton of fun. Tickets are available at agileticketing.net.
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Wait Until Dark
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Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott’s 1966 original, giving it a new setting. In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a blind-yet-capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she and her tormentors must wait until dark to play out this classic thriller’s chilling conclusion.
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