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One event on Sep 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm
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Young Frankenstein
One event on Sep 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Sep 16, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Sep 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Sep 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Sep 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Sep 24, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Sep 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm
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One event on Oct 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Adapted from the classic Mel Brooks film, Young Frankenstein is a comedic musical from the creators of the Broadway hit comedy, The Producers. Performances run Sept. 15 to Oct. 1. Synopsis: Follow bright young doctor Frankenstein through the reimagined world of Transylvania as he completes his grandfather’s legacy by bringing a corpse to life. Tickets are available at duluthplayhouse.org.
Find out more »Hamilton Trivia
Themed trivia every Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Play for a chance to win prizes. This week's theme is Hamilton.
Find out more »The Goth Ball
Wear gothic attire for an evening of dark and eerie entertainment. The schedule of events include: -8-9 p.m. Anti-Social Hour featuring spooky cocktails and mocktails, merchants selling their wares and fire dancing by members of The Spin Collective. -9 p.m. Moody Broody Variety Show featuring aerial, burlesque, dance and drag. -11 p.m. Goth Royalty Crowning -11:10-12 a.m. Dark Wave Dance Party Limited tickets available. To reserve your tickets in advance go to Venmo@TheBodyElectricCabaret and include the number of tickets. Any…
Find out more »A Series of Unfortunate Specials: The After School Special
The Renegade Improv Comedy team presents "As Series of Unfortunate Specials" where attendees can "revisit the infinitely parodiable world of the after-school specials you watched after school as a kid." The show is full of sketches, improv, short films, and "lots of surprises." The After School Special is the second installment of Another Series of Unfortunate Specials.
Find out more »Oct 2023
The Spitfire Grill
Dreams and relationships are "rekindled against the backdrop of the Northwoods" in The Spitfire Grill, James Valqc and James Alley’s musical adaptation of the hit 1996 film. The show follows Percy, a woman with a shadowy past who shows up at Gilead, Wisconsin’s lone diner looking for a job. The show’s folk-inflected songs weave a tale of redemption, perseverance, and family. For more information, contact Emily Parr at [email protected]. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students or children, $10…
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One event on Oct 19, 2023 at 7:30 pm
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One event on Oct 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 26, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Oct 27, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Oct 28, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Misery
One event on Oct 13, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 19, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 26, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Oct 27, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Oct 28, 2023 at 8:00 pm
The Duluth Playhouse Underground opens its season with Misery the suspenseful play by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King. Performances run Oct. 12-28, but are all sold out. The Duluth Playhouse Underground season is dedicated to high-quality productions of a more independent spirit, where theater artists take chances, push boundaries and hone their craft. Performances are held in a small black-box space next to the NorShor Theatre.
Find out more »Take it With You, A Fairy Tale — Part 3
Take it With You returns to Zeitgeist with A Fairy Tale. Told over four episodes, the saga juxtaposes simple and archetypal storytelling with the mindset of the present. Take it With You is an hour-long originally scripted live radio theater podcast performed in front of a studio audience. It is intertwined with voice actors, original music and old-school sound effects. Individual session tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com and takeitwithyou.org.
Find out more »The Vampire Circus
A mix of circus cabaret and theatre, The Vampire Circus is a tantalizing, cutting-edge production to amaze the senses. Think Tim Burton meets Cirque. The show pushes physical boundaries with acrobatics, contortionists, jugglers, and theater, leaving audiences amazed and astonished. Mesmerizing illusions catapult audiences into an emotional roller-coaster of fear, joy, laughter, and wonder. For decades, the William A. Irvin floating museum has transformed into the Duluth Haunted Ship in October. The 30-minute walk-through experience features exceptional sets, professionally made-up…
Find out more »One event on Oct 21, 2023 at 7:00 pm
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One event on Oct 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm
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Poe: The Ballet
One event on Oct 21, 2023 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 22, 2023 at 3:00 pm
One event on Oct 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 28, 2023 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 29, 2023 at 3:00 pm
The world premiere of Poe: The Ballet features original choreographed work from Artistic Director, Karl von Rabenau, set to hair-raising Edgar Allan Poe tales such as The Purloined Letter (intertwined with The Raven and the Tell-Tale Heart), The Death of the Red Mask and The Pit and the Pendulum. It is guaranteed to get your spine tingling and your heart pumping. Act one is rated PG as acts two and three are rated PG-13 for their progressively more frightening content.…
Find out more »A Series of Unfortunate Specials: The Unfortunate Curse
Sketches, improv, short films and a few surprises that are cursed, a little bit. The Unfortunate Curse is the third installment in the series of comedy specials.
Find out more »John Waters
In this all-new, fast-moving, part-confessional/part-inquisitional comic spoken-word show, the filth elder known for his transgressive films and his subversive books salutes the new generation of today for doing the impossible — actually making him nervous. The second of two shows -- the first on the 25th is sold out. Doors at 6:30 p.m., live pre-show music at 7 p.m. and Waters takes the stage at 8 p.m.
Find out more »One event on Oct 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Oct 28, 2023 at 5:00 pm
One event on Oct 29, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Oct 29, 2023 at 5:00 pm
Anything Goes: Youth Edition
One event on Oct 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Oct 28, 2023 at 5:00 pm
One event on Oct 29, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Oct 29, 2023 at 5:00 pm
Opening the Duluth Playhouse Youth Theatre season is the toe-tapping classic Anything Goes: Youth Edition, a one-hour adaptation of the Broadway favorite with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Performances run Oct. 27-29 With a commitment to providing performance opportunities for young people, Duluth Playhouse Youth Theatre allows students to put their skills into action while connecting with their peers and growing as young artists.
Find out more »Barbie (& Ken) Night
Duluthians dressed in costume gather at the underground on Halloween for Barbie Night. (Oh, and Ken.) Doors open at 5 p.m. and from 7:30-9:30 p.m., there will be a live Gatsby and 1920s era jazz The Hot Club of Duluth and live painting by Kathryne Ford. Classic black and white films are shown up on the big screen: The original Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney Sr., and Nosferatu starring Max Schreck. A selection of whiskey, wine, beer and…
Find out more »Nov 2023
One event on Nov 4, 2023 at 7:30 pm
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One event on Nov 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Nov 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Sense and Sensibility
One event on Nov 4, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Nov 5, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Nov 8, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Nov 9, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Nov 10, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Nov 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Nov 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm
The production "Sense and Sensibility" was written by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen. Performance is in the Dudley Experimental Theatre of the Marshall Performing Arts Center. Synopsis: When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart? Kate Hamill’s rollicking, ingeniously-staged 2017 adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters — sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne — after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially…
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