2024-2025 Season | History Theatre

2024-2025 Season

The new season celebrates COMMUNITY, DISCOVERY AND JOY!

This exciting season is sure to entertain, educate, and delight!

Season subscriptions are on sale May 7. 

Behind the Sun

Sept 21-Oct 13, 2024
By Stanley Kipper and Laura Drake
Directed by Richard D. Thompson

Obie Kipper has finally found the house of his dreams but there’s one problem: it’s 1956 and Obie’s dream for the future of his family lies outside his redlined neighborhood, in an all-white neighborhood. With help from an old friend and coworker, Obie puts in motion a sensational scheme to purchase the house. This may either land him in jail or help chart the future for his family and all of Minneapolis. Based on the lives of playwright Stan Kipper's family, experience this story of community, family, and the lengths some had to go through to achieve the American Dream.

I Am Betty

Nov 23-Dec 29, 2024 
Book and Additional Lyrics by Cristina Luzárraga 
Music and Lyrics by Denise Prosek 
Directed by Maija García 
Choreography by Renee Guittar

Betty Crocker has helped shape America’s homes and appetites for over a century. Surprising to many, she was not a real person! For 100 years, “Betty” has been there as multiple generations have grappled with questions of women’s role in American society. Return for a “second helping” of last season’s hit new musical!

The Root Beer Lady

Jan 25-Feb 23, 2025 
Written and performed by Kim Schultz 
The story of the indomitable Dorothy Molter, the last legal non-indigenous resident of the Boundary Waters. The story reflects the beauty and hardships of Molter’s solitary yet satisfying life beginning in 1934. The play, funny and passionate, explores her independence, fortitude, and love of nature, and pushes back against the premise that her time in the North Woods made her the “Loneliest Woman in America,” as the Saturday Evening Post claimed in 1952. Dorothy’s story will delight all, young and old. 

Secret Warriors

March 29-April 19, 2025
By Rick Shiomi 
As the eyes and ears of General MacArthur, said: “they saved countless Allied lives and shortened the war by two years.” Discover the story of the warriors you don’t know about, inspired by the story of the Japanese Americans who trained at Fort Snelling and Fort Savage to serve as translators and interrogators for the US Armed Forces during World War II. Featuring two men, Koji Kimura and Tamio Takahashi, who took extraordinary risks to save their fellow soldiers.

Whoa, Nellie: The Outlaw King of the Wild Middle West

May 17-June 8, 2025 
Book, Lyrics and Music by Josef Evans 
Directed by Laura Leffler

The whirlwind tale of a fake detective (and former child performer), whose countless criminal exploits and penchant for male attire made her a Minnesota media sensation in the late 1800s. This fast-paced, funny, and surprisingly moving new musical follows the path of the enigmatic and relentless “Nellie King,” the alias by which she was best known, as her reckless disregard for the law leads to disastrous ends and a powerful emotional reckoning. Along the way, her story brings to light historical realities around gender, addiction, mental health and celebrity that continue to resonate today.

Join us for a great season that is sure to entertain, educate and delight

  • Groups (10 or more) are on sale NOW! Contact Group Sales Today
  • To view the 2024-25 season performance calendar, click here.
  • Season subscriptions are on sale May 7. 
  • Single tickets are on sale July 9. 

Subscription Packages

  • 5 Pack (5 tickets): $292/adult. $274/senior
  • 4 Pack (4 tickets): $248/adult. $233/senior
  • 3 Pack (3 tickets): $197/adult. $184/senior

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