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2009-’10 Season

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History Theatre’s 32nd season will explore some of the major events and shifts in politics, culture, and science that our country and our world experienced in the middle of the last century. In the span of 15 years Americans experienced a Polio epidemic, World War II, the death of vaudeville, and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. With two world premieres, two returning audience favorites, and two exciting collaborations, History Theatre’s 32nd season will tell the stories of who and how these events touched the citizens of Minnesota, America, and the world.

Hiding in the Open

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  • Sabina (Elise Langer) hands a shawl to her mother (Elena Giannetti) in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Sabina (Elise Langer) is forced to move to the Ghetto in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • The young people in the Ghetto (l to r: Rachel Keller, Sophie Fiore, Elise Langer, Mike Lubke, Devon Solorow, and Kevin Lackaff-Gilligan) meet to discuss forming a resistance in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • The Schwartz family (l to r: Elena Giannetti, Peter Thomson, Jonah Harrison, Elise Langer, and Devon Solorow) try to fingure out a way to survive in the Ghetto in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Danka (Rebecca Hurd) helps guide her friends Helka (Devon Solorow) and Sabina (Elise Langer) to safety in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Sabina (Elise Langer) and Helka (Devon Solorow) read a letter they have received from their father (Peter Thomson) in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • A Nazi officer (E.J. Subkoviak) interrogates Sabina (Elise Langer) in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • On a visit to Vienna Sabina (Elise Langer) and Helka (Devon Solorow) find themselves surrounded by Nazi officers (Kevin Lackaff-Gilligan and E.J. Subkoviak) in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Sabina (Elise Langer) works as a maid in a hotel occupied by Nazi officers (E.J. Subkoviak) in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Sabina (Elise Langer) and her sister Helka (Devon Solorow) are on the run in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Lauren B. Photography.
  • Sabina (Elise Langer) and Helka (Devon Solorow) wait anxiously for the next turn in their adventure in Hiding in the Open. Photo by Lauren B. Photography.
  • Sabina Zimering headshot

Queens of Burlesque

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  • Gina Louise. Photo by Margaret Andrews

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

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  • Buddy (Nicholas Freeman) and The Crickets (l to r: Zach Spicer, Brandon Petron, and Josh Bourdon) perform on their hometown radio station in Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story at History Theatre. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Buddy (Nicholas Freeman) and his guitar in Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story at History Theatre. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Buddy (Nicholas Freeman) cuts loose with his guitar in Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story at History Theatre. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.

Sisters of Swing

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  • Maxene, Patty, and LeVerne Andrews (Stacey Lindell, Ruthie Baker, and Patty Neiman), along with Shana Berg (left), Ari Hoptman (right) and an audience volunteer (center) are six jerks in a jeep in History Theatre's 2009 production of Sisters of Swing. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Patty Andrews (Ruthie Baker, center) and her sisters Maxene and LeVerne (Stacey Lindell and Patty Neiman, background) sing to a soldier (Ari Hoptman) in History Theatre's 2009 production of Sisters of Swing. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Ruthie Baker, Stacey Lindell, and Patty Neiman sing "Count Your Blessings" as the Andrews Sisters in History Theatre's 2009 production of Sisters of Swing. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.

Sister Kenny’s Children

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  • Sister Elizabeth Kenny (Claudia Wilkens) is surrounded by a chorus of young patients in Sister Kenny's Children at History Theatre. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Sister Elizabeth Kenny (Claudia Wilkens) encourages a patient in Sister Kenny's Children at History Theatre. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Sister Kenny (Claudia Wilkens) exits the stage, assisted by a patient (Scarlett Thompson) in Sister Kenny's Children at History Theatre. Photo by Scott Pakudaitis.
  • Claudia Wilkens as Sister Elizabeth Kenny. Photo by Lauren B. Photography