2024-2025 Season | History Theatre

2024-2025 Season

The new season celebrates Community, Discovery, and Joy!

Season subscribers have the most flexibility to enjoy the 2024-2025 Season!

You can choose to attend every production, apply all of the passes to one, or combine them to fit your schedule. Subscriptions are available through November 15, 2024.

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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, kitchens, and recipes for over a century. Surprising to many, she was not a real person! As a radio and television personality, a letter-writing confidante, and a relatable icon, “Betty” has impacted multiple generations. Enjoy last season’s runaway hit, and experience this musical treat Star Tribune called, “entertainingly provocative and, well, delish.” You will be singing along and craving to bake with Betty as it examines the lives of women and society throughout the past 100 years.

“...breezily entertaining, informative, and burnishes a glow of hometown pride.” - Talkin’ Broadway

The Root Beer Lady

Jan 25-Feb 23, 2025 
Written and performed by Kim Schultz
Originally directed by Addie Gorlin-Han
Remounted by Jess Yates

The Root Beer Lady tells 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. Molter 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. Back by popular demand, Dorothy’s story will delight all, young and old.

“...a warm, enjoyable love letter to the Boundary Waters.”  - Pioneer Press

Secret Warriors

March 29-April 19, 2025
By R.A. Shiomi
Directed by Lily Tung Crystal

They are the warriors you don’t know. Inspired by the stories of the Japanese Americans who served as translators and interrogators for the U.S. Armed Forces, Secret Warriors features two men, Koji Kimura and Tamio Takahashi, who took extraordinary risks to save their fellow soldiers in the Pacific Theater during World War II. As the eyes and ears of General MacArthur, they saved countless Allied lives and shortened the war by two years. Discover their compelling personal journeys and heartfelt love stories set against the backdrop of the war and the incarceration of their families.

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
Music Directed by Amanda Weis
Choreography by Joey Miller

Whoa, Nellie! tells 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. 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!

  • To view the 2024-25 season performance calendar, click here.
  • Season subscriptions are now on sale. 
  • 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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