Minnesota State University, Mankato Theatre and Dance Announces 2023-24 Season
Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Theatre and Dance News Release
Aug. 8, 2023
Contact: Corrie Eggimann
corrie.eggimann@mnsu.edu | 507-389-6663
MANKATO – The 2023-2024 Theatre and Dance season at Minnesota State University, Mankato kicks off next month and includes five Mainstage productions, a full-length dance concert, an exciting cantata collaboration with the music program and four Studio productions.
This year, we’re inviting patrons on a “Journey to the Past,” a nod to one of the songs in “Anastasia,” starting chronologically at the end of the 19th century with the expedition in “Men on Boats,” and to London in “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The season includes more recent productions set in the past including “The Temperamentals” in 1950s Los Angeles, “Lombardi” in the 1960s in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and “Rent” in New York City in the late 1980s.
Patrons are invited to purchase a season ticket package and enjoy seven productions for only $100. Productions included in the season subscription package are “Rent,” “The Importance of Being Earnest,” The Fall Dance Concert, “Clue,” “Men on Boats,” “Anastasia the Musical” and “Carmina Burana.” Season tickets are on sale now and individual tickets will be on sale Sept. 5.
Beginning Sept. 6, the Box Office will be open 4-6 p.m. weekdays in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center, or buy single tickets online at MSUTheatre.com or MSUDance.com. The Box Office line is 507-389-6661.
The Theatre and Dance programs at Minnesota State University, Mankato offer an array of opportunities exploring a wide range of dramatic literature and movement possibilities in three performance venues. We provide students with the highest caliber of training in theatre and dance and the southern Minnesota region with a multifaceted, high-quality theatrical experience.
