Guthrie Theater

Featuring a contemporary staging with up-and-coming talent, this engrossing political thriller portrays the life-and-death struggle for power in Rome. A partnership between the Guthrie and The Acting Company, this bold interpretation captures the energy of the current American political landscape, from front-and-center rallies, protests and conventions, to behind-the-scenes deal making and strategizing.

In the course of one sultry evening, a prominent Southern dynasty is pushed to the brink when tender memories are relived and life altering secrets are revealed. Don’t miss this Pulitzer Prize-winning gem, an emotionally intense drama that sizzles with passion and greed like you’ve never experienced before.

The recipient of rave reviews in London and four Olivier Award nominations, End of the Rainbow stars Olivier Award-winner Tracie Bennett in a bravura performance as Judy Garland, directed by the Tony Award-winning Terry Johnson (La Cage Aux Folles).

Acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson has crafted a chilling psychological portrait loosely based on the short story which inspired Hitchcock's film. Set in an isolated, abandoned house by the sea, strangers Nat and Diane, with no electricity and little food, take refuge from the unnerving masses of birds that attack everything around them. 

On the heels of the wildly successful Brief Encounter and Private Lives, the Guthrie presents Noël Coward's delightful comedy of manners for the first time. The eccentric Bliss family live in a world where reality slides easily into fiction. Upon entering this world, the weekend guests are thrown into melodramatic scenes wherein their hosts profess emotions and react to situations that do not really exist. The comedic chaos ends only when the tortured visitors tip-toe out the door.  

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Donald Margulies comes a moving and often hilarious story of relationships, mid-life crisis and the ties of friendship. James and Sarah, a journalist and photographer, cope with changes in life and their relationship when Sarah's injuries abroad force them to return home to New York.

The year is 1953 in the Harlem apartment of Negro writer Langston Hughes. Unable to sleep he gets up and begins to write a poem, but finds his living space somehow inhabited by his readers. Exposed, guilt-ridden and fearful of the coming day he confesses how he intends to answer McCarthy's accusations on being a communist.  

This season the Guthrie welcomes the return of the acclaimed Penumbra Theatre Company for The Amen Corner starring Greta Oglesby. Sister Margaret Alexander, pastor of her church, has devoted her life to serving the Lord, but when her son unexpectedly reunites her with her estranged husband, she finds herself torn. Featuring live gospel music by the renowned Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, The Amen Corner illuminates the power of love and the price of salvation.  

More than 50 years since the endlessly charming Roman Holiday captured the hearts of audiences worldwide, the Guthrie presents a dazzling new musical based on the iconic film, featuring a full scoring of unforgettable tunes by Cole Porter. This magical musical is a sparkling, summery treat not to be missed.

Family ties – whether they come from a real family or a family of choice – are at the heart of Anytown, a unique collaboration pairing the choreography of Minneapolis-based Shapiro & Smith Dance with the music of rock 'n' roll legend Bruce Springsteen, his wife Patti Scialfa and Soozie Tyrell. 

One of the most highly anticipated events of the season will be the union of Guthrie dream team Raye Birk and Peter Michael Goetz. Despite their comedic chemistry onstage, the one-time famous duo "Lewis and Clark" can't stand each other offstage. The shenanigans that ensue when these seasoned stage partners are coerced to reunite for a CBS television comedy special will likely make this ticket one of the hottest – and most hilarious – in town.  

Dancing Danny is caught between a rock and a hard place. Indebted to a street tough who saved his life, Danny reluctantly becomes a boxer to pay him back. Then he meets a dancer named Bella, who teaches him a few moves of her own. But is Danny's meteoric rise to the boxing championships due to his skill, or are there other forces at play?