All Sanford students are eligible to audition for the cast or apply for the tech crew! We encourage students of all abilities and experiences with musicals to audition or apply. For the audition, students will learn a short song and dance as well as read a few lines from a script. We work to include...
Experience the magic of Jeki and Ellie’s “Quick Change & Magic Show,” a high-energy performance where costumes transform instantly before your eyes. This husband-and-wife duo blends breathtaking illusions with seamless stage chemistry. Jeki first captivated over 13 million viewers on America’s Got Talent which left Simon Cowell stunned. Together with Ellie, the pair have achieved international success, won...
*Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. Get ready to have the time of your life! Based on Lionsgate's beloved film, the story that awakened a generation is back in a new stage production. Dirty Dancing: The Musical is the feel-good escape you’ve been craving, alive with the pulse of electrified dancing, the thrill of secret encounters, and the allure...
Please note: This performance date is currently waitlist only. A profound exploration of humanity Beneath a lonely tree on a country road, two companions wait for the mysterious Godot. As time moves along, Vladimir and Estragon fill their day circling the largest of questions: Why are we here? What are we here for? Who are...
Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. A play about a play—and the artists who risked everything to tell it. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s seminal Yiddish work, God of Vengeance, and its infamous 1923 obscenity trial, INDECENT is a haunting, klezmer-infused play with music that traces the turbulent journey of a...
Lara/Larissa is a misfit in rural South Dakota—half-Native and half-White, weighed down by physical limitations. She takes beginner ballet class for physical therapy and hates it—until the story of Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief inspires her to pursue a professional dance career. Based on the author’s own story, Fancy Dancer is a rich, multigenerational experience that speaks to the...
Lara/Larissa is a misfit in rural South Dakota—half-Native and half-White, weighed down by physical limitations. She takes beginner ballet class for physical therapy and hates it—until the story of Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief inspires her to pursue a professional dance career. Based on the author’s own story, Fancy Dancer is a rich, multigenerational experience that speaks to the...
Each year three exceptional Minnesota dance artists receive the coveted honor of a McKnight Dancer Fellowship. To celebrate them, we commission a solo dance for each of them from a choreographer of their choice. The 2024 & 2025 Dancer Fellows have selected an outstanding group of local, national and international dance artists to bring their...
A profound exploration of humanity Beneath a lonely tree on a country road, two companions wait for the mysterious Godot. As time moves along, Vladimir and Estragon fill their day circling the largest of questions: Why are we here? What are we here for? Who are we to be? Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy uses wit and poignant dialogue...
A profound exploration of humanity Beneath a lonely tree on a country road, two companions wait for the mysterious Godot. As time moves along, Vladimir and Estragon fill their day circling the largest of questions: Why are we here? What are we here for? Who are we to be? Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy uses wit and poignant dialogue...
Please note: This performance is currently waitlist only. In this famous Jazz Age story, Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, moves to New York in the summer of 1922. As he navigates the unfamiliar social scene, he is invited to a lavish party thrown by the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby, who is trying to...
Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. A play about a play—and the artists who risked everything to tell it. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s seminal Yiddish work, God of Vengeance, and its infamous 1923 obscenity trial, INDECENT is a haunting, klezmer-infused play with music that traces the turbulent journey of a...
DELUXE launches ARENA Dances' 31st Season with an evening of bold contemporary dance that celebrates artistic collaboration, innovation, and the power of live performance. The program features four compelling works that showcase the breadth of dance: One Room – An evocative remount of an excerpt from Executive Director Mathew Janczewski's repertory. An acclaimed trio, set to the...
DELUXE launches ARENA Dances' 31st Season with an evening of bold contemporary dance that celebrates artistic collaboration, innovation, and the power of live performance. The program features four compelling works that showcase the breadth of dance: One Room – An evocative remount of an excerpt from Executive Director Mathew Janczewski's repertory. An acclaimed trio, set to the...
You are invited to observe the iconic American modern dance powerhouse Paul Taylor Dance Company as they prepare for their evening performance! This free, exclusive event will begin with a welcome from Artistic Director Michael Novak, after which you’ll watch dancers, musicians, staff and crew at work during the first hour of their technical rehearsal. The rehearsal begins with a new work by...
Please note: this performance is currently waitlist only. The vigorous program showcases three contrasting works that explore the complexities of the human condition through Paul Taylor’s signature theatricality. It opens with the physically demanding dynamic geometry of Taylor’s “Brandenburgs” (Opus 88, 1988), an exuberant, gallant piece set to Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6. Following “Brandenburgs”...
Sanford Middle School students can sign up to audition at the Project Success bulletin board at school! All Sanford students are eligible to audition for the cast or apply for the tech crew! We encourage students of all abilities and experiences with musicals to apply! For the audition, students will learn a short song and...
Sanford Middle School students can sign up to audition at the Project Success bulletin board at school! All Sanford students are eligible to audition for the cast or apply for the tech crew! We encourage students of all abilities and experiences with musicals to apply! For the audition, students will learn a short song and...
Sanford Middle School students can sign up to audition at the Project Success bulletin board at school! All Sanford students are eligible to audition for the cast or apply for the tech crew! We encourage students of all abilities and experiences with musicals to apply! For the audition, students will learn a short song and...
When their employer departs for a reckless romantic escapade, two young shop assistants seize their moment. Determined “to acquire a past before it’s too late,” they abandon their provincial responsibilities and head to Vienna for a spree that quickly spirals into a whirlwind of mistaken identities, romantic misfires, elaborate lies, and breathless pursuit. Tom Stoppard’s...
When their employer departs for a reckless romantic escapade, two young shop assistants seize their moment. Determined “to acquire a past before it’s too late,” they abandon their provincial responsibilities and head to Vienna for a spree that quickly spirals into a whirlwind of mistaken identities, romantic misfires, elaborate lies, and breathless pursuit. Tom Stoppard’s...
Tony Wendice married his wife for her money; now he plans to murder her for it. Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of the classic suspense thriller is a smart, compelling update of Knott’s tale of jealousy, deception and homicide. Tony is convinced that his wife Margot has been cheating on him. Now it seems that the affair...