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New Landmark Center Exhibition Explores Park Square Theatre’s First 43 Years MEDIA CONTACT Connie Shaver, shaver@parksquaretheatre.org Saint Paul, Minn., July 25, 2018 – Park Square Theatre announces UNPACKING A THEATRE ATTIC: Park Square Theatre’s First 43 Years, a new exhibition at Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul...

Local star Regina Williams heads to Atlanta for a new production. MEDIA CONTACT Connie Shaver, shaver@parksquaretheatre.org Following the success of its world premiere commission at Park Square Theatre in 2016, NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN went on to a second production at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., one...

Local premiere is the nation’s second production of timely new script by Playwrights’ Center Core Writer Mat Smart MEDIA CONTACT Connie Shaver, shaver@parksquaretheatre.org Park Square Theatre announces the regional premiere production of THE AGITATORS by Mat Smart, a core writer of the Minneapolis-based Playwrights’ Center. The play,...

Local comedy duo creates a “large pour” of laughter in SOMETIME’S THERE’S WINE MEDIA CONTACT Connie Shaver, shaver@parksquaretheatre.org Park Square Theatre announces the return of renowned Twin Cities comedy duo, Shanan Custer and Carolyn Pool, to the Andy Boss Stage to open the 2018-2019 theatre season with...

Beloved “caffeinated comedy” crosses the river to the Boss Stage   Saint Paul, Minn., June 18, 2018 – Park Square Theatre is partnering with The Daniel Group to bring the 23-year phenomenon TRIPLE ESPRESSO — A HIGHLY CAFFEINATED COMEDY to Park Square’s Andy Boss Thrust Stage November...

Theatre’s Third Artistic Leader Has Performed and Worked in Minnesota   Saint Paul, Minn., June 12, 2018 – Park Square Theatre announces the hire of its new Artistic Director – the third in the organization’s history – after a five-month national search that attracted 113 applications from...

Flying Foot Forum’s 25th Anniversary production celebrates an American’s view of Paris from the Can-Can to Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron   Saint Paul, Minn., May 8, 2018 – Park Square Theatre’s Andy Boss Thrust Stage is once again the home to Flying Foot Forum’s signature storytelling...

The premiere of Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville is witty and fast-paced – with women playing the famous sleuthing duo   Saint Paul, Minn., May 1, 2018 – Park Square Theatre cherishes its summertime tradition of cozying audiences up with a good mystery. This year’s edition for the company’s...

New Theatre Workshops Designed for Theatre Lovers age 55 and up   Saint Paul, Minn., March 14, 2018 – In partnership with Aroha Philanthropies, Park Square Theatre announces its first hands-on theatre workshops for adults 55 and up. The Saint Paul theatre company – well known for...

Premieres and partnerships will greet a new Artistic Director Saint Paul, Minn., Feb. 12, 2018 – Park Square Theatre announced its 44th theatre season for 2018-2019 today. A wide-ranging mix of projects, including a regional premiere celebrating the origins of Rock n’ Roll, a brand-new musical created...

  Saint Paul, Minn., Feb 7, 2018 – Park Square Theatre is delighted to offer nine performances of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic and timely A Raisin in the Sun as part of its extended run of student performances (Feb 14 – Mar 23). This fiercely moving portrait of...

 A national search underway for new Artistic Director Saint Paul, Minn., January 23, 2018 – Today, Park Square Theatre announced that after 43 years at Park Square Theatre, Richard Cook will retire as Artistic Director on September 1, 2018. Park Square Theatre’s Board of Directors has hired...

Saint Paul, Minn., Jan. 16, 2018 – Park Square continues its 43rd season on the Proscenium Stage with a new adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan’s operatic romp The Pirates of Penzance. Inspired by a true story, director Doug Scholz-Carlson has reimagined the perennial favorite that puts the...

Saint Paul, Minn., Dec 12, 2017 – Park Square begins the new year on the Andy Boss Thrust Stage with the Midwest premiere of Hansol Jung’s timely drama Cardboard Piano. Signe V. Harriday directs the powerful play about romance and redemption against the backdrop of inexplicable violence....

December 8, 2017 – January 7, 2018 Saint Paul, Minn., December 7, 2017 – Park Square continues its 43rd season on the Proscenium Stage with the Midwest premiere of Colman Domingo’s comic drama Dot, directed by E.G. Bailey. Domingo’s twisted, hilarious, and critically acclaimed play grapples with...