The History Theatre Inc

Education - history theatre reaches underserved students through our seats to stage residencies which occurred in 4 area schools. Classes are all focused on guiding participants through writing and acting exercises followed by a performance component to tell and share the stories that make up their personal history. Ht also sponsored 2 residencies at mn independence college and community serving neurodivergent and students on the autism spectrum. We continued our successful program at vail communities serving 47 participants working with a diagnosis of serious persistent mental illness.

Raw stages new works festival-enlisting the best local and national writers, raw stages is a showcase for newly commissioned theater work that may eventually be produced on history theatre's main stage. Ht produces more new work based on history than any other theater in the nation. Plays in the festival included "don't miss doris hines", playwright tylie shider; "rollicking: a winter carnival musical" by keith hovis and rachel teagle; and "hungry like the wolf" by sandra struthers and "so help me god" by lester mayer. The festival included free events exploring the complexities of creating new plays.