We are an award-winning producing theater and visual arts non-profit and the anchor tenant at Bloomington Center for the Arts. Strongly committed to bringing vibrant and diverse arts experiences and learning to our community, we produce a wide variety of work that informs and illuminates the South Metro.
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ON STAGE:
Kiss Me, Kate
Jan 22 - Feb 15, 2026Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Sam and Bella Spewack
Directed by Kelli Foster Warder
Choreographed by Joey Miller
Music direction by Elijah Leer
Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a production of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, sophistication, and behind-the-scenes high jinks, Kiss Me, Kate combines the irreverent humor of four brilliant writers: Sam and Bella Spewack, Cole Porter and William Shakespeare. Musical numbers include "So In Love," "Wunderbar," "Too Darn Hot," and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare.”
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This Season in the Black Box:
The Mountaintop
Feb 12 - Mar 8, 2026Directed by Warren C. Bowles
On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel as a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with unexpected news, King confronts his destiny and the lasting legacy he will leave. Powerful, poetic, and uplifting, The Mountaintop offers an intimate look at a moment that changed history forever.
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What The Constitution Means to Me
May 14 - Jun 7, 2026Playwright Heidi Schreck's boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen year old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Schreck's timely and galvanizing play became a sensation off-Broadway before transferring to Broadway where it received two Tony Award nominations.
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BALL: A Musical Tribute to my Lost Testicle
Sep 10 - 27, 2026Written and Performed by
Max WojtanowiczCo-Conceived by Max Wojtanowicz
and Nikki SwobodaMusic by Andrew Cooke, Michael Gruber, and Jason Hansen
Irreverent, heartfelt, and hilariously unfiltered, Ball is a one-man musical journey through Max Wojtanowicz’s real-life battle with testicular cancer. From the soul-searching monologues, riotous songs, and tender letters to his lost “right ball,” Max invites audiences on a rollercoaster of fear, love, and unexpected humor. With music by a knockout team of local musical talent, this deeply personal show celebrates survival, the power of community, and finding humor in life’s darkest moments. Max toured Ball through Minnesota and the US from 2016 - 2019.
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Stay tuned for info on our next exhibition.
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Title: It’s Immaterial
Artist: Derek Meier
Exhibition Dates: November 14 - January 4, 2026
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 23rd // 1pm - 3pm
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work focuses on material exchange, immediacy, aesthetic dialogue and invented territories.
Every image, whether objective or nonobjective, is founded on deconstructed historical, cultural, and religious paradigms. These smashed realities are then reformed into a singular home. Each painting, drawing, and analog collage is a further examination of this elseworld and its physical and cultural constructs. I further maneuver these spaces with derelict icons, mixed media elements and soft narration as these languages consolidate. Negotiating the terms of this reality allows me to do the same within my own. -
Waterways and Prairies
Dec 5 - Feb 8, 2026Minnesota artist Kristen Lowe explores the fragile beauty of living things in her new exhibit, WATERWAYS AND PRAIRIES, at the Confluence Gallery.
Drawing inspiration from local rivers, owls, herons, and coyotes, Lowe uses intricate layers of charcoal, Japanese wood, and natural materials to capture the spirit of the landscape and the creatures within it.
Discover the layers of mythology and spirituality hidden in plain sight. What do you see?Click here for more information
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Winter Classes:
Beginner Wheel for Adults
Beginner Wheel for Kids
Intermediate Wheel for Adults
Open Studio
Glacial Bowls
Puddle Plates
Golden Movement
Art Exploration Studio
Watercolor Landscape 1
