Where people and plays find each other.

My Ántonia — Theater Latté Da
Playing

My Ántonia

Jun 3 – Jul 12, 2026

Dir. Jessie Austrian

In this Latté Da-commissioned world premiere, Willa Cather’s beloved novel is envisioned as an intimate celebration of resilience and the enduring strength of women. Featuring a sweeping indie folk score by The Kilbanes and an imaginative libretto by Noah Brody, this poignant adaptation traces the immigrant experience on the Great Plains at the turn of the 20th century through the eyes of the lifelong friendship between orphan boy Jim Burden and Ántonia Shimerda, daughter of a Bohemian immigrant family. My Ántonia offers a timely celebration of the contributions of immigrants to the nation’s identity and spirit as America marks its 250th anniversary. Rooted in the land and shaped by memory, this powerful work invites us to consider how we remember our past, and whose stories we choose to tell.

The Cottage — Gremlin Theatre, by Sandy Rustin
Opening

The Cottage

By Sandy Rustin

Jul 10 – Aug 2, 2026

Dir. Brian Balcom

“Sidesplitting screwball comedy… The Cottage is a fresh and fiercely fun play that’s firing on all cylinders with Rustin’s excellent script.” – Entertainment Weekly

FEAUTURING — Yellow Tree Theatre
Opening

FEAUTURING

Jul 11 – Jul 26, 2026

Join us for our 2026 Playwright Festival, celebrating the voices of three extraordinary playwrights. Across three weekends, audiences will experience original stories brought to life through staged readings, conversations, and community talk backs. Discover new perspectives, support emerging work, and be part of the creative process as these plays take center stage.

The Butler Did It — Park Square Theatre
Opening

The Butler Did It

Jul 17 – Jul 17, 2026

The first in a series of five world premieres by acclaimed and local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, this witty new mystery is set in a butler’s school for the very rich, ushering in a new era of commissioned work at Park Square.

WISHES IN THE SAND — Open Eye Theatre
Opening

WISHES IN THE SAND

Jul 21 – Jul 21, 2026

WISHES IN THE SAND is a contemporary fairy tale that weaves together tabletop puppetry and shadow play. A queer puppeteer confronts his past, where memory, fantasy, and imagination collide in a moving story of transformation and self-discovery.

NEXT Festival 2026 — Theater Latté Da, by Aaron Gabriel
Opening

NEXT Festival 2026

By Aaron Gabriel

Jul 24 – Aug 10, 2026

Dir. Zhailon Levingston

Theater Latté Da’s NEXT Festival of New Musicals showcases three works that stretch the boundaries of musical storytelling. The creators of each Festival show culminate two weeks of workshop time with two public presentations, providing audience members the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the creative process. Following each performance is an in-depth conversation with the playwrights, composers, and lyricists.

The Hired Man — Theatre Pro Rata, by Heather Meyer
Coming

The Hired Man

By Heather Meyer

Sep 25 – Oct 11, 2026

Dir. Jennie Ward

A magical realism epic set in the modern-day American West where a restless cattlewoman is hired onto a family cattle ranch in Wyoming. Here the stability of the family collides with her life of itinerant working, hard living, and harder choices.

2026/27 Season: We Belong — Theater Mu
Coming

2026/27 Season: We Belong

Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026

Dir. Fran De Leon

Get ready for a world premiere of apocalyptic proportions, epic collaborations with Taiko Arts Midwest and Stages Theatre Company, an inaugural solo festival, and a continued commitment to exciting new play development. Mu’s 2026-27 season affirms that which has long been true: We belong.

Kung Fu Zombies Vs. Southeast Asian Girl Scouts — Theater Mu
Coming

Kung Fu Zombies Vs. Southeast Asian Girl Scouts

Oct 29 – Nov 15, 2026

Dir. Fran De Leon

Three Southeast Asian Girl Scouts are keeping their Saint Paul, MN, community together during the zombie apocalypse. Between helping their elders, doing food runs, and building campfires, they’ve probably earned, like, four Gold Awards each. This genre-bending world premiere is the finale of playwright Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay’s Kung Fu Zombies trilogy, but all you need to know is that, for some reason, these zombies know kung fu.

Annual! Perennial! — Augsburg University Theater
Coming

Annual! Perennial!

Nov 13 – Nov 23, 2026

Dir. Jay Eisenberg and Madeleine Rowe

Every Fall, an extended family of farmers invites the community to attend their beloved haunted house. This year, the youngest among them has decided that it’s time for the group to apply their performance skills in a new way. Welcome to opening night of their very first play: LUNAR! SOLAR!

She Loves Me — Ten Thousand Things, by Caitlin Lowans
Coming

She Loves Me

By Caitlin Lowans

Apr 28 – Jun 6, 2027

Dir. Caitlin Lowans

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. mtishows.com

Farm — Sod House Theater
Coming

Farm

Dates TBA

FARM is a meditation on the history of Farming in Minnesota. This site-specific, immersive performance was created by Carleton students in collaboration with Sod House Theater. The production will feature sweeping images of historical and modern farm life through music, dance, theater and performing artists from the Twin Cities and the local community. The production illuminates just a small portion of the history of Minnesota farming and hopes to inspire reflection on the future of farming, the accessibility of fresh food for all Minnesotans, and our relationships with farmers in our state. FARM features snippets of Minnesota’s vast history of farm life: hard work, family meals, community celebrations, dangerous storms, dance and play culminating in a music-filled ghost grove honoring the past, present and the future of farming in Minnesota.

26/27 Season — Theater Latté Da, by Paula Vogel Score & Original Music by Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva
Coming

26/27 Season

By Paula Vogel Score & Original Music by Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva

Dates TBA

Dir. Pirronne Yousefzadeh

Each season, we ask ourselves not only what work we are called to make, but what this moment demands of us. As artists and as a community, we carry a responsibility to respond—to listen closely, to reflect honestly, and to act with intention. At Latté Da, we believe music theater is uniquely capable of capturing the possibility as well as the needs of our time. It allows us to hold complexity, to honor contradiction, and to invite both reflection and connection. The works we gather this season are part of an ongoing conversation about who we are, what we carry, and what we are shaping together. With INDECENT, we turn to a story about artists determined to tell the truth in the face of suppression— an urgent reminder of the enduring relationship between art, censorship, and cultural memory. In ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914, we witness a moment of shared humanity that transcends division, offering a profound meditation on peace, even in the midst of conflict. LIZARD BOY invites us into a contemporary myth of identity and belonging, asking what it means to be seen—and to accept oneself—in a world that often resists difference. With the world premiere of SHE’S COME UNDONE, we embark on a deeply human journey of healing and self-reclamation, tracing one woman’s path toward acceptance, resilience, and the possibility of found family. And in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, SPRING AWAKENING provides a vital examination of young people coming of age within systems that seek to silence them—centering the urgency of listening to, and learning from, the next generation. Taken together, these works reflect a shared commitment: to engage with the present moment not by simplifying it, but by meeting it with curiosity, conviction, and care. They ask us to consider the impact of silence and voice, the necessity of empathy, and the role we each play in shaping a more just and expansive future. To gather in the theater is an act of trust. It is an opportunity to sit together in reflection, to encounter one another more deeply, and to be moved—perhaps even changed—by what we witness. We look forward to sharing that space and this season with you.

Never Miss a Show

What's on stage, in your inbox, every Sunday. From $1/month.

Your subscription keeps this free for the artists.

We will never sell or share your information to advertisers or third-party marketers.