Winona State University

Performed by the likes of famous actors like Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, Wayne Brady, Cynthia Nixon and more, it’s now Great River’s turn to deliver that sealed envelope to our company members. This summer, experience a performance of this intimate and never to be repeated show that both actor and audience are asked to keep a complete secret when they leave. Not much more can be said…but you don’t want to miss this.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

This nine person production focuses the larger than life and full of wonder story into an intimate exploration of grace and pride that challenges the audience to understand betrayal at a human level and forgiveness on a radical level.

Based on her time as a teaching artist in New York City public schools, Nilaja Sun’s one person show invites you into the classroom where a group of 10th graders in an under-resourced school are putting on a play.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

Mixups, music, mayhem and a whole lot of fun ensue in an adaptation that showcases classic Commedia dell’Arte characters and lazzi with a modern twist. Echoing the traveling theatre troupes of yore, the production will play on the Great River main stage as well as in found spaces throughout Winona.

In White Rabbit Red Rabbit a single actor walks onstage, opens a sealed envelope and performs a play they’ve never seen or read before. Playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s script is top secret but he is open about the fact that, confined to his native Iran for refusing to take part in mandatory military service, this play is his way of connecting with people across the world: Winona, Minnesota now included.

This nine person production focuses the larger than life and full of wonder story into an intimate exploration of grace and pride that challenges the audience to understand betrayal at a human level and forgiveness on a radical level.

Based on her time as a teaching artist in New York City public schools, Nilaja Sun’s one person show invites you into the classroom where a group of 10th graders in an under-resourced school are putting on a play.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

Mixups, music, mayhem and a whole lot of fun ensue in an adaptation that showcases classic Commedia dell’Arte characters and lazzi with a modern twist. Echoing the traveling theatre troupes of yore, the production will play on the Great River main stage as well as in found spaces throughout Winona.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

Based on her time as a teaching artist in New York City public schools, Nilaja Sun’s one person show invites you into the classroom where a group of 10th graders in an under-resourced school are putting on a play. Full of heart and humor, No Child asks that together we look at the ways our school system is failing our children while also honoring and uplifting the tireless people working within those walls.

This nine person production focuses the larger than life and full of wonder story into an intimate exploration of grace and pride that challenges the audience to understand betrayal at a human level and forgiveness on a radical level.

Mixups, music, mayhem and a whole lot of fun ensue in an adaptation that showcases classic Commedia dell’Arte characters and lazzi with a modern twist. Echoing the traveling theatre troupes of yore, the production will play on the Great River main stage as well as in found spaces throughout Winona.

This nine person production focuses the larger than life and full of wonder story into an intimate exploration of grace and pride that challenges the audience to understand betrayal at a human level and forgiveness on a radical level.

Mixups, music, mayhem and a whole lot of fun ensue in an adaptation that showcases classic Commedia dell’Arte characters and lazzi with a modern twist. Echoing the traveling theatre troupes of yore, the production will play on the Great River main stage as well as in found spaces throughout Winona.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.  

Shakespearean Youth Theatre’s production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona will be performed by this young ensemble from the Twin Cities. Shakespearean Youth Theatre’s mission is to inspire, empower and challenge young people to engage with great works and create groundbreaking art. The ensemble will be in Winona to train with GRSF teaching artists and will present their work alongside GRSF’s youth ensembles. This Front Porch event will also feature the screening of the Shakespeare for Young Filmmakers’ final project.

This nine person production focuses the larger than life and full of wonder story into an intimate exploration of grace and pride that challenges the audience to understand betrayal at a human level and forgiveness on a radical level.

Mixups, music, mayhem and a whole lot of fun ensue in an adaptation that showcases classic Commedia dell’Arte characters and lazzi with a modern twist. Echoing the traveling theatre troupes of yore, the production will play on the Great River main stage as well as in found spaces throughout Winona.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

Based on her time as a teaching artist in New York City public schools, Nilaja Sun’s one person show invites you into the classroom where a group of 10th graders in an under-resourced school are putting on a play. Full of heart and humor, No Child asks that together we look at the ways our school system is failing our children while also honoring and uplifting the tireless people working within those walls.

Callithump is a zany, boisterous, and extremely entertaining fundraising event that is produced by the GRSF company members. Come early for games and entertainment on the Green.

This nine person production focuses the larger than life and full of wonder story into an intimate exploration of grace and pride that challenges the audience to understand betrayal at a human level and forgiveness on a radical level.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

Based on her time as a teaching artist in New York City public schools, Nilaja Sun’s one person show invites you into the classroom where a group of 10th graders in an under-resourced school are putting on a play. Full of heart and humor, No Child asks that together we look at the ways our school system is failing our children while also honoring and uplifting the tireless people working within those walls.

Mixups, music, mayhem and a whole lot of fun ensue in an adaptation that showcases classic Commedia dell’Arte characters and lazzi with a modern twist. Echoing the traveling theatre troupes of yore, the production will play on the Great River main stage as well as in found spaces throughout Winona.

This nine person production focuses the larger than life and full of wonder story into an intimate exploration of grace and pride that challenges the audience to understand betrayal at a human level and forgiveness on a radical level.

Lisa Wolpe is an expert on gender-flipping Shakespeare as well as an actress, director, teacher, writer, traveler, and distinguished scholar. Her one-woman show explored her experiences as an activist for inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and promoting women’s rights and racial equality. The GRSF Front Porch events features scholars, theater professionals, and community members who talk the places where art & life intersect.

Back on the Great River main stage for the first time since Season 4, the savage world of the Bard’s great Scottish Play is once again brought to life this summer. A swift tale that unfolds in an unforgiving world, Macbeth tells a tale of madness, power, and ambition led by one of Shakespeare’s greatest power couples.

Based on her time as a teaching artist in New York City public schools, Nilaja Sun’s one person show invites you into the classroom where a group of 10th graders in an under-resourced school are putting on a play. Full of heart and humor, No Child asks that together we look at the ways our school system is failing our children while also honoring and uplifting the tireless people working within those walls.

Mixups, music, mayhem and a whole lot of fun ensue in an adaptation that showcases classic Commedia dell’Arte characters and lazzi with a modern twist. Echoing the traveling theatre troupes of yore, the production will play on the Great River main stage as well as in found spaces throughout Winona.