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Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, David Bliss, a novelist, and his wife, Judith, a retired actress, find quiet an impossible dream when their high-spirited children, Simon and Sorel, appear with guests of their own. A houseful of drama waits to be ignited as misunderstandings and tempers flare. With Judith’s new flame and David’s newest literary “inspiration” keeping company as the children follow suit, the Bliss family lives up to its name as the “quiet weekend” comes to an exhausting and hilarious finale worthy of Feydeau. Performance Dates: Dinner shows February 13, 14, 19, 20 with Dinner seating at 6 pm and the performance at 7 pm Dessert Only matinees will be February 15 and 21 with a performance time of 2 pm.

Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro Music by Jimmy Roberts Orchestrations by Doug Katsaros

Directed by Bradley Donaldson February 13-28, 2026

	Cast
	Marlo Teal
	Jessica Frederickson
	Tiffany Gameson
	Joe Rux
	Matt Swanson

One scene rolls into another as an itty-bitty cast plays over twenty characters running the full gamut of dating, sex, marriage, parenthood, divorce, death and all the other pitfalls, roadblocks and hazards on the rocky road of romance. Bright, sexy, witty and fun, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will appeal to anyone who has ever fallen into the deep end of love and come out gasping for air. Joe DiPietro’s and Jimmy Roberts’s book and lyrics will leave audiences laughing, crying and loving a little bit harder. All performances take place at the the Fine Arts Building Theater at Inver Hills Community College, 2500 80th St E in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Tickets are $20 for adults; $14.75 for students (all fees included in the cost of the ticket). Tickets are available online through Ticketspice online. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Three one-act plays from the Provincetown Players, with additional material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy.​ In the summer of 1915, a restless collection of Greenwich Village artists gathered in the cool seaside air of Provincetown, Massachusetts—writers, dreamers, and social radicals determined to create something new. Their experiments sparked the Provincetown Players—and triggered a revolution in American theater. Playing Provincetown recaptures those debut performances at the Wharf Theater through three one-act plays that express the wit, courage, and social insight of their time. ​Constancy by Neith Boyce (1915) Set in a modest seaside cottage, Constancy explores fidelity and the shifting expectations of love at a time when women were beginning to claim new freedoms. The play centers on Moira, an artist who challenges traditional gender roles, and her lover, Rex, a writer wrestling with jealousy and self-importance. Their conversation—part flirtation, part philosophical duel—reveals the tension between artistic ideals and human frailty. Boyce, herself a novelist and suffragist, crafts a battle of intellect and emotion that mirrors the early feminist conversations stirring in Greenwich Village. Beneath its civilized tone, Constancy asks a timeless question: can love survive equality? ​ Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram “Jig” Cook (1915) A sharp, comedic send-up of the era’s obsession with psychoanalysis, Suppressed Desires follows a well-intentioned wife who tries to improve her marriage by diagnosing everyone around her. Henrietta Brewster, newly converted to Freud’s theories, is determined to unearth her husband Stephen’s hidden complexes—whether he has any or not. Her relentless probing drives both Stephen and her visiting sister to the brink of madness. With brisk dialogue and biting humor, Glaspell and Cook expose how intellectual fashion can distort genuine human connection. The play’s humor still resonates today, poking fun at our eternal tendency to self-analyze, overthink, and project meaning where there may be none. ​Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916) In Trifles, Glaspell moves from satire to suspense. Inspired by a real murder case she once covered as a journalist, the play examines the quiet power of observation—and the silent worlds of women. When a farmer is found dead, two women accompany the sheriff and county attorney to the crime scene. As the men search for evidence, dismissing the “trifles” of domestic life, the women uncover the emotional truth behind the killing. Glaspell’s masterful use of subtext transforms what seems like a simple investigation into a profound indictment of gendered justice. A century later, Trifles remains a cornerstone of American drama and an early landmark of feminist storytelling. ​ Together, these three short plays chart the birth of a new voice in theater—intimate, socially conscious, and unafraid to question the structures of power. Playing Provincetown returns these voices to the stage, reminding us that artistic revolutions often begin not in grand theaters, but in a wharf by the sea.

The Lovers’ Landing Beach Hotel, a popular wedding destination, has acquired a certain mystique as the home of Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses. Recently inheriting the hotel from her late father, Audrina Brown quickly discovers that her Uncle Bubba, the hotel manager, is running a variety of “extra-curricular activities” on the property. It’s a mystery. It’s a love story. It’s a new farce by the authors of Sex Please We’re Sixty. Performances February 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, David Bliss, a novelist, and his wife, Judith, a retired actress, find quiet an impossible dream when their high-spirited children, Simon and Sorel, appear with guests of their own. A houseful of drama waits to be ignited as misunderstandings and tempers flare. With Judith’s new flame and David’s newest literary “inspiration” keeping company as the children follow suit, the Bliss family lives up to its name as the “quiet weekend” comes to an exhausting and hilarious finale worthy of Feydeau. Performance Dates: Dinner shows February 13, 14, 19, 20 with Dinner seating at 6 pm and the performance at 7 pm Dessert Only matinees will be February 15 and 21 with a performance time of 2 pm.

Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro Music by Jimmy Roberts Orchestrations by Doug Katsaros

Directed by Bradley Donaldson February 13-28, 2026

	Cast
	Marlo Teal
	Jessica Frederickson
	Tiffany Gameson
	Joe Rux
	Matt Swanson

One scene rolls into another as an itty-bitty cast plays over twenty characters running the full gamut of dating, sex, marriage, parenthood, divorce, death and all the other pitfalls, roadblocks and hazards on the rocky road of romance. Bright, sexy, witty and fun, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will appeal to anyone who has ever fallen into the deep end of love and come out gasping for air. Joe DiPietro’s and Jimmy Roberts’s book and lyrics will leave audiences laughing, crying and loving a little bit harder. All performances take place at the the Fine Arts Building Theater at Inver Hills Community College, 2500 80th St E in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Tickets are $20 for adults; $14.75 for students (all fees included in the cost of the ticket). Tickets are available online through Ticketspice online. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Three one-act plays from the Provincetown Players, with additional material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy.​ In the summer of 1915, a restless collection of Greenwich Village artists gathered in the cool seaside air of Provincetown, Massachusetts—writers, dreamers, and social radicals determined to create something new. Their experiments sparked the Provincetown Players—and triggered a revolution in American theater. Playing Provincetown recaptures those debut performances at the Wharf Theater through three one-act plays that express the wit, courage, and social insight of their time. ​Constancy by Neith Boyce (1915) Set in a modest seaside cottage, Constancy explores fidelity and the shifting expectations of love at a time when women were beginning to claim new freedoms. The play centers on Moira, an artist who challenges traditional gender roles, and her lover, Rex, a writer wrestling with jealousy and self-importance. Their conversation—part flirtation, part philosophical duel—reveals the tension between artistic ideals and human frailty. Boyce, herself a novelist and suffragist, crafts a battle of intellect and emotion that mirrors the early feminist conversations stirring in Greenwich Village. Beneath its civilized tone, Constancy asks a timeless question: can love survive equality? ​ Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram “Jig” Cook (1915) A sharp, comedic send-up of the era’s obsession with psychoanalysis, Suppressed Desires follows a well-intentioned wife who tries to improve her marriage by diagnosing everyone around her. Henrietta Brewster, newly converted to Freud’s theories, is determined to unearth her husband Stephen’s hidden complexes—whether he has any or not. Her relentless probing drives both Stephen and her visiting sister to the brink of madness. With brisk dialogue and biting humor, Glaspell and Cook expose how intellectual fashion can distort genuine human connection. The play’s humor still resonates today, poking fun at our eternal tendency to self-analyze, overthink, and project meaning where there may be none. ​Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916) In Trifles, Glaspell moves from satire to suspense. Inspired by a real murder case she once covered as a journalist, the play examines the quiet power of observation—and the silent worlds of women. When a farmer is found dead, two women accompany the sheriff and county attorney to the crime scene. As the men search for evidence, dismissing the “trifles” of domestic life, the women uncover the emotional truth behind the killing. Glaspell’s masterful use of subtext transforms what seems like a simple investigation into a profound indictment of gendered justice. A century later, Trifles remains a cornerstone of American drama and an early landmark of feminist storytelling. ​ Together, these three short plays chart the birth of a new voice in theater—intimate, socially conscious, and unafraid to question the structures of power. Playing Provincetown returns these voices to the stage, reminding us that artistic revolutions often begin not in grand theaters, but in a wharf by the sea.

The Lovers’ Landing Beach Hotel, a popular wedding destination, has acquired a certain mystique as the home of Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses. Recently inheriting the hotel from her late father, Audrina Brown quickly discovers that her Uncle Bubba, the hotel manager, is running a variety of “extra-curricular activities” on the property. It’s a mystery. It’s a love story. It’s a new farce by the authors of Sex Please We’re Sixty. Performances February 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22

The Cake A Sweet Comedy by Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Jennie Ward February 20 to March 15, 2026 Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. What follows is a tender, funny, and complicated reckoning between faith and friendship, love and tradition.

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. He returns to his hometown in Scotland to visit his mother, who still blames him for the longago death of his older brother in a skating pond. Haunted by the tragic accident and his mother’s harsh words, James slowly begins to confront his family’s tragic past with the help of an unexpected friendship and his own gift for storytelling. This fictionalized account of the birth of Peter Pan will warm the hearts of audiences everywhere who remember the magic and mystery of The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up.

The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival The beloved 10-Minute Play Festival returns for the 2025–2026 Season in an exciting new partnership between Century College Playhouse and Lakeshore Players Theatre. For 20 seasons, Lakeshore Players welcomed playwrights from around the world to submit original 10-minute plays. A selection committee chose ten plays through a blind review process, which were then brought to life by community performers. Now, this popular tradition is back—revived as a co-production with Century College Playhouse. Performances will run February 20–March 1, 2026 at the West Campus Theatre at Century College.

The Lovers’ Landing Beach Hotel, a popular wedding destination, has acquired a certain mystique as the home of Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses. Recently inheriting the hotel from her late father, Audrina Brown quickly discovers that her Uncle Bubba, the hotel manager, is running a variety of “extra-curricular activities” on the property. It’s a mystery. It’s a love story. It’s a new farce by the authors of Sex Please We’re Sixty. Performances February 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22

Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, David Bliss, a novelist, and his wife, Judith, a retired actress, find quiet an impossible dream when their high-spirited children, Simon and Sorel, appear with guests of their own. A houseful of drama waits to be ignited as misunderstandings and tempers flare. With Judith’s new flame and David’s newest literary “inspiration” keeping company as the children follow suit, the Bliss family lives up to its name as the “quiet weekend” comes to an exhausting and hilarious finale worthy of Feydeau. Performance Dates: Dinner shows February 13, 14, 19, 20 with Dinner seating at 6 pm and the performance at 7 pm Dessert Only matinees will be February 15 and 21 with a performance time of 2 pm.

Three one-act plays from the Provincetown Players, with additional material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy.​ In the summer of 1915, a restless collection of Greenwich Village artists gathered in the cool seaside air of Provincetown, Massachusetts—writers, dreamers, and social radicals determined to create something new. Their experiments sparked the Provincetown Players—and triggered a revolution in American theater. Playing Provincetown recaptures those debut performances at the Wharf Theater through three one-act plays that express the wit, courage, and social insight of their time. ​Constancy by Neith Boyce (1915) Set in a modest seaside cottage, Constancy explores fidelity and the shifting expectations of love at a time when women were beginning to claim new freedoms. The play centers on Moira, an artist who challenges traditional gender roles, and her lover, Rex, a writer wrestling with jealousy and self-importance. Their conversation—part flirtation, part philosophical duel—reveals the tension between artistic ideals and human frailty. Boyce, herself a novelist and suffragist, crafts a battle of intellect and emotion that mirrors the early feminist conversations stirring in Greenwich Village. Beneath its civilized tone, Constancy asks a timeless question: can love survive equality? ​ Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram “Jig” Cook (1915) A sharp, comedic send-up of the era’s obsession with psychoanalysis, Suppressed Desires follows a well-intentioned wife who tries to improve her marriage by diagnosing everyone around her. Henrietta Brewster, newly converted to Freud’s theories, is determined to unearth her husband Stephen’s hidden complexes—whether he has any or not. Her relentless probing drives both Stephen and her visiting sister to the brink of madness. With brisk dialogue and biting humor, Glaspell and Cook expose how intellectual fashion can distort genuine human connection. The play’s humor still resonates today, poking fun at our eternal tendency to self-analyze, overthink, and project meaning where there may be none. ​Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916) In Trifles, Glaspell moves from satire to suspense. Inspired by a real murder case she once covered as a journalist, the play examines the quiet power of observation—and the silent worlds of women. When a farmer is found dead, two women accompany the sheriff and county attorney to the crime scene. As the men search for evidence, dismissing the “trifles” of domestic life, the women uncover the emotional truth behind the killing. Glaspell’s masterful use of subtext transforms what seems like a simple investigation into a profound indictment of gendered justice. A century later, Trifles remains a cornerstone of American drama and an early landmark of feminist storytelling. ​ Together, these three short plays chart the birth of a new voice in theater—intimate, socially conscious, and unafraid to question the structures of power. Playing Provincetown returns these voices to the stage, reminding us that artistic revolutions often begin not in grand theaters, but in a wharf by the sea.

The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival The beloved 10-Minute Play Festival returns for the 2025–2026 Season in an exciting new partnership between Century College Playhouse and Lakeshore Players Theatre. For 20 seasons, Lakeshore Players welcomed playwrights from around the world to submit original 10-minute plays. A selection committee chose ten plays through a blind review process, which were then brought to life by community performers. Now, this popular tradition is back—revived as a co-production with Century College Playhouse. Performances will run February 20–March 1, 2026 at the West Campus Theatre at Century College.

The Cake A Sweet Comedy by Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Jennie Ward February 20 to March 15, 2026 Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. What follows is a tender, funny, and complicated reckoning between faith and friendship, love and tradition.

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. He returns to his hometown in Scotland to visit his mother, who still blames him for the longago death of his older brother in a skating pond. Haunted by the tragic accident and his mother’s harsh words, James slowly begins to confront his family’s tragic past with the help of an unexpected friendship and his own gift for storytelling. This fictionalized account of the birth of Peter Pan will warm the hearts of audiences everywhere who remember the magic and mystery of The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up.

Three one-act plays from the Provincetown Players, with additional material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy.​ In the summer of 1915, a restless collection of Greenwich Village artists gathered in the cool seaside air of Provincetown, Massachusetts—writers, dreamers, and social radicals determined to create something new. Their experiments sparked the Provincetown Players—and triggered a revolution in American theater. Playing Provincetown recaptures those debut performances at the Wharf Theater through three one-act plays that express the wit, courage, and social insight of their time. ​Constancy by Neith Boyce (1915) Set in a modest seaside cottage, Constancy explores fidelity and the shifting expectations of love at a time when women were beginning to claim new freedoms. The play centers on Moira, an artist who challenges traditional gender roles, and her lover, Rex, a writer wrestling with jealousy and self-importance. Their conversation—part flirtation, part philosophical duel—reveals the tension between artistic ideals and human frailty. Boyce, herself a novelist and suffragist, crafts a battle of intellect and emotion that mirrors the early feminist conversations stirring in Greenwich Village. Beneath its civilized tone, Constancy asks a timeless question: can love survive equality? ​ Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram “Jig” Cook (1915) A sharp, comedic send-up of the era’s obsession with psychoanalysis, Suppressed Desires follows a well-intentioned wife who tries to improve her marriage by diagnosing everyone around her. Henrietta Brewster, newly converted to Freud’s theories, is determined to unearth her husband Stephen’s hidden complexes—whether he has any or not. Her relentless probing drives both Stephen and her visiting sister to the brink of madness. With brisk dialogue and biting humor, Glaspell and Cook expose how intellectual fashion can distort genuine human connection. The play’s humor still resonates today, poking fun at our eternal tendency to self-analyze, overthink, and project meaning where there may be none. ​Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916) In Trifles, Glaspell moves from satire to suspense. Inspired by a real murder case she once covered as a journalist, the play examines the quiet power of observation—and the silent worlds of women. When a farmer is found dead, two women accompany the sheriff and county attorney to the crime scene. As the men search for evidence, dismissing the “trifles” of domestic life, the women uncover the emotional truth behind the killing. Glaspell’s masterful use of subtext transforms what seems like a simple investigation into a profound indictment of gendered justice. A century later, Trifles remains a cornerstone of American drama and an early landmark of feminist storytelling. ​ Together, these three short plays chart the birth of a new voice in theater—intimate, socially conscious, and unafraid to question the structures of power. Playing Provincetown returns these voices to the stage, reminding us that artistic revolutions often begin not in grand theaters, but in a wharf by the sea.

The Lovers’ Landing Beach Hotel, a popular wedding destination, has acquired a certain mystique as the home of Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses. Recently inheriting the hotel from her late father, Audrina Brown quickly discovers that her Uncle Bubba, the hotel manager, is running a variety of “extra-curricular activities” on the property. It’s a mystery. It’s a love story. It’s a new farce by the authors of Sex Please We’re Sixty. Performances February 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22

The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival The beloved 10-Minute Play Festival returns for the 2025–2026 Season in an exciting new partnership between Century College Playhouse and Lakeshore Players Theatre. For 20 seasons, Lakeshore Players welcomed playwrights from around the world to submit original 10-minute plays. A selection committee chose ten plays through a blind review process, which were then brought to life by community performers. Now, this popular tradition is back—revived as a co-production with Century College Playhouse. Performances will run February 20–March 1, 2026 at the West Campus Theatre at Century College.

The Cake A Sweet Comedy by Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Jennie Ward February 20 to March 15, 2026 Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. What follows is a tender, funny, and complicated reckoning between faith and friendship, love and tradition.

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. He returns to his hometown in Scotland to visit his mother, who still blames him for the longago death of his older brother in a skating pond. Haunted by the tragic accident and his mother’s harsh words, James slowly begins to confront his family’s tragic past with the help of an unexpected friendship and his own gift for storytelling. This fictionalized account of the birth of Peter Pan will warm the hearts of audiences everywhere who remember the magic and mystery of The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up.

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

Three one-act plays from the Provincetown Players, with additional material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy.​ In the summer of 1915, a restless collection of Greenwich Village artists gathered in the cool seaside air of Provincetown, Massachusetts—writers, dreamers, and social radicals determined to create something new. Their experiments sparked the Provincetown Players—and triggered a revolution in American theater. Playing Provincetown recaptures those debut performances at the Wharf Theater through three one-act plays that express the wit, courage, and social insight of their time. ​Constancy by Neith Boyce (1915) Set in a modest seaside cottage, Constancy explores fidelity and the shifting expectations of love at a time when women were beginning to claim new freedoms. The play centers on Moira, an artist who challenges traditional gender roles, and her lover, Rex, a writer wrestling with jealousy and self-importance. Their conversation—part flirtation, part philosophical duel—reveals the tension between artistic ideals and human frailty. Boyce, herself a novelist and suffragist, crafts a battle of intellect and emotion that mirrors the early feminist conversations stirring in Greenwich Village. Beneath its civilized tone, Constancy asks a timeless question: can love survive equality? ​ Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram “Jig” Cook (1915) A sharp, comedic send-up of the era’s obsession with psychoanalysis, Suppressed Desires follows a well-intentioned wife who tries to improve her marriage by diagnosing everyone around her. Henrietta Brewster, newly converted to Freud’s theories, is determined to unearth her husband Stephen’s hidden complexes—whether he has any or not. Her relentless probing drives both Stephen and her visiting sister to the brink of madness. With brisk dialogue and biting humor, Glaspell and Cook expose how intellectual fashion can distort genuine human connection. The play’s humor still resonates today, poking fun at our eternal tendency to self-analyze, overthink, and project meaning where there may be none. ​Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916) In Trifles, Glaspell moves from satire to suspense. Inspired by a real murder case she once covered as a journalist, the play examines the quiet power of observation—and the silent worlds of women. When a farmer is found dead, two women accompany the sheriff and county attorney to the crime scene. As the men search for evidence, dismissing the “trifles” of domestic life, the women uncover the emotional truth behind the killing. Glaspell’s masterful use of subtext transforms what seems like a simple investigation into a profound indictment of gendered justice. A century later, Trifles remains a cornerstone of American drama and an early landmark of feminist storytelling. ​ Together, these three short plays chart the birth of a new voice in theater—intimate, socially conscious, and unafraid to question the structures of power. Playing Provincetown returns these voices to the stage, reminding us that artistic revolutions often begin not in grand theaters, but in a wharf by the sea.

The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival The beloved 10-Minute Play Festival returns for the 2025–2026 Season in an exciting new partnership between Century College Playhouse and Lakeshore Players Theatre. For 20 seasons, Lakeshore Players welcomed playwrights from around the world to submit original 10-minute plays. A selection committee chose ten plays through a blind review process, which were then brought to life by community performers. Now, this popular tradition is back—revived as a co-production with Century College Playhouse. Performances will run February 20–March 1, 2026 at the West Campus Theatre at Century College.

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

Special Event Murder in the Vault: Secrets of the Past Friday, February 27 • 6:30 – 9:30 PM • History Center • $30/$40 ea. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for arrival with light refreshments and a cash bar. At 7:00 p.m. we will begin the fun theatrical game of “who-done-it.” Interview the suspects who will be found throughout the History Center and win prizes for being the best detectives. Learn how the archivist “became history.” Was it the museum director, janitor, collection manager, intern, board member, or a volunteer? Will you be able to solve the mystery? This event is a co-fundraiser for the History Center and Theatre du Mississippi. Founded in 1997 and incorporated in 1998, Theatre du Mississippi is committed to the development and production of high-quality programs in the performing arts, particularly shows that simultaneously entertain and enlighten audiences. They aim to integrate artistic excellence and originality with a sense of community in the Winona area and beyond.

Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro Music by Jimmy Roberts Orchestrations by Doug Katsaros

Directed by Bradley Donaldson February 13-28, 2026

	Cast
	Marlo Teal
	Jessica Frederickson
	Tiffany Gameson
	Joe Rux
	Matt Swanson

One scene rolls into another as an itty-bitty cast plays over twenty characters running the full gamut of dating, sex, marriage, parenthood, divorce, death and all the other pitfalls, roadblocks and hazards on the rocky road of romance. Bright, sexy, witty and fun, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will appeal to anyone who has ever fallen into the deep end of love and come out gasping for air. Joe DiPietro’s and Jimmy Roberts’s book and lyrics will leave audiences laughing, crying and loving a little bit harder. All performances take place at the the Fine Arts Building Theater at Inver Hills Community College, 2500 80th St E in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Tickets are $20 for adults; $14.75 for students (all fees included in the cost of the ticket). Tickets are available online through Ticketspice online. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Three one-act plays from the Provincetown Players, with additional material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy.​ In the summer of 1915, a restless collection of Greenwich Village artists gathered in the cool seaside air of Provincetown, Massachusetts—writers, dreamers, and social radicals determined to create something new. Their experiments sparked the Provincetown Players—and triggered a revolution in American theater. Playing Provincetown recaptures those debut performances at the Wharf Theater through three one-act plays that express the wit, courage, and social insight of their time. ​Constancy by Neith Boyce (1915) Set in a modest seaside cottage, Constancy explores fidelity and the shifting expectations of love at a time when women were beginning to claim new freedoms. The play centers on Moira, an artist who challenges traditional gender roles, and her lover, Rex, a writer wrestling with jealousy and self-importance. Their conversation—part flirtation, part philosophical duel—reveals the tension between artistic ideals and human frailty. Boyce, herself a novelist and suffragist, crafts a battle of intellect and emotion that mirrors the early feminist conversations stirring in Greenwich Village. Beneath its civilized tone, Constancy asks a timeless question: can love survive equality? ​ Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram “Jig” Cook (1915) A sharp, comedic send-up of the era’s obsession with psychoanalysis, Suppressed Desires follows a well-intentioned wife who tries to improve her marriage by diagnosing everyone around her. Henrietta Brewster, newly converted to Freud’s theories, is determined to unearth her husband Stephen’s hidden complexes—whether he has any or not. Her relentless probing drives both Stephen and her visiting sister to the brink of madness. With brisk dialogue and biting humor, Glaspell and Cook expose how intellectual fashion can distort genuine human connection. The play’s humor still resonates today, poking fun at our eternal tendency to self-analyze, overthink, and project meaning where there may be none. ​Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916) In Trifles, Glaspell moves from satire to suspense. Inspired by a real murder case she once covered as a journalist, the play examines the quiet power of observation—and the silent worlds of women. When a farmer is found dead, two women accompany the sheriff and county attorney to the crime scene. As the men search for evidence, dismissing the “trifles” of domestic life, the women uncover the emotional truth behind the killing. Glaspell’s masterful use of subtext transforms what seems like a simple investigation into a profound indictment of gendered justice. A century later, Trifles remains a cornerstone of American drama and an early landmark of feminist storytelling. ​ Together, these three short plays chart the birth of a new voice in theater—intimate, socially conscious, and unafraid to question the structures of power. Playing Provincetown returns these voices to the stage, reminding us that artistic revolutions often begin not in grand theaters, but in a wharf by the sea.

A man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure Shows Dates: Feb 27th 28th & Mar 1st Mar 6th, 7th & 8th

It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well. Thursday Evenings Doors open at 6:30p, Show begins at 7:00p Friday Evenings Doors open at 6:30p, Show begins at 7:00p Saturday Matinees Doors open at 1:30p, Show begins at 2:00p Saturday Evenings Doors open at 5:30p, Show begins at 6:00p CROSSVIEW COVENANT CHURCH 2000 Howard Drive W, North Mankato, MN

The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival The beloved 10-Minute Play Festival returns for the 2025–2026 Season in an exciting new partnership between Century College Playhouse and Lakeshore Players Theatre. For 20 seasons, Lakeshore Players welcomed playwrights from around the world to submit original 10-minute plays. A selection committee chose ten plays through a blind review process, which were then brought to life by community performers. Now, this popular tradition is back—revived as a co-production with Century College Playhouse. Performances will run February 20–March 1, 2026 at the West Campus Theatre at Century College.

The Cake A Sweet Comedy by Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Jennie Ward February 20 to March 15, 2026 Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. What follows is a tender, funny, and complicated reckoning between faith and friendship, love and tradition.

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well. Thursday Evenings Doors open at 6:30p, Show begins at 7:00p Friday Evenings Doors open at 6:30p, Show begins at 7:00p Saturday Matinees Doors open at 1:30p, Show begins at 2:00p Saturday Evenings Doors open at 5:30p, Show begins at 6:00p CROSSVIEW COVENANT CHURCH 2000 Howard Drive W, North Mankato, MN

Nunsense is habit-forming! It’s about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and mistress of the novices Sister Mary Hubert – stage a talent show to raise the money to bury their dearly departed. With catchy songs and irreverent comedy, Nunsense will keep you rolling with laughter.

Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro Music by Jimmy Roberts Orchestrations by Doug Katsaros

Directed by Bradley Donaldson February 13-28, 2026

	Cast
	Marlo Teal
	Jessica Frederickson
	Tiffany Gameson
	Joe Rux
	Matt Swanson

One scene rolls into another as an itty-bitty cast plays over twenty characters running the full gamut of dating, sex, marriage, parenthood, divorce, death and all the other pitfalls, roadblocks and hazards on the rocky road of romance. Bright, sexy, witty and fun, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will appeal to anyone who has ever fallen into the deep end of love and come out gasping for air. Joe DiPietro’s and Jimmy Roberts’s book and lyrics will leave audiences laughing, crying and loving a little bit harder. All performances take place at the the Fine Arts Building Theater at Inver Hills Community College, 2500 80th St E in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Tickets are $20 for adults; $14.75 for students (all fees included in the cost of the ticket). Tickets are available online through Ticketspice online. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Three one-act plays from the Provincetown Players, with additional material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy.​ In the summer of 1915, a restless collection of Greenwich Village artists gathered in the cool seaside air of Provincetown, Massachusetts—writers, dreamers, and social radicals determined to create something new. Their experiments sparked the Provincetown Players—and triggered a revolution in American theater. Playing Provincetown recaptures those debut performances at the Wharf Theater through three one-act plays that express the wit, courage, and social insight of their time. ​Constancy by Neith Boyce (1915) Set in a modest seaside cottage, Constancy explores fidelity and the shifting expectations of love at a time when women were beginning to claim new freedoms. The play centers on Moira, an artist who challenges traditional gender roles, and her lover, Rex, a writer wrestling with jealousy and self-importance. Their conversation—part flirtation, part philosophical duel—reveals the tension between artistic ideals and human frailty. Boyce, herself a novelist and suffragist, crafts a battle of intellect and emotion that mirrors the early feminist conversations stirring in Greenwich Village. Beneath its civilized tone, Constancy asks a timeless question: can love survive equality? ​ Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram “Jig” Cook (1915) A sharp, comedic send-up of the era’s obsession with psychoanalysis, Suppressed Desires follows a well-intentioned wife who tries to improve her marriage by diagnosing everyone around her. Henrietta Brewster, newly converted to Freud’s theories, is determined to unearth her husband Stephen’s hidden complexes—whether he has any or not. Her relentless probing drives both Stephen and her visiting sister to the brink of madness. With brisk dialogue and biting humor, Glaspell and Cook expose how intellectual fashion can distort genuine human connection. The play’s humor still resonates today, poking fun at our eternal tendency to self-analyze, overthink, and project meaning where there may be none. ​Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1916) In Trifles, Glaspell moves from satire to suspense. Inspired by a real murder case she once covered as a journalist, the play examines the quiet power of observation—and the silent worlds of women. When a farmer is found dead, two women accompany the sheriff and county attorney to the crime scene. As the men search for evidence, dismissing the “trifles” of domestic life, the women uncover the emotional truth behind the killing. Glaspell’s masterful use of subtext transforms what seems like a simple investigation into a profound indictment of gendered justice. A century later, Trifles remains a cornerstone of American drama and an early landmark of feminist storytelling. ​ Together, these three short plays chart the birth of a new voice in theater—intimate, socially conscious, and unafraid to question the structures of power. Playing Provincetown returns these voices to the stage, reminding us that artistic revolutions often begin not in grand theaters, but in a wharf by the sea.

A man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure Shows Dates: Feb 27th 28th & Mar 1st Mar 6th, 7th & 8th

It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well. Thursday Evenings Doors open at 6:30p, Show begins at 7:00p Friday Evenings Doors open at 6:30p, Show begins at 7:00p Saturday Matinees Doors open at 1:30p, Show begins at 2:00p Saturday Evenings Doors open at 5:30p, Show begins at 6:00p CROSSVIEW COVENANT CHURCH 2000 Howard Drive W, North Mankato, MN

The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival The beloved 10-Minute Play Festival returns for the 2025–2026 Season in an exciting new partnership between Century College Playhouse and Lakeshore Players Theatre. For 20 seasons, Lakeshore Players welcomed playwrights from around the world to submit original 10-minute plays. A selection committee chose ten plays through a blind review process, which were then brought to life by community performers. Now, this popular tradition is back—revived as a co-production with Century College Playhouse. Performances will run February 20–March 1, 2026 at the West Campus Theatre at Century College.

The Cake A Sweet Comedy by Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Jennie Ward February 20 to March 15, 2026 Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. What follows is a tender, funny, and complicated reckoning between faith and friendship, love and tradition.