Minnesota State University, Mankato Theatre & Dance

08/24/2026

We’re back!!
We’re all ready for a fantastic year in the Department of Performing Arts! 🎶🎭🧑‍🩰
and Welcome Nick Wayne as Department Chair!

08/23/2026

Students! Theatre auditions are tomorrow afternoon and evening!
Sign up here to audition for "Two Rooms," "Mean Girls," Circle Mirror Transformation," and "Prisoner of Second Avenue."

You don't have to be a major to audition! See you tomorrow.

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08/21/2026

Our season tickets are on sale right now!

Send us a private message here if you need a season brochure.

The low price of $100 gets you a ticket to all 5 MainStage theatre productions, including “Mean Girls” and Disney’s “Frozen,” plus 2 dance concerts.

Season and individual tickets will be available online starting August 31.

Information on how to purchase individual, season, and discounted tickets.

06/12/2026

Only two more chances to catch Disney’s “Freaky Friday!l
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm

🎟️MSUTheatre.com | 507-389-6661

⏳Directed by Matthew Caron
⏳Music direction by Nicholas Wayne
⏳Production stage manager: Jay Wetenkamp
⏳Choreography: S. C. Gildner
⏳Scene design: Vicky Schlenova
⏳Sound design: Anastasiia Didenko
⏳Costume design: Esther Iverson
⏳Lighting design: Steven Smith
⏳Assistant stage manager: Faith Biorn
⏳Props and Mix Engineer: Mia Kasak

06/09/2026

Tonight we celebrate our sponsor!
Thank you to Farrish Johnson Law Office for making this production possible.
We are excited to welcome you to the final preview of “Freaky Friday” tonight before we open to the public on Wednesday!

06/05/2026

Meet “Adam,” played by Eric Daschner!

“Freaky Friday” opens on Wednesday, June 10 and runs one weekend only! ⏳

🎟️Tickets: MSUTheatre.com | 507-389-6661

05/29/2026

“Always…Patsy Cline” continues tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. You don’t want to miss this one! 🎵

🎟️Tickets: MSUTheatre.com | 507-389-6661

🎼Created and originally directed by Ted Swindley
🎼Directed by James C. Van Oort
🎼Musical direction by Nicholas Wayne
🎼Production stage manager: Jay Wetenkamp
🎼Assistant stage manager: Faith Biorn
🎼Costume design by Esther Iverson
🎼Scene designer and paint charge: Eve Gilmore
🎼Lighting design by Steven Smith
🎼Sound design by Anastasiia Didenko

05/26/2026

Tonight we celebrate our sponsor!

Thank you to for the generous sponsorship of “Always…Patsy Cline.”

We open tomorrow!
May 27-30 in the Andreas Theatre

05/22/2026

We can’t wait for you to see “Always…Patsy Cline” next week!
We run May 27-30 in the Andreas Theatre. 🎼

🎟️Tickets: MSUTheatre.com | 507-389-6661

05/21/2026

Read all about it!
“Always…Patsy Cline” opens May 27!

The musical “Always...Patsy Cline,” opens for a four-night run on May 27 in the Andreas Theatre. BFA musical theatre candidate Callie McConnell (pictured on left, with Christi Smith) portrays legendary country singer Patsy Cline, who recorded the classics “Walking After Midnight,” “I Fall To Pieces” and “Crazy” among others. For tickets and times, visit msutheatre.com.