This guide is sponsored by Children’s Theatre Company
Children's Theatre Company 2024 - 2025 Season Guide
Nestled in Southwest Minneapolis, adjacent to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Children’s Theatre Company offers a perfect destination for a family-friendly day or evening out. Surrounded by delightful spots for ice cream, lunch, and dinner, it’s easy to extend your visit with a tasty meal or treat. Whether you’re catching a show or exploring the local area, this lively neighborhood makes the Children’s Theatre Company an ideal spot for creating lasting memories with your family.
Twin Cities Family has long been a fan of Children’s Theatre Company. It fosters creativity in young audiences by bringing vibrant, imaginative productions to life. Through its diverse range of performances, it introduces children to different cultures, stories, and perspectives. The company promotes inclusiveness by creating an environment where all families feel welcome, regardless of background. Its focus on friendship and connection within its storytelling helps children develop empathy and understanding of others. We wholeheartedly recommend attending a performance with your family at Children’s Theatre Company!
Tickets start at $15 for kids, $25 for adults
New for 2024-2025: Get Ready for Extra Fun!
They’ve always had cool photo ops and activities in the lobby before each show, but this season they are cranking up the fun on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday evenings!
Preshow Adventures
Before all Thursday 7 pm (excluding Previews) and Sunday 5 pm performances
Come an hour early and spend time with CTC’s awesome CTC Teaching Artists! They’ll be leading interactive activities based on the themes of the show you’re about to see. It’s the perfect way to gear up for the adventure ahead!
Autograph Night
Following all Friday 7 pm performances (excluding previews)
Stick around after the show to meet some of the cast, snap a selfie, and get your program signed by the performers themselves!
MOYA by Zip Zap Circus
MOYA by Zip Zap Circus
September 12-October 20, 2024
Best for All Ages
Only through Oct 20! MOYA by Zip Zap Circus brings their breathtaking acrobatics, comic jugglers, and exuberant dance to CTC, and you’ll leave energized and inspired! Come early for circus-themed lobby activities, then stay to meet the amazing performers after the show for a thrilling family experience!
Drawing Lessons
Drawing Lessons
October 8-November 10, 2024
Best for upper elementary, middle, and high school students
Experience the energy of a graphic novelist’s imagination at work! Dynamic, jump-off-the-page drawings show Kate’s manhwa comic coming together, even as she deals with school, friends, and how her Korean heritage fits into her American lifestyle. Will her contentious friendship with Paul help or hinder her progress? Will either of them ever find their true artistic voices? Get drawn into this innovative story that magically takes place both on stage and on screen!
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
November 5, 2024-January 5, 2025
Best for All Ages
A miserly and miserable, ever-so-cantankerous Grinch has observed the despicable Christmas joy of the Whos with disdain, from a distance, for decades. Enough! In this CTC holiday favorite, filled with music and Seussian rhymes, he plots the greatest heist imaginable—stealing the very thing they love the most! Until, that is, the smallest of the Whos, tiny Cindy Lou, extends a hand. Through the combination of kindness and community, we witness not only a change in the course of Who-History, but the size and capacity of the old green guy’s heart.
Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster
Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster
January 8-March 9, 2025
Best for Younger Audiences
Monsters have one job and it’s to be SCARY! But as hard as he tries, Leonardo can’t scare even a mouse. When the other monsters laugh and make fun of him, Leonardo goes in search of the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world to try and scare the tuna salad out of him! Nationally acclaimed theatre company Manual Cinema breathes innovative life into this beloved story (and its doubly charming sequel) by Mo Willems, using hundreds of puppets to magically create a movie before your very eyes. Will Leonardo finally become the scary monster he dreams of being? Or will he discover something even better to be?
From Sarah Fornace, Leonardo! Playwright and Director
Milo Imagines the World
On a crowded subway, Milo passes the time imagining the lives of the other passengers. See his illustrations brought to spirited life in this world-premiere musical, featuring dynamic new songs ranging from hip hop and pop to country. Ride along with Milo from stop to stop as he begins to understand that first impressions aren’t always accurate, that his older sister Adrienne isn’t always annoying, and that real life can sometimes be even more incredible than an imaginary one.
Disney’s Frozen
Disney’s Frozen sweeps into Minnesota as Children’s Theatre Company premieres its original production of the hit Broadway musical. Sing along with Elsa, Anna, and the whole cast as they encounter magic that’s out of control, weather that’s fearsome, and Olaf, a snowman who melts your heart. Will Elsa be able to restore the balance between summer and winter? Will she and Anna ever be close again? Settle in for some hygge, a little bit of joiking, and a whole lot of letting go!
