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  Perpich Students Attend Roger Guenveur Smith’s “In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat” at Penumbra Theatre

  November 4, 2024

  On October 23rd, Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, brought several students to Penumbra Theatre to see Roger Guenveur Smith’s “In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat”. Obie Award-winning actor, playwright, and director, Roger Guenveur Smith, returned to Penumbra with an intimate one-man show honoring his…

  
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  Members of Pangea World Theater Visit with Theater and Musical Theater Students about Political and Social Justice Theater

  October 28, 2024

  Perpich Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed special guests from Pangea World Theater to their classroom on Friday, October 25th. Sir Curtis Kirby III, Directing Fellow, and Sarah Tan, Education Lead, were invited to speak on political and social justice theater and…

  
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  Rose McGee, Roslyn Harmon, and Mari Harris Speak about American Dream with Theater and Musical Theater Students

  October 21, 2024

  Perpich Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed three special guests in the classroom on Monday; Rose McGee, Roslyn Harmon, and Mari Harris were invited to speak about Juneteenth and the “American Dream.” That theme is being explored by Perpich Theater and Musical…

  
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  Perpich Students Attend History Theatre’s “Behind the Sun”

  Perpich students and staff attended the October 10th performance of “Behind the Sun” at History Theatre in downtown St. Paul.

  October 10, 2024

  Nearly forty Perpich students and three instructors attended the October 10th performance of “Behind the Sun” at History Theatre…

  
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  Mixed Blood Theater Brings Equitable Dinners Experience to Theater and Musical Theater Students

  September 25, 2024

  Actor Pedro Bayón performs the one-man show, “PARTS” by James Anthony Tyler, which explores mental health and loneliness.

  On Wednesday, September 25th, Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed Alejandro Tey and Pedro Bayón from Mixed Blood Theatre Company. The…

  
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  Perpich Arts High School Theater Department Presents “Neo-Futurists Rip-Off” and “4 Ten-Minute Plays” Senior Capstone

  L to R: Maeve Filkins (Theater 2024), Charli Pedersen (Musical Theater 2025), and Maggie Loxtercamp (Musical Theater 2024) in “Playwriting 101” by Rich Orloff, directed by Miah Reimann (Theater 2024)

  May 22, 2024

  The Perpich Arts High School Theater Department presented “Neo-Futurists…

  
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  Danielle Krivinchuk, Actor, Workshops Shakespeare Monologues with Theater and Musical Theater Students

  April 19, 2024

  Danielle Krivinchuk, Actor, worked with Theater and Musical Theater students on Shakespeare monologues.

  In April, Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed Danielle Krivinchuk, actor, to their classroom for two weeks of intensive work on Shakespeare monologues.

  “It was a privilege…

  
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  Perpich Students Attend Performance of “The Mood Room” at Walker Art Center, Meet Annie-B Parson, Choreographer and Director

  Annie-B Parson, Choreographer and Director, met with Perpich students before the February 8th performance.

  February 12, 2024

  Perpich students and Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, attended the February 8th performance of Big Dance Theater’s “The Mood Room” at the Walker Art Center’s McGuire…

  
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  Perpich Theater and Musical Theater Students Visit Chicago for 2024 National Unified Auditions

  February 8, 2024

  The group at the Palmer House, where they stayed

  Every February, inside the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, the theater departments of several dozen colleges converge to hold the National Unified Auditions, a make-or-break, do-or-die audition week for anxious,…