Pillsbury House + Theatre is so excited to present the Spring 2023 edition of the Chicago Avenue Project, directed by Julia Snider Nickerson, May 7 & 8! EASY DOES IT features six original, short plays written and directed by Twin Cities theatre artists and performed by youth from Folwell Community School alongside local professional actors. […]
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CAP: It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn
CAP: IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN Join us for the LIVE Youtube premiere of 12 Chicago Avenue Project plays filmed on Zoom this spring! A detective looking for spring, playful cats and fierce cats, a superhero (or two!), a dragon, an astronomer, a movie star, a star of the stage, kids who aren’t so […]

CAP Has Moved Online!
In this free 7-week course, Pillsbury House Theatre teaching artists Kari, Masa, Kellie and Pedro will lead lessons with movement moments, drawing, imagination, playing, acting and script writing. At the end of the course, each child will have completed a script for a 10-minute play, and the plays will be performed and recorded by local […]

Fortune Favors the Bold!
Chicago Avenue Project: Fortune Favors the Bold Starring neighborhood kids and Twin Cities artists April 22nd and 23rd, 2019 Now in its 23rd year, Pillsbury House Theatre’s award-winning Chicago Avenue Project returns on April 22 and 23, 2019. Fortune Favors the Bold features six original, short plays written and directed by Twin Cities theatre […]

The Ball is in Your Court!
Pillsbury House Theatre presents Chicago Avenue Project: The Ball is in Your Court Featuring Youth Playwrights and Local Actors December 9 & 10, 2018 Sunday at 7 PM | Monday at 4 & 7 PM Free and Family-Friendly! No reservation necessary. Now in its 22nd year, Pillsbury House Theatre’s award-winning Chicago Avenue Project returns on […]