History Center Museum Programs
We Can Do It!
Short plays about Minnesota’s Greatest Generation
Performed in the History Center’s new exhibit, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation: The Depression, The War and the Boom, these four short plays are based on materials from the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Current Schedule: Tuesdays through Fridays, June 23 – August 7, 2009
The Amazing Adventures of Stuart Lindman
by Joseph Scrimshaw
A recreation of an old radio show adventure serial detailing the life of Stuart Lindman: radio announcer, soldier, medic, engineer, television broadcaster, and civilian aide to the Secretary of Defense.
Performances at 11:30 and 1:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 23 – August 6.
Swell!
by Craig Johnson
Explore 1930s popular culture and daily life amidst the turmoil of the Great Depression through diary excerpts, newspaper accounts and more!
Performances at 12:30 and 2:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 23 – August 6.
The Secret Storm
by Sheri Wilner
It’s 1954 and watching a popular soap opera has become part of a suburban housewife’s daily routine. Or has a suburban housewife’s daily routine become a part of a popular soap opera?
Performances at 11:30 and 1:30 on Wednesdays and Fridays, June 24 – August 7.
Parachute Silk
by Carson Kreitzer
Look in on a conversation between two women during World War II as they discuss love, marriage and the waste and sacrifice of war.
Performances at 12:30 and 2:30 on Wednesdays and Fridays, June 24 – August 7.
