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Live Performance: "The Man Who Bought Minneapolis"
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
240 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55102
651-297-2555 | hillhouse@mnhs.org
About This Event
Join us for a very special staging of The Man Who Bought Minneapolis written by playwright, director, and History Theatre co-founder Lance S. Belville. This critically acclaimed one-man show will be staged for a limited time in the historic setting of Hill’s own home.
James J. Hill's detractors called him a ruthless “Plunderer of the Prairie.” He saw himself as an ambitious dreamer. History labeled him “The Empire Builder.” The Man Who Bought Minneapolis, a play in two acts, reveals both the public and private lives of controversial railroad tycoon James J. Hill, whose presence and vision dominated the Northwest.
CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST
Written by Lance S. Belville
Directed and Produced by Lynn Lohr
James J. Hill . . . Jim Cunningham
Co-Producer/Production Manager . . . Tom Berger
ACT I
Executive Offices of the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroad Company
Christmas Time, 1886
Intermission (20 minutes)
ACT II
The Home of James J. Hill, Summit Ave., St. Paul
Christmas Time, 1915
Event Type:
- Music and Films and Performances
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Live Performance: "The Man Who Bought Minneapolis"
Join us for a very special staging of The Man Who Bought Minneapolis written by playwright, director, and History Theatre co-founder Lance S. Belville. This critically acclaimed one-man show will be staged for a limited time in the historic setting of Hill’s own home.
James J. Hill's detractors called him a ruthless “Plunderer of the Prairie.” He saw himself as an ambitious dreamer. History labeled him “The Empire Builder.” The Man Who Bought Minneapolis, a play in two acts, reveals both the public and private lives of controversial railroad tycoon James J. Hill, whose presence and vision dominated the Northwest.
CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST
Written by Lance S. Belville
Directed and Produced by Lynn Lohr
James J. Hill . . . Jim Cunningham
Co-Producer/Production Manager . . . Tom Berger
ACT I
Executive Offices of the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroad Company
Christmas Time, 1886
Intermission (20 minutes)
ACT II
The Home of James J. Hill, Summit Ave., St. Paul
Christmas Time, 1915
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