Theater
The Ogress and the Fig Tree: Folktales into Theater for Kids (Session 2)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis summer join theater artists Taous and Mohammed in creating a play with props and costumes at the East Side Freedom Library, at 1105 Greenbrier Street. We will play games, invent goofy characters and use our imaginations to tell a story that might have an ogress or giant frog or a timid lion! Food will […]
Swede Hallow Ghost Sonata: An Introduction
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library is dedicated to the propositions that We can gain valuable understanding when the experiences of contemporary immigrants are put in conversation with the experiences of earlier communities of immigrants. The arts are a vital vehicle to promote these conversations. We are delighted to be working with two great artistic organizations […]
Immigrants to the East Side: Then and Now (Walking Tour and Performance)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, September 21, 2019 Walking Tour: 3:30-5:00pm Performance of Swede Hallow Ghost Sonata: 6:00pm For 150 years, immigrants have come to the East Side to build new lives and new communities. Join us for an unusual opportunity to engage this history and consider its […]
Stories of Immigration on St. Paul’s East Side
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSunday, September 22, 2019, 4:00-5:00pm An outdoor, immersive performance experience using theater, dance, movement, and original music to explore the continuing histories of immigration to St. Paul’s Swede Hollow neighborhood. In conjunction with the performance of "Swede Hollow Ghost Sonata," members of the creative team will be joined by community members who will share […]
School’s No Place for Kids
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, November 9th, 2019, 10am-12pm Join Speaking Out for a performance and workshop at ESFL. School’s No Place for Kids is a short play about how a spirited child and a by-the-book teacher find their way to the classroom from different places. The show will be followed by time to imagine what education should look […]
Missing Mississippi Moons
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS written and performed by Antonio Duke The culmination of Antonio Duke's 2019 Artist Initiative Grant is an original solo performance piece called "MISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS" directed by Ellen Fenster with live music by Umar Malik Williams. "My recent work has a theme of reconnection, whether that means reconnection to family, victims of […]
Missing Mississippi Moons
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS written and performed by Antonio Duke The culmination of Antonio Duke's 2019 Artist Initiative Grant is an original solo performance piece called "MISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS" directed by Ellen Fenster with live music by Umar Malik Williams. "My recent work has a theme of reconnection, whether that means reconnection to family, victims of […]
Missing Mississippi Moons
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS written and performed by Antonio Duke The culmination of Antonio Duke's 2019 Artist Initiative Grant is an original solo performance piece called "MISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS" directed by Ellen Fenster with live music by Umar Malik Williams. "My recent work has a theme of reconnection, whether that means reconnection to family, victims of […]
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui: Play Reading and Discussion (featuring Wendy Knox and Maria Asp)
The East Side Freedom Library, Frank Theatre, and the On Stage Project invite you to The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui: Play Reading and Discussion (featuring Wendy Knox and Maria Asp) Monday, October 19, 2020, 7 - 8pm UPDATE: This event will be live on Zoom (click here to join). It will be recorded and […]
Nina Simone: Four Women (Presentation and Discussion)
This event is live on Zoom using this link. Join us for a stimulating theater presentation and discussion led by Regina Williams, Thomasina Petrus and Sun Mee Chomet. Regina, Thomasina and Sun Mee will read two scenes from the play, Nina Simone: Four Women, a play that Pillsbury House Theatre hopes to produce in the […]
Animate (Presentation and Discussion)
The East Side Freedom Library and "On Stage" invite you to Animate (Presentation and Discussion)! Update: This event will no longer have an in-person component. Instead, join the event using this Zoom link. Animate rehearsals / Kate Fuglei, Photo credit: Mixed Blood Theatre Join us on Zoom for a stimulating theater presentation and discussion led […]
Man of God (Community Discussion)
This event is co-hosted by On Stage. Use this link to join the event on Zoom. Join us for a stimulating theater discussion led by local theater educators Ansa Akyea and Sun Mee Chomet about Man of God, a play that Theater Mu will be producing @ Mixed Blood Theatre from February 16 - March […]
Atacama (Theater Discussion)
The East Side Freedom Library and Full Circle Theater invite you to a discussion of Atacama. Register here to join this event on Zoom! Join us for an in-depth theater discussion led by the creative artists of the play Atacama. Playwright, Augusto Federico Amador; director and actor, Lara Trujillo; actor Pedro Bayon and associate director […]
Passing Strange (Community Discussion)
This event is co-hosted by On Stage. Use this link to join this event on Zoom. Join us for a stimulating theater discussion led by local theater educators Austene Van (Director of the play), Ansa Akyea, and Sun Mee Chomet about Passing Strange, a play that Yellow Tree Theatre and New Dawn Theatre will be […]
Tucker’s Robot: Open Eye Theater’s Magical Driveway Tour at ESFL
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and Open Eye Figure Theater invite you to an outdoor puppet show, Tucker's Robot—part of Open Eye's magical driveway tour! Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 11AM on our beautiful front lawn Tucker is a young boy who needs to go back in time to face a group of neighborhood bullies. […]
Puss-in-Boots Puppet Show
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to the Puss-in-Boots Puppet Show on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 11am on our beautiful front lawn! We’re hosting a marionette puppet show! Adapted from the classic fairy tale by our friends David Hanzal, co-founder of Collective Unconscious Performance, and Leif Jurgensen, of the Speaking Out Collective, Puss-in-Boots […]
Z Puppets: How Can You Help Keep Alive Endangered Indigenous Languages?
The East Side Freedom Library and Z Puppets Rosenshnoz invite you to a special performance and a conversation HOW CAN YOU HELP KEEP ALIVE ENDANGERED INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES? Thursday, October 13, 2022, 7pm - 8pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. Join Z Puppets Rosenschnoz for the launch of STAR TURTLE, a musical adventure […]
Immigration, Identity and the Arts @ Landmark Center
Landmark Center 75 West 5th Street, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesImmigration, Identity and the Arts @ Landmark Center Presented with the Ramsey County Historical Society, Historic Saint Paul and the Minnesota Opera, this event will feature Minnesota author and Hmong-American Kao Kalia Yang to discuss her book, The Song Poet, and her collaboration with Jocelyn Hagen about their opera presented by Minnesota Opera this Spring. Register here American Composers Forum […]
Give to the Max Day 2022: A Conversation with Roger Guenveur Smith of Otto Frank at East Side Freedom Library
Join us for our Give to the Max Day event on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 5:30 pm CT. Please register here to join this event on Zoom. The East Side Freedom Library is collaborating with our very good friends for this year’s Give to the Max Day. We are excited and honored to have […]
Declassified: Southeast Asian Diaspora Weekend in The Twin Cities
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesRegistration Encouraged Registration for these events are FREE! If you would like to make a donation to support Legacies of War, please visit: https://www.legaciesofwar.org/donate AUGUST 11: Welcome Reception Time: 6:30-8:30PM Location: East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) 1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul, MN 55106 Saengmany Ratsabout, Executive Director of the East Side Freedom Library, will host a […]