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The Children's Theatre Company originally started out as The Moppet Players. The Moppet Players produced dramatics, dance and theatre for children. In 1965, The Moppet Players moved into Minneapolis Institute of Arts and was transformed and incorporated as The Children's Theatre Company in 1975. The Theatre started out by adapting classic children's literature and books. It also had an early focus on scenic and costume design.
Today, The Children's Theatre Company is located at 2400 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis and is the leading theatre in North America for young people and families in its progressive theatre vision. It is a highly valued institution in Minnesota as it prides itself in putting on exceptional theatre while not pandering to children, rather, it helps children mature and become higher intellectuals. The Children's Theatre's mission is to advance the art of theatre for families and young audiences.
The Children's Theatre attempts to enrich its surrounding community through theatre. It emphasizes the celebration of diverse art forms, ideas and cultures. The Theatre might put on classic productions, but it in no way attempts to be contained by custom or tradition.
The Children's Theatre believes that children are rich intellectual soil for the community to plant its seeds in. It tries to develop children in their sense of art and intellect. It is a sense of mentoring children that is core to The Children's Theatre.
Since 1965, The Children's Theatre has grown to become one of the three largest theatres companies in the world. In 2003, The Children's Theatre company received a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Many national and international theatres for children take their cue from The Children's Theatre in Minneapolis, as it is a pioneering force in the field of children's theatre. The Children's Theatre serves 275,000 to 350,000 people and families a year in five different programs. They include stage productions, new play development, community partnerships, theatre arts training and an annual regional tour.
In 1997, Peter C. Brosius joined The Children's Theatre as its third artistic director. He is the leader of a progressive and truly essential Minneapolis institution. Some recent hot tickets to The Children's Theatre have been Antigone, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Disney's High School Musical. Believe it or not, but the Minneapolis City Pages praised The Children's Theatre production of High School Musical, and in the process awarded The Children's Theatre Best Theater For Drama for 2006.
With a commitment to good theatre and a tradition of learning, the Children's Theatre is a great place to buy tickets for your family. A child of any age will take away a cherished memory from this venue of paramount importance in the Minneapolis arts community.
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