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Performance Stories

Theater, concerts, local bands, our region has it all! Here are a few Greater Mankato Area performance stories for your reading pleasure.

Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra 2018

Mankato Symphony Orchestra Finds New Ways to Share Music During 2020-2021 Season

While COVID-19 made regular concerts nearly impossible this year, the Mankato Symphonic Orchestra has found new ways to share music with its patrons during its 2020-2021 season.
David Holmes as Jamie and Anastacia Wells Steinberg as Cathy in the Mankato Playhouse Production of The Last Five Years

Reviews – The Last Five Years: Five Years Worth the Journey

Molly Butler reviews the Mankato Playhouse production of The Last Five Years
Piano keyboard

Pitch Perfect: MSO’s New Executive Director Bethel Balge

From Moscow to Mankato, the Mankato Symphony Orchestra's new executive director, Dr. Bethel Balge, never shies away from a musical adventure.
Ballet Slippers

Mankato Ballet Company’s New Building Helps Classes To Resume

The Mankato Ballet Company is reopening for its 2020-2021 season, with a new building and new safety protocols.
Theater curtain

Theatre Organizations Strive for Safe Reopenings

Mankato Theater organizations have been hard hit in the wake of COVID-19. Mike Lagerquist explains some of the adaptations our local companies have made to cope.
Submitted Photo - The cast members of Mankato Playhouse's rendition of Forever Plaid

Reviews – Plaid Tidings From the Mankato Playhouse

MankatoLIFE writer, Grace Brandt, offers a review of the Mankato Playhouse rendition of Forever Plaid
Dark theater stage

Minnesota Fringe Goes Online with Virtual Festival

Three months after announcing the cancellation of their annual theater celebration due to a global pandemic, Minnesota Fringe will present its first-ever Virtual Festival July 30-August 9.
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The Family That Plays Together – Steve and Katharine Davis

Father and daughter, Steve and Katherine Davis, enjoy the rare experience of playing together in the Mankato Symphony Orchestra
Digital Audio Mastering

Luke Smith – Songs From Home

Luke Smith spearheaded a unique musical collaboration during the COVID-19 lock down where musicians recorded individual tracks which Smith then compiled into a new EP releasing May 30
Submitted Photo - Mankato Playhouse - Jesus Christ Superstar

The Show Must Go On – The Mankato Playhouse

Davori Production's Mankato Playhouse is providing dinner theater to the Greater Mankato Area