| Diane Aldis | Perpich Center for the Arts |
| Sarah Bellamy | Penumbra Theater |
| Maggie Bergeron | University of Minnesota, Dance |
| Jennifer Blagen | Freelance Theatre Artist |
| Gary Briggle | Freelance Theatre Artist |
| Steve Busa | Red Eye Theater |
| Steve Cardimone | University of Minnesota BFA Acting Program |
| Lisa Channer | University of Minnesota BA Theatre Program |
| Karen Charles | Threads Dance Project |
| Jeremy Cohen | The Playwrights’ Center |
| Andrew Cooke | Music Director, Chanhassen Dinner Theater |
| David Damschroder | University of Minnesota, Music |
| Annie Enneking | Freelance Theatre Artist |
| Bradley Greenwald | Freelance Theatre Artist |
| Michael Gruber | Freelance Theatre Artist |
| Benjamin Hanna | Children’s Theatre Company |
| Mary Harding | Perpich Center for the Arts |
| H. Adam Harris | Penumbra Theater |
| Michelle Hensley | 10,000 Things Theater |
| Richard Hitchler | Theatre 55 and Mixed Blood Theatre |
| Sheena Janson Kelley | Children’s Theatre Company |
| Nora Jenneman | University of Minnesota, Dance |
| Anton Jones | Playwright, Climb Theatre |
| Michelle Kinney | University of MN, Instrumental Music |
| Heather Klopchin | St. Olaf College, Dance |
| Wendy Knox | Frank Theatre |
| Chuck Lazarus | Minnesota Orchestra |
| Peter Leggett | Walker West Music Academy |
| Wendy Lehr | SPCPA Artistic Director Emeritus |
| Bob Neu | Skylark Opera |
| Ron Peluso | History Theatre |
| Tod Petersen | Freelance Theatre Artist |
| Toni Pierce-Sands | TU Dance |
| Solomon Praham | Walker West Music Academy |
| Faye Price | Pillsbury House Theatre |
| Joe Price | University of MN/Guthrie BFA Theatre Program |
| Doug Orzolek | University of St. Thomas, Music |
| Jack Reuler | Mixed Blood Theatre |
| Randy Reyes | Theatre MU |
| Whitney Rhodes | Mixed Blood Theatre |
| Michael Robins | Illusion Theater |
| Peter Rothstein | Theater Latte Da |
| Uri Sands | TU Dance |
| Chris Schlichting | Freelance Choreographer |
| Luverne Seifert | University of MN, Theatre |
| Anat Shinar | Walker Arts Center |
| Audrey Stottler | A.S. Voice Studio/Met Opera |
| Steven Stucki | Skylark Opera |
| Laurie Van Wieren | Freelance Theatre Artist |
| David Walsh | Univeristy of MN, Opera |
| Dr. Betty Webb | Education Consultant |
| Dave Williamson | Minnesota Orchestra |
| Max Wojtanowicz | Catalysts Theatre |
Guest artist Camila Leiva visited SPCPA last week! A muralist, painter, comic artist, and arpillera artist based in Minneapolis, she was born in Chile during the final years of Pinochet’s military dictatorship. Last week, Camila led an arpillera workshop with students.
Arpilleras are a form of textile art created by women as a form of resistance to Chile’s authoritarian regime. They also helped raise awareness outside Chile about los desaparecidos (“the disappeared”) — people who were kidnapped by the government and never seen again.
In the coming weeks, students will be creating their own arpillera-inspired narrative textile pieces.
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SPCPA arts teachers are working professionals. Check out the work of theatre instructor Isabella Dunsieth in a number of events over the next few weeks!
HYPOCRALYPSE NOW at The Brave New Workshop. Brave New Workshop brings its signature brand of insightful satire!
hennepinarts.org/events/hypocralypse-now-2025
CAMP BLUDDE at the Twin Cities Horror Festival.
An old legend, old money, new blood.
www.tchorrorfestival.com/
OFF BOOK at the Jungle
Every actor has that nightmare: it is opening night, and you never learned your part. Worse, you don’t even know what show you’re performing! But an actor’s nightmare is an improviser’s dream come true.
ci.ovationtix.com/35301/production/1251464
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We were thrilled to welcome Ten Thousand Things Theater to SPCPA’s Studio 2 on Tuesday to perform Two Gents by William Shakespeare! Our 11th and 12th graders in Theatre and Musical Theatre loved how the company made Shakespeare so engaging and accessible—thank you, TTT, for sharing your incredible work with our students!
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That's SPCPA dance teacher, SCOTT STAFFORD, at the National Dance Education Conference this weekend in Detroit. At the NDEO, dance teachers engage with pedegogy & curriculum design, inclusive & equitable practices, technique & movement classes, research & scholarship, classroom/studio management, advocacy for dance, community networking & collaboration, health/wellnes & somatics, and many other workshops and intensives. Scott teaches Capstone (Sr. Choreographed pieces) amongst other classes.
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My license is in theater and dance, but now I just substitute for any high school subject in the St Paul Public Schools. Do you ever need subs? Please message me if so!
Huge congrats to recent SPCPA alum, Sofia Rose Itskovich (class of 2020) – Sofia is the new Production Stage Manager for the 2025–2026 Broadway National Tour of Chicago. Catch the tour in a city near you – way to go, Sofia!
More info: chicagoontour.com/
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Congrats!
This is amazing Sofia!
Literally the best stage manager i have ever had, she was made for this
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SPCPA is thrilled to announce that acclaimed playwright Jeffrey Hatcher will be our guest 2026 Commencement Speaker! Join us as we celebrate the Class of 2026 on Tuesday, May 26 at 7 PM at the The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University.
Jeffrey Hatcher is one of America’s most widely produced playwrights. American Theatre magazine has frequently listed him among the nation’s most produced living playwrights, ranking him as high as fifth. His works include original plays such as Scotland Road, Three Viewings, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, and A Picasso, as well as celebrated adaptations of classics including Dial M for Murder, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Government Inspector, and Tuesdays with Morrie (co-written with Mitch Albom). His play, Good 'n' Plenty, was SPCPA's very first J-Term project play in January of 2006.
Hatcher’s plays have been performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, at regional theaters across the United States, and internationally. He has also written for film and television: his screenplay Stage Beauty, starring Billy Crudup and Claire Danes, was released in 2004, and he co-wrote Mrs. Henderson Presents, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins. He also scripted The Good Liar, starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren.
Through his stage and screen work, Hatcher has built a career marked by wit, craft, and remarkable versatility, making him a leading voice in contemporary theater.
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Bravi! 🌹
Fantastic!