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The Guthrie Theater proudly announces its 2024-2025 Season, a dynamic showcase of theatrical brilliance that promises to captivate audiences with a blend of heralded classics and groundbreaking new works. This season is a celebration of theater's transformative power, featuring stories of epic family dynasties, whimsical worlds, intricate mysteries, and the enduring spirit of hope.

**Season Highlights:**

- **The Lehman Trilogy** (September 14 - October 13, 2024): An epic portrayal of the American dream, tracing the rise and fall of the Lehman brothers and their legacy in the financial world, directed by Arin Arbus on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

- **All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain** (October 12 - November 17, 2024): A chilling solo show by Patrick Page, exploring Shakespeare's most notorious villains on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

- **A Christmas Carol** (November 9 - December 29, 2024): Celebrating 50 years of this Guthrie tradition, a heartwarming adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale directed by Addie Gorlin-Han.

- **The Heart Sellers** (December 14, 2024 - January 25, 2025): A moving new comedy about the immigrant experience in America, directed by May Adrales on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

- **A Midsummer Night's Dream** (February 1 - March 23, 2025): Shakespeare's enchanting comedic delight, directed by Joseph Haj on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

- **The Mousetrap** (March 15 - May 18, 2025): Agatha Christie's iconic murder mystery, a thrilling whodunit on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

- **The Nacirema Society** (April 19 - May 25, 2025): A clever Southern comedy set against the backdrop of a debutante ball in Montgomery, Alabama, directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

- **Cabaret** (June 21 - August 24, 2025): A provocative musical masterpiece set in Berlin's Kit Kat Klub, directed by Joseph Haj on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

**Ticket Information:**
Season subscriptions offer access to seven productions, with new subscriptions starting at $54. Single tickets for the season's productions will be available on specific dates, with prices ranging from $29 to $139, offering discounts for seniors, students, educators, and children.

Join us at the Guthrie Theater for a season of unforgettable storytelling, where dreams, legacies, and visions unfold on stage. Experience the power of theater with us as we embark on another year of exceptional performances.

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The Lehman Trilogy

Guthrie Theater

Since their first appearance in a tiny Paris theatre in 1953, Samuel Beckett’s iconic down-and-outs Vladimir and Estragon have rarely been off the stage. Nearly every evening, somewhere on the globe, they show up for their dubious appointment with a savior named Godot who never comes, filling time with games and musing aphoristically on existence. Hilarious and heartbreaking, Waiting for Godot is the modern theatre’s indispensable document of rootlessness, uncertainty, and perpetually postponed deliverance. Godot will be directed by Arin Arbus (Resident Director, TFANA) whose critically acclaimed productions for the company include her OBIE Award-winning staging of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. This production will reunite actors Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, who last worked together for TFANA in Ionesco’s The Killer, directed by Darko Tresnjak in 2014.

Waiting for Godot

Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Ella’s making secret plans, John befriended a drifter, and no one can find the whales. On a small island, the locals confront change.

Deep Blue Sound

Wild Project

Violetta Valéry has enjoyed a life of beauty and decadence, complete with everything she could ever want — that is, until she meets Alfredo, whose idealistic romanticism wins her over. But as Violetta contemplates what remains of her life, she must make the ultimate choice: accept love’s tender embrace, or remain free forever.

This beloved Lyric Opera of Chicago production sets Verdi’s sumptuous music against the florid glamour of 19th-century France, bringing these captivating characters and their tragic tale to life.

Prepare to be moved by this masterwork of melody and melancholy conducted by Enrique Mazzola, whether you’ve heard it a hundred times or never before.

Director

Arin Arbus

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 24 - Apr 25, 2027

La traviata · Lyric Opera of Chicago

Past events

Sep 14 - Oct 13, 2024

The Lehman Trilogy · Guthrie Theater

Nov 4 - Dec 23, 2023

Waiting for Godot · Theatre for a New Audience

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