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Curator's Note:

Watch PBS Arts from Minnesota: H.M.S. Pinafore on October 14 at 9pm EST

 

Gilbert and Sullivan’s blockbuster is loved for its dynamite songs, gleefully entertaining story and saucy satire. The Guthrie Theater’s modern twist infuses the memorable melodies with fresh musical arrangements from big band swing to classic pop and new show-stopping choreography. Go behind the scenes with costuming, musical staging, set building and learn more about the Guthrie Theater. You can also watch the full performance here.

 

Performed by the Guthrie Theater and produced by tpt National Productions. Funding for H.M.S. Pinafore was provided by the Minnesota State Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008; the Blythe Brenden Fund of the Ted and Dr. Roberta Mann Foundation; Russell B. Hagen and Family; and the Margaret and Angus Wurtele Family Foundation.


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The Guthrie Theater: History

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  • Original Guthrie Theater Board Meeting - Photo: Guthrie Theater Archives - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • Tyrone Guthrie at the unfinished Guthrie Thrust Stage. The Guthrie Theater stood at 725 Vineland Place in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006. - Photo: Guthrie Theater Archives - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • 1960's Guthrie Theater Façade. The Guthrie Theater stood at 725 Vineland Place in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006. - Photo: Guthrie Theater Archives - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • 1970's Guthrie Theater Thrust Stage. The Guthrie Theater stood at 725 Vineland Place in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006. - Photo: Guthrie Theater Archives - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • Peter Zeisler, Tyrone Guthrie, and Oliver Rea at the Guthrie Theater. The Guthrie Theater stood next to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006 at 725 Vineland Place. - Photo: Guthrie Theater Archives - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • 1963: The first performance at the Guthrie Theater was Hamlet starring George Grizzard, Jessica Tandy and Company. The Guthrie Theater stood at 725 Vineland Place in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006. - Photo: Marty Nordstrum - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • Tyrone Guthrie working in the Guthrie Theater. The Guthrie Theater stood at 725 Vineland Place in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006. - Photo: Guthrie Theater Archives - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • Tyrone Guthrie sitting in the house of the Guthrie Thrust Stage. The Guthrie Theater stood at 725 Vineland Place in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006. - Photo: Guthrie Theater Archives - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater

  • 2001 Company Curtain Call of the Guthrie Theater's production of Amadeus. The Guthrie Theater stood at 725 Vineland Place in Minneapolis, Minneasota from 1963 - 2006. - Photo: Michal Daniel - Courtesy of Guthrie Theater
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The Guthrie Theater opened on May 7, 1963 with a production of Hamlet directed by theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie, the theater's founder. The idea of the theater began in 1959 when Guthrie and two colleagues set out to create a theater with a resident acting company that would perform the classics in rotating repertory with the highest professional standards.

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