The annual History Play returns this fall with an all-star cast of Twin Cities lawyers and judges, Landmark Center’s History Plays recall major events in Minnesota history. War, Resistance, and Protest: The Trial of the “Minnesota 8”. The Trial of the “Minnesota 8” takes place in 1970, the year the anti-war movement intensified among college students who protested President Richard Nixon’s military efforts in Cambodia. On trial were the Minnesota 8 students with connections to the University of Minnesota arrested for breaking into draft offices throughout the state in an attempt to destroy draft records.
Landmark Center’s History Play performance series is a theater program designed to bring to life many of the trials, court decisions, legal ramifications, and other related events that were relevant to Landmark Center when it was the Federal Courts Building. Noted Twin Cities judges, legal practitioners, and academics often trade robes for costumes to bring the events to life.
Performances will be held on Thursday, October 5th, and Friday, 6th at 7 pm and Saturday, October 7th at 2 pm. Tickets are $10 and are available now at landmarkcenter.org/history-play or by calling 651.292.3063.
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR THE THURSDAY NIGHT SHOW HAVE CEASED. THERE WILL STILL BE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!