Center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis

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The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions between Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler. Disenchanted with Broadway, they intended to form a theater with a resident acting company, to perform classic plays in rotating repertory, while maintaining the highest professional standards.

The Guthrie Theater has performed in two main-stage facilities. The first building was designed by Ralph Rapson, included a 1,441-seat thrust stage designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch, and was operated from 1963-2006. After closing its 2005-2006 season, the theater moved to its current facility designed by Jean Nouvel.

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