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The words "Bach at Leipzig, by Itamar Moses" are written in Germanic font over a photograph of organ pipes, which tower over the viewer and rise up toward an intricately decorated ceiling.

Leipzig, Germany — 1722. Johann Kuhnau, revered organist of the Thomaskirche, suddenly dies, leaving his coveted post vacant. The town council invites musicians to audition for the coveted position, among them the unknown Johann Sebastian Bach. In an age where musicians depend on patronage from the nobility or the church to pursue their craft, the post at a prominent church in a cultured city is a near guarantee of fame and fortune–which is why some of the candidates are willing togo to any lengths to secure it. BACH AT LEIPZIG by Itamar Moses is a fugue-like farcical web of bribery, blackmail, and betrayal set against the backdrop of timeless and timely questions about art, craft, and Creation. 

Directed by Emilia Seay Allen, featuring Philip Brunelle on organ.

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Featuring John Catron, Kurt Kwan, John Middleton, Sherwin Resureccion, James Rodriguez, and Will Sturdivant.

At Theater 45°, we believe that making and attending theater are spiritual acts, and that artists often act prophetically, speaking necessary truth into a world that may or may not be ready to hear it. If our theory is true, then we, as audience members, have a responsibility to receive theater not just as entertainment, but as a sacred experience that might have the power to change our own lives and even the world. As we learn how to live lives of meaning in a time of deep division and institutional disintegration, we’re conducting experiments in how to do so with integrity and joy.

Stay after the performance for a guided conversation, based on ancient sacred practices inherited from the world’s religions, to help us learn to engage theater with our bodies, hearts, and souls. This conversation should last around half an hour.

Plymouth Congregational Church Sanctuary

1900 Nicollet Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
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past Work

A white page, with a black and white sketch of an open door. Just outside the open door is a meteor shower. Next to the open door are the words, "Being Black Outside, a comedy in two acts, by Vinecia Coleman." Below the words are the Frank Theatre logo and the Theater 45° logo.
The words "ann, fran, & mary ann by Erin Courtney" sit inside a yellow oval, which is over a blue, gold, and white tile pattern
A blue-tinted Renaissance-style painting of a man looking up at an angel is behind the words "A Staged Reading. Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery, Directed by Eric Sharp, along with the date, time, and location of the performance - March 13, 2023, 7pm, the Conn Theater. The Theater 45° logo is in the top left corner.
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, a staged reading from Theater 45° and Theater Mu. July 18, 2022, 7pm, The Conn Theater.
Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's

Death of a Salesman

A Staged Reading

One night only

Monday July 18, 2022
7:00 – 9:45 PM
Free with reservation

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The Conn Theater

Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Directions here
Enter at Door #3  (faces Nicollet Ave)