THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY
of THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS
PLEASE BE ADVISED that co-founder and artistic director John Clark Donahue, as well as a number of staff and/or school faculty members of the theatre (actor/instructor Jason McLean, for one) have been convicted and/or charged with criminal and/or civil crimes of sexual abuse of minors. In winter of 2019, in civil court, the Children's Theatre Company was also found guilty of negligence in these matters which occurred during the time period of the 1970s and 1980s (and probably earlier). Consequently, please be aware that the images and links within this blog include the contributions and participation of certain minors who were victims/survivors/witnesses of sexual and emotional abuse and residual trauma, as well as certain adult perpetrators, enablers, and/or former victims.
1965-66 Season
The Sleeping Beauty
A Christmas Carol
Good Morning, Mr. Tillie
Rumplestiltskin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1966-67 Season
King Arthur and the Magic Sword
Cinderella
The Emperor's Nightingale
Hang On to Your Head
Johnny Appleseed
1967-68 Season
Oliver Twist
The World of Mother Goose
Beauty and The Beast
Old Kieg of Malfi
The Emperor's New Clothes
Variations on a Similar Theme (an Homage to Rene Magritte)
1968-69 Season
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
A Christmas Carol
The Little Mermaid
How Could You Tell?
Johnny Tremain
Anton Chekhov's "A Wedding" and Variations
1969-70 Season
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Cinderella
Kidnapped in London
Good Morning, Mr. Tillie
Alice in Wonderland
Goldilocks and the Three Bears & Little Red Riding Hood
Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths"
On Tour (Washington, D.C.):
Good Morning, Mr. Tillie
1970-71 Season
Rip Van Winkle
The Little Match Girl
Moliere's The Would-Be Gentleman
The Princess and the Pea
The Three Little Pigs & The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Jerusalem
Little Women
The Adventures of Huck Finn
A Wall
Summer Theatre Institute:
Children
Goodbye, Goodbye
1971-72 Season
Robin Hood: A Story of the Forest
Peter and the Wolf & The Ugly Duckling
Dylan Thomas' Under Milkwood
Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology
Sleeping Beauty
Hansel and Gretel
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal
The Cookie Jar
The Sitwells at Sea
Madeline and the Gypsies
A Suitcase & Variations on a Similar Theme (an Homage to Rene Magritte)
An Evening of Leonard Cohen
On Tour:
Hang On to Your Head
Potpourri
Summer Theatre Institute:
The Boy Friend
Musical Chairs
1972-73 Season
African Tales: Rumplestiltskin & Kalulu and His Money Farm
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Luigi Pirandello's Bellavita & Sicilian Limes
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
In residence at the Crawford-Livingston Theater, St. Paul, MN:
The Netting of the Troupial
Johnny Appleseed
On Tour:
African Tales: Rumplestiltskin & Kalulu and His Money Farm
The Cookie Jar
Rutabaga Follies
Film:
A Suitcase
Summer Theatre Institute:
Babes in Arms
1973-74 Season
Performing in residence at the Jeanne d'Arc auditorium, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
A Christmas Carol
On Tour:
Hansel and Gretel
The Nightingale
Residency at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN:
Memory Petals
Performing in residence at the Cedar Village Theater, West Bank, Minneapolis, MN:
The Nightingale
Jan de Hartog's The Fourposter
Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend
Summer Theatre Institute:
Changes
1974-75 Season
Pinocchio
Ukrainian Tales: The Fat Cat & The Chatterbox
Anton Chekhov's On the Harmfulness of Tobacco, The Swan Song & A Celebration
Cinderella
The Nightingale
Leonid Andreyev's He Who Gets Slapped
Peter and the Wolf & The Ugly Duckling
Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid
Residency at South High School, Minneapolis, MN:
No Strings
Summer Theatre Institute:
The Squeeze
1975-76 Season
Treasure Island
Mother Goose
Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull
The Little Match Girl
The Snow Queen
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
A Room in Paradise
On Tour:
Mother Goose
The Nightingale (Mexico)
A Glimpse of Paul Bunyan
Summer Theatre Institute:
The Empty Place
1976-77 Season
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Goldilocks and the Three Bears & Little Red Riding Hood
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
Cinderella
The Dream Fisher
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Lionel Bart's Oliver!
A Suitcase & Variations on a Similar Theme (an Homage to Rene Magritte)
On Tour:
Goldilocks and the Three Bears & Little Red Riding Hood
Summer Theatre Institute:
Three Can't Fit in a Rickshaw
1977-78 Season
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Jean Anouilh's Thieves' Carnival
The Little Match Girl
Beauty and The Beast
A Circle Is the Sun
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals
Punch and Judy & The Three Sillies
On Tour:
Punch and Judy & The Three Sillies
Summer Theatre Institute:
A Taste of Berries
1978-79 Season
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Hansel and Gretel
A Christmas Carol
The Little Mermaid
Good Morning, Mr. Tillie
Pinocchio
The Green Beetle Dance
The Sitwells at Sea
Residency (South High School, Minneapolis, MN):
Bullseye
Summer Theatre Institute:
Summer Matters
1979-80 Season
Treasure Island
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Sleeping Beauty
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Falling Moons
Dr. Seuss' The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Moon Over Rio
Luigi Pirandello's The Festival of Our Lord of the Ships
Summer Theatre Institute:
Equinox
Stargazer
1980-81 Season
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Story of Babar, the little elephant
Cinderella
The Three Musketeers
Tomie de Paola's The Clown of God
The Marvelous Land of OZ
Video (MCA/Universal):
The Marvelous Land of OZ
Summer Theatre Institute:
Desert in Flower
The Great American Family
Merely Players
1981-82 Season
Kidnapped in London
Puss in Boots
The Little Match Girl
The Cookie Jar
Phantom of the Opera
Alice in Wonderland
Video (MCA/Universal):
Alice in Wonderland
Puss in Boots
Outreach Tour:
Brothers and Sisters
Summer Theatre Institute:
Across Town
The Contenders
Ten-and-a-Half
1982-83 Season
Dr. Seuss' The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Pippi Longstocking
Mr. Pickwick's Christmas
Tomie de Paola's The Clown of God
(at O'Shaughnessey Auditorium, St. Paul, MN)
The Red Shoes
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Wind in the Willows
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Video (MCA/Universal):
The Red Shoes
The Wind in the Willows
Outreach Tour:
Brothers and Sisters
Summer Theatre Institute:
Aviation
Catch Me a Z
The Convention Grill - Part I
One That Goes Out
1983-84 Season
The Secret Garden
The Adventures of Babar
Cinderella
Frankenstein
The Nightingale
Pinocchio
Video (CBS):
Frankenstein
Outreach Tour:
Hand in Hand
Summer Theatre Institute:
Raisin' Cain
Raymond in Space
The Troubles
1984-85 Season
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Madeline and the Gypsies
The Little Match Girl
The Mystery of the Tattered Trunk
The Princess and the Pea
Penrod: The Worst Boy in Town
Outreach Tour:
Hand in Hand
1985-86 Season
King Arthur and the Magic Sword
The Adventures of a Bear Called Paddington
Goldilocks and the Three Bears & Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella
Adventures of Mottel: the Cantor's Son
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Little Women
On Tour:
The Emperor's New Clothes
1986-87 Season
Little House on the Prairie
Tomie de Paola's Strega Nona
Beatrix Potter's Christmas
Hansel and Gretel
Dracula
Little Miss Hollywood
Alice in Wonderland
In residence at the Ordway Center, St. Paul, MN:
African Tales: Rumpelstiltskin & Kalulu and His Money Farm
On Tour:
Hansel and Gretel
1987-88 Season
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Tomie de Paola's Merry Christmas, Strega Nona!
Young Jane Eyre
Harriet the Spy
The Troubles: Children of Belfast
Dr. Seuss' The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
On Tour:
Little Women
1988-89 Season
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Beatrix Potter's Christmas
The Secret Garden
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Rembrandt Takes a Walk
Pippi Longstocking
On Tour:
African Tales: Rumplestiltskin & Kalulu and His Money Farm
Soviet Tour (CTC in performance at Central Children's Theatre of Moscow):
Rembrandt Takes a Walk
Soviet Cultural Exchange (Jon Cranney and Alan Shorter direct Soviet company):
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1989 - 90 Season
Coyote Discovers America
The Story of Babar, the little elephant
Cinderella
Tomie de Paola's Mother Goose
Nancy Drew Mystery
The Hobbit
On Tour:
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Soviet Cultural Exchange (CTC hosts Central Children's Theatre of Moscow in St. Paul):
A Dream to Be Continued
