Opening Weekend 2009

Celebrate summer; celebrate the arts; celebrate Winona!  Join GRSF for three days of theatre, music, and art.

Friday, June 26

6:30 PM: Prelude Concert with the Cape Breton Quartet.  See the “Before the Show” tab under Plays and Tickets for more information.

8:00 PM: Opening performance, Love’s Labour’s Lost.  Buy tickets!

11:00 PM: Playgoers will follow the luminarias to the WSU Atrium and join GRSF company members and the opening night audience for refreshments and conversation. Sponsored by Merchants National Bank.

Saturday, June 27

4:00 - 6:00 PM: Reception, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
Join weekend playgoers, local supporters, and company members for refreshments and conversation. Reduced price admission to the Museum and its recently opened addition, featuring paintings by Monet and Renoir, with ticket stub to GRSF Opening Weekend performances. Plus, GRSF design and costume display. See the Marine Art Museum’s website at http://www.minnesotamarineart.org/.

8:00 PM Preview performance, The Tempest. Buy tickets!

Sunday, June 28

3:00 PM: Opening performance, The Tempest. Buy tickets!

6:00 PM: Minnesota Family Picnic on the green at Winona State University following the opening performance. Free concert on the green featuring Dan Choiunard, plus a complimentary Minnesota “meal on a stick” with The Tempest ticket. Sponsored by Winona National Bank. For more information on the concert, see the “Before the Show” tab under Plays and Tickets.

All weekend, WOW (”Will’s Opening Weekend”) buttons are available to the public and may be purchased at the Festival or from opening weekend planning committee members.