Season 13 kicks off with a groundbreaking production of Christopher Marlowe's DOCTOR FAUSTUS—a powerful cautionary tale about the pitfalls of limitless personal ambition, asking the question: "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, but lose his soul?"

​This classic Elizabethan tragedy follows Faustus’s dramatic rise as a scholar and magician who sells his soul to Lucifer—facilitated by the demon Mephistopheles—for the sake of knowledge, power, and the enticements of wealth.

DOCTOR FAUSTUS was Christopher Marlowe's last play before his untimely and suspicious death in 1593, and it has had a lasting influence, inspiring adaptations across stage, film, and other media, with the characters of Faustus and Mephistopheles attaining iconic status in Western literature. 

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​Open Window Theatre's Artistic Director, Jeremy Stanbary, leads a team of exceptionally talented actors and artists to bring this relevant play to life in a highly entertaining and immersive way. Don't miss this rare opportunity!

Our Christmas show in Season 13 isn't a typical holiday production, but it still features Father Christmas!

C.S. Lewis's most beloved tale of redemption returns to our professional stage 11-years after we first produced it in our Christmas slot to sold-out audiences. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE is sure to sell out again this December.

This dramatization of C.S. Lewis' classic work faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting world of Narnia. All the memorable episodes from the story are represented in this faithful dramatization: the temptation of Edmund by the witch, the slaying of the wolf by Peter, the witnessing of Aslan's resurrection by Susan and Lucy, the crowning of the four new rulers of Narnia, and more. The supporting characters are also here: the unicorn, the centaur, and other forest animals, along with Father Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, and Tumnus the Faun. This story of love, faith, courage and giving, with its triumph of good over evil, is a true celebration of life.

To ring in the 2027 new year, we are bringing back Robert Bolt's Tony Award Winning Best Play, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, about the inspiring true story of Sir Thomas More and his refusal to submit to King Henry VIII's Oath of Supremacy in 16th-century England. More's brilliant and courageous refusal ultimately led to his dramatic martyrdom and his canonization as a Catholic saint. This remarkable play has been adapted into an Oscar-winning film, and the play enjoyed a highly successful run at our original Minneapolis location back in early 2014.

To close out Season 13, we'll be producing another Best Play Tony Award Winner, THE MIRACLE WORKER, by William Gibson. This outstanding play, and the Oscar-winning film that resulted from it, tells the deeply inspiring story of Helen Keller and her "miracle worker" teacher, Annie Sullivan.