History Plays
THEATREX presents an intimate production of FROST/NIXON by Peter Morgan, produced in partnership with Landmark Center and performed in a historic courtroom at Landmark Center in Downtown Saint Paul.
The History Plays and Trial Reenactments recall major events in a way only Landmark Center’s theater series can – with lawyers and judges, taking on the roles of law breakers!
Frost/Nixon presented by Theatrex
THEATREX presents an intimate production of FROST/NIXON by Peter Morgan, produced in partnership with Landmark Center and performed in a historic courtroom at Landmark Center in Downtown Saint Paul.
THE STORY
Following Richard Nixon’s fall from grace, resignation from the Presidency, and subsequent pardon, the American people are left searching for answers. The truth the nation so desperately needs may come in the most unlikely place – a “puff piece” interview with lowbrow British talk show host David Frost. The two titans meet in a surprising battle of words and wits.
THE SETTING
THEATREX is performing FROST/NIXON in a historic courtroom at Landmark Center, a former federal courthouse. This gives the audience a front row seat to one of the most pivotal stories in American politics. Richard Nixon never got his day in court to answer for his crimes. We thought we’d change that.
DATES AND TICKETS
Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors (65+) and students. All seating is general admission – pick your seats when you arrive. Performances are:
Fri. APR 12, 7:30pm
Sat. APR 13, 2pm
Sat. APR 20 2pm
Sun. APR 21, 2pm
War, Resistance, and Protest: The Trial of the “Minnesota 8”
October 5th & 6th – 7 pm | October 7th – 2 pm, 2023
Watch 2023’s History Play in its entirety, recorded Saturday, October 7, 2 pm.
Where are they now? Discussion with six members of the “Minnesota 8”
With an all-star cast of Twin Cities lawyers and judges, 2023’s History Play takes place in 1970, the year the anti-war movement intensified among college students who were protesting President Richard M. Nixon’s military efforts in Vietnam. On trial was the Minnesota 8, students with connections to the University of Minnesota, arrested for breaking into draft offices throughout the state in attempt to destroy draft records.
Landmark Center’s History Play performance series is a theater program designed to bring to life many of the trials, court decisions, legal ramifications, and other related events that were relevant to Landmark Center when it was the Federal Courts Building. Noted Twin Cities judges, legal practitioners, and academics often trade robes for costumes to bring the events to life.
History Plays are produced by Landmark Center and recorded by SPNN. Want to see past History Plays and Trial Reenactments? Visit Landmark Center’s YouTube channel – Trial Reenactment playlist.