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  • Upcoming
    • Nobody, No Time
    • 50th Anniversary Celebration
    • 25/26 Season
    • 24/25 Season
    • Event Calendar
  • Education
    • Education Overview
    • KEEPIN' IT REAL
    • Peer Education - Project TRUST
    • ILLUSION Residence
    • Touch For the 21st Century
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    • Support
    • Our Funders
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    • Work With Us
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    • Awards
    • Media Releases
  • FAQ

50th Anniversary Celebration

BUY TICKETS

OCTOBER 13, 2025

Open House | 6-10 PM
Program | 7:30 PM

Join ILLUSION staff, board, and artists for a joyous celebration of our landmark 50th Anniversary season! The open house-style event will run from 6-10 PM, with a short program beginning at 7:30pm. 

Come to celebrate alongside old and new friends of ILLUSION throughout the decades, hear performances from throughout ILLUSION's history, and even catch some sneak peaks of exciting, upcoming offerings!

Drinks and hearty hors d'oeuvres will be provided.

  • TICKETS
    Admission-Only

    Spark ($50)
    : It all starts with a spark. Covers the ticket price of the evening.*

    *If $50 is cost-prohibitive for you, please don't hesitate contact the ILLUSION Box Office at boxoffice@illusiontheater.org or (612) 767-9256. We want all to be able to attend!

    Admission + Donation

    Your contribution helps us continue to our work supporting artists, giving voice to students, and catalyzing change in the Twin Cities and beyond. Please consider an additional donation -- note that any amount given above the base ticket price of $50 will be considered tax-deductible. 

    Flame ($100): Funds one hour of time in the classroom.

    Sizzle ($250): Allows an entire classroom to see our educational program, Keepin' It Real.

    Glow ($500): Brings a bus of 8th grade students to see one of our student-oriented matinees.

    Sunbeam ($1,500): Supports a teaching artist to join our education team for our Keepin' It Real residency program.

    Dawn's Early Light ($5,000): Facilities 10 (ten!) schools to bring their students to our theaters for Keepin' It Real performances and workshops.

    Spotlight ($15,000): Be a lead sponsor for ILLUSION OUTSIDE: Live at Lyndale Gardens during the summer of '26.

    Luminous ($20,000): Become an Associate Producer on an upcoming world premiere production.

    Shower of Light ($30,000): Be a funding partner for the research of our new, groundbreaking work creating primary opioid awareness and prevention messages for youth across Minnesota.

  • The Endless Bridge at the Guthrie Theater

    818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55415

    More information including parking, building access, etc. to come in a pre-event email

 

Illusion Theater, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, Suite 321w
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Center for Performing Arts (Minneapolis)

Email: boxoffice@illusiontheater.org

Phone: 612-339-4944

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