FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2025
Kill Date: August 30, 2025
The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University Announces its 2025-26 Season
Season announcement highlights 12 presented events and premier university events including author and journalist, Ta-Nehisi Coates.
St. Paul, Minn. – The O’Shaughnessy’s 2025-26 season presents 12 new events that invite audience members to engage with the performing arts through the lens of social justice and women’s leadership, including All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mickey Guyton, and Mrs. Krishan’s Party.
- All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Sept. 27) is a 90 minute play that presents an intimate portrayal of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Written by multiple Tony Award-winning playwright Rupert Holmes and stars Michelle Azar.
- Mickey Guyton (Oct. 10) is a four-time, Grammy-nominated artist and country music singer. Over the course of her career, Mickey has been recognized for her musical achievements, including being named TIME Magazine’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2022 and CMT’s Breakout Artist of the Year in 2021.
- Mrs. Krishnan’s Party (March 26-29) Performed by the Indian Ink Theatre Company in Frey Theater, step into the back room of Mrs. Krishnan’s convenience store where garlands decorate the ceiling, music flows, and Mrs. Krishnan is throwing a party like no other. Watch as the actors juggle cooking, music, audiences, and heart-felt drama in an acting tour de force where no two nights are the same.
Additionally, this announcement includes premier university events featuring author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates and, and the Honorable Valerie Jarrett.
- Ta-Nehisi Coates (Oct. 23) | St. Catherine University One Read for Racial Justice Author Ta-Nehisi Coates comes to The O’Shaughnessy for conversation around his book, The Message. His book was selected through a community process as our 2025 One Read for Racial Justice book, and our campus community will be reading, reflecting, and learning with the text this year. The event will be moderated by Angela Davis of MPR News.
- Valerie Jarrett, Chief Executive Officer, The Barack Obama Foundation (March 5) | Bonnie Jean Kelly & Joan Kelly Distinguished Visiting Scholars Lecture The Honorable Valerie Jarrett is chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of The Obama Foundation where she oversees the Foundation’s programs that inspire, empower, and connect people to change the world. Ms. Jarrett was the senior advisor to President Barack Obama from 2009–17, making her the longest-serving senior advisor to a president in history. She oversaw the Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls.
ADDITIONALLY, THE O’SHAUGHNESSY PRESENTS:
- Lover: The Unofficial Eras Tour (Aug. 29) Performed by Charity Eden, Lover is a professional, high-class, full-band, faithful tribute to Taylor Swift’s iconic Eras Tour.
- Gales of November (Nov. 1) Kevin Kling, Prudence Johnson, Ruth MacKenzie, and Claudia Schmidt head an all-star cast that revisits the final voyage of the Great Lakes ore freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald with Gales of November, a touring concert adaptation of the critically acclaimed play Ten November. The story centers on the mysterious sinking of “The Fitz”, lost with all hands in a raging storm on Lake Superior, November 10, 1975.
- Aftermath (Nov. 14) Led by nationally recognized director and choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson, Aftermath brings together voices of St. Catherine’s student body and local, professional Twin Cities artists to explore healing, resilience, and collective action through movement and storytelling.
- Not the Right Mom (Nov. 16) is a dynamic solo show written by Megan Dolan about a mother raising a son on the spectrum, who feels she’s falling short of expectations. With humor, warmth, and brutal honesty, Megan persists through painful playdates, bewildering support groups, and crazy meal making times — taking countless wrong turns along the way.
- Kevin Kling and Friends: Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log (Dec. 6) is a holiday show with Kevin Kling, Dan Chouinard and Simone Perrin. Joined again by the Brass Messengers, the show has been performed every year since 1995 and has become a holiday tradition for many.
- Letters Aloud: BE THE CHANGE (Feb. 13) is a lively and inspiring performance that brings to life over a dozen letters written by young people to their heroes throughout history, the responses they received, and their powerful impact on society.
- Kevin Kling & Friends: The Love Show: Saturday Night (Feb. 14) features Kevin Kling, Prudence Johnson, Dan Chouinard, Claudia Schmidt, Dane Stauffer, Bradley Greenwald and Simone Perrin on Valentine’s Day night.
- Kelly Hall-Tompkins (Feb. 15) Winner of a Naumburg International Violin Competition Honorarium Prize and featured in the Smithsonian Museum for African-American History, Ms. Hall-Tompkins is a violin soloist entrepreneur who has been acclaimed by the New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive.” She was “Fiddler”/Violin Soloist of the Grammy/Tony-nominated Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.
- Baba Yaga and the Firebird (April 19) based on Slavic folklore, two performers play over 15 roles in a family friendly production, with the help of puppets. The world of Baba Yaga and the Firebird bursts forth from the pages of a pop-up book and tells the story of a princess and a pauper who take a fantastical journey to beg the witch, Baba Yaga, for a firebird.
TICKETS
Subscriptions and single tickets are now on sale.
The O’Shaughnessy is pleased to offer two subscription options that range in price from $72-$92 and allow the general public to save over 45% off the single ticket price if purchased before October 1, 2025. Single tickets are priced $33, $36 or $42. Youth tickets available for $15. They can be purchased online at oshag.stkate.edu, by phone at 651-690-6700 or in person at our Ticket Office at 2004 Randolph Ave, St. Paul, MN.
ABOUT THE O’SHAUGHNESSY
Located on the scenic campus of St. Catherine University, The O’Shaughnessy is one of the Twin Cities’ premiere arts venues. Since opening in 1970, The O’Shaughnessy has presented an array of both local and national performing arts companies. The O’Shaughnessy’s mission is to support St. Catherine University’s mission to educate women to lead and influence. It presents annually a world-class series of artistic offerings that center themes of social justice and women’s voices, produces University Events that invite the general public’s participation and broaden academic engagement, and hosts select community events. The venue is a meeting place between the campus community and larger region, and seeks opportunities to actively engage students in artmaking and broaden the campus dialogue through approachable art. More information can be found at oshag.stkate.edu.
CONTACT:
Allison Secord, Sales & Marketing Manager
Phone: (651) 690-6700
Email: amsecord010@stkate.edu
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