Guthrie Crawford-Livingston Theatre, 30 10th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Guthrie Crawford-Livingston Theater
Photo of the Crawford-Livingston today as the History Theatre
program photo from "She Stoops to Conquer"
Address:	30 10th Street E
Neighborhood/s:	Downtown, Saint Paul, Minnesota
City/locality- State/province	Saint Paul, Minnesota
County- State/province:	Ramsey County, Minnesota
State/province:	Minnesota
Country:	United States
Year built:	1964
Primary Style:	Modern
Historic Function:	Theater/concert hall
Current Function:	College/university
Current Function:	Theater/concert hall
Other Current Function:	Theater/concert hall
Architect or source of design:	Ellerbe Associates
Material of Exterior Wall Covering:	Stone

One of the Guthrie's smaller experimental theater spaces from 1968-1971.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Crawford-Livingston Theater Productions 2 Badges 3 Photo Gallery 4 Memories and stories 5 Notes

History

In the late 1960s, Minneapolis’s Guthrie Theater company became interested in producing plays outside of its main theater, particularly smaller spaces that would allow a more intimate setting for the audience and actors.

On Dec. 29, 1967, the Guthrie opened the Guthrie Crawford-Livingston Theater at the Minnesota Arts and Science Center at 30 10th Street East in St. Paul, creating a separate St. Paul repertory season in this 500-seat theater.

At the Crawford-Livingston, the Guthrie staged productions such as “She Stoops to Conquer” and “Enrico IV” in a short season in 1968-1969, but ceased use of the space in 1971.

However, the Crawford-Livingston and the Guthrie's other experimental theater space, The Other Place Theater, first sparked the Guthrie’s interest in varied performing spaces, eventually leading to its newest, multiple stage location in 2006.

The Minnesota Arts and Science Center is now the location of the McNally-Smith College of Music, and the Crawford-Livingston Theatre space has been home to the History Theatre since 1978.

Crawford-Livingston Theater Productions

1968

• She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
• Tango by Slawomir Mrozek
• Enrico IV (The Emperor) by Luigi Pirandello

1969

• Ardele by Jean Anouilh
• The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

Badges

This place is part of the 1968 tour of the Twin Cities

Photo Gallery

Crawford-Livingston program from MN Historical Society collections	photo of "Tango" from Crawford-Livingston program	ad from Minnesota Daily Jan. 24, 1968
article from Minnesota Daily Jan. 12, 1968

Memories and stories

Notes

1. http://www.1968exhibit.org
2. http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm
3. http://www.guthrietheater.org/about_guthrie/theater_history
4. Guilfoyle, Peg. The Guthrie Theater: Images, History, and Inside Stories. Minneapolis: Nodin Press, 2006.
5. Levy, Simon. The Guthrie Theater. Minneapolis: The Theater, 1978. Print.
6. http://www.mndaily.com