Homegrown Theater: All Mankato's a stage
Editorial
It started with a move to get more local talent seen by more people in the area. It was pushed along by a fledgling playwrights' group, some local musicians and a local poetry group based in Mankato.
The idea was to take original scripts, dance pieces, poetry, music and film and get the performances on a stage in a theater or in places other than a theater.
From that idea, Photo: The musical Gravitone is based on music from the local band String Theory (Eli Hoehn, Wayne Schmidt and Jason Helder of St. Peter), along with Mankato actors Kevin Mock, Tommy Emery and Esther Hoffmann.
Editor's note: This article has been slightly revised since its original posting to better reflect the interrelation of Mankato's theater community.