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Welcome
We are creators who bring awareness and education through art and use the resulting momentum to support organizations and individuals doing the work of reconciliation, restoration, and healing.
Our ability to offer low cost tickets for high quality performances depends entirely on the generosity of our donors. Every donation helps us bring stories to life that inspire action!
The Art of Reconciliation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Our Model
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The arts have a unique ability to stir up understanding and empathy as we witness someone else's story. We believe it is our responsibility to tell stories that challenge and inspire.
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Both the creative team and the audience are given the opportunity to learn more from professionals working in the highlighted area of need to ensure we are responding in a way that is informed.
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For each show, we partner with an organization or individual in the highlighted area of need, allowing us to learn about and then support their work with our time, talent, and resources .
Up Next
she loves me
Featuring music by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick and book by Joe Masteroff, She Loves Me is considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written. The Mikos Lazlos play Parfuemerie, on which it is based, has inspired many adaptations, including the film You've Got Mail.
Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. Presented in arrangement with MTI.
This show is fun for all ages and will include a valentine's making outreach for Good Samaritan Society of New Hope.
February 13-15 @ 7 pm, 16 @ 2 pm
Elision Playhouse, Crystal
the secret garden
This compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 'Night Mother. Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his disabled son Colin. The estate's many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the "Dreamers," spirits from Mary's past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden's compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal. Presented in arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
This show is appropriate for all ages and will partner with a local organization giving kids more access to the natural world.
July 17-19, 24-26 @ 7 pm, 20 & 27 @ 2 pm
Elision Playhouse, Crystal
Creatives Announcement
Performances at Elision Playhouse
The Art of Reconciliation Gallery
anastasia
top of the world
top of the world
Partner organization: Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services
top of the world
top of the world
top of the world
Cabaret for Women's Heart Health
Life in chaos
top of the world
the art of giving cabaret
Lexine Alpert's work with refugees abroad
the art of giving cabaret
the art of giving cabaret
the art of giving cabaret
The Art of Reconciliation Fundraiser
Little Shop of horrors
the art of giving cabaret
Little Shop of horrors
Partner organization: Missions Inc. Home Free Program
flight
the art of giving cabaret
Little Shop of horrors
Partner organization: The Dwelling Place
daddy long legs
daddy long legs
daddy long legs
Partner organization: Urban Ventures
jane eyre
daddy long legs
daddy long legs
Partner organization: Hold Your Horses
About Us
Katie Fischer
kirsten hoiseth thayer
kirsten hoiseth thayer
EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Katie earned her BA in Theatre/Dance from Luther College in 2001. She then went on to become a Certified Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator through Moving On Center School for Participatory Arts and Research and Martha Eddy's Dynamic Embodiment Somatic Movement Therapy Training and completed her MA at Un
EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Katie earned her BA in Theatre/Dance from Luther College in 2001. She then went on to become a Certified Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator through Moving On Center School for Participatory Arts and Research and Martha Eddy's Dynamic Embodiment Somatic Movement Therapy Training and completed her MA at University of Northwestern. She has worked as a choreographer and director in the Twin Cities for over 20 years and spends most of her free time with her husband and their 4 daughters.
kirsten hoiseth thayer
kirsten hoiseth thayer
kirsten hoiseth thayer
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Kirsten earned her BA in vocal performance from Southern Louisiana University, and her Master's Degree in Vocal Performance from Rice University. From there, she was a Resident Artist with the Opera Institute at Boston University, and continued on to Virginia Opera for a year as a Resident Artist. She has performed with ma
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Kirsten earned her BA in vocal performance from Southern Louisiana University, and her Master's Degree in Vocal Performance from Rice University. From there, she was a Resident Artist with the Opera Institute at Boston University, and continued on to Virginia Opera for a year as a Resident Artist. She has performed with many opera companies in the United States, most notably Chautauqua Opera, Opera in the Heights (Houston, TX), Virginia Opera, and Minnesota Opera. She was a music director at Blue Water Theatre Company from 2008-2022. She resides in Plymouth, MN where she maintains a private voice studio.
timothy radermacher
kirsten hoiseth thayer
timothy radermacher
ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
Timothy earned his BA in Music Education from Luther College in 2018 and went on to become a band director, working with beginners, middle schoolers, and high schoolers. He currently works as an educational representative for Schmitt Music and spends much of his free time pursuing theatrical endeavors as an actor, write
ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
Timothy earned his BA in Music Education from Luther College in 2018 and went on to become a band director, working with beginners, middle schoolers, and high schoolers. He currently works as an educational representative for Schmitt Music and spends much of his free time pursuing theatrical endeavors as an actor, writer, director, and musician. Timothy is a recovering board game addict and is always looking for opportunities to relapse.
Contact Us
If you would like more information or are interested in contributing your time or talents both on and off stage, contact Katie Fischer at the email listed below.
