Local playwrights, actors launch series of
audio plays about downtown St. Paul

(August 2024)
Beginning July 26, expect to see “Hidden Herald” logos and a QR code popping up around downtown St. Paul. The code will take you to a series of short audio plays about life in downtown St. Paul. The 31 stories contemplate everything from naturalization ceremonies at the Landmark Center to business lunches at the St. Paul Grill to unsheltered people in Rice Park. Launch events will take place at 5 p.m., Saturday, July 27 at MetroNOME Brewery and at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 28 at Lost Fox in Lowertown.

The project is the brainchild of Wonderlust Productions, founded in 2014 with the mission of illuminating community stories to create a more inclusive world. The plays were written by 9 local playwrights and performed by 13 professional Twin Cities actors. Wonderlust gathered stories from members of the St. Paul Downtown Alliance, students at the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, people who had experienced homelessness, and employees at St. Paul Public Works. Actors and writers also pitched their own experiences of downtown St. Paul as a basis for the plays.

“There’s a lot more to know than meets the eye about the people and places who make downtown St. Paul special,” said Alan Berks, co-artistic director for Wonderlust Productions. “‘Hidden Herald’ tells stories of the people and places that define this city.”

Following the launch, the plays can be found indefinitely. For more information, visit www.wlproductions.org.

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