SPARK theater + dance

Pictured above: Nate Stevens, Helena Magalhaes, Bradley Johnson, Michelle de Joya, Betsy Mills, and Doug Hooker in MAGI: Revisited (2025) by Corey Mills.  Watch a recap of last year's MAGI: Revisited on youtube.

We are raising funds for our upcoming production, An Evening with SPARK in December 2026. Will you join us? 

An Evening with SPARK

Music, movement, stories, and sweets.

 

Join us for live music, a warm + wintery beverage bar, short stories, 

MAGI: Revisited, a physical theater adaptation of O.Henry’s classic short story, 

and cap the evening off with a lovely dessert and conversation.

Wednesday, December 16th @ 7:00 pm

Thursday, December 17th @ 7:00 pm 

Friday, December 18th @ 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 19th @ 10:00 am - A Bruch With SPARK 

Location: Elision Playhouse, 6105 42nd Ave N, Crystal, MN 55422

Tickets: sparktheater.com (GOING LIVE SOON!) 

 

It takes a whole community of people and businesses to make this delightfully lovely experience happen! Will you join us? 

Would you consider taking it a step further...

Would you consider becoming a monthly donor? This type of support goes a long way, no matter the amount. It helps us plan, pay our on-going costs, and when we have enough supporters, it builds towards a production fund. Would you consider stepping up as a monthly supporter? You set the amount. We set up the ACH, and we initiate a payment every month. (ACH has less fees than a monthly donation through GiveMN.)

Thanks for your consideration!

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SPARK theater + dance

To create and perform theater and dance

To notice and nurture the gifts within individuals

To be a community

Making art + building relationships = stronger community

SPARK theater + dance's mission is to create and perform theater and dance work, notice and nurture the gifts within individuals, and be a community.

SPARK's History:

2006 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" at the Loring Playhouse

2007 "Masterminds" in FridgeFest

2008 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" in the MN Fringe Festival

2008 SPARK produced Collide*A*Scope (a community-driven arts festival)

2009- 2012 The Dormant Years

2012  "The Evolution of Sam" in the MN Fringe Festival

2013 Toured "The Evolution of Sam" to WA state, Hill City, SD and Via Affirmativa in Colorado Springs, CO

2016 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" at Open Window Theatre

2016 SPARK Creativity Initiative's Summer Picnic, Space to Create

2017 "HOME: an immersive production about MN teens waiting to be adopted" at the Capri Theater

2018  Arts Activities Support grant awarded through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council

2018: The start of Company Class with SPARK

2019 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" performed at Sanctuary Covenant Church in North Minneapolis.

2019 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" was funded by SPARK donors and The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council for performances at: Waite Park Recreation Center, Powderhorn Park Recreation Center, Plymouth Creek Center, and North Hennepin Community College. 

2019 The start of SPARK Lab.

2019 Arts Project Support grant awarded through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. 

2020 Colors in Motion funded by SPARK donors and The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. 

2023 MRAC Flexible Support Grant short film project "I dream of pizza".

2024 Short Film Premiere and Community Workshop at Plymouth Community Center.

2024 The start of Vespers, a monthly meeting for artists.

2025 Intro to Improvisation/Creative Imagination

2025 “An Evening with SPARK” funded in part by a Flexible Support Grant through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and our generous supporters. Will be held at Elision Playhouse in Crystal, MN on December 5th + 6th.

2026 Acting Improv through Plymouth Parks and Recreation

2026 Summer Kickoff with Crystal Parks and Recreation

2026 - COMING SOON - "An Evening With SPARK" 

Email: info@sparktheater.com for more information.