Violet

Music by Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics and Book by Brian Crawley

Based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts

Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Directed by Kelli Foster Warder
Music Directed by Sanford Moore

Featuring Annika Isbell as Violet, Mitchell Douglas as Flick and Ryan London Levin as Monty with Kate Beahen, Charlie Clark, Lynnea Doublette, Tom Reed, and Sophina Saggau and understudies Madison Neal and Gabe Woodard

Costumes Samantha Fromm Haddow
Sets/Props Sarah Bahr
Stage Manager Ajah Williams

A young woman embarks on a cross-country bus trip in search of a televangelist she believes can cure a scar on her face. Along the way, she meets two soldiers who are facing their own troubles with money and racism. The trio’s journey becomes a rollicking ride through love, resilience, and questions about what beauty really is in this tale full of country, gospel, blues, and honky-tonk rock music.

Content advisory: brief reference to violence and a few uses of racialized, suggestive or explicit language.

Learn more with our Violet Play Guide by Liv Kemp.

April 23 - June 1, 2025

“This production is a gorgeous one” – Star Tribune

“a tender jewel box of a musical” – Talkin’ Broadway

 

Quotes

Star Tribune
"This production is a gorgeous one”"
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Attendee at Ramsey County Correctional Facility
“Everything was amazing please keep doing this amazing work I love the plays.”
Attendee at Maple Hill Senior Living
“I am blind, but it didn’t make a bit of difference. The music and singing were so magical that I felt like I could see everything.”
Attendee at Hennepin Avenue Church
“It was so well done! Every actor did an impeccable job. What an uplifting and grace filled experience! Thank you!”
Talkin’ Broadway
“a tender jewel box of a musical” "
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Anita at Wayside Recovery Centerng
"It's the first play I've seen in 20 years or more. The story was heartwarming and encouraging."
Attendee at Ramsey County Correctional Facility
“I connected with the girl with the scar that’s so how I feel at times I feel broken.”
Attendee at Hennepin Avenue Church
“Wow, wow, wow!!! What an incredible production! TTT continues to surpass itself!”
Cherry and Spoon
“beautiful and rawly emotional production of Violet that is sure to create new fans”
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Attendee at Harmony Learning Center
“It was wonderful. Thank you.”
Margaret at Hennepin Avenue Church
“As always, we loved the play! In fact, we love everything about 10,000 Things. Thanks for choosing and sharing these terrific stories."
The Stages of MN
“Violet From Ten Thousand Things Is a Bus Trip Worth Taking”
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Attendee at Ramsey County Correctional Facility
“It made me not feel like I was in jail.”
Bridget at South Education Center Academy
“It was all I could do not to burst into tears! An opera! And how easily the audience dove into the flow of the show.”
Jill at Hennepin Avenue Church
"Absolutely loved it. Such incredible talent and such passion. I had ALL the feel and emotions and the show really moved me."