'Runestone!' cancels week of performances because of COVID cases

The world premiere musical's weekend shows won't go on.

May 13, 2022 at 11:09PM
Sasha Andreev, center, plays Olof Öhman in the new musical “Runestone!” at History Theatre. (Copyright 2013 Rick Spaulding/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

As Twin Cities companies find new ways of dealing with COVID challenges, History Theatre has canceled a week's worth of performances of its world premiere of "Runestone!"

Both Thursday shows — a matinee and evening performance — were canceled because of "COVID cases within the artistic team." Gone, too, are the rest of the performances in what would have been the musical's second week: 7:30 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

For information, visit historytheatre.com or call 651-292-4323. "Runestone!" is scheduled to close May 29.

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