1968: The Year That Rocked the World

WORLD PREMIERE
January 21 — February 19, 2012
AT THE MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER'S 3M AUDITORIUM

By Playwrights' Center members Reginald Edmund, Christina Ham, Kim Hines,
Kevin Kautzman, Dominic Orlando, Mat Smart, and Rhiana Yazzie
Music arranged by Gary Rue

1968 A year of extremes. Of war and love. Of brave beginnings and tragic endings. Of political and social upheaval. Of hatred and hope.

History Theatre and members of the Playwrights’ Center bring some of the most explosive events and personalities of 1968 on to the stage for seven distinct perspectives on the year that rocked the world. The war in Vietnam, the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy, the Mexico Olympics, Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey, the election of Richard Nixon, and even the Apollo 8 mission broadcast on Christmas Eve. These events are surrounded by the unforgettable music of the era and pop culture that entertained and reflected on a world in chaos.

1968: The Year That Rocked the World will be presented at the 3M Auditorium of the Minnesota History Center in tandem with The 1968 Exhibit on view October 14, 2011 — February 20, 2012.

Events and Happenings
Afterthoughts

A free post-show discussion with special guests and the people who bring the stories to History Theatre's stage, following every Sunday matinee.
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→ February 5
→ February 12
→ February 19