Pick Up Truck Opera 2022 - The Magic Flute

The Pickup Truck Opera continues their 14-year tradition of outdoor theater extravaganzas, touring Minnesota communities in late summer. Mixed Precipitation began this mobile format in 2020, using a blue 2011 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck and a trailer as the container and platform for the opera's action. This allowed them to reach audiences on neighborhood streets, public squares, libraries, and care facilities. 

Artistic Director Scotty Reynolds and the Mixed Precipitation crew have assembled a team of new voices to present a bold version of another opera classic. “This is the 4th production we’ve created which draws inspiration from the drama of Mozart’s music and the fantastical stories in his operas. We’ll use the myths of Freemasonry and the Enlightenment to look at the conflicts of our time with joy and hopefulness.” 

This futuristic telling of the opera is created by music director Gary Ruschman, playwright Francisco Benavides, and staging director Taous Khazem.  Mixed Precipitation tells the story with a cast of singers, puppeteers, and instrumentalists. 

Metro Area Dates and Times

Thursday, August 18th at 7:00 pm
North Hennepin Community College
7411 85th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN, 55445
Presented by the City of Brooklyn Park 

Thursday, August 25th at 7:00 pm
Dodge Nature Center, Farm Education Center
1701 Charlton Avenue, West St. Paul, MN 55118

Friday, August 26th at 7:00 pm
Caponi Art Park 
1220 Diffley Road, Eagan, MN 55123

Saturday, August 27th at 5:00
Bronx Park Community Garden
2500 Georgia Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN 

Sunday, August 28th at 3:00 pm
Cedar Lake East Beach, “Hidden Beach”
2000 S Upton Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Presented by the Kenwood Neighborhood Association, Hidden Acoustics

Saturday, September 10th at 3:00 pm
Swede Hollow Park
657 East Beaumont St, St. Paul, MN 55106

Sunday, September 11th at 3:00 pm
JD Rivers’ Children’s Garden
2900 Glenwood Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55405

For more information, locations, and times check out their website here

This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board and through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.