Originally built in 1922 as a venue for silent movies and live entertainment, nearly 100 years later The Mounds Theatre brings the same spirit to the Dayton’s Bluff area.

St. Paul’s beautiful historic theatre offers a variety of fine entertainment. Whether you want to catch a fantastic play, enjoy a musical performance, dance or even rent the space for your own private event—our welcoming neighborhood spot is a place to call your own.

FEATURED EVENTS

Winner of a 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival Golden Lanyard Award and the World Crime League’s “Most Diabolical Show at Fringe,” last year’s runaway success How To Kill A Horse! is back for one night only!

How To Kill A Horse! is a pitch-black, one-man musical comedy about the true history of the weirdest, nastiest, horse-killingest case of fraud in American history!

Shows are on August 9th at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Tickets are $15 with a select number of pay-what-you-can tickets available at the door.

CONTENT WARNING:
This is a true story which involves violence including violence against the elderly and children, sexual assault, foul language, manipulation, drug use, an image of a dead horse, and a whole bunch of horses getting killed.

Created by Rob Ward
Directed by Thomas Buan
Photography by Lisa Colburn
Graphic Design by Wendy Ruyle