Hennepin Theatre Trust

Your support ensures that the arts have a place to thrive in Minnesota.

Did you know…

• At risk students often cite their participation in the arts as the primary reason for staying in school?
• Students who are exposed to the Arts such as drama or music are better able to master reading, writing and math than those who focus solely on academics?
• Arts programs are the first on the chopping block when budgets are cut?

Support the Power of the Arts

Hennepin Theatre Trust’s New Century Theatre serves as the new home for our nationally recognized arts education program and will allow us to reach 56 schools statewide and over 18,000 Minnesotans—right here in inner city Minneapolis through our SpotLight Musical Theatre, Distance Learning, Critical View and Access programs.

When you donate to the Trust on Give to the Max you are helping us put the finishing touches on the New Century Theater, our local theatre and state of the art “theatre classroom.”

$15,000 Reasons to Give…and more

The power of your donation is doubled on Give to the Max Day! Thanks to a dollar for dollar challenge match from W Hotel, Chambers and Le Meridien in the amount of $15,000. Our goal is to meet the match by noon on November 16--and when we do, we’re not stopping! Once we hit the $30,000 goal we have another very generous anonymous challenge match that kicks in offering an additional $20,000 in dollar for dollar matching funds –that’s a potential $70,000 for increased arts education and access in just one day because of our generous challenge funders and YOU!

In addition, we also have several opportunities for you to interact with us on social media and even win free tickets to Lion King, Jerry Seinfeld, and a host of other shows throughout the day!

Ticket Giveaways

8:00am - All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
9:00am - Linda Eder: Home for the Holidays
10:00am - Blue Man Group + opening night party
11:00am - A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol
12 Noon - Disney's The Lion King
1:00pm - Green Day's American Idiot + opening night party
2:00pm - Jerry Seinfeld
3:00pm - Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women™
4:00pm - Million Dollar Quartet + opening night party
5:00pm - The Blenders: Holiday Soul Tour
6:00pm - Mamma Mia! + opening night party
7:00pm - Les Misérables + opening night party

We'll Sing for Donations!

Support Hennepin Theatre Trust on Give to the Max Day by donating a singing telegram to an unsuspecting friend, co-worker, or loved one in the Downtown Minneapolis area.

You’re invited to a Give to the Max Day Celebration

Join us in person for an all-day Give to the Max Day event at our New Century Theatre from 7:00a.m. to 7:00p.m.

The day will feature a full schedule of live music, wonderful food, karaoke, and more—plus you have an opportunity to make a donation to support our thriving and innovative arts access and education initiatives . See a full schedule of the day’s festivities to your right.