PAST SHOWS The Mounds Theatre strives to create performance and media arts programming for area youths, to provide rehearsal and performance space for area artists, to work with local ethnic groups to offer culturally specific theatrical and cinematic offerings, and to provide affordable, accessible arts and cultural offerings to the neighborhood by booking outside performances.   While it is impossible to give details of all the activities hosted by and at the Mounds Theatre since it opened in 2003, the following partial list of public events should provide an indication of the scope of such activities.   Please call the Mounds Theatre at 651-772-2253 for more information about any of these events or to inquire about renting the theatre for  one of  your own. 2003 Video: Premiere of "Josh & Sandi" cable TV show Music:  Moundstock After Party Variety: Mounds Theatre Grand Opening Video: Bob DeFlores presents "Bing Crosby's 100th Birthday Celebration" 2004 Theater: CLIMB Actor Workshop Variety: St. Bernard's High School "Night of Comedy and Desserts" Children's Dance: "Celebrate Dance" Play (world premiere): JTR Productions "London in the Springtime" Music & dance: Irish Ceili with Barra (two times) Video: Guadalupe Area Project viewing of  "Zoot Suit" Community:  Dayton's Bluff Home Tour Craft Show Children's Theatre: Theatre Jam!* Movie/Video: "The True Glory" Music: "Acoustic Afternoon" Play: "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me"* Music: "Porkchop" Variety: "Meet the Munchkins" with Jerry Maren and Karl Slover, and special guest Gordon "Porky" Lee Dance Series: "Kinetic Kitchen" (three times) Children: CLIMB Theatre Creativity Camp (two 1-week camps) Children's Dance Series: "Kinetic Playground" Music: Vicky Emerson Variety: "Remember Darla" Children's Play: "Charlotte's Web"* Movie/Video: Moua Lee's "Kuv Leej Niam (Lost Love)" Video: Premiere of "The Wazoo! Show" Music: Lake Country Chorus "Secrets of the La La Sisterhood" Play: "Night of the Living Dead"* Lecture & Tour: "Ghosts of the Mounds Theatre" Play: CHAT presents "Hmong Tapestry" Play: "A Christmas Story"* 2005 Magic & Variety: "Variety in the Cities" (five times) Dance Series: "Kinetic Kitchen" (four times) Community: Winter Carnival Past Princess Brunch Music: Pat Balder "CW Rocks" Variety: St. Bernard's High School "Night of Comedy and Desserts II" Play: "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"* Lecture: Carol Lowell "Let's Talk About Ghosts" (two times) Children's Dance Series: "Kinetic Playground" Video Film Festival: "Lunafest" Music & dance: Irish Ceili with Barra Variety & Mime: "Foolfest 2005" Play: "Ruthless! The Musical"* Lecture: "The World According to Joybubbles" Play: CB Productions "Romeo & Juliet" Play: STL Productions "Assassins" Music: "Words" Movies: Summer Movie Festival* Video/Movie: "Bold Journey" Magic: Tristen Christ's "Illusions of Reality" Children: CLIMB Theatre Creativity Camp (two 1-week camps) Community: "Meet the Mayor" Play: "Disney's Jungle Book"* Play: Starting Gate Productions "Godspell" Music: Vic Tedesco and his Band featuring Debbie Bigelow Movies: Fall Movie Festival* Community: Eureka Recycling Fair Variety: ICE Open Mic Night Play: CB Productions "Miracle Worker" Play: Starting Gate Productions "A Raisin in the Sun" Play: "A Christmas Story"* 2006 Dance Series: "Kinetic Kitchen" (two times) Variety: St. Bernard's High School "Night of Comedy and Desserts III" Play: Starting Gate Productions "Butterflies are Free" Play: Magnolia Musical Theatre "Cupid & Psyche" Play: CHAT presents "HMONG! The CIA's Secret Army" Play: CB Productions "Peter Pan" Lecture: Carol Lowell "Let's Talk About Ghosts" (two times) Play: Starting Gate Productions "The Boys in the Band" Movie/video: Team Chow Fa presents "Tou and Mai" Variety: St. Bernard's High School 1st Annual Alumni Theatre Production Movies: 1st Annual Science Fiction Festival* Play: Starting Gate Productions "A View from the Bridge" Play: Hometown Theatre "War of the Worlds: The Musical" Play: Starting Gate Productions "P.S. Your Cat is Dead" Play: "A Christmas Story"* 2007 Variety: St. Bernard's High School "Night of Comedy and Desserts IV" Play: Starting Gate Productions "Amadeus" Play: CHAT and the Portage for Youth "Myth of Xee" Play: Starting Gate Producitons "True West" Community: Dayton's Bluff District Plan Meeting Community: Dayton's Bluff Home Tour Play: Starting Gate Productions "King Lear" Play: Diversity Productions: "Fading to Grey" Variety: Talent Competition Movie/video: "The Haunting of North 3rd Street" Play: Starting Gate Productions "The Little Foxes" Play: Hometown Theatre "Rockin' at the Sock Hop" Play: Starting Gate Productions "Anton in Show Business" Play: "A Christmas Story"* 2008 Variety: CHAT's "Art Saves Us Showcase" Play: CHAT  "Stir Fried Culture" Community: Eastside Business Networking Breakfast with Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman Variety: St. Bernard's High School "Night of Comedy and Desserts V" Play: Starting Gate Productions "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" Play: Arona Academy/Sobriety High: "The Sponsor of Oz" Play: Home Theatre: "The Single Guy: A Relationship Musical" * Produced by The Portage for Youth/Mounds Theatre as a fundraiser for the Portage for Youth.