A long line snakes in front of the new Guthrie Theater at the Community Celebration on June 25, 2006, which was part of the opening weekend for the new home of the theater near the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
A large portrait of Sir Tyrone Guthrie greets the long lines waiting to see the new Guthrie Theater during the opening weekend for the its new home in Minneapolis. The new theater replaces the Guthrie's old space next to the Walker Art Center, which is expanding.
The new home of the Guthrie Theater, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, includes windows overlooking landmarks in Minneapolis such as the Metrodome, home to the Twins and Vikings. The $125 million, 285,000 square-foot complex holds three theaters, 11 bars and a restaurant on a site along the Mississippi River.
Jean Garbarini and daughter Cass, 4, look out the windows of the new Guthrie Theater, which has views of the Mississippi River along with mirrored surfaces at the Community Celebration in Minneapolis on June 25, 2006.
People walk out to a balcony facing the Mississippi River, as seen through windows that change colors depending on the hour of the day, at the new Guthrie Theater during Community Celebration in Minneapolis on June 25, 2006.
Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling gives his dedication address in the new Wertle Thrust Theater at the Community Celebration in Minneapolis on June 25, 2006.
Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling is given a standing ovation in the new Wertle Thrust Theater at the Guthrie Theater dedication address during the Community Celebration in Minneapolis on June 25, 2006.
The McGuire Proscenium Stage at the new Guthrie Theater gets a first look by the public at the Community Celebration, which was part of the opening weekend for the new home of the theater near the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, on June 25, 2006.