Animate

Mixed Blood Theatre, in partnership with Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, look forward to seeing you at Animate!

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Como Park Zoo and Conservatory welcomes ANIMATE, a fictional, eight-scene moving theatrical experience on the Zoo grounds that repeatedly asks the question: “Does the good of the many supersede the good of the individual?”

ANIMATE, is a fictional, eight-scene moving theatrical experience performed on the Como Zoo grounds that repeatedly asks the question: “Does the good of the many supersede the good of the individual?” In an extravaganza that begins with a helicopter landing and ends with a sea lion jumping, audiences travel in small groups throughout the mythical Jackson Kennicott Zoo - to the primate house, the giraffe grotto, the big cat building, polar bears, the tropics, and culminate at the seal and sea lion habitat- to witness the Twin Cities greatest actors explore race and philanthropy through a lens of species preservation and conservation. The host of characters includes primatologists, zoo directors and curators and keepers, elected officials, activists, and more.


Travel in small groups throughout the mythical Jackson Kennicott Zoo - the primate house, the giraffe grotto, the big cat building, polar bears, the tropics, and culminate at the seal and sea lion habitat- to witness the Twin Cities greatest actors explore race and philanthropy through a lens of species preservation and conservation. The host of characters includes primatologists, zoo directors and curators and keepers, elected officials, activists, and more.


ANIMATE is written by long time Mixed Blood collaborator Ken LaZebnik (author of 2019’s AUTONOMY) after he and Artistic Director Jack Reuler spent a year listening to zoo advocates and detractors. ANIMATE champions zoos as invaluable resources to their regions and the world as bastions of species preservation, conservation, and education.

Please review the following items for your upcoming visit:

  • All show attendees are required to wear a face mask throughout the duration of the performance. If you forget, or don’t have access to a face mask, one will be provided at no cost.
  • The show will start promptly at 6:30 pm. We advise that you arrive early so that you can park, check-in, and be in place for the start of the show.
  • Audio description offered September 24.
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