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They moved in 1961 and then in 1963, to a more stable location on
Stevens Avenue, where the Minneapolis Convention Center is now located. In 1969 they moved in to their current location on the West Bank, rebuilding and renovating it to meet their needs. Their presence on the West Bank, along with
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Mike Steele (1970),"This was, by the way, the final play of the
Theatre in the Round’s first season in its West Bank home. It’s been an astoundingly gratifying season with the general caliber of the work very high, very imaginative and much more expansive than it was in the old
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