FREE AIR Project
RAAC Presents an original production:
Background: In partnership with the Rosemount Area Historical Society (RAHS), RAAC is producing a unique theatrical project. The Minnesota Historical Society has designated that a movie called Free Air was the first movie filmed in Minnesota. It was a silent film based on the book of the same title, written by Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize-winning Minnesota author, Sinclair Lewis. The movie was made in 1921 and was partially filmed in Rosemount. It was one of the first films with a strong female character, the first travelogue story showing the country, and one of the first films shot on-site rather than at a studio in Hollywood.
As has happened to the vast majority of silent films, the movie and all copies of it have been lost. But the daughter of one of the producers kept a library of still photographs from the production. She connected with the RAHS and donated the collection to them. John Loch has re-created the story for the stage with live-action, photographs projected on a large screen, and accompaniment by live piano music and narration.
Friday, November 10 – Premiere – Reception at 5 pm, Presentation of the Cast at 5:30, and Show at 7 pm
(Reception includes hors d’oeuvres, refreshments and cash bar)
Other Performances
Saturday, November 11, 2 pm and 7 pm
Friday, November 17, 7 pm
Saturday, November 18, 2 pm and 7 pm
Livestream Performance, Saturday, November 11, 7 pm
Premiere $40 ($36 RAAC Members)
All Other Shows $22 ($18 RAAC members)