Two stage shows open tonight in the Brainerd Lakes area: World Ballet Company’s Swan Lake with a live orchestra in Brainerd, and the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts production of Blithe Spirit in Pequot Lakes.
Swan Lake tonight at Gichi-ziibi in Brainerd
World Ballet Company performs Swan Lake at 7:00 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts, 602 South 5th Street, Brainerd. The company’s event page and the Brainerd Dispatch both list a live orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s score, a running time of about 2 hours 30 minutes including a 20-minute intermission, and tickets in the mid-$50s to mid-$130s range with fees included.
The show is recommended for ages 5 and up, and tickets are sold through World Ballet Company. Plan to arrive early for parking and seating.
Blithe Spirit opens in Pequot Lakes
Pequot Lakes Community Theatre, part of Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts (GLAPA), stages the 1941 comic farce Blithe Spirit in the Pequot Lakes High School auditorium, 30805 Olson Street, Pequot Lakes. Shows are at 7 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 15–17, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. The story follows a novelist who accidentally summons the ghost of his first wife, setting up a supernatural love triangle with his current wife.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (60+) and $10 for youth under 18, available at glapa.org or by calling Pequot Lakes Community Education at 218-568-9200. Because of construction at the school, theatergoers need to follow signs to an alternative entrance.
Sources: World Ballet Company — Swan Lake Brainerd; Brainerd Dispatch — Swan Lake returns with live orchestra; Pine and Lakes Echo Journal — Blithe Spirit to be staged in October; Pine and Lakes Echo Journal — Cast to get spooky in Pequot Lakes play; Pequot Lakes Schools — Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts. Checked Oct. 15, 2026.
We do our best to keep these details accurate, but dates, times and locations can change. Please check with the venue or organizer before you go.
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