Lust & Lutefisk
Schedule
Fri Feb 13 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
St. Louis County Depot | Duluth, MN
Forbidden desires! Plot contrivances! Rubber chickens!On February 13th and 14th, join Rubber Chicken Theater for preview performances of Lust & Lutefisk, a (mostly) original Duluth historical romance parody in two acts.
Inga Lingonberry, a Swedish beauty, is a new immigrant. Luckily, Duluth in 1912 is full of opportunities for those brave enough to grasp them. After finding work as a maid in a palatial estate (that is definitely NOT Glensheen) on the shore of Lake Superior, Inga soon finds herself torn between the love of two men: Jacques Escargot, the local lutefisk factory baron, and Eric Knutson, the stoic, blonde, hunky Swede. Before she is even aware of what’s happening, Inga finds herself pulled into a world of secret meetings, over-the-top French accents, and midwestern innuendo performed by sock puppets. This loving send-up of romance paperbacks of yesteryear is sure to be the perfect Valentine’s Day treat.
Lust & Lutefisk is LOOSELY based on the actual romance novel “Hearts of Fire”, written by Laura Ashcroft in 1985, and is written by Hailey Eidenschink-Ziebol (or History Hailey as fans of Minnesota Historia may know her) and Rubber Chicken Theater co-founder Brian Matuszak. History Hailey is also directing these preview performances for a full-fledged world premiere event to be held this fall.
Featuring:
Steve Solkela, Jacque Black, Paul Byrne, Victoria Main, Laura Judson, Crystal Abernethy, Taylor Kmiech, Zach Humble, and Kaylee Matuszak.
Real-life sock puppet performers will be provided by the local troupe Good Puppet Bad Puppet.
Former Duluth Mayor Don Ness will also be featured in a series of cameos as Duluth Mayors Throughout History.
For more specific information on Lust & Lutefisk, please see below.
WHO: Rubber Chicken Theater
WHAT:
Lust & Lutefisk
WHERE: The Depot Theatre in the St. Louis County Depot
506 West Michigan Street, downtown Duluth
WHEN: February 13-14 7:30 p.m.
$20 per person. Cash or Venmo only. Seating is general but call-ahead spot reservations are accepted. Seats are held until 7:20.
INFO: [email protected]
Where is it happening?
St. Louis County Depot, 506 W Michigan St, Duluth, MN 55802-1517, United States
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