

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 'A Life for the Revolution' A Historical Play: New Ulm Circa 1872
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🎭 A Life for the Revolution
📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 7 PM
📅 Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 2 PM
📍 State Street Theater, 1 N. State St., New Ulm, MN 56073
Following the Sunday, May 17, 2 PM performance will be a “Talk back” Q and A session with the German Playwright Erich Becker.

A Life for the Revolution follows the extraordinary true story of Ludwig Bogen, a spirited German revolutionary whose lifelong fight for justice carries him from the upheaval of 19th-century Europe to the young American Midwest.

The play traces Bogen’s early idealism, shaped by the 1830s student movements and the failed German revolutions of 1848. Through tense interrogations, family conflict, and political struggle, we see a young man determined to challenge oppression and advocate for a democratic Germany. Even as imprisonment, censorship, and exile threaten to break his resolve, Bogen refuses to surrender his belief that ordinary people deserve a voice.

When hopes for reform collapse, he immigrates to the United States, seeking a place where the freedoms he dreamed of are already woven into civic life. In New Ulm, Minnesota, he becomes a writer, publisher, and community leader, still fighting for fairness, still calling out injustice, and still striving for a better future. His work bridges two continents, tying the revolutionary ideals of Europe to the emerging democratic identity of the American frontier.

Spanning five decades, the play blends political history with deeply personal moments, family bonds, moral struggles, and the weight of sacrifice. A Life for the Revolution honors Ludwig Bogen not only as a revolutionary but as a steadfast advocate for liberty whose voice, even in hardship, continued to shape the community he called home.

Adults $15* in advance, $20* at the door.
Students ages 13-25, of $10* in advance, $15* at the door.
Kids 12 and under at $5* in advance and at the door.

*A $1 system processing fee covers the cost of our reservation system, providing a seamless patron ticketing experience.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-ulm/a-life-for-the-revolution-a-historical-play-new-ulm-circa-1872/200029746939416
- **Event Categories**: art, contests, literary-art, kids, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=310561&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=new+ulm-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: New Ulm
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1 N State Street, New Ulm, MN, United States, Minnesota 56073
- **lat**: 44.31179
- **long**: -94.46186
- **full address**: 1 N State Street, New Ulm, MN, United States, Minnesota 56073

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: State Street Theater Co. (https://allevents.in/org/state-street-theater-co/10930045)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1 N State Street, New Ulm, MN, United States, Minnesota 56073
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** State Street Theater Co.
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, contests, literary-art, kids, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 'A Life for the Revolution' A Historical Play: New Ulm Circa 1872 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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