History Theatre goes political with 'Wellstone!'

Paul Wellstone
The late Paul Wellstone, who served in the U.S. Senate from Minnesota from 1990-2002, when he was killed in a plane crash in northern Minnesota.
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St. Paul's History Theatre goes political this season with its world-premiere production of "Wellstone!" based on the life of the late U.S. senator from Minnesota.

MPR's arts commentator Dominic Papatola talks about the play.