2023 Shows

Fire in My Veins: Blazing through Life with Invisible Illness

By: Allison Broeren

Venue: 2023 Strike Theater

Description: This romp with Allison about living with a rare autoimmune disease for 20 years has it all. Chronic illness is hard, horrifying, and honestly, sometimes hilarious. See the remount after... Go to this Show's Page

FLOAT

By: Juliana Frick

Venue: 2023 Augsburg Mainstage

Description: On her way home from a ten-day meditation retreat, Myra Van Gloov loses her luggage, her house keys and then her phone. It only gets worse from there. A lyrical,... Go to this Show's Page

Funny, Like an Abortion

By: EnCompass Theatre

Venue: 2023 Rarig Center Arena

Description: Monroe finds herself knocked up, and since abortions are illegal in the United States, she and her best friend Jade have an abortion party! A darkly comedic glimpse into a... Go to this Show's Page

Gilda: A Tribute to the Beloved Comedienne Gilda Radner

By: Helena K Cosentino

Venue: 2023 Southern Theater

Description: Transport back to a time when humor was innocent, yet edgy and poignant. Her infamous SNL characters, quirky songs, stories of her life/career and how she used humor to overcome... Go to this Show's Page

Gilgamesh

By: John Heimbuch

Venue: 2023 Theatre in the Round

Description: This epic one-person retelling of Gilgamesh is a fresh, vibrant take on the ancient story, adapted by Charlie Bethel and performed by local theatre artist John Heimbuch (back from 2019's... Go to this Show's Page

Grindr Help Desk: The Musical

By: David Stillman

Venue: 2023 Mixed Blood Theatre

Description: This fun and raunchy show with heart has Candice working at the help desk of the gay dating app Grindr. With humor and sass, Candice helps callers with everything from... Go to this Show's Page

Ha Ha Da Vinci

By: Phina Pipia

Venue: 2023 Southern Theater

Description: Hailed as “Terrific" by the New York Times, this award-winning performer combines illusion, music, and theater to weave a story overflowing with the delightfully unexpected. Go to this Show's Page

H.G. Wells' THE INVISIBLE MAN

By: [Un]Qualified

Venue: 2023 Southern Theater

Description: It's H.G. Wells' THE INVISIBLE MAN - like you've never seen him before! Witness the story of Griffin, the Invisible Man, in a new physical, farcical adaptation featuring a madcap... Go to this Show's Page

In Celebration of the Mysterious

By: Legend's Ghost Productions

Venue: 2023 The Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge

Description: A fantasy tale about finding wonder, beauty, and connection amidst uncertainty, loss... and a storm of epic proportions, combined with a RenFest-reminiscent score Go to this Show's Page

John Wick by Tim Wick (no relation)

By: Snikt! Bamf!Thwip!

Venue: 2023 Theatre in the Round

Description: Four John Wick movies in 45 minutes. Written by someone who, coincidentally, has the same last name as a fictional character. No dogs were harmed during the creation of this... Go to this Show's Page

JONAH & JOANNA... And the Great Big Fish

By: Marie Cooney Stories

Venue: 2023 Mixed Blood Theatre

Description: A modern adaptation of Jonah and the Whale, features two young MN Twins running away to Superior, getting tossed overboard, preaching to an unlikely audience with lots of local humor... Go to this Show's Page

Joy; A Sketch Show

By: Rachel Buhman

Venue: 2023 Strike Theater

Description: Experimental bits that cross through space, butts and various hands to find contentment in the night sky. Go to this Show's Page

Kill B: The Epilogue

By: Six Elements Theatre

Venue: 2023 Augsburg Mainstage

Description: "Kill B: The Epilogue", a satirical sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" duology, focuses on generational trauma, the manipulation of men, and the desire to be known and loved. Go to this Show's Page

Kill Me, Too

By: Berlin Productions

Venue: 2023 Augsburg Mainstage

Description: A musical comedy in the tradition of Bertolt Brecht that pokes fun at the #MeToo movement. A rocker, an architect, a veteran and an impresario join forces to bring #MeToo... Go to this Show's Page

Let Me Say This About That

By: Imaginary Podcast Network

Venue: 2023 Rarig Center Xperimental

Description: Heather and Danna (with the "help" of their producer Raffi) host a podcast based on audience suggestions and "real advertisements". They improvise genres from true crime to conspiracy theories, or... Go to this Show's Page

Little Pieces

By: Mary Willmeng/Willmeng Dances

Venue: 2023 Theatre in the Round

Description: An evening of dance created at different times and in different places. Each piece looks at the dynamic of relationships through expressive movement and gesture. Go to this Show's Page

Lost In Bear Country: Birth, God, Death... and the Berenstain Bears

By: Phil Gonzales / Raffish Ripoff Productions

Venue: 2023 Rarig Center Xperimental

Description: Phil Gonzales invites the audience into his ADHD-addled brain as he randomly selects topics that could reconcile his sense of self with the history of a family of fictional bears.... Go to this Show's Page

Mischief in Ink: The School Prank of '03

By: PB (&J) Productions

Venue: 2023 Rarig Center Xperimental

Description: Take a trip back to 2003 in this high school based whodunnit story. A disastrous prank has been committed in the hallways of the school. Who is to blame? Go to this Show's Page