2023 Shows

Ping Prov

By: Ryan Klima

Venue: 2025 The Southern Theatre

Description: A kaleidoscopic showcase of innovative Twin Cities improv! Each show will feature 3 groups performing their unique style, then in the second half the teams combine to play Ping Prov,... Go to this Show's Page

Playback Time

By: Reservoir Frogs

Venue: 2023 Phoenix Theater

Description: An improvised documentary full of greed, ambition, lust, scandal, and failure. It's a shame there wasn't enough budget to hire decent actors for the dramatic reenactments. Or print them scripts. Go to this Show's Page

Playing Dead

By: Kari Heistad

Venue: 2024 Mixed Blood Theatre

Description: Before the funeral, method actor Katja invokes her late grandmother’s spirit in an attempt to immortalize them both. Can her family convince her to drop the act or will she... Go to this Show's Page

Playing Dress-Up: The Stories & Clothes of Our Lives

By: Mary L. Schmidt

Venue: 2024 Strike Theater

Description: An interactive show of rummage sale finds, thrift store gems, historical tidbits, & vintage family treasures waiting to tell their stories! The audience is invited to share “the clothes of... Go to this Show's Page

Primary

By: Alex Church

Venue: 2023 Augsburg Studio

Description: Members of a powerful Democratic family are forced to confront exactly how far they'll go to win after their matriarch loses her primary to a progressive challenger. 15% of sales... Go to this Show's Page

Pursuit of Happiness

By: RGK Dance Academy

Venue: 2024 The Southern Theater

Description: From Mumbai's bustling streets to Haridwar's serene Ganges and Agra's Taj Mahal, join RGK Dance Academy's adventure. Explore cultural treasures, embrace spirituality, and discover true joy and fulfillment. Go to this Show's Page

Rails!

By: Rail Time Productions

Venue: 2023 Rarig Center Xperimental

Description: When Gil's model train shop is facing financial hardship a unique business opportunity presents itself. Go to this Show's Page

Reception

By: Downton Productions

Venue: 2023 Augsburg Studio

Description: RECEPTION is a comedy-drama about family, acceptance, and Star Wars. A couple faces disapproval from both of their families during a Star Wars-themed wedding, which could end the marriage before... Go to this Show's Page

Reincarnation Soup

By: Viet Nguyen

Venue: 2023 Southern Theater

Description: A mythic tale of soup, Saigon, & recycled souls. Journey through the Vietnamese heart in this multi-character memory play. (Best of the Fest, Critics' Choice for Drama, & Patrons' Pick... Go to this Show's Page

Romeo & Juliet Are Dead

By: Blinking Eye Theatre

Venue: 2023 Rarig Center Arena

Description: Follow Romeo and Juliet into the afterlife as they fall out of lust with one another and embrace the tragicomedy that arises when two people desperately want to love each... Go to this Show's Page

Rope Dances

By: BodyTalk and Friends

Venue: 2023 Four Seasons Dance Studio

Description: Movement pieces inspired by Shibari - the ancient art of rope tying - used in a fun and artistic way. Dance, mime, aerial & performance art in a rope-webbed space.... Go to this Show's Page

Seance Sisters

By: Rebecca Wickert

Venue: 2024 Strike Theater

Description: Step into a victorian seance and witness astonishing paranormal phenomena with the Fox Sister Mediums. Go to this Show's Page

Secrets Under the Christmas Tree: A Deedee Wallaby Mystery

By: Deft Pictures

Venue: 2024 Open Eye Theatre

Description: A typical Christmas party descends into mayhem when mysterious gifts appear that threaten to reveal secrets for all in attendance. But have no fear for Deedee Wallaby is on the... Go to this Show's Page

Shark Grant

By: Flavorade Foucault

Venue: 2023 Rarig Center Xperimental

Description: Twelve artists begin this competition for one of our nation's most limited resources - grant money. To win, they must appease our panel of Sharks, who control the fund. Who... Go to this Show's Page

Show Me Your Wings

By: MaMa Faerie Productions

Venue: 2024 Squirrel Haus Arts

Description: Show Me Your Wings is a traveling, experimental, multidisciplinary rock opera created from music by MaMa Faerie. It features a live band, projections, movement, puppetry, installations, and a visual art... Go to this Show's Page

Something Together

By: Shua Group

Venue: 2024 The Southern Theater

Description: Something Together is a magical and intimate interaction between three dancers distinguished by generation, nationality and culture. Featuring vogue, contact improvisation, house dance and the unexpected. Go to this Show's Page

Songs Without Words (or, The Mendelssohn Play)

By: Jennifer Vosters

Venue: 2025 Rarig Nolte Xperimental Theatre

Description: This award-winning solo performance grapples gender, genius, and family in the extraordinary true story of sibling composers Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, two very different artists sharing one artistic soul. Go to this Show's Page

Stabby Stab Stab

By: Special When Lit and The Winding Sheet Outfit

Venue: 2023 Crane Theater

Description: Two pre-teens are compelled to serve a modern monster; an eyeless watcher whose price for loyalty is blood. In the age of electronic loneliness, how far would you go for... Go to this Show's Page