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“War & Peace in My 20th Century Life – What is Worth Fighting For?” Bernadine Joselyn is the Minnesota-born descendant of white Protestant farmers and their settler forbearers. Imagination and longing led her from her childhood home in a first-ring Minneapolis suburb to India, the Soviet Union-later Russia, New York City and rural Itasca County, […]
“Mermaids, Monsters, & Mysterious Strangers: Stories of the Unknown and Unexpected” Not everything can be explained. Not all strangers are who they seem. Not every monster is what you expect. […]
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“Oz-America” During the past thirty years, I have lived for three years in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood; twenty in Whittier; seven in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; and, most recently, several months in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Having been born August 19,1973 in Denver, Colorado, the only official citizenship I have ever held […]
“War & Peace in My 20th Century Life – What is Worth Fighting For?” Bernadine Joselyn is the Minnesota-born descendant of white Protestant farmers and their settler forbearers. Imagination and longing led her from her childhood home in a first-ring Minneapolis suburb to India, the Soviet Union-later Russia, New York City and rural Itasca County, […]
This is an ongoing monthly series of storytelling open mics that will take place on the 3rd Monday of the month. Here’s how it works: Up to 10 Tellers. 10 minutes each. Any style- traditional, personal, braided. etc. Sign-up will be first come, first serve. Doors at 6:30, show at 7pm. This event presented in […]
Festival pass punch card, 6 shows for $60, pick up at the door! Come once with five friends or see any six of the eight performances yourself. Individual show tickets […]
“Moby Dick Tonight” Loren Niemi will tell a blended story using Melville’s Moby Dick classic as a crucible to examine our current situation in American Culture as obsession and fantasy rein powerful and dangerous. He will ask: “What is your White Whale?” While the essence of the story has always been “Man fights whale, whale […]
“Leaking (The Wolves Are Everywhere)” 𝐕𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 “𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞)”, a braid of fractured fairy tale and crafted personal stories that explores how trauma leaks into our interactions, perceptions, and futures. This is not the Red Riding Hood you remember. Join us for this encore performance from the 2026 Minnesota Fringe […]
“My Life As An Oxymoron” A devoutly agnostic progressive who loves Israel, tells tales of greed, avarice and love. A bumpy ride sure to cause a stir. Bring your boxing gloves and a sense of humor. Howard Lieberman has done everything on stage except sing, which he would gladly do if he could carry a […]
“Leaking (The Wolves Are Everywhere)” 𝐕𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 “𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞)”, a braid of fractured fairy tale and crafted personal stories that explores how trauma leaks into […]
“The Exact Moment I Became Someone Else” Kory May tells stories to make sense of the world—and since the world refuses to make sense, he keeps telling them. A Moth […]