Shows
Strike Theater features in-house productions and independent shows most nights of the week, showcasing everything from improv and sketch to storytelling and experimental performance. With a rotating calendar of local talent and original productions, there’s always something new to discover on stage.
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Vortex Improv
VORTEX takes a single moment and spins it into a kaleidoscopic world of interconnected characters and comedy. Fast, inventive, and unpredictable, they spiral outward and pull it all back together in one seamless ride.
The Mess
Twin Cities favorite The Mess returns—now at the much nicer time of 7:30pm. Each show also features an opening set from a Strike House Improv Team, giving you two great improv acts to start your night with laughs.
Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show
Two bad bitches doing improv scenes you’ve definitely seen before. Catch The Saturday Night Improv Show Featuring Your Co-Worker’s Improv Show, opening with Strike House Teams every other Saturday at 9pm.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Heaven’s Precious Angels
A seething mass of experienced improvisers sent from heaven above to blast joy into your soul via the medium of comedic longform improv.
LAW & ORDER The Unscripted Parody - A ComedySportz Production
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the police who investigate the crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories...sort of. CLUNG CLUNG. You suggest the crime and we improvise the solutions in LAW & ORDER: the unscripted parody!
Comedy Sportz
ComedySportz is improvised comedy played like a sport! Two teams of actors create short games and scenes, based on audience suggestions, to earn points and laughs!
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
I Wrote This For You!
Little valentines, written by your favorite performers for their favorite performers, then brought to life on stage. Expect improv, music, storytelling, or something gloriously undefinable—new work, shared monthly in Minneapolis.
Vortex Improv
VORTEX takes a single moment and spins it into a kaleidoscopic world of interconnected characters and comedy. Fast, inventive, and unpredictable, they spiral outward and pull it all back together in one seamless ride.
The Mess
Twin Cities favorite The Mess returns—now at the much nicer time of 7:30pm. Each show also features an opening set from a Strike House Improv Team, giving you two great improv acts to start your night with laughs.
Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show
Two bad bitches doing improv scenes you’ve definitely seen before. Catch The Saturday Night Improv Show Featuring Your Co-Worker’s Improv Show, opening with Strike House Teams every other Saturday at 9pm.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Who Wants to Be a Vilifer?
Five aspiring performers take the stage in Who Wants to Be a Vilifier?, battling through a series of live improv challenges for a shot at joining Vilification Tennis. It’s a high-stakes, elimination-style night of big swings, bigger laughs, and brutally honest outcomes at Strike Theater.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
The Mess
Twin Cities favorite The Mess returns—now at the much nicer time of 7:30pm. Each show also features an opening set from a Strike House Improv Team, giving you two great improv acts to start your night with laughs.
Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show
Two bad bitches doing improv scenes you’ve definitely seen before. Catch The Saturday Night Improv Show Featuring Your Co-Worker’s Improv Show, opening with Strike House Teams every other Saturday at 9pm.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
I Wrote This For You!
Little valentines, written by your favorite performers for their favorite performers, then brought to life on stage. Expect improv, music, storytelling, or something gloriously undefinable—new work, shared monthly in Minneapolis.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
Heaven’s Precious Angels
A seething mass of experienced improvisers sent from heaven above to blast joy into your soul via the medium of comedic longform improv.
The Mess
Twin Cities favorite The Mess returns—now at the much nicer time of 7:30pm. Each show also features an opening set from a Strike House Improv Team, giving you two great improv acts to start your night with laughs.
Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show
Two bad bitches doing improv scenes you’ve definitely seen before. Catch The Saturday Night Improv Show Featuring Your Co-Worker’s Improv Show, opening with Strike House Teams every other Saturday at 9pm.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Comedy Sportz
ComedySportz is improvised comedy played like a sport! Two teams of actors create short games and scenes, based on audience suggestions, to earn points and laughs!
RomCom - A ComedySportz Production
From the team behind ComedySportz Twin Cities comes RomCom—an improvised love story packed with meet cutes, grand gestures, mistaken identities, and scene-stealing best friends. It’s everything you adore about romantic comedies, made up on the spot.
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show
Two bad bitches doing improv scenes you’ve definitely seen before. Catch The Saturday Night Improv Show Featuring Your Co-Worker’s Improv Show, opening with Strike House Teams every other Saturday at 9pm.
The Mess
Twin Cities favorite The Mess returns—now at the much nicer time of 7:30pm. Each show also features an opening set from a Strike House Improv Team, giving you two great improv acts to start your night with laughs.
Friday Night Improv Club
Friday Night Improv Club features improv teams randomly chosen the night of the show!
I Wrote This For You!
Little valentines, written by your favorite performers for their favorite performers, then brought to life on stage. Expect improv, music, storytelling, or something gloriously undefinable—new work, shared monthly in Minneapolis.
Star Trek LXIX - The Next Vilification (Canceled)
The U.S.S. Vilification rockets into the cosmos with one goal: seek out new laughs and leave a trail of comedic destruction in its wake. It’s space exploration at its dumbest, boldest, and most gloriously inappropriate.
BALLS Cabaret (Canceled)
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Babe Train and jorts! Present: FAFO LAFFO (Canceled)
Two veteran narrative improv teams are throwing out the rulebook and doing whatever the heck they want—and not even they know what that is. It could be an Armando, a Harold, short-form chaos, or something wildly unexpected, but one thing’s guaranteed: 50 minutes of pure silliness with jorts! and Babe Train.
Comedy Sportz (Canceled)
ComedySportz is improvised comedy played like a sport! Two teams of actors create short games and scenes, based on audience suggestions, to earn points and laughs!
Babe Train and jorts! Present: FAFO LAFFO
Two veteran narrative improv teams are throwing out the rulebook and doing whatever the heck they want—and not even they know what that is. It could be an Armando, a Harold, short-form chaos, or something wildly unexpected, but one thing’s guaranteed: 50 minutes of pure silliness with jorts! and Babe Train.
RomCom - A ComedySportz Production
From the team behind ComedySportz Twin Cities comes RomCom—an improvised love story packed with meet cutes, grand gestures, mistaken identities, and scene-stealing best friends. It’s everything you adore about romantic comedies, made up on the spot.
Heaven’s Precious Angels
A seething mass of experienced improvisers sent from heaven above to blast joy into your soul via the medium of comedic longform improv.
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show
Two bad bitches doing improv scenes you’ve definitely seen before. Catch The Saturday Night Improv Show Featuring Your Co-Worker’s Improv Show, opening with Strike House Teams every other Saturday at 9pm.
The Mess
Twin Cities favorite The Mess returns—now at the much nicer time of 7:30pm. Each show also features an opening set from a Strike House Improv Team, giving you two great improv acts to start your night with laughs.
Friday Night Improv Club
Friday Night Improv Club features improv teams randomly chosen the night of the show!
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Comedy Sportz
ComedySportz is improvised comedy played like a sport! Two teams of actors create short games and scenes, based on audience suggestions, to earn points and laughs!
RomCom - A ComedySportz Production
From the team behind ComedySportz Twin Cities comes RomCom—an improvised love story packed with meet cutes, grand gestures, mistaken identities, and scene-stealing best friends. It’s everything you adore about romantic comedies, made up on the spot.
Improv - A - Go - Go
Improv A Go Go is a showcase for improvisation in the Twin Cities - founded in 2002 - it is open to any and all types and forms of improvised theater and welcomes performers from all over the Cities, state and country.
BALLS Cabaret
BALLS Cabaret is a welcoming space for artists of all backgrounds to perform up to 7 minutes of music, comedy, dance or whatever it is they want to share on stage!
Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show
November 1’s lineup features The Theater of The Absurd, Tapioca Sunset, & Love’s Labour’s Won!
Improvised Love Is Blind
An improvised parody of the hit Netflix series Love Is Blind, performed live at Strike Theater in Minneapolis. A brand-new cast dives into the experiment for another season—bringing all the drama, romance, and surprises, minus the toxicity.
Getting to Strike
Address
824 18th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Phone
(612) 440-9310
Strike Theater is located in the Thorp Building. Free street parking is available right in front of the theater, with additional parking in the lot at the end of the building.
Accessibility Note: We want everyone to feel welcome at Strike Theater. Our primary entrance on 18th Ave has stairs, but ramp access is available through the West end of the Thorp Building. From there, you can follow the internal hallway straight to the theater.