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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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!
Friday Night Improv Club
Friday Night Improv Club features improv teams randomly chosen the night of the show!
Saturday Night Improv Show
November 1’s lineup features The Theater of The Absurd, Tapioca Sunset, & Love’s Labour’s Won!
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.
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!
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.
Friday Night Improv Club
Friday Night Improv Club features improv teams randomly chosen the night of the show!
Saturday Night Improv Show
November 1’s lineup features The Theater of The Absurd, Tapioca Sunset, & Love’s Labour’s Won!
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!
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!
Student Showcase!
See the Strike Theater Level 4 students perform an Improvised One Act Play!
Student Showcase!
See the Strike Theater Level 4 students perform an Improvised One Act Play!
Friday Night Improv Club
Friday Night Improv Club features improv teams randomly chosen the night of the show!
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.
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!
A Christmas Carol: Unscripted
Come help the cast from ComedySportz Twin Cities create a new version of the ghostly Christmas tale based on your suggestions!
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!
Dilly Dally in A FINAL DRESS HOLIDAY
The MN Fringe hit Final Dress returns for two nights only! Michael and Sean attempt to pull off their “perfectly rehearsed” holiday spectacular… with the help of guest directors Lily Rains (Dec 6) and Shanan Custer (Dec 20).
A Snowy Kiss
Back at Strike Theater for its 6th year, this completely improvised show captures the cozy chaos of the holiday movies you love -- Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix -- and makes up a brand-new one right before your eyes, complete with live, improvised piano accompaniment.
A Snowy Kiss
Back at Strike Theater for its 6th year, this completely improvised show captures the cozy chaos of the holiday movies you love -- Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix -- and makes up a brand-new one right before your eyes, complete with live, improvised piano accompaniment.
A Snowy Kiss
Back at Strike Theater for its 6th year, this completely improvised show captures the cozy chaos of the holiday movies you love -- Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix -- and makes up a brand-new one right before your eyes, complete with live, improvised piano accompaniment.
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!
A Christmas Carol: Unscripted
Come help the cast from ComedySportz Twin Cities create a new version of the ghostly Christmas tale based on your suggestions!
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!
Dilly Dally in A FINAL DRESS HOLIDAY
The MN Fringe hit Final Dress returns for two nights only! Michael and Sean attempt to pull off their “perfectly rehearsed” holiday spectacular… with the help of guest directors Lily Rains (Dec 6) and Shanan Custer (Dec 20).
I Wrote This For You - Holiday Edition!
Get ready to feel all the holiday vibes at "I Wrote This For You - Holiday Edition!"
Little holiday gifts for one another!
Your favorite performers, songwriters, actors, puppeteers, and playwrights, writing things for their favorite performers, songwriters, actors, puppeteers, and playwrights. And then, it gets performed.
Featuring Levi Weinhagen (Comedy Suitcase), Felicia Cooper, Rachel Buhman, Becky Hauser, Holly Brooks, Alsa Bruno, Mike Fotis (Strike), and more!
Hosted by local performer and improviser Jen Scott ("Clown Funeral" at the MN Fringe, "Bring Your Kids", Penny and the Bandits), I Wrote This For You is a collection of shiny new work, celebrating some of our favorite local performers.
Bearded Book Club
Improvised adventures that turn little library books into big laughs from the Bearded Company!
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!
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!
A Christmas Carol: Unscripted
Come help the cast from ComedySportz Twin Cities create a new version of the ghostly Christmas tale based on your suggestions!
Night of 25,000 Laughs
On November 20, 2025, Strike Theater will host its first-annual Talent Show Fundraiser: “Night of 25,000 Laughs”, a 12-hour celebration of creativity, community, and comedy running from noon to midnight on Give to the Max Day
Vilification Tennis: The Musical
Join us for a night of offensive musical theater and insult comedy as Vilification Tennis demonstrates what our degrees got us other than crippling debt!
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!
Friday Night Improv Club
Friday Night Improv Club features improv teams randomly chosen the night of the show!
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.
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.