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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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!
The Vilification Tennis Super Bowl Halftime Show
Your favorite team didn't win and the halftime show made you feel old. That's why Vilification Tennis is here to make it all better!
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.
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.
Cause A Commotion!
A short-form improv game show where performers face off through solo and group challenges inspired by rapid-fire prompts. Hosted by Julia Weiss, each show crowns a winner who takes home a tote bag packed with prizes.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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
November 1’s lineup features The Theater of The Absurd, Tapioca Sunset, & Love’s Labour’s Won!
Cause A Commotion!
A short-form improv game show where performers face off through solo and group challenges inspired by rapid-fire prompts. Hosted by Julia Weiss, each show crowns a winner who takes home a tote bag packed with prizes.
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.
A Couple Nights Of 10,000 Laughs
Take a break from the news cycle to laugh, recharge, and support community organizations fighting ICE at Strike Theater’s two-night improv marathon featuring some of the Twin Cities’ sharpest performers. With free entry, rotating 30-minute sets from 7 p.m. to midnight, and optional donations benefiting MIRAC and other local nonprofits, it’s proof that fighting fascism can come with real laughs.
A Couple Nights Of 10,000 Laughs
Take a break from the news cycle to laugh, recharge, and support community organizations fighting ICE at Strike Theater’s two-night improv marathon featuring some of the Twin Cities’ sharpest performers. With free entry, rotating 30-minute sets from 7 p.m. to midnight, and optional donations benefiting MIRAC and other local nonprofits, it’s proof that fighting fascism can come with real laughs.
Electric City Puppets: Fuzzball!
Comedy troupe Electric City Puppets' live comedy game show “Fuzzball” features muppet-style puppets and human guest stars as panelists
Comedy troupe Electric City Puppets' live comedy game show “Fuzzball” features muppet-style puppets and human guest stars as panelists, playing a fill-in-the-blank game format similar to TV’s “Match Game.” Contestants will be recruited from the audience for a chance to win prizes.Electric City Puppets are a whimsical and masterful puppeteering theatre company from Upstate New York, specializing in improvisation and education. “We have fur, horns, corrective lenses & plaid shirts. Weirdos, whatnots & whatchamacallits performing comedy and interactive theatre around the Capital Region and Beyond”
Featuring Special Guests:
Britt Johnson
Cody Madison
Julia Weiss
Laura Berger
Neco Pacheaco
Will Schroeder
Student tickets are NOT available for this show
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!
Saturday Night Improv Show
November 1’s lineup features The Theater of The Absurd, Tapioca Sunset, & Love’s Labour’s Won!
Cause A Commotion!
A new short-form improv game show! 3 performers are given prompts to appease host and Judge Julia Weiss!
A new short-form improv game show in Minneapolis!
Three Performers are given surprise prompts to act out alone and in groups. They’ll do their best to win the hearts of you the audience and host Julia Weiss in hopes of taking home prizes they themselves have donated! Debut cast include, Holly Brooks, Angelique Lisboa, and Linc Owens!
Produced by Isabel Dunerkly, Tyler Gwinn, and Ian Scheffler!
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!
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!
CANCELLED 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
November 1’s lineup features The Theater of The Absurd, Tapioca Sunset, & Love’s Labour’s Won!
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!
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!
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.