***Note: This event has been cancelled.

Sketches of Minnesota is where comedy meets community. With Clearwater Forest Camp & Retreat Center, we’re bringing this live, one-of-a-kind show to Cuyuna Lakes MN, featuring improv inspired by conversations with locals.

Experience the heart of Minnesota in Sketches of Minnesota, a theatrical journey, written by Jim Robinson and directed by Mike Fotis, inspired by real stories from across the state. This dynamic show brings Minnesotans' voices to life through engaging comedy, celebrating the diverse communities that define our state.

Experience the heart of Minnesota in Sketches of Minnesota, a theatrical journey, written by Jim Robinson and directed by Mike Fotis, inspired by real stories from across the state. This dynamic show brings Minnesotans' voices to life through engaging comedy, celebrating the diverse communities that define our state.

Join us in New York Mills with New York Mills Arts Retreat and Regional Cultural Center for an evening of laughs, stories, and surprise. Sketches of Minnesota is a live, unscripted performance shaped by real conversations with your neighbors.

Brought to Fosston in partnership with Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing, Sketches of Minnesota is a show unlike any other—where your stories fuel the comedy. Don’t miss this locally inspired performance!

What happens when real conversations spark spontaneous comedy? Sketches of Minnesota hits Edge of the Wilderness with Edge Center for the Arts to find out. Come for the laughs, stay for the community.

In partnership with the City of Fergus Falls, Sketches of Minnesota brings a one-night-only show to Fergus Falls, inspired by the people who call it home. Expect sharp comedy, local flavor, and real stories.

Hilarious, heartfelt, and homegrown—Sketches of Minnesota is coming to Rosemount! Presented with the City of Rosemount, this live show is created from true stories gathered right in your community.

It’s an improv show all about what makes Minnesotans tick—our quirks, shared challenges, and big hopes for the future. It’s a family-friendly review of our state with original music, short-form improv and sketches all inspired by real Minnesotans’ stories.

Get ready, Rochester! With help from Rochester Art Center, Sketches of Minnesota takes stories from your community and turns them into live theater filled with humor, insight, and connection.

Part improv comedy, part love letter to Minnesota, Sketches of Minnesota comes to New Ulm with support from New Ulm Turner Hall. Experience a show that’s heartfelt, hilarious, and totally unique to your town.

Sketches of Minnesota is partnering with the ARC Retreat Community in the Braham Area. Come join us for some food, conversation, and improv.

A high-energy, fast-paced improv comedy show where everything is made up on the spot and no two performances are ever the same.

Part of the Illusion Theater Summer Series.

Danger Boat Productions is proud to host and perform at the 2025 Civic Celebration. Each year at the Civic Celebration, Citizens League gathers Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds, political parties, and ideologies for an evening to appreciate what makes us unique: an enduring civic culture, innovative leadership, and a commitment to public service.

End-of-life care planning is one of life’s most important conversations—yet it’s one that many avoid. Let’s change that with End of Life: Live and Unscripted!—an engaging, entertaining, and informative event that uses humor to tackle this crucial topic.

Experience the heart of Minnesota in Sketches of Minnesota, a theatrical journey by Heather Meyer and Mike Fotis, inspired by real stories from across the state. This dynamic show brings Minnesotans' voices to life through engaging vignettes, celebrating the diverse communities that define our state.

Join the Constructive Dialogue Workshop and learn how to approach challenging conversations with empathy and confidence. Recently featured by MPR News, this interactive session will equip you with tools to foster understanding and connection in personal and professional settings.

Experience the heart of Minnesota in Sketches of Minnesota, a theatrical journey by Heather Meyer and Mike Fotis, inspired by real stories from across the state. This dynamic show brings Minnesotans' voices to life through engaging vignettes, celebrating the diverse communities that define our state.

Unlock the power of public speaking to elevate your legal career! Join TCDIP and Tane Danger for an engaging workshop that will help you build confidence, master audience engagement, and refine essential communication skills for the courtroom, client meetings, and beyond.

Danger Boat Productions is hosting a Quiz Show for the American Constitution Society’s Progressive Law Benefit. Come see local legal folks match wits as they battle it out over legal themed trivia.

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and local host partners for the inaugural Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events will use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

We’ll be performing a shortened version of our Sketches of Minnesota Show at the Minnesota Humanities Center’s Passport to the Humanities: The Humanities Showcase.

This event invites our Minnesota communities to join us, get curious, and explore new ways of thinking that help us better understand ourselves and the world around us.

More information can be found here.

Join our End in Mind founder, broadcast journalist Cathy Wurzer, Karla Hult of KARE-11, and Danger Boat’s Tane Danger, for an important conversation about how to navigate communication challenges while caring for someone with dementia.

Get ready to chuckle for change! The Theater of Public Policy is rolling out the red carpet for Milo Mumgaard, the superhero sans cape, who's leading the charge at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. Between the guffaws and the networking, you'll discover how your laughter can lay down the law in the fight for justice.

You are invited to attend the 18th Annual Eugene McCarthy Lecture, a unique event that blends the worlds of law and improv comedy. This program, “Disagreeing Better: Lessons from Life, Law and Improv Comedy,” will be held on Thursday, September 19. We are thrilled to host John Inazu, a distinguished Washington University law professor, First Amendment expert, and author of numerous publications, including the recent book Learning to Disagree.

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and local host partners for the inaugural Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events will use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

Our Sketches of Minnesota tour is stopping by the Minnesota State Fair. Come see us at the MPR booth!

The Performance Excellence Network is pleased to announce a unique & powerful workshop: Yes, and…: The Art of Collaboration, Creativity & Leadership. The workshop will be hosted August 20 in-person (TBD in the Twin Cities) and will be facilitated by Tane Danger of Danger Boat Productions, closing keynote of igniteEX 2024.

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and local host partners for the inaugural Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events will use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.