Join the improvisers at Danger Boat Productions alongside the Minnesota Humanities Center for a show inspired by the statewide Sketches of Minnesota tour. This live improv/sketch performance springs from real conversations with residents of our great state, from Austin to Winona, International Falls to West St. Paul. 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

When: August 29, 2025

Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm

Where: Dan Patch Stage & Park, the Minnesota State Fair

Cost: Free

A map of our performance location at the Minnesota State Fair.

What is Sketches of Minnesota?

At its core, Sketches of Minnesota is an experiment in civic imagination. Through a combination of community conversations and live improv performances, we turn local stories into comedy and theater that is at once funny, surprising, and deeply human. Each event invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and consider what it means to live in community with one another.

The project is co-produced by Danger Boat Productions and the Minnesota Humanities Center, with the goal of bringing people together across Minnesota to share stories and explore big questions through humor.