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BRYANT LAKE BOWL THEATER
Bryant Lake Bowl and Theater is a charming venue in Minneapolis, known for its intimate atmosphere and vibrant programming. With a cozy capacity of just 82 seats, the theater features a 9' x 22' stage that has hosted an impressive array of performances, including the quirky holiday favorite "A Very Die Hard Christmas." The venue also showcases musical talent, featuring renowned artists such as Dan Wilson, The Civil Wars, Jeremy Messersmith, and Soccer Mommy. This blend of theater and live music creates a unique community hub where audiences can enjoy a diverse range of artistic expressions in an inviting setting.
Take a look at our calendar to see what excellent shows we have happening this month.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW DO I BUY TICKETS?
You can purchase tickets from our website using the link under the show’s description.
Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.
Doors typically open 30 or 60 minutes before the show; please check the event page on our website for specific times.
Tickets are available online up until two hours before each show. If the show isn’t sold out we will release the remaining tickets at the door.
I CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE SHOW.
CAN I GET A REFUND?
Sorry, but no.
No refunds or exchanges once you’ve purchased a ticket.
I JUST BOUGHT A TICKET.
DO I HAVE AN ASSIGNED SEAT?
Nope. All of our shows are general admission.
First come, first served.
CAN I EAT AND DRINK INSIDE THE THEATER?
For sure! (Bryant-Lake Bowl food and drinks, that is.)
We serve our full restaurant and bar menus inside the theater, which means you can order from and eat directly in your seat.
I’M INTERESTED IN BOOKING A SHOW.
WHAT DO I DO?
Reach out to Kristin Van Loon at Kristin@bryantlakebowl.com
When visiting Bryant Lake Bowl and Theater, convenient parking options are available to make your experience hassle-free. There’s a parking lot located directly behind the building, offering easy access for guests. Additionally, you'll find free off-street parking nearby, perfect for those looking to save on costs. For those who prefer guaranteed spots, paid off-street parking is also available in the vicinity. With these options, you can focus on enjoying the show without worrying about where to park!
Empty Nest
What happens when the kids grow up, the mirror feels a little less friendly, and your spouse is still your scene partner? You write a show about it.
Married performers Laura Zabel and Levi Weinhagen bring a new show about identity, marriage, aging, and transition — with plenty of laughs.
Through a mix of sharp stories, absurd sketches, and knowing winks at the audience, Empty Nest dives into life’s big transitions and finds the humor in the awkward, poignant, and downright ridiculous moments along the way.
“This show is about what it means to grow older together — and to figure out who we are in a new phase of life,” says Zabel. “It’s either make this show or clean out our garage,” adds Weinhagen.
Whether you’re happily coupled, flying solo, or just curious about how two funny people can stay married and still make art together, Empty Nest offers a night of stories, sketches and bits of life in transition.
Laura and Levi met performing at the Brave New Workshop and have performed for more than two decades in theater, comedy, and storytelling — and at home, they’ve been improvising marriage and parenting for over 24 years.
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Local Music Scene presents: Joan of Profile
local music; improvised scenes
The Local Music Scene is a comedy show that uses songs performed by local musicians as inspiration for improvised scenes. Each show features a different local musical guest.
September
5th - Murder Curious
12th - Dogpile
19th - Joan of Profile
26th - Penny and the Bandits
Joan of Profile is a versatile female-fronted band with songs that have strong story-telling lyrical content set to the musical background of a modern alternative sound with pop sensibilities and energy.
Improvisers:
Sarah Arnold-Simondet
Jill Bernard
Holly Brooks
Danica McDonald
Adam M. Mellerup
Linc Owens
Philip Simondet
Karyn Wilson
Guest Director: Eric Heiberg
Produced by JimJam Media (Sarah Arnold-Simondet and Philip Simondet)
Since 2013, The Local Music Scene has showcased the talents of over a hundred local musicians. Philip Simondet created The Local Music Scene over a decade ago. At the time he was hosting the music open mic at The Chatterbox Pub and came up with the idea as a way to get more people to hear the songs. "People would play these incredible songs they wrote, and it was mostly the same regulars that would ever hear it. I started The Local Music Scene so more people would hear my favorites," said Simondet. Collaborating with other artists is a common theme in everything JimJam Media produces. In addition to The Local Music Scene, the duo is also responsible for THE PAiNTERS (which features local painters, The Residency at BLB (which features 2 local improv groups weekly), and Holidating (an improvised musical). They also perform as SAPS, "the most interactive improv duo in the world."
For this run, we've handed control over to guest director, Eric Heiberg. Heiberg is a longtime fan and frequent LMS improviser. He had a vision for how to fine-tune the format of the show (which, in improviser jargon, is a Harold/Armando with songs instead of games/stories). He's handpicked a cast of incredible improvisers. His rehearsal process involves drilling skills and the introduction of a BRAND NEW ELEMENT to the show! We can't wait for you to see what he's come up with.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Residency at BLB feat. BLACKOUT and Too Bad We Don't Vibe
Watch and discuss the best improv in the Twin Cities!
Every Friday at 9:30 pm, The Residency at BLB features 2 improv groups who present their own solutions to the question, "how do you create 25 minutes of theater - without a script!"
BLACKOUT (Karyn Wilson, Jada Pulley, Duck Washington, Alexis Camille, AlysshaRose Jordan-Bird, Lukas Ramsey, Khary Jackson, Destiny Davison, Dorian Beal, Aron Woldeslassie), the first all-Black improv group based in Minneapolis, does a combination of long form and short form, with their signature format being the swag hat. They ask the audience for a topic and discuss on stage before doing scenes inspired by the conversation.
Too Bad We Don't Vibe (Holly Brooks and Marika Sullivan) is a long form duo with a montage that includes lots of meta-scene work, asides, and maybe some fun floaty stuff in-between.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 9pm. Online ticket sales end at 7:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Empty Nest
What happens when the kids grow up, the mirror feels a little less friendly, and your spouse is still your scene partner? You write a show about it.
Married performers Laura Zabel and Levi Weinhagen bring a new show about identity, marriage, aging, and transition — with plenty of laughs.
Through a mix of sharp stories, absurd sketches, and knowing winks at the audience, Empty Nest dives into life’s big transitions and finds the humor in the awkward, poignant, and downright ridiculous moments along the way.
“This show is about what it means to grow older together — and to figure out who we are in a new phase of life,” says Zabel. “It’s either make this show or clean out our garage,” adds Weinhagen.
Whether you’re happily coupled, flying solo, or just curious about how two funny people can stay married and still make art together, Empty Nest offers a night of stories, sketches and bits of life in transition.
Laura and Levi met performing at the Brave New Workshop and have performed for more than two decades in theater, comedy, and storytelling — and at home, they’ve been improvising marriage and parenting for over 24 years.
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Super Floor, Babytooth, The Star Family Singers
The Star Family Singers are a songwriting duo who write music to explore the mystical powers of love and friendship. They’re joined by Babytooth (mpls) and Super Floor (mpls) for an evening of amazing rock n roll music.
Star Family Singers
Babytooth
Super Floor
Tickets are $12 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 9:30pm. Online ticket sales end at 7:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Empty Nest
What happens when the kids grow up, the mirror feels a little less friendly, and your spouse is still your scene partner? You write a show about it.
Married performers Laura Zabel and Levi Weinhagen bring a new show about identity, marriage, aging, and transition — with plenty of laughs.
Through a mix of sharp stories, absurd sketches, and knowing winks at the audience, Empty Nest dives into life’s big transitions and finds the humor in the awkward, poignant, and downright ridiculous moments along the way.
“This show is about what it means to grow older together — and to figure out who we are in a new phase of life,” says Zabel. “It’s either make this show or clean out our garage,” adds Weinhagen.
Whether you’re happily coupled, flying solo, or just curious about how two funny people can stay married and still make art together, Empty Nest offers a night of stories, sketches and bits of life in transition.
Laura and Levi met performing at the Brave New Workshop and have performed for more than two decades in theater, comedy, and storytelling — and at home, they’ve been improvising marriage and parenting for over 24 years.
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Uproar Comedy Open Mic
Winner of CityPages Best of the Twin Cities Comedy Open Mic 2020 and MNComedy’s Open Mic of the Year 2021, Uproar continues with its weekly open mic at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
This show is FREE! There will be a donation bucket at the door if you’d like to support Uproar.
Doors and open mic sign-up are at 6 PM, Show starts at 7pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Improv Zodiac!
Improv Zodiac! is a unique monthly improv show that celebrates each zodiac season. Every month, three curated teams of Twin Cities improvisers—who share astrological placements in that month’s featured sign—come together to deliver hilarious, one-of-a-kind performances. Whether or not you’re interested in astrology, you'll love watching how the stars align on stage!
Improv Zodiac! on Instagram
Steph Callaghan on Instagram
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. $10 at the Door with a Valid Student ID. Doors open at 6:30pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Grotesque Fest V
This summer has been so hot we just want to peel our skin off! Then, we realized we know someone who could actually make that happen. Grotesque Fest is BACK to guide you through the darkest caves, the horrifying heavens, and even that darn thing growing in your bathroom that you just don’t want to touch. Your hair will raise, your skin will crawl, and your sweat might just freeze after watching the films we have in store for you. We’re lurking in the Theater for TWO NIGHTS!!
THIS SHOW IS GOING TO START AT 7PM SHARP!!!! So try to get here by 7PM!!!
FEATURING AN ORIGINAL LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM THE HEART STEALING REX BOYFRIEND <3 (Bring your dollar bills - it's time to honor this King)
Featuring the Artistic Talents of the REALITY ALTERING Jaclyn Harris!
And of course, the FANTASTIC FILMWORK of Kevin Ackley, Sishir Bommakanti, Jason Ewert, Rebecca Daugherty, Jolie Wiktor, Robin Sherbondy, Thomas Mammoth, Anthony Cousins, Adam Jacobs & Joe Greening, and Mira Seeba
Get here early!!! Doors open at 6PM and we’ll have a merch table available each night!
Poster Art By Lou Thomas
Grotesque Fest on Instagram
Derek Bauer on Instagram
Lily Berg on Instagram
Tickets are $9 in Advance / $13 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Local Music Scene presents: Penny and the Bandits
local music; improvised scenes
The Local Music Scene is a comedy show that uses songs performed by local musicians as inspiration for improvised scenes. Each show features a different local musical guest.
September
5th - Murder Curious
12th - Dogpile
19th - Joan of Profile
26th - Penny and the Bandits
Penny and the Bandits:
Penny and the Bandits is a collection of Twin Cities-based musicians, put together by Twin Cities-based performer Jen Scott (she/her). Format Voyage, Penny and the Bandits' second studio album, drops in October: the album release (birthday) party show will be at the Bryant Lake Bowl on October 22nd. Along with performing, Jen also produces a number of shows around the Cities, including Bring Your Kids, a comedy-variety show for kids and their grown ups. Please check out pennyandthebandits.com for music details, and octoberdandy.com for info on all-things-Jen.
Improvisers:
Sarah Arnold-Simondet
Jill Bernard
Holly Brooks
Danica McDonald
Adam M. Mellerup
Linc Owens
Philip Simondet
Karyn Wilson
Guest Director: Eric Heiberg
Produced by JimJam Media (Sarah Arnold-Simondet and Philip Simondet)
Since 2013, The Local Music Scene has showcased the talents of over a hundred local musicians. Philip Simondet created The Local Music Scene over a decade ago. At the time he was hosting the music open mic at The Chatterbox Pub and came up with the idea as a way to get more people to hear the songs. "People would play these incredible songs they wrote, and it was mostly the same regulars that would ever hear it. I started The Local Music Scene so more people would hear my favorites," said Simondet. Collaborating with other artists is a common theme in everything JimJam Media produces. In addition to The Local Music Scene, the duo is also responsible for THE PAiNTERS (which features local painters, The Residency at BLB (which features 2 local improv groups weekly), and Holidating (an improvised musical). They also perform as SAPS, "the most interactive improv duo in the world."
For this run, we've handed control over to guest director, Eric Heiberg. Heiberg is a longtime fan and frequent LMS improviser. He had a vision for how to fine-tune the format of the show (which, in improviser jargon, is a Harold/Armando with songs instead of games/stories). He's handpicked a cast of incredible improvisers. His rehearsal process involves drilling skills and the introduction of a BRAND NEW ELEMENT to the show! We can't wait for you to see what he's come up with.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Residency at BLB feat. BLACKOUT and Too Bad We Don't Vibe
Watch and discuss the best improv in the Twin Cities!
Every Friday at 9:30 pm, The Residency at BLB features 2 improv groups who present their own solutions to the question, "how do you create 25 minutes of theater - without a script!"
BLACKOUT (Karyn Wilson, Jada Pulley, Duck Washington, Alexis Camille, AlysshaRose Jordan-Bird, Lukas Ramsey, Khary Jackson, Destiny Davison, Dorian Beal, Aron Woldeslassie), the first all-Black improv group based in Minneapolis, does a combination of long form and short form, with their signature format being the swag hat. They ask the audience for a topic and discuss on stage before doing scenes inspired by the conversation.
Too Bad We Don't Vibe (Holly Brooks and Marika Sullivan) is a long form duo with a montage that includes lots of meta-scene work, asides, and maybe some fun floaty stuff in-between.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 9pm. Online ticket sales end at 7:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Grotesque Fest V
This summer has been so hot we just want to peel our skin off! Then, we realized we know someone who could actually make that happen. Grotesque Fest is BACK to guide you through the darkest caves, the horrifying heavens, and even that darn thing growing in your bathroom that you just don’t want to touch. Your hair will raise, your skin will crawl, and your sweat might just freeze after watching the films we have in store for you. We’re lurking in the Theater for TWO NIGHTS!!
THIS SHOW IS GOING TO START AT 7PM SHARP!!!! So try to get here by 7PM!!!
FEATURING AN ORIGINAL LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM THE HEART STEALING REX BOYFRIEND <3 (Bring your dollar bills - it's time to honor this King)
Featuring the Artistic Talents of the REALITY ALTERING Jaclyn Harris!
And of course, the FANTASTIC FILMWORK of Kevin Ackley, Sishir Bommakanti, Jason Ewert, Rebecca Daugherty, Jolie Wiktor, Robin Sherbondy, Thomas Mammoth, Anthony Cousins, Adam Jacobs & Joe Greening, and Mira Seeba
Get here early!!! Doors open at 6PM and we’ll have a merch table available each night!
Poster Art By Lou Thomas
Grotesque Fest on Instagram
Derek Bauer on Instagram
Lily Berg on Instagram
Tickets are $9 in Advance / $13 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Clown Rodeo
Get ready for a wild ride at Clown Rodeo, the game show that's on a quest to find the true clown! Hosted by Minneapolis's own comedian Sarah McPeck and her trusty clown sidekick, Drew, this isn't your average rodeo. Cast includes Angelique Lisboa, Jex Arzayus, Aron Woldeslassie, Julie Bane, Bad Karma, and Harrie Bradshaw.
Two teams, each a powerhouse trio of one drag queen, one improviser, and one stand-up comedian, will battle it out in a series of uproarious challenges. Expect gut-busting comedy challenges, side-splitting physical challenges, and dazzling displays of drag. Plus, test your wits with a hilarious trivia component!
This fast-paced, fun-filled show guarantees an evening of non-stop entertainment and unexpected laughs.
Audience, saddle up! We encourage you to unleash your inner clown or embrace your best western wear. Come dressed in your most fun western or clown attire and join the spectacle!
Tickets are $12 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 9:30pm. Online ticket sales end at 8pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society Podcast LIVE
A live podcast recording from the “talented and hilarious” (TC Stages) Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society. Join society members Eric Webster, Tim Uren, Joshua English Scrimshaw, and Shanan Custer for a live recording of the 400th episode of their five-star iTunes podcast The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society. This month’s lineup features a re-examination of the very first radio drama ever discussed on the podcast, “The House in Cypress Canyon” from Suspense; a no-holds-barred debate on the production’s merits; and a freewheeling Q&A with your hosts as they reflect on nine years, more than one hundred live performances, and 400 episodes of The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society!
PREVIOUS PRAISE FOR THE MYSTERIOUS OLD RADIO LISTENING SOCIETY:
“Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and Eric Webster have this down cold — not just the technical aspect, but the tone… Chilling as it might be to experience these tales (complete with old-school ads) alone in the dark, it’s much more fun to experience them with a crowd.” -City Pages
“An artisanal, old-school way of making entertainment... The fun is in watching these fine actors work almost exclusively with their voices … and to see them create a sepia-toned world with handmade sound effects.” - Pioneer Press
“This show is an entertaining and creepy homage to an era gone by, that of the radio drama. The creators of this show have a podcast of the same name… and their love for and knowledge of the genre is evident… There's a reason these radio horror shows were so popular, and happily they continue to exist in some form today thanks to Ghoulish Delights.” -Cherry and Spoon
ABOUT THE MORLS:
The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society performed their first staged old-time radio recreation in 2016 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis. Since then, they have appeared at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Daleko Arts in New Prague, and the Wabasha Street Caves in Saint Paul. Their recreations were also featured monthly from 2017 to 2019 at the James J. Hill Center and from 2020 to 2022 at Park Square Theater in Saint Paul. Currently, the MORLS can be seen regularly at Crooners Supper Club and the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
The Society’s live performances are inspired by the podcast of the same name. The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society Podcast revisits the great crime, horror and suspense shows from the golden age of radio, including tales from Suspense, Lights Out, Quiet Please, The Shadow, and more. Each episode features a classic, or maybe-not-so classic story, from the mysterious old-time radio vault, complete with historical notes and trivia. At the end of each podcast, your hosts, Tim, Joshua and Eric discuss the merits of the story and decide whether or not it stands the test of time.
Tickets are $18. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Uproar Comedy Open Mic
Winner of CityPages Best of the Twin Cities Comedy Open Mic 2020 and MNComedy’s Open Mic of the Year 2021, Uproar continues with its weekly open mic at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
This show is FREE! There will be a donation bucket at the door if you’d like to support Uproar.
Doors and open mic sign-up are at 6 PM, Show starts at 7pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Catacomb Cinema Club
Join the goblins and ghouls who create your favorite annual spooky attraction, The Haunted Basement, as they open the crypt door and invite you in for an evening of fun and frights. Gather your squad and see if you can be the Final Girl for our horror film trivia (each month we have a terrifyingly fun new theme). Top teams win prizes! Then settle back and watch a horror film, curated each month by the weird little monsters of Catacomb Collective. Come dressed on theme and compete for the best costume prize. Be sure to check out hauntedbasement.org for this months theme and film!
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Tickets are $12 in Advance / $10 - $20 Sliding Scale at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
DATES
Fridays Oct. 3rd, 10th, and 17th
Saturdays Oct. 4th, 11th, and 18th
Thursdays Oct. 9th and 16th
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
A Drinking Game MN presents The Goonies
Goonies never say Die! Well there will be no dying in this show, but we can promise a good time, adventure and plenty of drinking cues!
Join A Drinking Game Mn for The Goonies! Our cast will do a live stage reading of the script while playing a drinking game throughout! YOU, our audience will also have drinking cues throughout. Hear a bell, take a drink of whatever you like, be it your favorite drink, pop, water, blood… Well blood gets sticky, so maybe choose another option.
So take the oath! Join the adventure. Let’s go on the hunt for treasure together!
Tickets are $15 in Advance / $20 at the Door. Doors open at 9pm. Online ticket sales end at 7:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Holidating: Halloween 2025
An improvised musical love story inspired by this month’s holiday
Have you ever hoped holiday romcoms happened all year?
Holidating is a musical celebration of the Hallmark spirit year round! Each month, the cast improvises a musical about love, breakups, and meet cutes themed around this month’s holiday, Halloween. Look out! Love is coming this way! Grab your tissues and your laugh buckets, holiday lovers!
PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY:
JimJam Media (Philip Simondet & Sarah Arnold-Simondet)
Music Director:
Daniel Goldschmidt
Keyboards:
Justin Nellis
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Bring Your Kids!
Bring Your Kids!
A comedy variety show for kids and their grown ups.
Perfect for ages 5 and up.
Featuring comedians, musicians and generalized silliness.
Kids - bring a joke to tell! Grown ups - I hope you like jokes.
More information at bringyourkidscomedy.com
Tickets are $7 for Kids / $12 for Adults. Doors open at 2PM. Online ticket sales end at 1PM.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story
In 1978, two men kidnapped the corpse of Charlie Chaplin and held it for ransom.
This *might* be how it happened.
"Chap Snatchers! A True-ish Crime Story" takes a bizarre piece of history and spins it into a fast-paced comedy full of gangsters, slapstick, mistaken identities, and the world’s most famous silent star caught in the middle.
Created by Josh Carson (A Very Die Hard Christmas), Neal Skoy (Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus), and Joshua English Scrimshaw (Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society), it blends pop-culture savvy, bona fide clowning chops, and a love of classic comedy into one outrageous caper ripped from the forgotten headlines. Part screwball farce, part heist, and part love letter to laughter itself.
Featuring: Neal Skoy, Josh Carson, Thalia Bea Kostman, Rob Ward, Cate Jackson, Kaitlen Osburn and introducing Joshua English Scrimshaw as the corpse of Charlie Chaplin.
Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Eric Ziegenhagen and 10 Items or Fewer (Trio)
Eric Ziegenhagen returns to the Bryant Lake Bowl and the old country for the first time in forever, bringing evocative songs played on a four-string guitar that land somewhere familiar and dream-like at the same time. Eric's latest album 'Second Husband' was recorded pre-pandemic by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and was released to streaming and elsewhere earlier this year.
10 Items or Fewer will start the night in their Action Squad Beta Trio formation of Mike Hallenbeck, guitarist Dan Gaarder and harmony singer Rhiannon Fiskradatz. Even stripped down, they put the Rocktober into October.
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Nice Things Said:
“Moonlighting Chicago playwright Eric Ziegenhagen revelled in the small turnout, which suited the rec-room intimacy of his performance style. His self-effacing between-song banter was just as entertaining as the tunes he crooned, accompanying himself on his lap-strummed acoustic guitar…A festival highlight.” –Tim Perlich, NOW (Toronto weekly), NXNE wrap-up
“His own lyrics are imaginative, as you might expect…He sings a lot about cold and snow, as is appropriate for a Great Lakes guy, using inclement weather to launch into a sort of atmospheric poetry of extremity in which the characters dodge monsters and love each other in the same kind of dreamy haze.” – Monica Kendrick, Chicago Reader
“He plays a battered, four-string acoustic and sings spare, intimate little ditties that are low- key but just as witty as his pals.” – Tom Hallett, Pulse of the Twin Cities
10 Items or Fewer:
“On The Fossil Record, singer-songwriter Mike Hallenbeck flaunts his usual smarts, humor, and pathos.” —Keith Harris, Racket
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Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Improv Zodiac!
Improv Zodiac! is a unique monthly improv show that celebrates each zodiac season. Every month, three curated teams of Twin Cities improvisers—who share astrological placements in that month’s featured sign—come together to deliver hilarious, one-of-a-kind performances. Whether or not you’re interested in astrology, you'll love watching how the stars align on stage!
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Steph Callaghan on Instagram
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. $10 at the Door with a Valid Student ID. Doors open at 6:30pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Tubthumping Thursdays
We'll be singing, when we're winning. Join us with a whiskey drink, a vodka drink, a lager drink, or a cider drink, any kind of drink. And enjoy a comedy variety show. Each monthly Thursday show will feature unique comedy from short/long form improv groups, comedians, and/or comedy sketches.
Comedy for the good times, and comedy for the better times.
Tickets are $12. Doors open at 6PM.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
WITCH, PLEASE!: Mistress Ginger's Halloween Fantasy
Get ready for a bewitching night of magic and mischief! Cabaret queen Mistress Ginger invites you into a world where spellcasting meets song and dance as she conjures up hilarious musical numbers and reveals her WitchTok secrets. From love potions gone wrong to enchanting transformations, this show is filled with tricks, treats, and plenty of glitter. Don’t miss your chance to see your favorite showgirl brew up some Halloween magic—grab your broomsticks and your tickets now!
Starring cabaret queen Mistress Ginger
Featuring dancer Scott Stafford
Directed by David Hanzal
Mistress Ginger has been enchanting Twin Cities audiences with her signature cabaret magic since 2006, lighting up stages from the Bryant-Lake Bowl to the Ordway Center and Crooners Supper Club. Blending song and story, she whisks audiences away on whimsical journeys filled with heart, humor, and imagination. She is also the author of Mistress Ginger Cooks (2014), a playful plant-based cookbook.
“The fabulous Mistress Ginger performed rousing, live vocal cabaret numbers between dances — and even during them. A Juilliard-trained dancer, Mistress Ginger performs cabaret in the Twin Cities. Her comedic timing and quick-wit were on full display, and her audience was enraptured… Her nuanced facial expression work while singing in a Broadway-ready tone? Masterful… It was a campy and vampy delight.” -Derek Maurawski-Harguth, Twin Cities Gay Scene
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Tickets are $18 in Advance / $22 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
WITCH, PLEASE!: Mistress Ginger's Halloween Fantasy
Get ready for a bewitching night of magic and mischief! Cabaret queen Mistress Ginger invites you into a world where spellcasting meets song and dance as she conjures up hilarious musical numbers and reveals her WitchTok secrets. From love potions gone wrong to enchanting transformations, this show is filled with tricks, treats, and plenty of glitter. Don’t miss your chance to see your favorite showgirl brew up some Halloween magic—grab your broomsticks and your tickets now!
Starring cabaret queen Mistress Ginger
Featuring dancer Scott Stafford
Directed by David Hanzal
Mistress Ginger has been enchanting Twin Cities audiences with her signature cabaret magic since 2006, lighting up stages from the Bryant-Lake Bowl to the Ordway Center and Crooners Supper Club. Blending song and story, she whisks audiences away on whimsical journeys filled with heart, humor, and imagination. She is also the author of Mistress Ginger Cooks (2014), a playful plant-based cookbook.
“The fabulous Mistress Ginger performed rousing, live vocal cabaret numbers between dances — and even during them. A Juilliard-trained dancer, Mistress Ginger performs cabaret in the Twin Cities. Her comedic timing and quick-wit were on full display, and her audience was enraptured… Her nuanced facial expression work while singing in a Broadway-ready tone? Masterful… It was a campy and vampy delight.” -Derek Maurawski-Harguth, Twin Cities Gay Scene
Website
Instagram
Facebook
YouTube
Tickets are $18 in Advance / $22 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
OCE's World Music Night featuring special guests The Brass Messengers
Other Country Ensemble's monthly World Music series comes to Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, with the inaugural show kicked off by local legends The Brass Messengers! The Brass Messengers are a street band that performs original compositions and various 'covers'; anything worldly that can be crammed inside a brass tube and joyously spewed out with volumes of hot and humorous air.
OCE features veteran musicians from the Twin Cities, performing traditional music from the northern Mediterranean region ranging from Spanish Sephardic to Greek and Turkish music, and original compositions inspired by the regions. They weave tales of the history of the music from 700 A.D on and the fusion of sounds that spread through the Mediterranean, as well as the instruments they perform.
Tickets are $10. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Uproar Comedy Open Mic
Winner of CityPages Best of the Twin Cities Comedy Open Mic 2020 and MNComedy’s Open Mic of the Year 2021, Uproar continues with its weekly open mic at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
This show is FREE! There will be a donation bucket at the door if you’d like to support Uproar.
Doors and open mic sign-up are at 6 PM, Show starts at 7pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Empty Nest
What happens when the kids grow up, the mirror feels a little less friendly, and your spouse is still your scene partner? You write a show about it.
Married performers Laura Zabel and Levi Weinhagen bring a new show about identity, marriage, aging, and transition — with plenty of laughs.
Through a mix of sharp stories, absurd sketches, and knowing winks at the audience, Empty Nest dives into life’s big transitions and finds the humor in the awkward, poignant, and downright ridiculous moments along the way.
“This show is about what it means to grow older together — and to figure out who we are in a new phase of life,” says Zabel. “It’s either make this show or clean out our garage,” adds Weinhagen.
Whether you’re happily coupled, flying solo, or just curious about how two funny people can stay married and still make art together, Empty Nest offers a night of stories, sketches and bits of life in transition.
Laura and Levi met performing at the Brave New Workshop and have performed for more than two decades in theater, comedy, and storytelling — and at home, they’ve been improvising marriage and parenting for over 24 years.
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Empty Nest
What happens when the kids grow up, the mirror feels a little less friendly, and your spouse is still your scene partner? You write a show about it.
Married performers Laura Zabel and Levi Weinhagen bring a new show about identity, marriage, aging, and transition — with plenty of laughs.
Through a mix of sharp stories, absurd sketches, and knowing winks at the audience, Empty Nest dives into life’s big transitions and finds the humor in the awkward, poignant, and downright ridiculous moments along the way.
“This show is about what it means to grow older together — and to figure out who we are in a new phase of life,” says Zabel. “It’s either make this show or clean out our garage,” adds Weinhagen.
Whether you’re happily coupled, flying solo, or just curious about how two funny people can stay married and still make art together, Empty Nest offers a night of stories, sketches and bits of life in transition.
Laura and Levi met performing at the Brave New Workshop and have performed for more than two decades in theater, comedy, and storytelling — and at home, they’ve been improvising marriage and parenting for over 24 years.
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Bring Your Kids!
Bring Your Kids!
A comedy variety show for kids and their grown ups.
Perfect for ages 5 and up.
Featuring comedians, musicians and generalized silliness.
Kids - bring a joke to tell! Grown ups - I hope you like jokes.
More information at bringyourkidscomedy.com
Tickets are $7 for Kids / $12 for Adults. Doors open at 2PM. Online ticket sales end at 1PM.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Residency at BLB feat. BLACKOUT and Too Bad We Don't Vibe
Watch and discuss the best improv in the Twin Cities!
Every Friday at 9:30 pm, The Residency at BLB features 2 improv groups who present their own solutions to the question, "how do you create 25 minutes of theater - without a script!"
BLACKOUT (Karyn Wilson, Jada Pulley, Duck Washington, Alexis Camille, AlysshaRose Jordan-Bird, Lukas Ramsey, Khary Jackson, Destiny Davison, Dorian Beal, Aron Woldeslassie), the first all-Black improv group based in Minneapolis, does a combination of long form and short form, with their signature format being the swag hat. They ask the audience for a topic and discuss on stage before doing scenes inspired by the conversation.
Too Bad We Don't Vibe (Holly Brooks and Marika Sullivan) is a long form duo with a montage that includes lots of meta-scene work, asides, and maybe some fun floaty stuff in-between.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 9pm. Online ticket sales end at 7:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Local Music Scene presents: Dogpile
local music; improvised scenes
The Local Music Scene is a comedy show that uses songs performed by local musicians as inspiration for improvised scenes. Each show features a different local musical guest.
September
5th - Murder Curious
12th - Dogpile
19th - Joan of Profile
26th - Penny and the Bandits
Dogpile:
Dogpile is a mess. Folksy, country-like, and roots music adjacent - they can’t quite keep it all straight. Years of howling in basements and bars has left them reckless yet patient. They may be a bit ragged, but they will always be stumbling proud.
Improvisers:
Sarah Arnold-Simondet
Jill Bernard
Holly Brooks
Danica McDonald
Adam M. Mellerup
Linc Owens
Philip Simondet
Karyn Wilson
Guest Director: Eric Heiberg
Produced by JimJam Media (Sarah Arnold-Simondet and Philip Simondet)
Since 2013, The Local Music Scene has showcased the talents of over a hundred local musicians. Philip Simondet created The Local Music Scene over a decade ago. At the time he was hosting the music open mic at The Chatterbox Pub and came up with the idea as a way to get more people to hear the songs. "People would play these incredible songs they wrote, and it was mostly the same regulars that would ever hear it. I started The Local Music Scene so more people would hear my favorites," said Simondet. Collaborating with other artists is a common theme in everything JimJam Media produces. In addition to The Local Music Scene, the duo is also responsible for THE PAiNTERS (which features local painters, The Residency at BLB (which features 2 local improv groups weekly), and Holidating (an improvised musical). They also perform as SAPS, "the most interactive improv duo in the world."
For this run, we've handed control over to guest director, Eric Heiberg. Heiberg is a longtime fan and frequent LMS improviser. He had a vision for how to fine-tune the format of the show (which, in improviser jargon, is a Harold/Armando with songs instead of games/stories). He's handpicked a cast of incredible improvisers. His rehearsal process involves drilling skills and the introduction of a BRAND NEW ELEMENT to the show! We can't wait for you to see what he's come up with.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Empty Nest
What happens when the kids grow up, the mirror feels a little less friendly, and your spouse is still your scene partner? You write a show about it.
Married performers Laura Zabel and Levi Weinhagen bring a new show about identity, marriage, aging, and transition — with plenty of laughs.
Through a mix of sharp stories, absurd sketches, and knowing winks at the audience, Empty Nest dives into life’s big transitions and finds the humor in the awkward, poignant, and downright ridiculous moments along the way.
“This show is about what it means to grow older together — and to figure out who we are in a new phase of life,” says Zabel. “It’s either make this show or clean out our garage,” adds Weinhagen.
Whether you’re happily coupled, flying solo, or just curious about how two funny people can stay married and still make art together, Empty Nest offers a night of stories, sketches and bits of life in transition.
Laura and Levi met performing at the Brave New Workshop and have performed for more than two decades in theater, comedy, and storytelling — and at home, they’ve been improvising marriage and parenting for over 24 years.
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
I Wrote This For You
Little valentines for one another!
Your favorite performers, songwriters, actors, and playwrights, writing things for their favorite performers, songwriters, actors, and playwrights. And then, it gets performed.
Featuring Jim Robinsons and Dennis Curley (Tablesalt Productions), singer-songwriter and improviser James Rone, musician and performer Josh Kaplan (Turn Turn Turn, The Moth), 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.
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Buffalo Show
Join us for a creative evening of thought, performance, storytelling, movement, music and poetry.
Performances by:
Say Their Names, written by Marcie Rendon, presented by Mni Giizhik Theatre Ensemble -- performed by Adrienne Zimiga-January & Sara Pillatzki Wareha
Buffalo Man, Dance by George Bettelyoun with Bethany Lacktorin, violin
Change Narrative, Jothsna Harris with Julie Marie Muskat
Buffalo Weavers, Strong Buffalo, Ben Weaver and Joe Savage
Host:
Al Gross
Tickets are $8 in Advance / $10 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Uproar Comedy Open Mic
Winner of CityPages Best of the Twin Cities Comedy Open Mic 2020 and MNComedy’s Open Mic of the Year 2021, Uproar continues with its weekly open mic at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
This show is FREE! There will be a donation bucket at the door if you’d like to support Uproar.
Doors and open mic sign-up are at 6 PM, Show starts at 7pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
A Drinking Game Mn presents: The Parent Trap
Twice the fun, double the trouble! That’s what you’ll get when you join us on Saturday, September 6th for A Drinking Game Mn: The Parent Trap!
Our actors are ready to bring you a live stage reading of this classic retelling of identical twins discovering each other after being separated at birth and make the plans needed to reunite their family! Not only will our cast have drinking cues, but YOU, our audience will also have drinking cues. Hear a bell, take a drink of whatever tastes good! We’ll bring the camp energy, the cues and yes, we’ll even have the handshake! See you all on Saturday 9.6!
See you all there!
Tickets are $15 in Advance / $20 at the Door. Doors open at 9pm. Online ticket sales end at 7:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Bad September - a retro-futurist rock band
Bad September, the midwest's premiere retro-futurist rock band, returns to the Bryant Lake Bowl to play their Most Dangerous Show Ever! Join us while we withstand a night of steamy new songs mixed with some classic favorites. Victorian finery is recommended, but not required!
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Tickets are $12 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Residency at BLB feat. SAPS and Too Bad We Don't Vibe
Watch and discuss the best improv in the Twin Cities!
Every Friday at 9:30 pm, The Residency at BLB features 2 improv groups who present their own solutions to the question, "how do you create 25 minutes of theater - without a script!"
Sept 5th is a special show featuring SAPS and Too Bad We Don't Vibe. SAPS will be playing only the show on the 5th.
SAPS (Sarah Arnold-Simondet and Philip Simondet) are the most interactive improv duo in the world, blurring the lines between audience and performer.
Too Bad We Don't Vibe (Holly Brooks and Marika Sullivan) is a long form duo with a montage that includes lots of meta-scene work, asides, and maybe some fun floaty stuff in-between.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 9pm. Online ticket sales end at 7:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Local Music Scene presents: Murder Curious
local music; improvised scenes
The Local Music Scene is a comedy show that uses songs performed by local musicians as inspiration for improvised scenes. Each show features a different local musical guest.
September
5th - Murder Curious
12th - Dogpile
19th - Joan of Profile
26th - Penny and the Bandits
Murder Curious:
Based out of Minneapolis Minnesota, is a trio of misfits known only as Murder Curious. Under the influence of grunge, metal, heavy blues and old school punk, Murder Curious has created an original sound that is not for the faint of heart.
Improvisers:
Sarah Arnold-Simondet
Jill Bernard
Holly Brooks
Danica McDonald
Adam M. Mellerup
Linc Owens
Philip Simondet
Karyn Wilson
Guest Director: Eric Heiberg
Produced by JimJam Media (Sarah Arnold-Simondet and Philip Simondet)
Since 2013, The Local Music Scene has showcased the talents of over a hundred local musicians. Philip Simondet created The Local Music Scene over a decade ago. At the time he was hosting the music open mic at The Chatterbox Pub and came up with the idea as a way to get more people to hear the songs. "People would play these incredible songs they wrote, and it was mostly the same regulars that would ever hear it. I started The Local Music Scene so more people would hear my favorites," said Simondet. Collaborating with other artists is a common theme in everything JimJam Media produces. In addition to The Local Music Scene, the duo is also responsible for THE PAiNTERS (which features local painters, The Residency at BLB (which features 2 local improv groups weekly), and Holidating (an improvised musical). They also perform as SAPS, "the most interactive improv duo in the world."
For this run, we've handed control over to guest director, Eric Heiberg. Heiberg is a longtime fan and frequent LMS improviser. He had a vision for how to fine-tune the format of the show (which, in improviser jargon, is a Harold/Armando with songs instead of games/stories). He's handpicked a cast of incredible improvisers. His rehearsal process involves drilling skills and the introduction of a BRAND NEW ELEMENT to the show! We can't wait for you to see what he's come up with.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Monster Science First Thursdays: Hell is From Children
Reverend Matt returns to the BLB, joined by the endlessly amazing Jen Scott! An evening of stories, songs, and science facts about child monsters - not the usual sort, but literal monsters, back from the dead or terrifyingly transformed!
Plus a selection of weird and obscure monsters for anti-children countermeasures! Come and see!
Tickets are $15 in Advance / $18 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Insurgent Transmissions: Ghost Hunting
Insurgent Transmissions: A Palestine Film Series presents monthly screenings at Bryant Lake Bowl. Join us on September 3, 2025 at 7pm for a screening of GHOST HUNTING by Raed Andoni.
SEPTEMBER FILM: GHOST HUNTING by Raed Andoni (94m)
In order to confront the ghosts that haunt him, Palestinian director Raed Andoni assembles an eclectic group of ex-prisoners to recreate the Al-Moskobiya, Israel’s main interrogation centre, where he was himself jailed at age 18. Day after day, these construction workers, a blacksmith, an architect, an assistant director give shape to their memories of how they survived with grit and a sense of humor. As the walls of the cells rise, the tongues and the emotions loosen.
ABOUT INSURGENT TRANSMISSIONS Insurgent Transmissions is a film series highlighting the varied Palestinian experience. Made by contemporary Palestinian makers, the films depict the many ways that Palestinians resist occupation in their daily lives and filmmaking practices. Beginning with Annemarie Jacir’s touching family drama, Wajib, the programming will unfold as a series of transmissions: Jacir chooses the second film, and each subsequent filmmaker will select the next film in the series. The films in Insurgent Transmissions highlight the works of contemporary Palestinian filmmakers, amplifying their voices through their films and the films they see as most urgent in this moment of cultural erasure and genocide.
This monthly series is presented by Mizna monthly at Bryant Lake Bowl. Ticket fees go towards supporting the featured Palestinian filmmakers. Online tickets are $10, tickets at the door are sliding scale $5–15.
ACCESSIBILITY: To make these events accessible, masks are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. Unfortunately we cannot require masks because Bryant Lake Bowl serves food and drinks inside the screening space. Films will be in Arabic with English subtitles.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $5 - $15 Sliding Scale at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Holidating: Back to School
Autumn is in the air, and so is love!
An improvised musical love story inspired by this month’s holiday -Back to School
The end of summer is here, and it's time to return to our academic pursuits. Are you majoring in romance perhaps?
Grab your tissues and your laugh buckets, holiday lovers!
Cast: Hannah Wydeven
Phil Schramm
Laura Berger
Christian Unser
Chris Rodriguez
Erin Clarkin
Sarah Arnold-Simondet
Produced By:
JimJam Media (Sarah Arnold-Simondet & Philip Simondet)
Music Director:
Daniel Goldschmidt
Keyboardist:
Daniel Goldschmidt
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Uproar Comedy Open Mic
Winner of CityPages Best of the Twin Cities Comedy Open Mic 2020 and MNComedy’s Open Mic of the Year 2021, Uproar continues with its weekly open mic at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
This show is FREE! There will be a donation bucket at the door if you’d like to support Uproar.
Doors and open mic sign-up are at 6 PM, Show starts at 7pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Rain Or Shine: An Evening of Monologues on Days that began bad but got better
Local Comedian and Writer Devohn Bland introduces a group of artists of different backgrounds and practices to perform 10 minutes Monologues with a single prompt: a day that began bad but got better. This show is set up to create a space for folks to talk about very specific scenarios, in hopes that the personal can connect shared universal experiences. More than comedy, more than poetry, but mostly ending in something better.
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Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
David Lynch Tribute Drag and Burlesque Spectacular
"There are many stories. Some of them are sad, some funny. Some of them are stories of madness, of violence. Some are ordinary. Yet they all have about them a sense of mystery – the mystery of life."
Join Mink Hole, Klown Kar, and an unforgettable cast of drag outlaws to pay tribute to the one and only visionary director and storyteller, David Lynch for a night of gender trickery, live music, partial nudity, and more.
Bring your dollars to tip the divas, buy trinkets from local vendors, and patronize the Beautiful Bryant Lake Bowl. Dressing up is highly encouraged but not required.
DAVID LYNCH THEMED COSTUME CONTEST AT INTERMISSION!
Featuring:
Mink Hole
melancholy (sometimes)
Pistachio Creampie
Beelzebro
Wyrmwood the Bitter
Marquis Fleur-de-lis
Juankie
Auntie
Heda Thrasher
With a few extra special guest appearances......
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $5 - $15 Sliding Scale at the Door. Doors open at 9:30pm. Online ticket sales end at 8pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Tubthumping Thursdays
We'll be singing, when we're winning. Join us with a whiskey drink, a vodka drink, a lager drink, or a cider drink, any kind of drink. And enjoy a comedy variety show. Each monthly Thursday show will feature unique comedy from short/long form improv groups, comedians, and/or comedy sketches.
Comedy for the good times, and comedy for the better times.
Tickets are $12. Doors open at 6PM.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Improv Zodiac!
Improv Zodiac! is a unique monthly improv show that celebrates each zodiac season. Every month, three curated teams of Twin Cities improvisers—who share astrological placements in that month’s featured sign—come together to deliver hilarious, one-of-a-kind performances. Whether or not you’re interested in astrology, you'll love watching how the stars align on stage!
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Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. $10 at the Door with a Valid Student ID. Doors open at 6:30pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Catacomb Cinema Club
Join the goblins and ghouls who create your favorite annual spooky attraction, The Haunted Basement, as they open the crypt door and invite you in for an evening of fun and frights. Gather your squad and see if you can be the Final Girl for our horror film trivia (each month we have a terrifyingly fun new theme). Top teams win prizes! Then settle back and watch a horror film, curated each month by the weird little monsters of Catacomb Collective. Come dressed on theme and compete for the best costume prize. Be sure to check out hauntedbasement.org for this months theme and film!
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Tickets are $12 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Uproar Comedy Open Mic
Winner of CityPages Best of the Twin Cities Comedy Open Mic 2020 and MNComedy’s Open Mic of the Year 2021, Uproar continues with its weekly open mic at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
This show is FREE! There will be a donation bucket at the door if you’d like to support Uproar.
Doors and open mic sign-up are at 6 PM, Show starts at 7pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Movie Fight Club
People got movie opinions, and sometimes those opinions have right hooks.
Come see several of Twin Cities most hilarious cinephiles engage in several rounds of verbal fisticuffs covering a wide-range of movie and pop-culture topics.
Confirming what is over and under-rated! Relitigating guilty pleasures!
Igniting the hot takes!
Featuring:
Sofia Bisbocci
Nels Lennes
Leslie Vincent
Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Adorable
True Stories. Pretend People. Real Awkward. Adorable is a Twin Cities-based improv duo, featuring veteran performers Butch Roy and Jen Scott. Formed in 2008, Adorable digs into focus on grounded relationships and the funny: slow burning, often ridiculous, sometimes sweet.
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Tickets are $10. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Uproar Comedy Open Mic
Winner of CityPages Best of the Twin Cities Comedy Open Mic 2020 and MNComedy’s Open Mic of the Year 2021, Uproar continues with its weekly open mic at the Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater.
This show is FREE! There will be a donation bucket at the door if you’d like to support Uproar.
Doors and open mic sign-up are at 6 PM, Show starts at 7pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Clown Rodeo
Get ready for a wild ride at Clown Rodeo, the game show that's on a quest to find the true clown! Hosted by Minneapolis's own comedian Sarah McPeck and her trusty clown sidekick, Drew, this isn't your average rodeo. Cast includes Harrie Bradshaw, Bad Karma, Casey Martin, Erin Kennedy, Lefty Crumpet and Ethan Pederson.
Two teams, each a powerhouse trio of one drag queen, one improviser, and one stand-up comedian, will battle it out in a series of uproarious challenges. Expect gut-busting comedy challenges, side-splitting physical challenges, and dazzling displays of drag. Plus, test your wits with a hilarious trivia component!
This fast-paced, fun-filled show guarantees an evening of non-stop entertainment and unexpected laughs.
Audience, saddle up! We encourage you to unleash your inner clown or embrace your best western wear. Come dressed in your most fun western or clown attire and join the spectacle!
Tickets are $12 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
The Punkie and Plucky Comedy Hour
As Punkie, the OPERA PUNKS discover their speaking voices. Joined on stage by their Creator, Kelly Shuda, Punkie weaves a tapestry of human folly and triumph, answering the question: what happens when the music stops? Featuring Alsa Bruno, Isabella Dunseith, Nora Neisen, Michael Rogers, Kelly Shuda, and Julia Weiss.
Featuring an opening performance from Chicago’s Plucky Rosenthal, a vintage-tinged singer-songwriter keeping the tradition of cheeky standards alive. Called "...daffy & sweetly outlandish..." by the Chicago Tribune and “...endlessly bubbly, charismatic & a darling throwback to vintage vaudeville..." by Gapers Block, she regularly plays at speakeasies and dives alike.
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Tickets are $15. Doors open at 8pm. Online ticket sales end at 6:30pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.