Sketches of Minnesota – Morris

Join us for a community-inspired, laugh-out-loud evening on August 8 at the University of Minnesota Morris.

Presented by the Minnesota Humanities Center and Danger Boat Productions, Sketches of Minnesota will use laughter and comedy to celebrate what makes our community unique. The evening will promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences.

The evening will begin with a meal and facilitated conversation, asking audience members to share what makes Morris and west central Minnesota great, what they think people get wrong about it, what local divisions concern them, and what future they imagine. The improv troupe will listen in on the conversations and take everything they heard from residents and bring it to life on stage through entirely unscripted improv comedy theater. 

While the shows will be comedic, Sketches of Minnesota will never punch down. The aim is to foster understanding within and across communities, celebrate the state’s diversity, and showcase what residents cherish most about their corner of Minnesota.

You won’t want to miss this truly unique event. The event is free, but space is limited. RSVP below!

Brought to you in partnership with the University of Minnesota Morris and West Central Initiative.

The Minnesota Humanities Center sparks positive change by increasing our collective understanding of ourselves, our communities, and our histories through stories and experiences. Explore its programming and grantmaking at mnhum.org.   

Danger Boat Productions uses comedy and improv to bring “hard thinky” stuff to life. It is best known as the parent for The Theater of Public Policy, which has been doing policy-inspired improv comedy shows since 2011. Learn more at dangerboat.net.

Sketches of Minnesota is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008, by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by the Initiative Foundation, West Central Initiative, and Blandin Foundation.