Our Garage

Off-Leash Area has a performance space in their 2.5 car garage

Located in the heart of the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis Our Garage is a 2.5 car garage refitted with a with raised stage, lighting and sound system, and seating risers for up to 40 adventurous souls.

What kind of work will you see in Our Garage?

Well-crafted and adventurous short works of original live art, dance, and theatre in a novel setting that encourages intimate audience-artist dialogue. The quality of work in Our Garage is highly crafted, and in fact several of our mainstage productions began in Our Garage, including our Ivey Award winning production Psst!, and the audience favorite, Maggie’s Brain.

Want to attend a performance in Our Garage?

While we have the full support of our neighbors, to minimize neighborhood disturbance, attendance to events at Our Garage is by reservation only, and while there are no tickets sold, we suggest a minimum donation to the company. After each performance the audience is invited to Our Backyard to visit with their fellow patrons and the artists for an evening by the fire pit and for refreshments.

To hear about the next performance in Our Garage please add yourself to the mailing list here!

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“Our Garage is a quaint, forty-seater situated behind the home belonging to co-artistic directors Paul Herwig and Jennifer Ilse. “It’s unbelievably unpretentious and very Midwestern,” Herwig has said, with a chuckle. “In New York, nobody has a garage.”” – Rake Magazine, Minneapolis

Shows presented in Our Garage:

A Cupboard Full of Hate, Philip Guston Standing on His Head, A Gift for Planet BX63

Shows that were first workshopped in Our Garage

Psst!, Maggie’s Brain, The Jury

WCCO interview with Off-Leash Area