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off-leash area has a performance space in their 2.5 car garage

Located in the heart of the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, aptly called Our Garage, complete with raised stage, lighting system, and seating for up to 38 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 by local mid-career artists 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!

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. Check out the Upcoming Shows Link for the next event!

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

WCCO interview with Off-Leash Area (w/Video)
Couple Turns 3-Car Garage Into 38-Seat Theater

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