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the neighborhood garage tour:

TPT's Minnesota Original Episode
about the Neighborhood Garage Tour!

Delighting Minnesota Audiences in Garages Across the Metro Since 2010!

​So far over 3,600 Minnesotans in 44 neighborhoods
within 17 municipalities ​have attended 120 performances
during 9 Neighborhood Garage Tours! Wow!!

The Annual Neighborhood Garage Tour is Off-Leash Area's grass-roots, community-building program that each fall brings professional, family friendly contemporary dance & theater directly into neighborhoods across the Twin Cities & 7-county area.

It all began in 2003 when co-directors Jennifer and Paul stepped into the garage of their new home in South Minneapolis and had their Mickey Rooney Judy Garland moment, and thought - "Wow! We could do shows in here!"
And so they did!

​By being invited by homeowners to bring our work directly into neighborhoods, and with our "suggested donation" admission policy, we overcome financial and geographic barriers to accessing our work, and more and more Minnesotans can participate in the arts.

Featured on TPT’s MN Original program, Off-Leash Area’s Annual Neighborhood Garage Tour has so far delighted 3500 people of all ages, with 125 performances of four original productions presented throughout the Twin Cities metro in 50 neighborhoods of 18 municipalities.

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Check out these past Neighborhood Garage Shows!

Channel 12 Feature on the 2014 Tour!

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Here are some TV features about past Garage Tours!

Channel 12 Feature on the 2013 Tour!

WCCO Channel 4 Feature on the 2010 Tour

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Here are some short video diaries made during past tours:

Video Diary of the 2010 Tour!

Video Diary of the 2011 Tour!

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funding acknowledgement