above: our Off Kilter logo. bold words "Off Kilter" in muted teal with a slightly off kilter "5" to the right in bright mint green!

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Call For Proposals

for the 2027 Off-Kilter Cabaret


ARE NOW OPEN

and are due on

October 23, 2026

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION (.pdf)

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION (.docx)

important dates:

Call for Proposals Opens
September 25

Proposals are DUE
October 23

Selected Artists ANNOUNCED
November 20

Performance Dates
February 26, 27, 28, 2027
​at The Playwrights' Center in St. Paul

Artists are asked to create a performance piece that is 5-10 minutes in length that speaks to the theme of this year’s Off-Kilter Cabaret: Location! Location! Location!

When you think of seminal places in your life, what’s the first memory that arises?
What happened there, or what do you hope will happen?

When you want to escape, do you prefer your imagination or your closet?
Do you have a connection to a specific place when you ate your favorite food, had a revealing conversation, or an uncomfortable date?

Where is your happy place? Where is your sad place?
Is it a bathroom? A rooftop? Another planet?

Where have you felt the most free? Most seen? Most inspired? Most enraged?

​Where do you thrive and where do you struggle?

​These are just some ideas of how you could play with the theme “Location! Location! Location!”, please feel free to run with your own interpretation and allow it to inspire your proposal!
 

If you have any questions whatsoever,
or require other means or formats to fill out and submit the Application,
please do not hesitate to contact us directly.
​We will work to accommodate whatever assistance you require.

important info:

Propose a 5-10 Minute Performance Piece that You Create.
Performance Pieces can be in ANY performance discipline.
Your Piece Must Reflect This Year's Theme: "Location! Location! Location!"
Applicants Must Participate in Technical & Dress Rehearsals.

Off-Kilter is Off-Leash Area’s performance program designed to highlight and support artists with disabilities, and which makes space for and gives voice to artists with disabilities in the design and leadership of the program. 

The Off-Kilter Cabaret is an evening length cabaret-style production, composed of 5 to 7 acts in any performing arts form. The Cabaret is curated by the Off-Kilter Leadership Team, who are leaders in the disability community, and 80% of whom are themselves persons with disabilities.

The Off-Kilter Leadership Team:
Sam Jasmine, Gabriel Roderick, Amy Salloway, Paul Herwig, Jennifer Ilse

To learn more about the Off-Kilter Program and Off-Kilter Cabaret visit our webpage.

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thank you to Young dance, our organizational partner!

Since 1987, Young Dance has encouraged youth in our community to build body and spirit through the art of dance. Our mission is to transform lives through movement. We are an inclusive community where creativity flourishes, encouraging personal and artistic excellence through diverse forms of dance.
​For more on Young Dance click: HERE

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images from past Off-kilter cabarets

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funding acknowledgement