Open Eye Theatre

11/21/2025

WE DID IT! Thanks to our incredible community and $3,000 in matching gifts we blew past our $10,000 goal and raised $12,055 during Give to the Max. Your generosity supports artists, exciting new work, and free community programs. Thank you for keeping Open Eye thriving!

Next up: SCROOGE IN ROUGE is back in one week with the original cast in the photo—Abilene Olson, Maren Ward, and Neal Skoy—and Eric Jensen on piano. Think A Christmas Carol…but spiked! The shenanigans begin on Nov. 28! openeyetheatre.org/scrooge-in-rouge

Photo by Bruce Silcox.

11/20/2025

We're 75% of the way to our Give to the Max Day goal! Empower the next generation of artists, bring joy to thousands across the Twin Cities, and ensure access to exceptional art for everyone. Can you help us reach $10,000 today?

Donate now: givemn.org/organization/Open-Eye-Theatre

11/20/2025

This just in: Two generous donors came forward with a $3,000 match! Your Give to the Max Day gift will be doubled. And 100% goes directly to artists!

Help us raise $10,000 and support our next hit production! Double your impact now: givemn.org/organization/Open-Eye-Theatre

11/19/2025

Give to the Max Day is tomorrow! Help us cultivate vibrant community connections through the Driveway Tour. We're beyond excited to launch a new all-ages family-friendly puppet show, JEREMY & THE GIANT KING, in summer 2026.

Donate now to bring eye-opening art to neighborhoods across the Twin Cities! givemn.org/organization/Open-Eye-Theatre

Photo: Show author Kiran Arquin and puppeteer Sophie Javna spent a sunny weekend test-driving puppet mock-ups by Rob Vork.

11/18/2025

This Give to the Max, you can help advance careers through the PUPPET LAB Residency & Festival! Your support will nurture the next generation of puppeteers through workshops, mentorship, and a showcase of boundary-expanding new work, led by Co-Artistic Directors Oanh Vu and Sofía Padilla.

Donate link in comments.

Photo: LIMBS by Ches Cipriano. Photo by Bruce Silcox.

11/18/2025

When seventeen members of The Royal Music Hall Twenty-Member Variety Players fall ill, three fearless performers tackle the entire Dickens classic themselves: missed cues, surprise characters, and glorious costume chaos included. Quick changes fly, the laughs pile up, and tradition gets gleefully turned on its head. Don't miss the return of SCROOGE IN ROUGE, opening November 28!

Photos by Bruce Silcox. Ticket link in comments.

11/17/2025

Bring our green space to life again next summer! We’re planning the return of SWEET SONGS & FLYING OBJECTS—our FREE, all ages puppetry and music series that had audiences lining up around the block last July. Your Give to the Max gift keeps it accessible to everyone! Donate today: givemn.org/organization/Open-Eye-Theatre

Photo by Nicole Neri.

11/17/2025

A new season of PUPPET LAB is underway with a fresh cohort of explorers eager to develop new work for our celebrated emerging artist program. We’re excited to announce our 2025 – 2026 artist cohort: Destiny Davison, Mackenzie Langason, Jake Quatt, and Chelly Beaver!

Guided by Co-Artistic Directors Oanh Vu and Sofia Padilla, PUPPET LAB artists are given 6 months, and an artist fee, materials budget, mentoring and workshops to expand their skills and hone their craft to make their first full length show. They reach the finish line in April when their new shows are showcased in a rough and rowdy two-week festival! Learn more: openeyetheatre.org/puppet-lab-festival

11/14/2025

SCROOGE IN ROUGE opens in only 2 weeks! Our smash-hit holiday tradition returns for the third year with cast members you love — Abilene Olson (just featured in LIZZIE: THE ROCK MUSICAL), Maren Ward, Neal Skoy, and Eric Jensen on piano.

Join us for the raucous, Victorian vaudeville-style musical version of A Christmas Carol that will kick your holiday season into higher spirits! Expect campy drag, wicked wordplay, and quick-change chaos! The last two years sold out! Grab your seats now: openeyetheatre.org/scrooge-in-rouge

Photos by Bruce Silcox.

11/12/2025

Thank you, Twin Cities puppetry fans! FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW, the longest-running adult puppetry slam, filled up with record speed!

A same-day waitlist will open at the Box Office 45 minutes before each performance. Add your name in person, and we’ll do our best to seat you—either in a regular seat or on a stool near general seating, however seating for this show is extremely limited. (Waitlist is in-person, day-of only.) More info: openeyetheatre.org/full-moon-puppet-show

11/11/2025

Open Eye is where daring stories leap off the stage and artists stretch what’s possible. This Give to the Max Day, your gift fuels new work, welcomes more neighbors into our theater, and grows a joyful, connected creative community.

Help empower artists, spark wonder across the Twin Cities, and keep exceptional art accessible for everyone. Donate today: givemn.org/organization/Open-Eye-Theatre

Photo by Bruce Silcox.

11/08/2025

Long-time Open Eye collaborator and star of SCROOGE IN ROUGE, Maren Ward, is also Artistic Director of zAmya Theater Project and co-director of their upcoming production, Living in America: The Waiting List is Full.

What is public housing? Why is public housing? And why is the waitlist full? Blending comedy with searing truth, Living in America unfolds through vignettes, original music, and a touch of variety-show flair. The result is a dynamic exploration of public housing—the struggles that stand between people and a place to call home, and the hope for an equitable system.

Presented during Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week. Performances run November 13 – 21 at venues across the Twin Cities. Free and sliding scale tickets available: zamyatheater.org/the-waiting-list-is-full

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