Open Eye Theatre

Revenge. Betrayal. Sex. Murder! What really happened in the house of Borden? On a sweltering summer in 1892, a wealthy businessman and his wife were found murdered in their own home. Their daughter, Lizzie Borden, was the prime suspect.

It’s the blizzard of the century on the longest night of the year–and you're stranded on a bumpy back road outside a ramshackle tavern that time forgot. Welcome to the Wünderbar–the pitstop for lost souls, broken hearts, and haunted taxidermy!

The Twin Cities’ burlesque and puppetry communities will collide for a bump-and-grind Valentine weekend of tassels, sequins, feathers and fun at Open Eye’s inaugural PEEP SHOW!

Hilarious and contemporary, Stupid F*cking Bird forges new theatrical ground just as its predecessor did over a century ago. Conrad is an aspiring playwright with a radical view of the theatre who yearns for love, acceptance, and success. His girlfriend Nina searches for fame and oh-so-slyly goes after his mother’ famous boyfriend. Emma is a fading Hollywood star who fights getting older by using her sardonic wit as a lethal weapon. Stupid F*cking Bird considers how art, love and revolution can fuel one’s own pursuit of happiness.

The Pollinator’s Gift / El Regalo del Polinizador is a magical, bilingual puppet show by acclaimed author and puppeteer Anne Sawyer. Adapted from her children's book, the adventure follows Mario and Junie into Nana Bea’s vibrant garden, where they discover the vital role busy bees play in growing our food and flowers.

PUPPET LAB is a 2-week festival of brave, quirky, imaginative, and visually dazzling new puppet work, the culmination of a 6-month development residency for emerging puppetry artists.

In his newest solo work, Kevin Kling invites audiences into a journey through his own life: from childhood adventures and family experiences to navigating life with a congenital disability and recovering from a motorcycle accident.

WISHES IN THE SAND is a contemporary fairy tale that weaves together tabletop puppetry and shadow play. A queer puppeteer confronts his past, where memory, fantasy, and imagination collide in a moving story of transformation and self-discovery.

Watch your fingers! The blade-like doors of the Minneapolis-St Paul Elevated Rail are razor-sharp, and the masses of swarming, indifferent crows are hungry. Who are you supposed to believe in this city of 44 million people? What kind of revolution wears a mask? And why should you care?

Happy Accident returns to the Twin Cities with a new puppet dispatch from our beautiful cultural sewers. In their new show, EVERYTHING IS NOTHING, your favorite Saturday morning super pals take you on another trip through the dark alleys of modern life.

Led by Co-Artistic Directors Oanh Vuand Sofia Padilla Featuring new work byPUPPET LAB artists

Beloved Twin Cities vocalists Bradley Greenwald and Anna Hashizume front a live band playing a dreamy jazz-infused score in playwright-composer Greg Brosofske’s lyrical portrait of John Berryman.

Long form improv comes to Open Eye Theatre! Veteran group Nudge creates one long mono scene of improvised comedy: grounded, relational, sometimes sweet, often awkward, and always funny. Real life, but truly dumb.