Sketches of Minnesota
A community-inspired civic improv comedy tour
Connecting through Comedy and Community
The Minnesota Humanities Center and Danger Boat Productions launched Sketches of Minnesota during the summer of 2024 to encourage active listening, facilitate real conversation, and to provide communities throughout the state with a night of fun. This unique initiative allows attendees space for an evening of listening to and talking with their neighbors, along with a free meal and healthy dose of improvisational comedy, about the concerns, hopes, and dreams of their community.
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What do MHC and Danger Boat hope to accomplish with Sketches of Minnesota?
The goal has always been to build and strengthen the sense of community in Minnesota. The Sketches of Minnesota team travels to cities and towns across the state to produce a truly unique event that brings residents together for meaningful discussions, shared insights, and the discovery that we have more similarities than we have differences.
While comedic, Sketches of Minnesota never “punches down”. We don’t make fun of anyone, or where you live, and you won’t be brought up on stage or be the focus of a joke by one of the improv comedians. The show fosters understanding within and across communities, highlights the threads that make up the fabric of Minnesota, and showcases what residents cherish most about their corner of the state.
And at the end of the day, it’s a fun night out in your town with dinner and a show!
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The work of the Minnesota Humanities Center is to create a stronger Minnesota by increasing our understanding of the beauty, wisdom and stories of its people. Only through partnerships can we facilitate spaces, like Sketches of Minnesota, that build our connections and deepen our understanding of ourselves and our communities. In addition to the incredible organizations and individuals organizing these performances, we thank the financial sponsors of this work:
Sketches of Minnesota is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008, and by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
