General Admission - Advanced

$18

General Admission - Door

$22

VIP

$25

Table Seating in the front rows. TIcket includes one drink.

Student / Senior / Veteran / Artist

$15

Bundle: Improv Workshop + Show

$40

Long Form Improv Workshop

Saturday, Sept 26 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Regular Cost: $30/participant

Beyond short, fast improv games lies the world of Long Form Improv. Long Form Improv creates scenes from nothing, with a goal to not only be entertaining, but also sustainable. Explore what works and what pitfalls to avoid with Matt “Sass” Spring, on loan from Four Humors Theater in Minneapolis, home of some of the best Long Form improv in the world.

And lastly, Long Form Improv is pretty handy for devising collaboratively created theater, too.

Matt “Sass” Spring is a Founding Member of Four Humors Theater, a Twin Cities based theater company that produces original work with a comedic sensibility and has just celebrated its 21st anniversary. With Four Humors, he has helped create over 30 shows, the majority of which were devised, explored, and refined with the help of his improv background. That improv training comes by way of Huge Improv Theater, The Brave New Workshop, and The University of Minnesota, where he and classmates started their own late night improv club.

Sass is also a Founder of the Twin Cities Horror Festival (TCHF) which will be raising the curtain on its 15th season this October. TCHF is a non-profit, fifteen day festival of horror themed live performances that applied and were selected by a juried committee.

Long Form Improv Workshop

Saturday, Sept 26 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Regular Cost: $30/participant

Beyond short, fast improv games lies the world of Long Form Improv. Long Form Improv creates scenes from nothing, with a goal to not only be entertaining, but also sustainable. Explore what works and what pitfalls to avoid with Matt “Sass” Spring, on loan from Four Humors Theater in Minneapolis, home of some of the best Long Form improv in the world.

And lastly, Long Form Improv is pretty handy for devising collaboratively created theater, too.

Matt “Sass” Spring is a Founding Member of Four Humors Theater, a Twin Cities based theater company that produces original work with a comedic sensibility and has just celebrated its 21st anniversary. With Four Humors, he has helped create over 30 shows, the majority of which were devised, explored, and refined with the help of his improv background. That improv training comes by way of Huge Improv Theater, The Brave New Workshop, and The University of Minnesota, where he and classmates started their own late night improv club.

Sass is also a Founder of the Twin Cities Horror Festival (TCHF) which will be raising the curtain on its 15th season this October. TCHF is a non-profit, fifteen day festival of horror themed live performances that applied and were selected by a juried committee.

Bundle: How to Festival Tour Workshop + Show

$40

Traveling Light: What to Expect on a Festival Tour

Saturday Sept 26 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Regular Cost: $30/participant

Virtual Option Available

Description:

You've created a show, now take it on the road. An info chat and inside look into small-budget production and world Fringe circuit touring; how to prep and take off running on the right foot so you can make a festival platform your springboard. The Artist Liaison and Festival Director for Minnesota Fringe gives insight into creative producing while you’re on the move as well as what to expect when you’re expected to stay flexible.

Amber Bjork (she/her) has spent several years acting, directing, writing, and producing as a Fringe artist before joining the staff as Office Manager and Artist Liaison in 2014. In her time outside of the office, she is a freelance director and actor and serves as the founding member of The Winding Sheet Outfit. Amber’s work has been recognized by MN Theater Awards as an Honoree in Exceptional Performative Direction and she was named one of the 2019 Artists of the Year by CityPages for her work with The Winding Sheet Outfit. Amber has gone on to create a number of local award-winning projects and direct for Ivey award-wining companies. She is a graduate of University of Minnesota-Duluth with a degree in English Lit and Dramatic Theory.

Traveling Light: What to Expect on a Festival Tour

Saturday Sept 26 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Regular Cost: $30/participant

Virtual Option Available

Description:

You've created a show, now take it on the road. An info chat and inside look into small-budget production and world Fringe circuit touring; how to prep and take off running on the right foot so you can make a festival platform your springboard. The Artist Liaison and Festival Director for Minnesota Fringe gives insight into creative producing while you’re on the move as well as what to expect when you’re expected to stay flexible.

Amber Bjork (she/her) has spent several years acting, directing, writing, and producing as a Fringe artist before joining the staff as Office Manager and Artist Liaison in 2014. In her time outside of the office, she is a freelance director and actor and serves as the founding member of The Winding Sheet Outfit. Amber’s work has been recognized by MN Theater Awards as an Honoree in Exceptional Performative Direction and she was named one of the 2019 Artists of the Year by CityPages for her work with The Winding Sheet Outfit. Amber has gone on to create a number of local award-winning projects and direct for Ivey award-wining companies. She is a graduate of University of Minnesota-Duluth with a degree in English Lit and Dramatic Theory.

Bundle: Stage Combat Workshop + Show

$40

Intro to Unarmed Stage Combat

Saturday Sept 26 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Regular Cost: $30/participant

Description:

Has a director ever told you to just slap your cast mate for real? Well, I'm here to tell you that you never have to do that! We'll cover slaps, punches, and how to send/receive hits to really make them sell.

Elora Riley (she/her) is a stage/screen actor as well as a stage combatant certified through the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). Her recent acting credits include A King For All Time (Hopkins Community Theatre), Perfect Arrangement (Walking Shadow Theatre Company), and debuting Say When (Simple Machines) earlier in 2026. When she's not performing, she's either reading, playing video games with her partner, or sharing a cup of coffee with him and hanging out with their perfect tuxedo cat, Frida, who is perfect.

Intro to Unarmed Stage Combat

Saturday Sept 26 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Regular Cost: $30/participant

Description:

Has a director ever told you to just slap your cast mate for real? Well, I'm here to tell you that you never have to do that! We'll cover slaps, punches, and how to send/receive hits to really make them sell.

Elora Riley (she/her) is a stage/screen actor as well as a stage combatant certified through the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). Her recent acting credits include A King For All Time (Hopkins Community Theatre), Perfect Arrangement (Walking Shadow Theatre Company), and debuting Say When (Simple Machines) earlier in 2026. When she's not performing, she's either reading, playing video games with her partner, or sharing a cup of coffee with him and hanging out with their perfect tuxedo cat, Frida, who is perfect.

Pay What You Can

Pay what you can

For those for whom cost is a barrier to entry or for those who wish to see their purchase power make a greater impact. PWYC tickets are limited per night with a minimum of $10 / Ticket

Bundle: Epic Physical Storytelling workshop + 2 Tickets

$250

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EPIC Physical Storytelling

(Mon Sept 21 - Thur Sept 24 from 6:00 pm - 9:00pm)

Cost: Early Bird (Before Sept 11) @ $250); Standard @ $280; Limited Audit slots available @ $175

Sign up at dellarte.com

Description:

This workshop will take epic stories and ideas and concentrate them into a small space with a cast. Platform is an essential tool to develop presence, problem solving, and ensemble to discover legible bodies and inspiring narratives. Throughout the week we will isolate the physical layers of this approach as well as blending film language into staging and editing what’s most essential to the narrative. By the end of the week, participants will have groups that have short pieces crafted and workshopped with outside eyes and ready for public showings.

For examples see some work from our good friends at Live Action Set.
https://liveactionset.org/pastshows1#/treteaux/

Mark Benzel is a theatre maker based in Minneapolis, MN. Has devised and directed shows that have toured internationally to acclaim such as: “The perfect fringe play”--National Post and numerous festival awards. Edgar Allan with the Cold Harts had an off broadway run at the SoHo Playhouse. He has created and performed numerous original shows with companies such as Sandbox Theatre, Transatlantic Love Affair, Four Humors, and Live Action Set, including the National Touring Seven Shot Symphony which was awarded a Twin City Theatre Ivey Award for Overall Excellence. He has worked with communities across MN and WI with The Remember Project for over five years to build more dementia friendly communities through theatre and facilitation. In addition to script-based work he also is co-founder of The Improv Movement project a wordless improv group for all physicalities. He has studied clown with Pierre Byland, Phillipe Gaulier, and many others. He has also studied physical theatre and devising with Spy Monkey, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Pig Iron Theatre and others. He has most recently taught workshops and courses on Immersive Theatre, Clown, and Treteaux at the University of Northern Georgia, St. John’s, St. Benedicts, and Winona State.

EPIC Physical Storytelling

(Mon Sept 21 - Thur Sept 24 from 6:00 pm - 9:00pm)

Cost: Early Bird (Before Sept 11) @ $250); Standard @ $280; Limited Audit slots available @ $175

Sign up at dellarte.com

Description:

This workshop will take epic stories and ideas and concentrate them into a small space with a cast. Platform is an essential tool to develop presence, problem solving, and ensemble to discover legible bodies and inspiring narratives. Throughout the week we will isolate the physical layers of this approach as well as blending film language into staging and editing what’s most essential to the narrative. By the end of the week, participants will have groups that have short pieces crafted and workshopped with outside eyes and ready for public showings.

For examples see some work from our good friends at Live Action Set.
https://liveactionset.org/pastshows1#/treteaux/

Mark Benzel is a theatre maker based in Minneapolis, MN. Has devised and directed shows that have toured internationally to acclaim such as: “The perfect fringe play”--National Post and numerous festival awards. Edgar Allan with the Cold Harts had an off broadway run at the SoHo Playhouse. He has created and performed numerous original shows with companies such as Sandbox Theatre, Transatlantic Love Affair, Four Humors, and Live Action Set, including the National Touring Seven Shot Symphony which was awarded a Twin City Theatre Ivey Award for Overall Excellence. He has worked with communities across MN and WI with The Remember Project for over five years to build more dementia friendly communities through theatre and facilitation. In addition to script-based work he also is co-founder of The Improv Movement project a wordless improv group for all physicalities. He has studied clown with Pierre Byland, Phillipe Gaulier, and many others. He has also studied physical theatre and devising with Spy Monkey, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Pig Iron Theatre and others. He has most recently taught workshops and courses on Immersive Theatre, Clown, and Treteaux at the University of Northern Georgia, St. John’s, St. Benedicts, and Winona State.

Dell'Arte International

Say When

131 H St

General Admission - Advanced

$18

General Admission - Door

$22

VIP

$25

Student / Senior / Veteran / Artist

$15

Bundle: Improv Workshop + Show

$40

Bundle: How to Festival Tour Workshop + Show

$40

Bundle: Stage Combat Workshop + Show

$40

Pay What You Can

Bundle: Epic Physical Storytelling workshop + 2 Tickets

$250

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