Open Eye Theatre

06/17/2026

Open Eye is seeking enthusiastic new members to join our Box Office team for the upcoming 2026-2027 season and beyond!

Proudly located in the heart of South Minneapolis, we are an award-winning neighborhood theater specializing in art that dares to be different. If you want to be the welcoming face of our unique space, we’d love to hear from you.

Check out the position description and submit your materials—we can't wait to meet you!

At Open Eye Theatre (OET), Box Office Associates create a welcoming environment for our patrons and handle ticket sales for our shows and events.

06/12/2026

Our friends at Z Puppets Rosenschnoz just announced their 2026 Indigenous Puppetry Cohort. Learn more and apply for this exciting opportunity for Native artists in the Twin Cities! zpuppets.org/native-puppet-community

Applications are open until June 29.

06/09/2026

Opening in two days! Come see Commutator Collective's GUILLOTINE CITY as part of our Guest Artist Series. Check out this reel on Instragram for a preview! Tickets at openeyetheatre.org/guillotine-city

06/04/2026

Our 2026 Driveway Tour season launches this weekend!

Get ready for summer fun all across the Twin Cities! Our award-winning Driveway Tour brings high-quality, original outdoor puppet shows and live music to communities all around the metro! Gather your family and friends, lawn chairs or blankets, and join us for an unforgettable experience perfect for all ages!

We are thrilled to present two fantastic shows this summer:

TUCKER’S ROBOT (Launching Saturday, June 6!): A heartwarming and hilarious time-travel adventure about friendship, creativity, and the courage to face down neighborhood bullies.

JEREMY & THE GIANT KING (Coming in July!): A captivating tale of a romp through a fantastical storybook realm featuring a woodland witch and a Giant King on a rampage!

Find a show near you or become a host: openeyetheatre.org/driveway-tour

Top photo: Tucker’s Robot performers: musician Ford Campbell, puppeteers Emery Todd & Maggie Loxtercamp

05/29/2026

Boundless / Sin límites is coming to Pillsbury House Theatre, June 4 – 14! Created by our friends at All at Once.

All at Once is a Twin Cities–based collective of visionary puppeteers of color — Sofía Padilla, Oanh Vu (also PUPPET LAB Co-Artistic Directors), Andrew Young, and Erica Warren — creating immersive performances through shadow, tabletop, and rod puppetry.

Developed through story circles with BIPOC South Minneapolis residents, Boundless / Sin límites follows Sol, a young person sheltering in place from ICE who is swept into a time-traveling journey by Coyote, a trickster deity. Moving through layered Southside histories, the work explores migration, identity, memory, and community connection through myth, visual storytelling, and live performance.

More info & tickets: pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/production/all-at-once

05/28/2026

It's a Puppet Slam! Come join us for a food-themed night of short-form new works in puppetry, all helmed by and wrangled by the Puppet Union: an informal, supportive network of puppetry artists and performers dedicated to sharing resources, advocating for fair working conditions, and fostering collaboration within the puppetry community. Expect a rowdy crowd and a rollicking time! Ages 13+

This Saturday, May 30 at 2:30 and 7:30pm only! Get tickets: events.humanitix.com/ohnopuppetshow