Studio Four
Formerly known as the Underground, this lower-level performance space at the Duluth Depot is managed by the Minnesota Ballet.
Feb 2023
Forward: A Mixed Repertory Dance Performance by Minnesota Ballet
Forward showcases new and innovative dance as the Minnesota Ballet proudly welcomes Adam McKinney, TCU professor and co-director of DNAWorks, to create a world premiere piece for this performance. Forward also features pieces choreographed by Minnesota Ballet faculty and company dancers. Forward will be Minnesota Ballet’s first performance in Studio Four, formerly the Underground.
Find out more »Jazzy Classy Queery
Jazzy Classy Queery is a night of jazz/soul music, glamour, performances, art and luxury. Attendees are asked to dress in the finest clothing their budget (or friend's closet) can facilitate. The event is in the Minnesota Ballet's Studio Four in the lower level of the Duluth Depot, a space formerly known as the Underground. Starring the musical talent of: Jaedyn James AfroGeode and the Gemstones (with special guest Beck) Pink Marlena ... and the burlesque talent of: KeKe Bourdeaux Victoria…
Find out more »Jun 2023
North Shore Ballroom Presents Roses and Pearls Showcase
Our studio is growing. Due to the amount of interest in the showcase, we are renting the Minnesota Ballet’s Studio 4. A cash bar will be open during the event with all the proceeds benefiting the MN Ballet. A reception with light appetizers will follow. The theme is movies, so the judges are from the TV/film industry right here in the Twin Ports & Iron Range. Riki McManus, Chief Production Officer for Upper Midwest Film Office Ryan Kern, President of…
Find out more »Gabe Mayfield
Originally from Chicago, you can usually see Gabe in a Duluth Playhouse or Renegade Theater Company production. Recently he’s been focusing on his music, and he just released his second album “Showdown.” Join Gabe Mayfield at Studio Four where he will be performing songs from both of his albums “Power of Love” and “Showdown” with a few show tunes in the mix.
Find out more »Aug 2023
Life House Variety Show
Life House youth will be performing a variety of acts including song, dance, visual arts, poetry, and more. This is a chance to see some of most gifted talent in the Twin Ports area and support a worthy cause.
Find out more »Sep 2023
The Goth Ball
Wear gothic attire for an evening of dark and eerie entertainment. The schedule of events include: -8-9 p.m. Anti-Social Hour featuring spooky cocktails and mocktails, merchants selling their wares and fire dancing by members of The Spin Collective. -9 p.m. Moody Broody Variety Show featuring aerial, burlesque, dance and drag. -11 p.m. Goth Royalty Crowning -11:10-12 a.m. Dark Wave Dance Party Limited tickets available. To reserve your tickets in advance go to Venmo@TheBodyElectricCabaret and include the number of tickets. Any…
Find out more »Oct 2023
Nerd Nite: Back from the Dead
After a long hiatus, Nerd Nite Duluth rises from the grave with a new night of nerdy presentations, games, drinks, door prizes and more. If this is your first Nerd Nite, expect something like the Discovery Channel, but with beer. Prepare for an evening of morbidity as Nerd Nite present three presentations that explore demonic domiciles, unearth frightening folk tales, and reach out to our forebears! For more information on the presenters and special guests, visit duluth.nerdnite.com Doors open at…
Find out more »Nov 2023
Life House Variety Show
Life House youth perform a variety of acts during this variety show, including song, dance, visual arts, poetry and more.
Find out more »Dec 2023
The Nerd Nite Before Christmas
Celebrate the season with a night of nerdy holiday fun. There will be door prizes, awards, games and bassoon music. Presentations include: Historian Jess McCullough will present an unrecognizable Europe with "Blood and Peppermint: The Implied Geopolitics of the Netflix Christmas Universe (NCU)." Troy Abfalter discusses local holiday lights displays with "Little Sweater-Beard: Magic, Mythology and Outdoor Holiday Gatherings in Duluth." Historian of the macabre, Kyra Lemieux, will present "Opposite Santa Claus: Scandalous Surgeons of the Georgian Era." For more…
Find out more »One event on Dec 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 29, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Mayor Mia! or Emily’s Christmas Musical
One event on Dec 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 29, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Rubber Chicken's holiday sketch comedy revue has an irreverent look back at events of the past year, including... -A Broadway musical celebration of Emily Larson's mayoral life -Mad Max MnDOT apocalyptic freeway construction -Street names for Minnesota marijuana -Indiscrete DECC jokes General seating but call-ahead space reservations are accepted. Seats held until 7:20. No credit cards. Tickets and information: 218-213-2780 or [email protected]
Find out more »Feb 2024
One event on Feb 16, 2024 at 7:00 am
One event on Feb 17, 2024 at 7:00 am
One event on Feb 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Minnesota Ballet: Rise
One event on Feb 16, 2024 at 7:00 am
One event on Feb 17, 2024 at 7:00 am
One event on Feb 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Minnesota Ballet's mixed repertory performance features contemporary works crafted by Minnesota Ballet artists and guest choreographer Jayson Douglas. Rise will be performed in Studio Four, an intimate theater offering a uniquely personal way to experience cutting-edge professional dance.
Find out more »Mar 2024
Nerd Nite: The Slides of March
Beware the Slides of March! Northland Nerds are hosting an evening of learning, laughter and lavender(?). Nerd Nite Duluth welcomes three presenters with three different topics: -Rachel Martin clues us in on the history and social cues that come with giving someone a daisy, a rose, or a shrubbery in their presentation Floriography: How to Say a Lot Without Saying a Word. -Alison Moffat will introduce many of us to MCU's most powerful and entertaining avenger in Eating Nuts and…
Find out more »Jul 2024
Cafe Sci Twin Ports and Nerd Nite Present: Science After Dark
A special adults-only event. Presentations include "Porn Literacy: Sex Ed for Adults" by Elizabete Romanovska and "You're So Brave!," a body- and sex-positive talk by Ivy X. Also: burlesque performances by members of the Duluth Dolls. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Find out more »Aug 2024
Emerging Performing Artists Series
The Minnesota Ballet features local emerging artists with talents like dancing, singing, choreography, comedy, playwriting and more. This installment features Amanda Moder (dance/choreography), Nico Cartier (music) and Pronoya (heavy metal music).
Find out more »Emerging Performing Artists Series
The Minnesota Ballet features local emerging artists with talents like dancing, singing, choreography, comedy, playwriting and more. This installment features Irie Unity and Olivia Nelson (playwrights), Ariana Ferguson (dance), the LM3C improv comedy group (comedy) and Alivia Lor (Hmong puppet dancing).
Find out more »Oct 2024
Nerd Nite Spooktacular
Nerd Nite Duluth is returning to the Depot Dungeon Stage for something spoopy, skeletoneriffic and oogity boogity for the Fall season! The spooktacular features three frightening presentations: Playing with Fear by Matthew Wagner A haunt lover's tribute to the immersive world of haunted house attractions. Why You Should Care About Black Horror! by Jeanine Weekes Schroer An argument about when something should count as horror ends with low-key accusations of genre-blinding racism. Let's Scare Don Knotts! by Luke Moravec. A…
Find out more »One event on Oct 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 26, 2024 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 31, 2024 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 27, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Poe
One event on Oct 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 26, 2024 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 31, 2024 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 27, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Returning to the stage by popular demand, the Minnesota Ballet puts on a show featuring original works choreographed by Artistic Director Karl von Rabenau and set to hair-raising Edgar Allan Poe tales. The stories include The Purloined Letter (intertwined with The Raven and the Tell-Tale Heart), The Mask of the Red Death and The Pit and the Pendulum. If attendees missed it last year, this is another chance to see this spine-chilling banquet of death. Returning patrons can expect many…
Find out more »Nov 2024
Duluth All Souls Night Poetry Event
Zomi Bloom hosts this poetry slam leading into the following evening's Duluth All Souls Night. Performing poets include Emily August, Jayson Iwen, Jess Morgan, Susan Perala-Dewey, Rocky Makes Room and Tina Higgins Wussow. Kenneth Bressler will provide music. An open mic will follow.
Find out more »Dec 2024
Nerd Nite: Wintry Mix
Kick off the holly jolly season with a dose of eclectic nerdery. The presentation lineup includes: -"Embracing Your Inner Barry Manilow" by Brian Matuszak -"The Drama of the Doves: 170 Steps to Drown a Typeface" by Zainab Thompson -"An Extremely Brief Overview of the Expansive Universe of Warhammer 40K" by Spencer Townsend Plus a game, awkward socializing and general shenanigans.
Find out more »One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
A Christmas Comedy Carol or How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing
One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Christmas comedy was dead: to begin with. But then, Rubber Chicken Theater decided to make the Twin Ports laugh again with its annual holiday sketch comedy revues. A Christmas Comedy Carol, or, How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing, runs Dec. 20-21 and 27-28. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. A Christmas Comedy Carol is the traditional sketch comedy revue for which Rubber Chicken Theater is known, featuring original sketches and song parodies that have fun with Minnesota…
Find out more »One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
A Christmas Comedy Carol or How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing
One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Christmas comedy was dead: to begin with. But then, Rubber Chicken Theater decided to make the Twin Ports laugh again with its annual holiday sketch comedy revues. A Christmas Comedy Carol, or, How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing, runs Dec. 20-21 and 27-28. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. A Christmas Comedy Carol is the traditional sketch comedy revue for which Rubber Chicken Theater is known, featuring original sketches and song parodies that have fun with Minnesota…
Find out more »One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
A Christmas Comedy Carol or How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing
One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Christmas comedy was dead: to begin with. But then, Rubber Chicken Theater decided to make the Twin Ports laugh again with its annual holiday sketch comedy revues. A Christmas Comedy Carol, or, How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing, runs Dec. 20-21 and 27-28. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. A Christmas Comedy Carol is the traditional sketch comedy revue for which Rubber Chicken Theater is known, featuring original sketches and song parodies that have fun with Minnesota…
Find out more »One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
A Christmas Comedy Carol or How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing
One event on Dec 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 27, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on Dec 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Christmas comedy was dead: to begin with. But then, Rubber Chicken Theater decided to make the Twin Ports laugh again with its annual holiday sketch comedy revues. A Christmas Comedy Carol, or, How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing, runs Dec. 20-21 and 27-28. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. A Christmas Comedy Carol is the traditional sketch comedy revue for which Rubber Chicken Theater is known, featuring original sketches and song parodies that have fun with Minnesota…
Find out more »New Year’s Cluckin’ Eve 2024
Wrap up 2024 with Rubber Chicken theater's New Year’s Cluckin’ Eve. The one-night gala features new sketches, prize giveaways and live music, along with the best of the holiday revue show A Christmas Comedy Carol, or, How I Learned to Stop Scrooging and Keep Laughing. Among the new sketches: Duluth Drunk History Steve Solkela as Brad the Sheep singing "I've Been Everywhere" For tickets or more information call 218-213-2780 or email brian @ rubberchickentheater.com.
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