2025/26 Season
The Jungle Theater is excited to announce our 2025/26 Season! With the return of the critically acclaimed DINNER FOR ONE, a moving co-production, a full lineup of play readings and regional premieres — something good is happening here, and we cannot wait to share!
“Stage directions are powerful. Words never read by the audience, but they impact everything that an audience experiences. They are a direct line from the playwright to the performer — they are full of agency, intention and act as a sort of time capsule. A gift of understanding, rolled up in a clear bottle and tossed into a sea of words.
Change is upon us. But there is a difference between change and transformation. These two words seem similar, but are worlds apart. One is imparts an air of unwillingness while the other evokes an intentional modification. One lacks agency while the other is empowered.
What we choose to share with others is transformational. Celebrate the making, celebrate the heart, the mind, your community — we can’t wait to see you. Something good is happening here.
(Raising her glass.) ”
— Christina Baldwin, Artistic Director
FlexPass Subscriptions are on sale now!
The Jungle's FlexPass Subscription gives you first access to our mainstage theater tickets and the ability to see all the shows in our season with the option for greater flexibility!
Purchase a FlexPass for this season and use it any way you please. You can book your tickets right away online, decide to wait a while until you know what your schedule will look like or use all your FlexPass tickets for the one show you know you don't want to miss.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
By Anton Chekhov
Translated By Paul Schmidt
Adapted By Steven Epp, Dominique Serrand, Nathan Keepers
Directed By Dominique Serrand
October 4 - November 2, 2025
Set in a world teetering on the edge of transformation, Anton Checkhov’s The Cherry Orchard follows a family confronting and evading the traumas of the past and the realities of the present.
With a contemporary lens and the dynamic creative team behind SAY ALL THE TRUTH, this fresh, devised adaptation by The Moving Company invites audiences to consider the perils of refusing to acknowledge the shifting landscape of our present moment.
A new adaptation of Checkov’s classic for today
PAY AS YOU ARE tickets on sale September 10
A co-production with the Moving Company
DINNER FOR ONE
Directed By Christina Baldwin
Co-Created By Christina Baldwin, Sun Mee Chomet, Jim Lichtscheidl
Music Direction by Emilia Mettenbrink
December 6, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Based on an iconic slapstick comedy sketch and New Year’s Eve tradition in Europe for over 60 years, DINNER FOR ONE tells the story of a butler helping his employer celebrate her annual dinner party. Unpredictable mishaps and a little too much wine result in a hilarious evening full of physical comedy, improvisation, music, and human connection.
Audiences can’t get enough of Miss Sophie and James...and Sir Toby, Admiral von Schneider, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Winterbottom, and of course, Whiskers. For it’s third season, DINNER FOR ONE will combine some new friends with its hilarious improv to make each performance unique - and as precious as a box of hand-blown glass!
We hope you join us this holiday season for a comedic and heartfelt celebration of love, found family, and live music.
PAY AS YOU ARE tickets on sale November 12
WOLF PLAY
By Hansol Jung
Directed By Addie Gorlin-Han
April 4 - May 3, 2026
An internet chat room connects a family looking to ‘re-home’ their young Korean son to a lesbian couple--where one half is desperate for a child and the other half is fighting for their career. The boy’s original adoptive father was all set to hand him over until he realizes the boy would have no “dad.”
Caught in the middle of this off-the-record adoption gone sideways, the child launches himself into a lone wolf’s journey to finding a pack he can call his own.
Award-winning South Korean playwright Hansol Jung’s WOLF PLAY is a messy, funny, and moving theatrical experience that features puppetry, a wolf, and prickly questions about what family and belonging mean.
“What if I said I am not what you think you see. And you believed me? Does that change anything?”
PAY AS YOU ARE tickets on sale March 11
LETTERS FROM MAX
By Sarah Ruhl
Based on the book by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo
Directed By Christina Baldwin
May 30 - June 28, 2026
Max Ritvo is an exceptional young man: a student at Yale, member of an experimental comedy troupe, and insightful poet. When he applies to Sarah Ruhl’s playwriting workshop, he finds not only a mentor, but a friend.
When Max finds out his childhood cancer has returned, the two begin writing letters to each other. Their correspondence, both humorous and profound, explores questions of creating art, the meaning of work and the strange experience of being human. Based on these real communications, LETTERS FROM MAX is an emotional mosaic of letters, poetry, music and dialogue that showcases theatre’s ability to express the ineffable.
LETTERS FROM MAX is an intimate and poetic stage adaption of Sarah Ruhl (IN THE NEXT ROOM, THE OLDEST BOY) and Max Ritvo’s 2018 book of the same title. Jungle Theater Artistic Director Christina Baldwin directs this profound and hopeful play.
PAY AS YOU ARE tickets on sale May 6
Greenhouse Play Reading Series
Cultivating compelling work and exciting playwrights, while giving audiences a look behind the curtain.
Our reading series acts as our Jungle’s greenhouse—a warm, verdant space where art and people can thrive--offering a more relaxed evening of theater for the viewer and giving the Jungle the freedom and flexibility to present scripts we love on our stage.
Our Greenhouse Play Reading Series offers FREE tickets to everyone. Patrons who wish to support the series a step further can choose one of our paid options for their ticket.
Hotdish
September 16
By Paul Kruse
Directed By Shelby Richardson
Not even an untimely death can keep Maryjo from Barbara Anne’s potluck. Little do these women know, they are about to be the victims of a multi-level marketing pitch from the Virgin Mary herself.
Hotdish is a surreal comedy that explores the complex matrix of social, emotional, and spiritual acrobatics that make-up the life—and death—of a group of women living in the Upper Midwest.
Tickets on sale August 20
I never asked for a gofundme
January 19
By Jayne Deely
After returning home to Mobile, AL, Millie and her east coast born and raised Puerto Rican partner, Avery, are thrown into a series of life changing events when the religious southern community mistakes Avery’s recovery from gender affirming top surgery as breast cancer, a series of hilarious events are put in motion that turn everyone’s lives upside down: cue the casseroles, care packages, and checkbooks – a gofundme to SAVE AVERY!
Tickets on sale December 17
Sonia Flew
April 20
By Melinda Lopez
Sonia’s parents, fearful of the new government, sent their only daughter from Cuba to the United State in 1961. Set in Minneapolis and Havana, a story of family unfolds across the generations as Sonia — now raising two children with her Jewish husband — struggles to come to terms with her past, her lost parents, her own children, and her adopted country.
Tickets on sale April 1
FlexPass Subscription
Subscribers are an essential part of the work we do. As a subscriber, you are supporting the Jungle’s mission, our artists and our beloved theater community at large. So become a FlexPass and show your commitment to local theater, get the perks of a season regular, the flexibility of a VIP and still pay less per ticket than you would for most comparable entertainment experiences.
Use your FlexPasses however you want—plan to see each show solo or bring a group of friends to one special performance. Mix and match packages to get exactly as many tickets as you want. And if you miscalculate—don’t worry! You can always add tickets on throughout the season.
Our FlexPass Subscriptions are great for long-term subscribers, busy newcomers, and those only interested in part of the season! You can book all your tickets upfront for every show in the season or wait until a month before the show and still get premium access.
3 Ticket Pass $175
4 Ticket Pass $230
5 Ticket Pass $285
SPECIAL 40 AND UNDER 4-TICKET FLEXPASS PRICING $100 -- Only $25 per performance! *Must present ID at first show
Passes may be used for at any time, pending availability. After purchasing your FlexPass, book your tickets now or closer to the performance date online or by emailing boxoffice@jungletheater.org
As a FlexPass Subscriber, you are not only supporting Jungle artists but are supporting our efforts to reach greater, more diverse audiences through our Pay As You Are option. FlexPass subscribers help to underwrite the cost of our Pay As You Are program, which aims to make theater more accessible to those unable to afford subscriptions or fair market value tickets.
PAY AS YOU ARE Tickets – Starting at $15 for all performances
PAY AS YOU ARE pricing asks those who routinely pay $45 for theater tickets to pay that amount; it is the actual fair market value of the ticket. If an audience member needs to pay less, they can choose to do so, with tickets starting at only $15 for all Jungle Season shows.
By selecting to pay more than the market price, you help cover the cost of someone else’s ticket and welcome more audiences to the Jungle Theater.
Education & Engagement
TALKBACKS
Join us for these exciting, informal discussions with community professionals and artists that take place approximately 10 minutes after the end of Sunday matinees, last about 30 minutes, and deepen the audience’s connection with the show. Complimentary with ticket.
Theater Criticism: the record of one’s own soul
Learn about theater criticism and reviewing the arts with Jungle’s brand-new class. Taught by the Jungle’s very own Alison Ruth, this class will use the principles of dramaturgy to give you a way into thinking about theatrical performance and writing insightful criticism.
Discover the role of theater reviews, analyze performances, and write criticism - all while developing your artistic taste and deepening your understanding of theater. No matter where you are in your journey with theater - a brand-new audience member or a seasoned theater-goer - this class will give you an opportunity to see, think, write, and talk about your artistic impressions. $75 for course | Oct 14 - Nov 18 | Tues, 6-7pm
Improv At the Jungle
Uptown Minneapolis had been a home for improv for 15 years. Returning for a second season, this series partners with local improv groups (The Neighborhood & Off-Book) to help support those local artists who continue this legacy of Improv, especially in our LynLake community. Select Mondays throughout the year; $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Jungle Bash nights
Special fundraising performances that combine the fun of our Gala with our shows. Interact with designers, play themed games, even explore the set after the show— all while benefiting the Jungle’s Artists, Stage & House. Choose your level of support based on the personal significance the Jungle holds for you. DINNER FOR ONE & WOLF PLAY dates coming soon!
Bring a Group
Our Jungle Theater has group rates, a cozy preshow space, and availability for talk-backs to be the perfect destination for any group: corporate team-building, school groups, or seasonal parties! Host your party for a pre-show gathering in our Jungle Rehearsal room, located right upstairs. Post-show talkbacks are an excellent opportunity for school group to learn more about the show. Group rates available as well as early access to reserve ticket blocks.
Specialty Nights
Preview Performances
The Jungle Theater is continuing our commitment to providing accessible tickets to our community. For preview performances, our first two rows will be available for patrons at no cost.
Previews are an essential step in the development process. Because it could be the first time the play has been on its feet in front of an audience, the creative team could still be making changes to the script, design elements, or acting choices.
Industry Nights
We are introducing select Monday night performances to make the Jungle Theater and its shows more accessible for fellow theater industry folks as well as the Twin Cities’ robust bar, restaurant, and entertainment industries.
Access Services
It’s important to the Jungle to offer a theatrical experience that can be enjoyed by all audience members and patrons. Each Jungle Theater mainstage production includes Open Captioning, Audio Description, and ASL Interpreted performances throughout the run. Learn more on our Accessibility Services page.
Masked Wednesdays
Committed to the care of our people and audiences, we are continuing to require masks for Wednesday evening performances, helping us all return to theater in a way that we feel safe.
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Now is the time to show up and support local live theater
In these eventful and often difficult times, we are reminded of the incredible resilience of the arts and the power of community.
The stage has long served as a refuge of curiosity, creativity, and connection. Theater inspires, connects, uplifts, and transforms...but it needs more than applause—it needs action.
Now more than ever is the time to invest in the voices that stir us, the stories that challenge us, and the stages that bring us together. Let’s lift up the playwrights, performers, technicians, and creators who make the magic happen, night after night.
Because theater doesn’t just entertain—it empowers.
Support theater. Loudly. Proudly. Boldly.