2024/25 Season
The Jungle Theater is excited to announce its latest season! With the return of the critically acclaimed DINNER FOR ONE, the world premiere of FAST FWD MOTIONS, a full lineup of play readings and more, join us for a season of delightful and thought-provoking performances.
“We are bursting with anticipation for this bold new season! This year, we’re thrilled to present three full productions gracing our stage, alongside an exciting lineup of four plays in our reading series.
There’s a lot to do at the Jungle. Beyond our main productions and reading series, we’re opening our doors to other vibrant theater companies in town, making our cozy space a hub of theatrical excellence and community spirit. Despite being a small venue, we promise experiences that leave a lasting impact, and we’re committed to growing with our audience.
The Jungle is all about big dreams and even bigger experiences, all housed in an intimate space that celebrates creativity, bold choices, and serves as a vessel for artists to bring their stories to life. Join us this season at the Jungle and discover why keeping it local means an unforgettable night at the theater. We are YOUR theater — bring your story to our stage.”
— Christina Baldwin, Artistic Director; Rachel Murch-D'Olimpio, Managing 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.
DINNER FOR ONE
Directed By Christina Baldwin
Co-Created By Christina Baldwin, Sun Mee Chomet, Jim Lichtscheidl
Music Direction by Emilia Mettenbrink
Featuring Sun Mee Chomet, Jim Lichtscheidl
November 30, 2024 - January 5, 2025
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, music, and human connection.
Returning after a sold-out premiere during the winter of 2023, DINNER FOR ONE is a hilarious and heartfelt celebration of love, loss, found family, and live music.
“Dinner for One is 60 minutes of theatrical perfection - sweet, funny, charming, silly, bittersweet, and thoroughly entertaining.”
— Cherry and spoon
Single Tickets on sale October 30
THE EFFECT
By Lucy Prebble
Directed By Alison Ruth
Featuring Christina Baldwin
March 1 - 30, 2025
When Connie and Tristan sign up for a clinical trial to test a new antidepressant, they fall for each other—hearts racing, knees buckling—hard. But are their feelings real or nothing more than a dopamine-fueled side effect?
Sealed off from the outside world, their illicit romance throws the trial off course, posing unexpected dilemmas for the supervising doctors; and as the dosage and emotional stakes increase, THE EFFECT keeps audiences guessing, asking which is more powerful—the head or the heart?
Lucy Prebble’s (Succession) razor sharp writing delves into the medicalization of depression for profit by the pharmaceutical industry.
Single Tickets on sale January 29
Art by Cassandra Xiong ; @cassandrafication
FAST FWD MOTIONS
By Katie Ka Vang
May 31 - June 29, 2025
This world premiere follows a team of working-class Hmong-American women practicing and competing in their ferocious Volleyball League here in Minnesota.
This high-energy script introduces the teammates as they show up for practice—but the more time we spend with these women, what the sport and the team mean to them become clear as life circumstances pull them in different directions.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the development of this world premiere with the Summer Showcase and play reading of FAST FWD MOTIONS. Click here to learn more about the Showcase.
Single Tickets on sale April 30
Greenhouse Play Reading Series
The Jungle Theater's Greenhouse Play Reading Series has grown in its past two years, cultivating plays, playwrights, actors, directors, and audience members. The series feels like the Jungle’s greenhouse—a warm, verdant space where art and people can thrive. Readings take place in the theater and are always available for free (with a new option to support the series and purchase a season package) and open to all.
Script Reading Ticket package
Available for just $40, grab your tickets and the best seats early to all of our script readings!
Tickets to individual readings will be available closer to event dates with PAY AS YOU ARE prices starting at $0.
FlexPass Subscription
Our enhanced subscription allows for the same reliability of traditional subscriptions, but adds flexibility, making it easier for you to join us here at the theater. The FlexPass Subscription allows subscribers to purchase passes to be exchanged for tickets to 2024/25 Season performances.
Use your FlexPass for one show, two shows, or our entire season lineup! This added flexibility is ideal for bringing guests to the theater or swapping your tickets for another show if you can’t attend a performance.
3 Ticket Pass $144
4 Ticket Pass $192
5 Ticket Pass $240
SPECIAL 40 AND UNDER 3-TICKET FLEXPASS PRICING $75 -- 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.
NEW — 40 & Under Events/ FlexPass
As the Jungle continues to strive to be more accessible, approachable, and welcoming to younger audiences, we are excited to announce a 3-Ticket FlexPass option at a reduced price.
Each mainstage performance will also include an 40 & Under nights as a more approachable performance to welcome younger audiences to come be together and experience in our theater space. These nights include a special pre-show reception for 40 & Under FlexPass Subscribers.
NEW — 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 Wednesday
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.
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.
Support our story
The Jungle is committed to ensuring that everyone who wants to be here is here—whether your place is in the audience, on the stage, or behind the scenes. Make a donation by August 31 to strengthen the ways in which we nurture the arts by sharing our space and resources to sustain courageous theater in the Twin Cities.
$60 -- Pay It Forward! 22% of our audiences opt in for our Pay As You Are $15 tickets. Cover a standard ticket price to support Jungle artists AND support a community member’s ticket.
$200 -- Cultural and Language Consultant for one rehearsal
$500 -- Greenhouse Play Reading Artist
$1,500 -- ASL Interpretation, Audio Description Services, and Open Captioning for a show
$2,500 -- IATSE* taxes and benefits for one production. We are the smallest union theater in the Twin Cities!
* International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees provides fair wages to our designers, stage hands, wardrobe, electricians, carpenters, etc.
*We are excited to co-present Amm(i)gone (created by ADIL MANSOOR) with Theater Mu in July of 2025. With the show’s shorter run, Amm(i)gone will not be available for FlexPass Subscription. More information to come!