https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/

Seats 60-75, located in Hamline Midway, St Paul

Inspired by nature’s ultimate collaborators, the humble bee, The Hive Collaborative strives to be an open, inviting and accessible space for artists of all disciplines to thrive and create. An intimate, well-equipped black box, with lower-level studio, we invite you to buzz by for any of your artistic and event space needs.

https://825arts.org/

Seats 120 - 150, located in Rondo/Frogtown, St Paul

825 Arts is the new community arts center & theater in St Paul.  The unique architecture highlights its history as a silent movie theater and speakeasy.  Versatile black box theater setup as proscenium, thrust, or in the round.  

https://southerntheater.org/

Seats 166-206, located in Seven Corners, Minneapolis

The Southern Theater helps build and sustain a vibrant artistic community by providing a supportive home for the Twin Cities’ finest, most creative independent performing artists. The Southern creates a respectful and intimate environment that encourages artists and audiences to engage in artistic experimentation.

https://www.elisionplayhouse.com/

Two spaces, seats 119 and 60-100, located in Crystal

Elision Playhouse is a multi-use space that includes a black box and cabaret space available for rental.  We pride ourselves on being a small space with strong technology, including an LED lighting system, 32 channel sound mixer, and projection screen.  Our goal is to create a space for small companies and scrappy groups to make excellent art.

https://www.openeyetheatre.org/space-rentals

Seats 80-90, located in South Minneapolis

Open Eye Theatre is a multi-disciplinary arts hub specializing in theatre, puppetry, live music and storytelling, based in a historic converted storefront.  In addition to our Mainstage Open Eye supports a Guest Artist series of curated projects.

https://www.northgardentheater.com/

Seats 150, located in St Paul

The North Garden Theater offers a versatile space for live theater productions. With its unique stage, ample seating, and excellent acoustics, it provides an ideal environment for showcasing your theatrical vision. Our dedicated dressing room offers convenience and comfort for performers. An in-house bar is also available for your patrons' enjoyment. Whether you're staging a small-scale production or a full-scale musical, the North Garden Theater can accommodate your needs and help bring your theatrical dreams to life.

https://www.4communitytheatre.org/

Seats 211, located in Plymouth

The Plymouth Playhouse is located inside the Ramada Inn, with a full restaurant on site. The stage is fully handicap accessible, with wide seats and aisles that make it a favorite for all. 

https://www.northrop.umn.edu/space-rental

Multiple spaces of different sizes, located in Minneapolis

Northrop is an iconic building in the heart of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, renowned for its state-of-the-art performance theater, a more intimate smaller theater, and many multi-purpose gathering spaces. We can accommodate groups of various sizes for many types of events and would love to help you create a special experience.

https://americanschoolofstorytelling.com/

Seats 36-40, located in Minneapolis

We are an intimate and affordable venue committed to the oral narrative arts - primarily, storytelling, poetry, spoken word, singer/songwriters -  but we have also hosted comedy and dance on our 8x8' stage. We offer online and in person classes (both storytelling and poetry), curated performances as well as FREE author readings on the first Monday of the Month, a storytelling open mic on the third and a poetry open mic on the fourth Monday of the month. 

https://www.redeyetheater.org/

Seats 90, flexible seating, located in Seward, Minneapolis

Red Eye cultivates collective cultures through the creation and sharing of live performance. Artist-led and collectively organized, we steward a space in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. Red Eye has a curated rental program, which has an annual application period, typically open in the summer and booking up to two years out.

https://luminaryartscenter.com/

Seats 220, located in the North Loop, Minneapolis

The Luminary Arts Center invites artists across all disciplines and communities to have a home in which they feel safe to explore, take risks, and create. Our unique black-box style theater features a flexible floor plan suited for a wide variety of art forms, events, and audiences. The Luminary Arts Center is owned and operated by the Minnesota Opera.

https://oshag.stkate.edu/

Seats 172, located in Highland Park, St Paul

The Frey Theatre at The O'Shaughnessy is a spacious 172 seat blackbox available to rent for your next play, musical, or dance show! Rentals include full service Front of House support, robust lighting plot, and free off-street parking for both patrons and artists! Affordable weekly and hourly rates available. Get in touch to learn more!

https://thecapri.org/

Two spaces, seats 125-256, located in North Minneapolis

The recently renovated, expanded Capri is a wonderful, welcoming theater and gathering place in North Minneapolis. We're here to provide the Northside and metro-wide community with countless opportunities to experience and produce art, to create and implement ideas, and to Be Together. We have 7 unique, rentable spaces in the building: The Capri Theater and the Paradise Community Hall (per above); the Broadway Rehearsal Room (with sprung dance floor); the Long Conference Room; 2 classroom spaces, and the Capri Plaza (outdoors). All of these spaces can be rented singularly or in combination with others (e.g. for a full-day conference with main meeting rooms and break-outs. Our large, first-floor, glass-lined lobbies (one includes an art gallery) can also be rented separately.