Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Marshall community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour on Sept. 10 at the Marshall Area YMCA.
This free event, brought to Marshall by the Lyon County Historical Society Museum and Visit Marshall, uses laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across dierences in today's political environment.
Beginning with a catered meal, these gatherings invite audience members to share what makes their town great, what they think people get wrong about it, what local divisions concern them, and what future they imagine. An improv comedy troupe listens in on the conversations, takes everything they heard from residents, and brings it to life on stage through entirely unscripted improv comedy theater.
Doors open at 5 p.m., with a dinner at 6 p.m.
The improv show will begin at 7:15 p.m., followed by a talkback session.
The work of the Minnesota Humanities Center is to create a stronger Minnesota by increasing our understanding of the beauty, wisdom and stories of its people. Through partnerships, we facilitate the spaces, like Sketches of Minnesota, that seek to build connections and deepen understanding of ourselves and our communities in pursuit of a more just society.
This event is free but registration is required at https://www.mnhum.org/ event/marshall-sketches-ofminnesota/ Call the Lyon County Museum at 507-537-6580 or stop in at 301 West Lyon Street for registration questions.
