Upcoming events
YARRRH! The Lusty, Busty Pirate Musical & Have YARRHSELF a Lusty, Busty Xmas!
WHAT THE HELL IS FORTUNE’S FOOL DOING TO CELEBRATE?
We could bake a cake. But that would be boring and fattening. Instead, we’re giving a present to you, our loyal audience members and donors: two hour-long musicals—something old and something new!
YARRRH! THE LUSTY, BUSTY PIRATE MUSICAL, a remount of the biggest hit in our history, a swashbuckling sendup that skewers pirate tropes and traditional gender roles.
HAVE YARRRHSELF A LUSTY, BUSTY XMAS!, a world premiere sequel that takes on the holidays, billionaires, and American politics with the same saucy cheek.
A Very Bearded Holiday with Friends!
Prepare yourselves for an improvised holiday movie experience like no other - and we mean that in the worst way possible. Come and watch as the Beards weave a tangled mess of holiday tropes together in a desperate attempt to add a little more nostalgia to the world. Each show will be filled to the brim with awkward trips to small towns, indefensible holiday traditions, and possibly an erotic snowball fight. And that's not all! The Beards are honored to be joined by Babe Train (Dec. 11) and Heaven's Precious Angels (Dec. 18), two renowned Twin Cities improv groups, who will each be bringing their own amazing flavor of holiday cheer to the show. Yule never see the holidays the same way again.
Can I Refill Your Eggnog For You? Holiday Vacation (Working Title)
IT'S BACK!
Can I Refill Your Eggnog for You? Get You Something to Eat? Drive You Out to the Middle of Nowhere and Leave You for Dead? Holiday Vacation (Working Title)
Join local musicians Jenessa Iverson, Kyle Baker, Kale Winship & Maxwell Emmett Ward for a musical sleigh ride filled with some good old fashioned holiday fun!
This cozy evening will feature holiday favorites that will leave you as joyful as the first time you saw Bing Crosby tap dance with Danny F***ing Kaye!
Pay What You Wish starting at $5!
A Very Good Christmas Carol
Join scrappy Dickensian orphans Edmund and Martin as they present their own version of A Christmas Carol! They may be the only two actors onstage, but with a trunk full of props, hearts full of song, and YOUR help, what could possibly go wrong? Come for a fresh, madcap take on a heartwarming classic, stay for the never-ending thrill of audience participation!
MNProv LIVE!
MNprov Live! is Minnesota’s first professional improv troupe featuring all neurodivergent players. It’ll be an evening full of quick thinking, big laughs, and unexpected moments — the kind of show you’ll be talking about long after the lights come up. Come celebrate creativity, connection, and a little bit of chaos (the fun kind).
Who's Holiday
You saw her last when she was just two
Celebrate the holidays with Cindy Lou Who
Pull up a seat and fill up your cup
‘Cause your favorite little Who is all grown up
16 Bar BINGO: HOLIDAY EDITION!
Buzz Music Theater presents 16 Bar BINGO at The Hive Collaborative! HOLIDAY EDITION
Join us for this new music trivia event, featuring local artists and Hive owners Eric Morris & Laura Rudolph!
Pay As You Wish starting at $5.
A Drinking Game MN Presents The Nightmare Before Christmas
What's this? What's this? Why it's A Drinking Game Mn presenting The Nightmare Before Christmas!
Come join our cast as they do a live stage-reading of this ghoulish, christmas classic with props, costumes, music, and of course plenty of drinking cues! YOU, our audience will also have drinking cues throughout. Join us for a round of your favorite drink, pop, water, mocktail, tears, blood… Well blood gets sticky and tears are salty, so let’s stick to the usuals and leave the rest to the cast as they bring this movie to life!
Our dearest friends, if you don’t mind… We’d like to join you by your side. Where we can gaze into the stars. We’ll sit together, now and forever, for it is our plain as anyone can see. This show is simply meant to be.
Not Your Mother's Silent Night
Roz Prickel returns for another year of festivity at the Hive! Well known is Roz's love of the holiday season, but what is less well known is that she has curated her own original christmas music over the years. Enough to fill an entire album or even to make a full length musical one day! For now, it's just exciting to gather for an evening and hear them all along with the stories behind the music. It is truly the perfect way to traipse through what she affectionately calls "Bermuda Triangle Week." Nothing like original tunes and good clean humor to get you safely though that pesky time between Christmas and New Years without a scratch.
The Honey Jar: Improv at The Hive Collaborative
Something sweet is coming to St. Paul!
Presented by the Hive Collaborative and Twin Cities theatermakers Destiny Davison and Ross Flores, The Honey Jar is a new monthly improv variety show that brings the funniest troupes in town together for a night of laughs and fresh comedy!
“Only Angels Have Wings”
Picturegoer Presents: "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939)
Ring in the new year with a screening of Howard Hawks' seminal aviation melodrama "Only Angels Have Wings", starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur! This special presentation of the Picturegoer Film Club is accompanied by a pre-show of vintage materials (trailers, theater snipes, and a classic cartoon), as well as a special introductory presentation.
Doors open at 6pm
GENRE DIVERGENCE Staged Reading Series
Calling all fans of sci-fi, romantic comedy, and everything in between! Special Interest Theater invites you to its first ever GENRE DIVERGENCE staged reading series!
What is Special Interest Theater?
Special Interest Theater is a brand new, Autistic-led theater company that seeks to uplift neurodivergent and disabled artists by allowing them to tell the stories THEY want to see onstage.
What is GENRE DIVERGENCE?
Genre Divergence is a staged reading series that allows neurodivergent playwrights to put their own spin on high-concept genre storytelling. Sci-fi horror! Thriller! Romantic comedy! Even magical girl anime! All genre that these playwrights have adored for years and wanted to put their own spin on.
The Psychic Game Show at The Hive Collaborative
Step into an evening where laughter meets the unknown! The Psychic Game Show is an interactive, mind-bending experience that invites you to explore the mysterious side of intuition and perception.
Cowgirls vs. Aliens
Jordan is a future director of big budget films. When looking in the desert for the perfect place to shoot her first movie, a UFO crashes to the ground nearby, and out falls an alien! The two become fast friends and set out on a hilarious adventure to make movie magic. Cosmic snacks, poisonous air, and a mysterious cowgirl - grab your hoverboard and join us for an out-of-this world ride! Performed by neurodivergent actors and centered on disability joy, come out for our opening weekend at The Hive before we take to the road and begin touring our show around MN. Made possible by the Minnesota State Arts Grant Board. All performances are sensory-friendly. Great fun for all ages.
Adventures in Hostessville presents VICTORY ROMP
The Hive Collaborative and Adventures in Hostessville present their newest Curated History Party Experience, The Victory Romp!
Spend an evening in 1943 with an immersive experience that’s part cabaret, part comedy, part trivia night, part cooking show, and part Ted Talk. PLUS there are complimentary beverages and snacks! Three nights only; get your tickets now!
Film Noir Tosca
The Republic has fallen. The military is in charge. The former president is on the run, being hunted by the corrupt Chief of Police, Baron Scarpia. Floria Tosca is the premier opera diva of the time. Mario Caveradossi is a local painter and Tosca’s lover. When Baron Scarpia is found dead in his office, a detective is called in to investigate. He must untangle how these two artists found themselves on the front lines of a political uprising.
“Do the Right Thing”
Picturegoer Presents: "Do the Right Thing" (1989)
Join us for a screening of Spike Lee's modern American classic "Do the Right Thing!"! This special presentation of the Picturegoer Film Club is accompanied by a pre-show of vintage materials (trailers, theater snipes, and a classic cartoon), as well as a special introductory presentation.
Doors open at 6pm
Playing Provincetown presented by ACT
A celebration of the bold experiment that sparked modern American theater. This original production brings to life the early days of the Provincetown Players—an extraordinary group of writers and dreamers who gathered on the Massachusetts coast in 1915 to question convention, explore radical ideas, and invent a new dramatic form. Featuring three one-act plays by Neith Boyce, Susan Glaspell, George Cram Cook, and their contemporaries—along with new material by Minnesota playwright James Lundy—Playing Provincetown revisits the revolutionary spirit that transformed the stage forever.
You Know, David Beukema *Can* Sing
Despite having appeared in many musicals, Twin Cities actor David Beukema still feels like a musical runt. Why is that? And can he finally make his lifelong cabaret dreams come true? A evening of songs and stories, featuring Bradley Beahen on piano, special guests, and different content every performance!
The Fairlanes sing: Home for the Holidays
Treat yourself to an a cappella celebration of the season with the Twin Cities’ favorite doo-wop quartet, The Fairlanes! Enjoy holiday selections along with doo-wop and R&B tunes from the ‘50s and ‘60s.
Theatre Company Club Scene Study Showcase
You, reading this description of our event, are cordially invited to Theatre Company Club's inaugural Scene Study Showcase. An evening of 10 minute scenes/and plays performed by local actors. Join us for a FREE night of laughter, giggles, guffawing, chortiling, and chuckling. The night might also be filled with crying, weeping, sobbing, wailing, and howling. Whatever you might emote - we won't judge! We will encourage it!
The Ballad of Johnny Sincerely
An intimate evening with The Johnny Sincerely Orchestra. Join Johnny and his ragtag crew of orchestral misfits for an evening of wit, wisdom and - of course - music.
This will be a show unlike any The Johnny Sincerely Orchestra has ever put on. There will be comedy, story telling, and the debuting of new songs mixed in with the "carnival rock n roll" Johnny and the gang are known for.
The Honey Jar: Improv at The Hive Collaborative
Something sweet is coming to St. Paul!
Presented by the Hive Collaborative and Twin Cities theatermakers Destiny Davison and Ross Flores, The Honey Jar is a new monthly improv variety show that brings the funniest troupes in town together for a night of laughs and fresh comedy!
16 Bar BINGO: NINETIES IN NOVEMBER
Buzz Music Theater presents 16 Bar BINGO: SEVENTIES IN SEPTEMBER at The Hive Collaborative!
Join us for this new music trivia event, featuring local artists and Hive owners Eric Morris & Laura Rudolph!
Pay As You Wish starting at $5.
Music at The Hive
Saxophonist Nathan Hanson, violinist Laura Harada and bassist Doan Roessler present an evening of solos, duos and a trio. They will be exploring a wide-ranging landscape of improvised sound in the context of their shared history as friends and neighbors. Music designed for right now.
MNProv LIVE!
MNprov Live! is Minnesota’s first professional improv troupe featuring all neurodivergent players. It’ll be an evening full of quick thinking, big laughs, and unexpected moments — the kind of show you’ll be talking about long after the lights come up. Come celebrate creativity, connection, and a little bit of chaos (the fun kind).
(Not) An Ordinary Bike Ride by Michael Wolfe
A simple bike ride to Stillwater takes an unexpected turn, leaving the rider stranded and searching. The Bike Ride is a solo performance that transforms misadventure into meditation: on the vulnerability of asking for help, the resilience of humor, and the defiant grace of holding two truths at once—that life can be hard, and still beautiful. With warmth, wit, and candor, the piece reminds us that hope is not naïve, but a practice—a way of moving forward even when the path feels uncertain.
SKYLIGHT presented by WILD SET THEATER
WILD SET THEATER presents a staged reading of SKYLIGHT by David Hare
Directed by Jess Yates | Featuring Pete Colburn, Marci Lucht and Rayyan Khan
Skylight is a powerful and acclaimed play about former lovers Tom and Kyra, whose lives have diverged due to social class and political differences, set during a tense, emotionally charged reunion at Kyra's low-income flat. On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives two unexpected visits. One from Edward Sergent, a struggling college student. The other, from his father and Kyra's former lover, Tom Sergeant. Tom is a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.
This tragic love story examining wealth, inequality and forbidden love is not to be missed.
The Motherland & Turtle Island: Our indigenous roots are in the heart of Mother Earth
Louis Alemayehu presents spoken word poetry w/ guest musicians:
Davu Seru - percussion
Joseph Damman - guitar
And more to be announced!
Star Trek: The Next Improvisation
The continuing adventures of the second-best Galaxy class starship in the Federation fleet: The USS Intrigue! Join the cast for a completely new and totally improvised episode performed in the style of The Next Generation. A show that truly goes where no one has gone before!
Dee Langley presents The Masked Accordions
There are many celebrations but none so special to people who love the accordion as the entire month of November because November is National Accordion Month. Join the students of Dee Langley as they hold their annual All Holidays concert!
Dungeons & Dragons LIVE!
Join us for the next adventures for this particularly spooky adventure! The Halloween-themed one-shot will make you laugh and jump out of your seat!
16 Bar Bingo: SPOOKY EDITION
Buzz Music Theater presents 16 Bar BINGO at The Hive Collaborative! SPOOKY EDITION
Join us for this new music trivia event, featuring local performers with Hive owners Eric Morris & Laura Rudolph!
75 16 bar cuts of your favorite SPOOKY SONGS. 3 rounds of BINGO, with prizes for each round winner! Complimentary buzzy treats hosted by The Hive!
Pay As You Wish starting at $5.
A Drinking Game MN Presents HOCUS POCUS
It’s just a bunch of HOCUS POCUS!
Or is it? Join us on Sunday, October 26th at 7:30pm and discover Hocus Pocus with A Drinking Game Mn!
Come take part in this cult classic as our cast does a live stage reading of the movie. We’ll see the Sanderson Sisters come to life, the transformation of Binx and all the antics Max, Dani and Allison go through to stop the Sanderson Sisters from devouring children’s souls. Not only will our cast have drinking cues through out the show, but you, our audience will also have drinking cues through out! Hear a bell, take a drink of your preferred beverage be it alcohol, pop, water, mocktail, tears, blood, a potion… Except tears are salty, blood gets sticky and can we really trust the Sanderson Sisters with their potions? Best to stick to one of the other options! There will be music, costumes, dancing, singing and yes, magic!
14 Fears: A Magnus Archives Drag show
Ceaseless watchers and wretched things- turn your gazes on us. Based on the hit horror podcast ‘The Magnus Archives’, the twin cities most innovative drag performers will peel back the veil and showcase humanity’s deepest, darkest fears.
$10 entry fee at the door, cash or Venmo accepted.
Show is for ages 18+”
16 Bar Bingo: SPOOKY EDITION at Bumbling Fools
Buzz Music Theater presents 16 Bar BINGO at The Hive Collaborative! SPOOKY EDITION
Join us for this new music trivia event, featuring local performers with Hive owners Eric Morris & Laura Rudolph!
75 16 bar cuts of your favorite SPOOKY SONGS. 3 rounds of BINGO, with prizes for each round winner! Complimentary buzzy treats hosted by The Hive!
Pay As You Wish starting at $5.
The Honey Jar: Improv at The Hive Collaborative
Something sweet is coming to St. Paul!
Presented by the Hive Collaborative and Twin Cities theatermakers Destiny Davison and Ross Flores, The Honey Jar is a new monthly improv variety show that brings the funniest troupes in town together for a night of laughs and fresh comedy!
MNProv LIVE!
MNprov Live! is Minnesota’s first professional improv troupe featuring all neurodivergent players. It’ll be an evening full of quick thinking, big laughs, and unexpected moments — the kind of show you’ll be talking about long after the lights come up. Come celebrate creativity, connection, and a little bit of chaos (the fun kind).
Would I Lie to You?
Get ready for an evening of outrageous stories, quick wit, and hilarious deception as six of Minnesota’s sharpest performers go head-to-head in a live version of Would I Lie to You?
Can you spot the truth among the tall tales? Will our teams fool each other—or you? With a mix of comedians, storytellers, and local personalities, this high-energy show promises unpredictable laughs and a unique spin on the hit British panel game.
One In The Chamber
Three Saints Theater Company Presents
The Midwest Premier Of
One In The Chamber by Marja-Lewis Ryan
Directed by Patrick Coyle
October 3-25, 2025 at The Hive Collaborative in St. Paul, MN
Six years ago, a tragic accident changed the Stewart family forever. Today, Charles and Helen Stewart have one son nearing the end of probation, one daughter who will do anything to escape what her family has become, and another daughter who only knows life after the accident. When social worker Jennifer Schwartz arrives for their final home visit, the Stewarts hope they will finally be allowed to move on and begin the next phase of their lives. Old wounds are opened and the Stewarts’ grief is laid bare, in a play that reviewplays.com calls, “A powerhouse play, with writing that will resonate long after the final curtain.”
September Songs- A night with Jennifer Eckes and Bradley Beahen
As the late sunsets of long days begin to fade and the harvest moon begins to shine, come revel in the sounds of Summer and welcome Fall in all its splendor through this delightful cabaret! Twin Cities theatre artists Bradley Beahen and Jennifer Eckes will explore songs from Broadway and beyond, singing of “when grass was green and grain was yellow” with tunes like “Autumn in New York”, “September Song” and “The Colors of my Life”.
Music at The Hive
Vibraphonist Dave Hagedorn joins guitarist Bob Ockenden and saxophonist Nathan Hanson in an exploration of sounds, tones, reflexes and instigations in their first outing as a trio. You can expect to encounter shapes and contours that are both familiar and brand new and intelligence free of artifice.
What's In a Name?
What’s in a name? Well, for many songwriters, it seems there is quite a bit! Across all music genres there are songs named after people: Maria, Jenny, Jack, Barbara Ann, Mack, Mandy, Jolene, Danny Boy, Dulcinea, and so many more. From Broadway to Pop to Country to Swing. Join Jen and Andrewas they sing and play an eclectic mix of songs with names as their titles. 80% Music + 20% comedy = 100% Fun!
MNProv LIVE!
MNprov Live! is Minnesota’s first professional improv troupe featuring all neurodivergent players. It’ll be an evening full of quick thinking, big laughs, and unexpected moments — the kind of show you’ll be talking about long after the lights come up. Come celebrate creativity, connection, and a little bit of chaos (the fun kind).
16 Bar BINGO: Seventies in September
Buzz Music Theater presents 16 Bar BINGO: SEVENTIES IN SEPTEMBER at The Hive Collaborative!
Join us for this new music trivia event, featuring local artists and Hive owners Eric Morris & Laura Rudolph!
Pay As You Wish starting at $5.
ALL IN! A True Variety Show
A brand-new variety show presented by The Headwaters Collective of Performing Arts LLC (HCPA). A wild hour and a half show with everything from singing, dancing, acting, comedy, and MORE!
Applause Community Theatre’s Fall One Act Festival
Three compelling one-act plays — Precious Scars by Brian Farrey-Latz, inspired by the true story of a gay Marine’s bravery and the cost of his unwanted outing; Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach by Paul Rudnick, a sharp, hilarious celebration of unapologetic identity; and The New Century by Paul Rudnick, a heartfelt comedy about connection and community. Together, they reflect our commitment to amplifying LGBTQ+ voices with humor, heart, and honesty.
Songs from an Unmade Bed
Presented by CHANGING VOICES COLLECTIVE and The Hive Collaborative's Pollinator Program
One lyricist and 18 composers joined forces to create a solo theatrical song cycle that propels a smart, resilient, wry, and ultimately romantic gay New Yorker through the heartaches and triumphs of love in the big city.
Elsinore
Presenting the first staged reading of Elsinore, a new work by Emma Kessler.
"One night at the crossroads, Hamlet Ellis Jr. meets a corpse claiming to be his murdered father. He is tasked with bringing the murderer, his Uncle Claude, to justice...no matter how many lives he destroys in the process. A Southern Gothic retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet."