Aug 2021
Daddy Long Legs
Renegade Theater Company presents this play based on the classic novel that inspired the 1955 movie starring Fred Astaire. Performances are Aug. 19-22 and 25-28. Daddy Long Legs is a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, the Brontë Sisters and Downton Abbey. The show is directed by Peter Froehlingsdorf and stars Amelia Barr and Jace LeGarde. Synopsis: Jerusha Abbott is the “Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home” until a mysterious benefactor decides to send her to college…
Find out more »One event on Aug 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 21, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 22, 2021 at 2:00 pm
One event on Aug 25, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 26, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 27, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 28, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Daddy Long Legs
One event on Aug 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 21, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 22, 2021 at 2:00 pm
One event on Aug 25, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 26, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 27, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Aug 28, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Renegade Theater Company presents this play based on the classic novel that inspired the 1955 movie starring Fred Astaire. Performances are Aug. 19-22 and 25-28. Daddy Long Legs is a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, the Brontë Sisters and Downton Abbey. The show is directed by Peter Froehlingsdorf and stars Amelia Barr and Jace LeGarde. Synopsis: Jerusha Abbott is the “Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home” until a mysterious benefactor decides to send her to college…
Find out more »Sep 2021
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Zenith City Horror's production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows the beautifully tragic life story of transgender East German-born Hansel Schmidt. After suffering a botched sexual reassignment surgery, Hedwig tours the world attempting to conquer the demons of her past. The production is an official event of Duluth Superior Pride. Performances run Sept. 2-4. Tickets are $27 and available at gumboboi.com. Zeitgeist is requiring proof of full-course COVID-19 vaccination completed at least 14 days prior or a negative COVID-19…
Find out more »Renegade Improv
Jody Kujawa and his miscreant friends return to the stage for an extreme competitive improv blowout after a year and a half break. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com
Find out more »Oct 2021
Northland Film School: Documentary Film Production
The Zeitgeist Northland Film School, in partnership with the Minnesota Discovery Center, is for filmmakers, graphic designers, multimedia artists and theatrical artists seeking to learn, work, create and connect. Documentary Film Production classes run from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Oct. 21 to Dec 16. at Zeitgeist Arts. The class will explore different types of documentaries and build the basic technical skills to create nonfiction films, including selecting topics based on available resources, pre-production, lighting, sound recording, cinematography, interviewing, finding the…
Find out more »One event on Oct 22, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 23, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm
One event on Oct 27, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 28, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm
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One event on Oct 22, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 23, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm
One event on Oct 27, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 28, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One event on Oct 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Renegade Theater Company presents the story of a young Cambodian-American as he comes to terms with his family’s experiences in the Cambodian Genocide, his own sexual identity, and his place between cultures. Performances run Oct. 21-24 and 27-30. This award-winning, one-person play asks the question: What’s it really like to grow up as an Asian-American in the United States? The show is written and performed by Deryck Hak, and directed by Tom Isbell. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for…
Find out more »Nov 2021
Duluth Story Project (Postponed)
All dates of the Duluth Story Project have been postponed and will be rescheduled in 2022. Renegade Theater Company presents stories of historically underrepresented community members -- specifically BIPOC, elders and LGBTQIA+ -- centered on their experience navigating COVID-19 and the racial injustice and social unrest of 2020. Performances run Nov. 18-21, Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 2-4. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and $16 for students.
Find out more »Dec 2021
The Dollar Store Holiday Special
An irreverent and raunchy sketch/improv show that includes Duluth performers Jody Kujawa, Mary Fox, Robert Lee, Luke Moravac and more. Music from Zeb or Zeek and the Runaway Screamings. Special appearance from Burlesque drag queen Spruce. All patrons will be required to adhere to Zeitgeist’s COVID-19 policies, including wearing a mask and providing proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test. All of Zeitgeist’s COVID policies can be found at zeitgeistarts.com/about/covid-19/.
Find out more »Apr 2022
A Spring Fever Dream
A Spring Fever Dream is an original improve and sketch comedy show from Renegade Theater Company. The cast features Jody Kujawa, Evan Kelly, Amber Burns, Bryan Burns, Addison Houle and Robert Lee. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »May 2022
Raising Money to Make a Living in the TV Industry
Work through the legal, financial and career barriers that exist and figure out how they can be changed to better benefit today's generations of artists. Explore the path to raising money for a TV show. Catalyst Story Institute is presenting a four-part workshop series that takes a deep dive into the television-creation process, with the aim of empowering content creators to advance their stories by breaking down the knowledge barriers of how TV careers actually happen. Sponsored by the Arrowhead…
Find out more »Transportation Themed Improv
Join Renegade Improv for a night of on-the-fly, Bus Bike Walk-themed comedy.
Find out more »One event on May 28, 2022 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jun 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jun 4, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Art
One event on May 28, 2022 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jun 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jun 4, 2022 at 7:30 pm
This production of the Tony-winning comedy stars Jessica Saxton, Cheryl Skafte, and Christine Winkler Johnson. Art and friendship come under fire among three friends when one of them audaciously purchases a mostly-white canvas for a ridiculous amount of money.
Find out more »Jul 2022
The Trail to Oregon
Based on the computer game The Oregon Trail, this raunchy, comedic musical follows a dysfunctional family while they face weird and wacky trials on the road. A rollercoaster ride of chaos, improv and audience participation. Age recommendation: 16 and up.
Find out more »Aug 2022
Duluth Story Project Community Conversation: “The Right to Be …”
Kami Norland and Nelle Rhicard lead this conversation about how to grow and heal neighborhoods and communities. Over the past two and a half years, Zeitgeist has been working within the community to uplift the voices of Duluth. The Duluth Story Project is a podcast, community mosaic art exhibit and community conversation. This project was created to promote healing, to influence policy makers, to support local artists, and "create a new next, together." The podcast episodes feature stories from the…
Find out more »Oct 2022
Zeitgeist Minnesota Media Arts School: Documentary Film Production
Zeitgeist Minnesota Media Arts School, in partnership with the Minnesota Discovery Center, is for filmmakers, graphic designers, multimedia artists and theatrical artists seeking to learn, work, create and connect. Documentary Film Production classes meet on Monday nights from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Oct. 3 to Nov. 21. The class will explore the many different types of documentaries and build the basic technical skills to create nonfiction films, including selecting topics based on available resources, pre-production, lighting, sound recording, cinematography, interviewing,…
Find out more »Micro-Mobility Happy Hour: Bike Highway
A happy-hour gathering to discuss strategies for coordinated advocacy with the city, county, and regional transportation entities to develop priorities for funding and completing key micro-mobility (bicycle, pedestrian, wheelchair) transportation routes consistent with the city, bicycle and pedestrian master plans (see map). Organizers of the event wish to convince the city of Duluth to: 1. Complete the fragments created by the current piecemeal approach 2. Conform design to multimodal, non-motorized, practical American Disability Act specs, and transportation criteria 3. Be…
Find out more »Colores Flamencos
Sachiko "La Chayí" invites audiences to join her Southern Spanish tablao-style Flamenco in which music, voice and movement harmonize and create vibrant and nuanced colors of emotions. The show features singer Juan Pedro Jimenes and guitarist Juanito Pascual. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Treasures Along the North Shore: a Belly Dance Show
Local and regional performers present a variety of styles of belly dance from oriental to tribal to fusion. Tickets are available at the Teatro Zuccone box office or online.
Find out more »Tar
Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tar, with a tour-de-force performance by Cate Blanchett. She was widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the first-ever female music director of a major German orchestra. The movie runs from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Tickets and screening times are at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Nov 2022
Gag Me With a Spoon Community Story Share
Inspired by the long winters and disconnected summers of life in the North, Gag Me With A Spoon is a celebration of stories, voices, and gestures. It functions in the tangible world and welcomes all the narratives of its community, offering a platform to tell stories of the human experience. This event is best for those 14+. The event is hosted by Adeline Wright and the GMWAS Chorus Featuring stories by: Anna Tennis, Amena Haidari, Mary Fox, Dominic Chilko, Loren…
Find out more »Renegade Live Presents: Drinksgiving Returns
This new series of comedy special events are bringing Duluth a brand-new kind of entertainment. Each special in the series takes a different topic or season and squeezes every ounce of funny out of it.
Find out more »Dec 2022
National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing
Following his award-winning productions of Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin presents this filmed theatrical version of William Shakespeare's popular romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, in which the legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riviera has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner's daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love. A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the…
Find out more »The Holiday Dumbshow
This new series of comedy special events is bringing Duluth a new kind of entertainment. Each special in the series takes a different topic or season and squeezes every ounce of funny out of it. A Series of Unfortunate Specials will be a mix of live and filmed sketch comedy, improvisation and special guests that tell a new story each time. Tickets are available online at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Jan 2023
An event every week that begins at 10:30 pm on Friday, repeating until Feb 3, 2023
Renegade Improv
An event every week that begins at 10:30 pm on Friday, repeating until Feb 3, 2023
Every Friday Renegade Theater Company's improv troupe splits into two teams to compete for points and laughter. The performers make everything up on the spot based on suggestions from the audience. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »One event on Jan 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jan 22, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Jan 26, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jan 27, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jan 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm
The Boys Room
One event on Jan 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jan 22, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Jan 26, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jan 27, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Jan 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Zeitgeist Arts puts the “fun” in dysfunctional with the inaugural show of its 2023 theater season. What happens when grownups run away from home? In The Boys Room, two adult brothers race each other back to their boyhood bedroom — that sanctuary where they can dream and scheme and escape from the pressure of the outside world. But life has a way of catching up, and two of the women in their lives have dreams too … and they are…
Find out more »Feb 2023
An event every week that begins at 10:30 pm on Friday, repeating until Mar 24, 2023
Renegade Friday Nights
An event every week that begins at 10:30 pm on Friday, repeating until Mar 24, 2023
Renegade Friday Nights are filled with original improv comedy of different styles, themes and characters. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Transit Equity Day Screening of Biking While Black
The Zeitgeist presents "Biking While Black: How Safe are Black Lives While Bicycling?" This film by Yolanda Davis-Overstreet is about bicycling while Black in Los Angles. The film will be a conversation starter for people in Duluth and the surrounding area to consider the structural and infrastructural racism that continues to endanger BIPOC lives and disenfranchise communities of color, despite good intentions for people-powered transportation and street design. This event is free and will include popcorn and hot cider.
Find out more »Renegade Friday Nights: Slapdash Jukebox
Renegade Friday Nights are filled with original improv comedy of different styles, themes and characters. In this edition, Renegade’s newest musical improv team presents silly songs. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Mar 2023
Kidz Comedy featuring the Sloppy Joe Adventure Crew
A mega-mystery family-friendly comedy show with the mystery solving antics of The Sloppy Joe Adventure Crew, a ragtag group of kids that find the most hilarious ways to get to the bottom of things. This family show will consist of sketches, improv, film, and music and will be performed by some of the areas best local adult performers. It is sure to be a hilarious show for the young and young at heart.
Find out more »Maria Bamford
Bamford, one of Duluth's most notable and renowned native daughters, performs two comedy shows in honor of her late father, Joel. All proceeds beyond venue costs will be donated to CHUM.
Find out more »Renegade Friday Nights: Murderhobos
Renegade Friday Nights are filled with original improv comedy of different styles, themes and characters. This week, the players tell a raunchy fantasy story with monsters and heroes. Role-playing games are the newest nerdy fad to come back into fashion and the players have been waiting for years for this. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Comedy Cinematheque
This spoof on the wide universe of film features sketches, improv, short films and more. It's part of Renegade Theater Company's comedy-variety shows under the banner of “A Series of Unfortunate Specials." Each special is different and features new casts, gimmicks, musical guests and shenanigans. A Series of Unfortunate Specials 2023 Season Comedy Cinematheque - March 25 and 31 The After School Special - Sept. 23 and 30 The Unfortunate Curse - Oct. 21 and 28 Drinksgiving: Another Round -…
Find out more »Apr 2023
Renegade Comedy Cage Match
A comedy competition to the “death.” Two eccentric comedy teams will compete to see who moves on to the next month and which group meets their ultimate fate of comedy death.
Find out more »One event on Apr 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Apr 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
One event on Apr 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm
One event on Apr 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
One event on Apr 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm
The Duluth Playhouse presents the Twin Ports premiere of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, a black comedy written by Anne Washburn. Performances run April 13-23. Synopsis: In a not-so-distant future, after the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors sit around a campfire and piece together the plot of their favorite episode of The Simpsons entirely from memory. As they remember their faded world, they discover how the pop culture of one generation can develop into the mythology of the…
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:30 pm on Friday, repeating until Jun 9, 2023
Renegade Friday Nights
An event every week that begins at 10:30 pm on Friday, repeating until Jun 9, 2023
Renegade Friday Nights are filled with original improv comedy of different styles, themes and characters. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Renegade Friday Nights: The Edibles Show
Renegade Friday Nights are filled with original improv comedy of different styles, themes and characters. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Renegade Friday Nights: Renegade Remix
Renegade Friday Nights are filled with original improv comedy of different styles, themes and characters. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »May 2023
Gag Me With a Spoon Community Story Share
Inspired by the long winters and disconnected summers of life in the North, Gag Me With A Spoon is a celebration of stories, voices, and gestures. It functions in the tangible world and welcomes all the narratives of its community, offering a platform to tell stories of the human experience. This event is best for those 14+. Get your tickets here.
Find out more »One event on Jun 3, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Aug 12, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Aug 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Renegade Friday Nights: Long Form Featuring the Antibodies
One event on Jun 3, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Aug 12, 2023 at 8:00 pm
One event on Aug 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Renegade Friday Nights are filled with original improv comedy of different styles, themes and characters. This edition is the Spring Seasonal Comedy Booster featuring the Antibodies. The Antibodies are Duluth`s newest long-form improv team, made up of Katy Helbacka, Andy Bennett, Jody Kujawa, Evan Kelly, Jake Neuman, Robert Lee and other special guests. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Jun 2023
The Unabashed Bash: A Renegade Comedy Fundraiser
Hosted by The Mustachios and featuring food by Gumbo Boi, beats by DJ Shoebox and an old-fashioned telethon featuring Renegade performers. There will also be free specialty drinks and a cash bar available at Zeitgeist Restaurant & Bar.
Find out more »World Refugee Day Documentary
The Interfaith Committee for Migrant Justice (ICMJ) is proud to sponsor the documentary, Seeking Asylum, on World Refugee Day. This is a 66 minute documentary which bears witness to the endless deterrents migrants face when petitioning for asylum in the United States. Since 2020, members of the ICMJ community have sponsored and hosted over 20 asylum seekers. Currently, there are 8 asylum seekers living with ICMJ host families in Duluth. Following the documentary, we invite you to join us for…
Find out more »Transportation Equity Talk Series: Taken for a Ride
Learn how the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems. There will be a post-show brief presentation by the Duluth Transit Authority on the Better Bus Blueprint and a community conversation on the conditions, needs, and opportunities of public transit in the Twin Ports. About the Transportation Equity Doc & Talk Series Throughout 2023 we’re exploring transportation equity issues in Duluth, along with opportunities to enact structural changes that shift the conditions of exclusion and oppression to…
Find out more »Jul 2023
Asteroid City
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Directed by Wes Anderson.
Find out more »The Wicker Man
A puritan police seargent arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed.
Find out more »Aug 2023
The Three-Chord Wonder by Annie Ragsdale
In this combination of a concert and theatrical play, Annie Ragsdale tells a story about "the ultimate quest for a dream during a time of grief, loss and love." Ragsdale has been living in New York City for almost 20 years and during that time a soundtrack has played in her mind. It turned into an album and somewhere along the way became a play. Before moving to New York, Ragsdale lived in Duluth, frequently playing her original tunes at…
Find out more »Take it With You, A Fairy Tale — Part 1
Take it With You returns to Zeitgeist with A Fairy Tale. Told over four episodes, the saga juxtaposes simple and archetypal storytelling with the mindset of the present. Take it With You is an hour-long originally scripted live radio theater podcast performed in front of a studio audience. It is intertwined with voice actors, original music and old-school sound effects. Season tickets are available at agileticketing.net. Individual session tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com and takeitwithyou.org.
Find out more »Roger & Me
After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Mich., eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors’ chairman, Roger B. Smith, in this 1989 documentary. Tickets are available online at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Renegade Friday Nights: Murderhobos
Take an adventure into the land of fantasy monsters and heroes. Role-playing games are the newest nerdy fad to come back into fashion and the players have been waiting for years for this. The audience will help tell this raunchy fantasy story.
Find out more »Sep 2023
Duluth Fiber Guild 50th Anniversary Keynote Speaker
To celebrate the Duluth Fiber Guild’s 50th Anniversary, internationally known teacher and artist Jane Dunnewold, will present techniques in surface design and mixed media. This live Zoom presentation is open to the public, but reservations are requested as space is limited. Sign up through the Guild’s website. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Funding provided by Arrowhead Regional Art Council and the MN State Legacy Funds.
Find out more »A Series of Unfortunate Specials: The After School Special
The Renegade Improv Comedy team presents "As Series of Unfortunate Specials" where attendees can "revisit the infinitely parodiable world of the after-school specials you watched after school as a kid." The show is full of sketches, improv, short films, and "lots of surprises." The After School Special is the second installment of Another Series of Unfortunate Specials.
Find out more »The Engine Inside
This new movie follows six individuals from diverse backgrounds who have devoted themselves to a simple machine -- the bicycle. Through their struggles, witness how bicycles have the potential to transform lives and contribute to a better world. Tickets are available online at zeitgeistarts.com.
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