Danger Boat Productions Awarded TPT Grant to Share Minnesota’s Stories Through Improv Comedy
Danger Boat Productions is proud to announce our selection as a grant recipient for Twin Cities PBS's "The 250th Project: Sharing Minnesota’s Stories." This initiative celebrates Minnesota's rich diversity and cultural history through unique storytelling. Our contribution? Using improv comedy to spark meaningful community conversations. Learn more about this exciting journey and our vision for this special project.
Fostering Growth Through Uncomfortable Conversations
Learn how to navigate tough conversations with empathy and confidence. Our Constructive Dialogue Workshop, recently featured by MPR News, equips participants with tools to foster connection and understanding. Don’t miss your chance to join our upcoming session on February 20, 2025!
Danger Boat Featured on Marketplace
Tane Danger talks about his “Odd Job” on American Public Media’s Marketplace show.
Minnesota Now Quiz Show!
Co-Founder Tane Danger recently co-hosted with Cathy Wurzer, the MPR News’ Minnesota Now Quiz Show. In honor of the Minnesota Now third anniversary, they taped an event in front of a live studio audience at MPR News. Two teams went head to head with several rounds of Minnesota news trivia from the past year.
'Understanding, Empathy, Respect for Differing Perspectives'
This past August, we collaborated with the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs on the orientation for their incoming students. We co-developed a workshop based on their Constructive Dialogue initiative, to help students bridge divides and work collaboratively across their differences. Dean Nisha Botchwey of the Humphrey School, recently wrote a post about the initiative and how it went.
An Evening of Improv
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a guest on The Theater of Public Policy, John Inazu recently wrote about the experience for his Substack, Some Assembly Required. He also included some of examples of his thought process and messages and then showed clips of how the improv team used the ideas as inspiration.
Understanding and laughter flow as McCarthy Center Lecture helps get Disagreeing Better initiative underway
Danger Boat performed their Theater of Public Policy show on the St. John’s University campus on September 19th. Tane Danger interviewed Washington University professor of Law, John Inazu, about his latest book, “Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences With Empathy and Respect”.
Sketches of Community: Program Uses Laughter to Bridge Differences
A unique method of bridging differences made a stop in Austin Monday night, using laughter as a catalyst for unity.
An article from the Austin Daily Herald.
Human Connection as a Political Cudgel
Recently, a photo from one of our past shows was used to score political points. Co-Founder Tane Danger wrote about how he felt about that for the Star Tribune.
