RUNNING ERRANDS
presents

Running Errands stages relevant, boundary-breaking live theater. Recognizing theater as a niche art form, we (a) identify methods to combine experimental & commercial practices, (b) stay in conversation with the zeitgeist, and (c) celebrate the uniqueness of live theater.

RUNNING ERRANDS is a group of theater-makers with the goal to expand the framework of what “theater” is in order to adapt the art form to a twenty-first century audience. 

RUNNING ERRANDS transposes experimental practices to narrative stories, addressing how contemporary audiences consume live performance. 

RUNNING ERRANDS approaches each play as solving a problem about a genre or structure that bothers us (e.g. romantic comedies, solo performances, family dramas). 

RUNNING ERRANDS is specifically interested in exploring Midwestern identity, creating characters as complicated as real people, and taking advantage of the metaphysical space of the stage. 

RUNNING ERRANDS is often more entertained at a family reunion than they are at the theater. 

RUNNING ERRANDS likes testing the endurance of audiences and uncovering ways to contextualize a physical space in a digital culture. 

RUNNING ERRANDS borrows more from concerts, obscure YouTube videos, contemporary film, restaurants, clubs, and social media than they do classical theater.