
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.


Lavender Magazine: History Loves Comedy In The Theater of Public Policy
Lavender Magazine profiles The Theater of Public Policy and Mill City Museum’s upcoming show on LGBTQ Twin Cities history in conjunction with the the Going Out, Coming In exhibit.

Fox 9 talks with Tane about Mill City Museum Show with The Theater of Public Policy
Join the Theater of Public Policy and Mill City Museum in celebrating the Going Out, Coming In exhibit with an evening of interviews, reflection, and improvisation!

Laugh it out: Can humor ease tension in polarizing times?
From the sidewalk, the gathering at Winona’s Parlour Room on a recent Tuesday night looked like a big party.
Dozens of people drank wine, ate from heaping plates of pasta and chatted up and down long dinner tables inside the downtown storefront.

Paramount Center for the Arts and GREAT Theatre Win Bid To Host Sketches of Minnesota Improv Comedy Event
It’s described as a traveling civic-improv comedy tour. GREAT Theatre and the Paramount Center for the Arts actively applied to host the local event, which will take place on Thursday, July 25th.

Statewide civic-improv comedy tour looks to bridge divides in Minnesota communities
The Minnesota Humanities Center is partnering with a local improv production company to host a civic-improv comedy tour.
In each city or town, Danger Boat Productions will produce a unique event that brings residents together for meaningful conversation about their hometown.

Tane Danger helps people move beyond partisan rancor
At a time when the nation’s political discourse often becomes vitriolic, Tane Danger focuses on bringing Minnesotans together to listen to speakers with diverse perspectives and talk about pressing issues in a civil manner.