Off-Leash Area is a contemporary performance company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company focuses on creating original performance pieces that draw on many disciplines in theatre, dance, music, and visual art. Founded by Jennifer Ilse and Paul Herwig in 1999, Off-Leash Area has gone on to win critical praise and multiple awards for its highly-stylized physical performances and set designs. Herwig and Ilse converted their garage into a mini-theater where they perform rough versions of their plays for small reservation-only audiences.
Awards 2000 Top Ten Shows of the Year for Z.A.P.! Künst 2002 Top Ten Shows of the Year for The Sunrise Café Ten Best Sets of 2005: Paul Herwig for A Cupboard Full of Hate 2005 City Pages Artists of the Year 2005 Ivey Award for Outstanding Production for PSST! 2006 Ivey Award for Choreography: Gerry Girouard for Crimes and Whispers 2006 Ten Great Sets/Scenic Design: Paul Herwig for Crimes and Whispers 2007 Ten Shows with Standout Sets/Designs: Paul Herwig for A Gift For Planet BX63
Shows 1999: The Bellman's Song 2000: The Gryphon 2001: Z.A.P.! Künst; Archy & Mehitabel 2002: The Sunrise Café 2003: Z.A.P.! Künst; The Sunrise Café 2004: Predator/Prey; Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head 2005: PSST!; Maggie's Brain; A Cupboard Full of Hate 2006: Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head; A Cupboard Full of Hate; Crimes and Whispersreview 1 review 3 review 4 2007: Border Crossing 2008: Ivan the Drunk and His Terrible Tale of Woe; Our Town 2009: The Jury 2010: Expedition of Coat (and me); A Gift for Planet BX63; Le Squat 2011: A Gift for Planet BX63; Le Squat; Now Eye See You Now Eye Don't 2012: The Picnic; Rip, Romp & Howl 2013: The Picnic; Psst! 2014: Stripe & Spot (learn to) Get Along; Maggie's Brain 2015: Stripe & Spot (learn to) Get Along; S.A.M.O (Like a Fiery Comet Jean Michel Basquiat Shoots Across the Sky) 2016: Stripe & Spot (learn to) Get Along; AfterWind 2017: Dancing on the Belly of the Beast 2018: Paws 'n' Effect 2019: Paws 'n' Effect; The Time Is 2021: i want to change the subject, again; Mulier Dierum: Chronicles of Woman 2022: Minotaur 2023: The Medicine Show of the 25th Century 2024: The Knave of Knives - The Duchess of Dawn; The Medicine Show of the 25th Century
References
External links Off-Leash Area website