Our company was created to tell stories and to bring communities together under the shelter of a safe and welcoming place: the theatre. We are made of company members with a long and varied history in the Twin Cities, and although we are new as a company, our roots run deep and are spread far. We grew up on the other side of the street. We grew up on the other side of the country. We grew up on the other side of the world. We – like our neighbors – are locals, transplants, and immigrants.
The recent invasion by federal officers into our state has disrupted, threatened, and ended the lives of our neighbors, but we have proved that Minnesotans never have and never will cower before a little rough patch of ICE. We are deeply troubled by the chaos, division and pain they have caused here, but they cannot prevail when we stand together. No amount of violence can break the bonds of love and community that hold us all together. They only win, if no one speaks up. Our voices are our strength. Our community is our purpose.
So here’s our promise to you: Night Fire Theatre Company will continue to tell important stories and provide essential space for gathering, connecting, and sharing ideas.
You are invited to join us for this unique theatrical experience
Performing at the Crane Theatre from January 30 to February 14.
In Violent Delights, we explore Shakespeare’s obsession with the worst of human behavior as it lives side-by-side with love and passion. Nine actors take audiences on a journey through pleasure, pain, sexuality, and violence using some of the Bard’s most well-known works. At turns comic and sinister, tragic and raucous, Violent Delights is bloody good fun.
LAND ACKNOWLEDMENT
Night Fire Theatre Company would like to acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the Dakota People and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations, including the Ojibwe and other Indigenous nations.
OUR VALUES
CORE VALUES
We believe that theatre is an essential space and medium for communities to connect with each other and engage with different viewpoints and ideas. Now more than ever it is essential that we continue to build and protect unity, storytelling, and collaboration among people of all backgrounds & views.
COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY
We are committed to creating an accessible space. We ensure that finances will not stop anyone from engaging with theatre by setting aside free tickets at the door for every production. We seek to learn from our community and will adapt and grow as a company as we learn what is needed by both the artists that work with us and our audiences.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We are committed to creating a welcoming, creative and inclusive space. We have demonstrated our commitment to gender fluid casting creating more roles for female, non-binary and transgender actors.
We actively cast with an eye to body and age diversity.
We have fostered and continue to develop relationships with members of the BIPOC community and seek to diversify our leadership community.
Additionally, we work with emerging artists and young professionals cast and crew to expose them to professional theatre, ensuring that they get to work with talented seasoned professionals who excel in teaching and mentoring.
SUSTAINABILITY
We are committed to fostering a sustainable approach to creating productions. The majority of the materials we use for both costumes and sets are either donated, recycled or made from found materials. We also rent as much as possible to support other artists within our community.
ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE & UPLIFT
Ultimately our goal is to create highly entertaining theatre that reinvents the classics, tackles new works and developments. We want our audiences inspired, thrilled and uplifted by engaging with our productions.