Join one of our tables and play a short D&D Campaign. Even better, if you purchase a Cherry Ginger Lime Mead Heath Potion from Bumbling Fools for $10, you get a free health potion in game! Bumbling Fools is donating their Cherry Ginger Lime Mead Heath Potion sales to Six Elements for She Kills Monsters!
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Performances will take place at the Historic Mounds Theatre in Saint Paul from September 26th - October 4th.
Kill B: The Epilogue", a satirical sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" duology, focuses on generational trauma, the manipulation of men, and the desire to be known and loved.
Join Six Elements at the Minnesota Fringe Festival for our first live in-person performance since the pandemic! We’re back with a fantastic cast and a parody sequel to the Kill Bill movies, Kill B: The Epilogue, written by 6E Company Member Merit Burgett. Katanas, machetes, and stabbing, Oh MY! Click the button below to visit the MN Fringe website, learn more about our cast and crew, and get your tickets!
Kill B: The Epilogue", a satirical sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" duology, focuses on generational trauma, the manipulation of men, and the desire to be known and loved.
Join Six Elements at the Minnesota Fringe Festival for our first live in-person performance since the pandemic! We’re back with a fantastic cast and a parody sequel to the Kill Bill movies, Kill B: The Epilogue, written by 6E Company Member Merit Burgett. Katanas, machetes, and stabbing, Oh MY! Click the button below to visit the MN Fringe website, learn more about our cast and crew, and get your tickets!
Kill B: The Epilogue", a satirical sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" duology, focuses on generational trauma, the manipulation of men, and the desire to be known and loved.
Join Six Elements at the Minnesota Fringe Festival for our first live in-person performance since the pandemic! We’re back with a fantastic cast and a parody sequel to the Kill Bill movies, Kill B: The Epilogue, written by 6E Company Member Merit Burgett. Katanas, machetes, and stabbing, Oh MY! Click the button below to visit the MN Fringe website, learn more about our cast and crew, and get your tickets!
Kill B: The Epilogue", a satirical sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" duology, focuses on generational trauma, the manipulation of men, and the desire to be known and loved.
Join Six Elements at the Minnesota Fringe Festival for our first live in-person performance since the pandemic! We’re back with a fantastic cast and a parody sequel to the Kill Bill movies, Kill B: The Epilogue, written by 6E Company Member Merit Burgett. Katanas, machetes, and stabbing, Oh MY! Click the button below to visit the MN Fringe website, learn more about our cast and crew, and get your tickets!
Kill B: The Epilogue", a satirical sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" duology, focuses on generational trauma, the manipulation of men, and the desire to be known and loved.
Join Six Elements at the Minnesota Fringe Festival for our first live in-person performance since the pandemic! We’re back with a fantastic cast and a parody sequel to the Kill Bill movies, Kill B: The Epilogue, written by 6E Company Member Merit Burgett. Katanas, machetes, and stabbing, Oh MY! Click the button below to visit the MN Fringe website, learn more about our cast and crew, and get your tickets!
Six Elements is hosting a theatrical intimacy intensive on May 29th (Monday) at the Anne Simley Theatre of Hamline University, taught by Certified Intimacy Director Alec Barbour. Registration to these classes are open to both the general public, and at a discount for students attending Brawl of America.
The two classes, both three hours each, are intended for different levels of experience with theatrical intimacy: the morning class is for those looking to learn or review the principles of consent-based rehearsal practices, while the afternoon class, Intimacy for the Stage is intended for those who already apply these practices to add nuance to their own work.
Tuition Fee: $175 for both workshops/ $100 individually, or $150 for both/ $75 individually for BRAWL attendees.
BRAWL is BACK and better than ever! BRAWL has classes for all skill levels, Featuring classes on:
HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts)
HAMA (Historical African Martial Arts)
Armed Stage Combat
and Unarmed Stage Combat
Industry-leading expert instructors from across the country
Full tuition: 2-days $250, 1-day $150, discounts and scholarships available
Pay-What-You-Want tuition for BIPOC, trans, or otherwise non-cis-gender individuals!
BRAWL is a SAFD sanctioned workshop!
We've spent this pandemic working towards our next production - an untold martial arts epic inspired by historical medieval fencing masters. We want to give you a glimpse into our process of creating this new show, so we are hosting a virtual event titled Mastercuts: Behind the Script. We will share the premise of the show, a diverse array of historical research with theatrical inspirations, and even a showcase of scenes and swordplay!
A show suffused with elements from spy fiction and comic books, secret agent seduction and ninja fights, all while wrestling with owning the future that destiny thrusts upon you.
August 3 - 4 pm
August 4 - 5:30 pm
August 5 - 7 pm
August 8 - 10 pm
August 10 - 2:30 pm
At the Ritz Mainstage
345 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
You’re Invited!
Six Elements Theatre has some plans.
Super Spies, Celtic heroes, and swashbuckling Opera Singers, alongside some intimate moments and some good old fashioned swordfighting; come see a sneak peak at the work Six Elements Theatre will be doing this year and beyond.
Join us on March 4th at Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis for a community event and fundraiser based around a reading of our next production, “The Continuing Adventures of John Blade, Superspy” by Kyle Encinas. We’ll have some light refreshments, and extra food and drink can be brought in from Geek Love Cafe, the attached diner.
Come see what we’ve got up our sleeve (We’ll have info on multiple projects that we’re excited to produce soon!) and meet more of the wonderful people who make all we do at Six Elements Theatre worth it.
6:00 PM – Doors open! Mingle and find out about what Six Elements is doing!
7:00 PM – Reading for “John Blade” Begins.
There is no cost to attend (though donations, as always, are happily accepted!)
The event will be held at:
Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55406
The best sport to never exist is back! For the 8th year Six Elements theatre is mounting the best stage combat show in the Twin Cities. Returning favorites and amazing rookies are ready duke it out for the Midwest Combat Chess League Championship, featuring two of the most exciting and energetic teams in the league: The daring Corsairs vs. the flashy Phoenix! They're fighting for fame, fortune and glory, but is that all that's on the line? Come find out when they #AssumeTheBoard!
The Brawl of America Stage Combat Workshop is an opportunity to train in the art of performing violence on stage and screen that is both safe and dramatically effective. Our instructors are leaders in the industry with national renown. We offer a variety of classes that explore the diverse applications of choreographed violence within the contexts of dramatic storytelling. Situated near downtown Minneapolis, MN, the workshop is easily accessible and nestled in one of the most vibrant performing arts communities in the country.
Six Elements Theatre presents a new, collaboratively devised work based on ancient Irish legends. Directed by Nathaniel Nesheim-Case, script by Brian Watson-Jones
This winter, Six Elements Theatre is diving into Irish Mythology with a totally new project- and we want YOU to be a part of it.
The best sport to never exist is back! Six Elements Theatre Company is proud to present Human Combat Chess 2017! Returning for the 6th year in a row, Human Combat Chess 2017 presents the Celts and the Legion as they compete for 2017’s Midwest Combat Chess League Championship! The stakes have never been higher as the teams #AssumeTheBoard in the best two out of three format shown in last year’s All-Star game!
The Brawl of America is a two-day stage combat workshop operated as a project of Six Elements Theatre and sanctioned by the Society of American Fight Directors. Taking place May 27-28 at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Center in Minneapolis, the Brawl gives students an opportunity to take classes in a variety of disciplines at all skill levels. Workshop staff gather from across the country to run special sessions on fighting for film, historical swordplay, as well as the foundational elements of slaps, punches, chokes, falls, and so much more.
Accompanied by an implacable Seer, Childe Roland (so called because he is not yet a knight) enters the mystical, blighted land of the Elf King to save his sister, lost to that realm by ancient and impossible rules. Along the way he crosses paths with the residents of that place, and each encounter pulls him closer to his dark destiny and and the fateful climax against the wicked elf king.
It's Six Elements' sixth year with Human Combat Chess! This year, we're presenting a mid-season all-star game with representatives from each team in the Midwest Combat Chess League as they band together for a best-two-out-of-three game exhibition match. This is the HCC event you do not want to miss!
This year we've got more fights, more combatants, and more show than ever before. Join us!
Get Tickets at hcc2016.brownpapertickets.com
Come to the show supporting your favorite team, with swag from http://www.cafepress.com/sixelementstheatreshop
Learn more about the Midwest Combat Chess League, its personalities, and its rules at http://combatchess.wikia.com/
Friday, April 29th- opening night performance at 8pm
Saturday, April 30th- performances at 3pm (kids in free) and 8pm
Monday, May 2nd- performance (pay-what-you-can) at 8pm
Thursday, May 5th- performance at 8pm
Friday, May 6th- performance at 8pm
Saturday, May 7th- performances at 3pm and 8pm
Audition for Six Elements Theatre's annual stage combat event! This year, we’re presenting a mid-season all-star game with representatives from each team in the Midwest Combat Chess League as they band together for “best-two-out-of-three” game exhibition match!
Learn skills from several of the Twin Cities top fight directors. Performances are April 28-May 7th 2016- you heard right, HCC is early this year! Rehearsals begin in late February, with varying levels of time commitment depending on the role cast. Roles are available for both combatant and non-combatant players, with opportunities to shadow and learn different styles of fight choreography.
Auditions are at Christ Church Lutheran, 3244 34th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Thursday, December 17th 6:00-10:00pm
Friday, December 18th 6:00-10:00pm
Saturday, December 19th 2:00-8:00pm
Email sixelementstheatre@gmail.com for an audition slot.
No advance preparation needed. You'll be taught a short fight and paired with a choreographer. Perfection is not expected, we just want to see how you learn and how you move. (Please dress for movement- no sandals, etc)
A comedic romp through 90's geek culture, She Kills Monsters delivers clever dialogue, lovable characters, an monsters (who get killed).
Six Elements Theatre presents the championship final match of the Midwest Combat Chess League!
Come support this season’s top teams, the Celts and the Templars, as they compete in this action-packed sport of wits, strategy, and swordplay!
The Brawl of America is a weekend-long stage combat workshop sanctioned by the Society of American Fight Directors and held in Minneapolis, MN. The workshop is held in late May each year. The next Brawl will be Saturday/Sunday May 30-31, 2015.
Join us for Tom Stoppard's 1988 spy thriller Hapgood, directed by Justin Alexander, performing at the Nimbus Theatre April 17th May 2nd 2015.
Come learn from stage combat veteran, Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), Aaron Preusse, and learn how to safely convey stories and technique with one of the most brutal weapons in the fight director's armory.
