Dog Story Theater

02/02/2026

The live creative experiment returns this Friday at Dog Story Theater.

Man V Machine is a unique theatrical format where you, the audience, provide the creative prompts. In Act One, our improvisers craft a spontaneous show. In Act Two, an AI generates a brand new play based on the same prompts. Finally, you vote to decide which creation wins the night.

Every performance is a one-night-only generation that can never be repeated. This Friday is your next chance to step into the lab.

Join us for the next iteration.
🗓 Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
⏰ Time: Doors 7:00 PM | Show 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Dog Story Theater, 340 State St. SE, Grand Rapids
🎫 Tickets: $20 (online)

🔗 Secure your seat here: https://dogstory.ticketspice.com/tickets2026

01/27/2026

Back with a new season.
Tickets:

https://dogstory.ticketspice.com/tickets2026

MAN V. MACHINE IS BACK! This season's shows are FRIDAYS. Join us Friday, February 6, for the first show of our new season at Dog Story Theater. Get your tickets at https://www.manvmachine.net/

01/27/2026

Your Vision. Our Space. Now, Simpler Than Ever.

Gone are the days of back-and-forth emails just to secure a date. 🗓️

We’re thrilled to introduce our new online booking system for Dog Story Theater. Whether you're planning an intimate performance, a private celebration, or a community workshop, you can now check real-time availability and book your dates instantly online.

We built this system for you—the artists, planners, and creators of Grand Rapids—to make claiming your creative space effortless.

👉 Experience the new, streamlined way to book:
https://dstbooking.sseav.events/calendar

Your next event is a few clicks away.

12/20/2025

Come out tonight and see Ian play one of your Narrators and the GHOST of Christmas Present. 🎁
Ian made his GR community theater debut at the old Dog Story location on Jefferson in 2014. Now, some 25 shows later, he's back home and ready to share the joy of live performance once again.

12/19/2025

Come out tonight and see Guy play as our Scrooge. Guy works as an automatic transmission repair man and dabbles as a medieval combat sport hobbyist. He has been in several productions by Theatre Noir and is now starring as Ebeneezer Scrooge.

12/18/2025

Come see us this weekend and next weekend. To see Daniel playing Bob Cratchet. A web developer by day, opera singer, twitch streamer, multi-instrumentalist and go enthusiast by night, Daniel Lambert debuts with Theater Noir as Bob Cratchit - a humble family man with the world's strictest boss.

12/06/2025

This holiday season, the ghosts come calling.

Theater Noir brings Scrooge! A Christmas Carol to Dog Story Theater — a bold, atmospheric retelling driven by powerful performances and a haunting emotional edge.

Rediscover Dickens’ classic as a true ghost story.

Dec 14–28 at Dog Story Theater.
Tickets on sale now — reserve before they vanish.

https://dogstory.ticketspice.com/2025-2026

11/19/2025

Come on out tomorrow, Wednesday November 19th, for our monthly comedy show "Man VS Machine."
If you don't come the Machine might win this time.

10/17/2025

Tonight at DST!
The Kunty Kittens want to do the time warp again.

https://dogstory.ticketspice.com/2025-2026

08/19/2025

✨ Season Opener: Doudla Premieres This Week! ✨

Dog Story Theater’s new season kicks off with the world premiere of Doudla: A Doula-for-Dads Tale!

From the creators of Man V Machine comes a hilarious and poignant adult rite-of-passage comedy about the chaos of parenthood—because sometimes, the dude needs a push too.

9 months of pregnancy crammed into 1 unforgettable show.
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry… from laughter. You’ll scream… with laughter.

📅 August 22 & 23
📍 Dog Story Theater – Grand Rapids

Be part of opening weekend and support local artists bringing bold, original stories to life.

🎟️ 👉 https://dogstory.ticketspice.com/2025-2026

08/15/2025

They made you laugh. They made you vote. They made Man v Machine an epic showdown.
Now… they’re back. Twice.

🎭 Doudla: A Doula-for-Dads Tale
Because sometimes the dude needs a push too.

From the Man v Machine team comes a wild comedy that crams 9 months of pregnancy into one unforgettable show.
Laugh. Cry (from laughter). Scream (with laughter).
Aug 22 & 23 – Dog Story Theater

Then… the rematch begins.
📅 Man v Machine – Sept 24
Wit vs. AI. You decide the champion of Season 2.

🎟 Grab your seats before they’re gone.
https://dogstory.ticketspice.com/2025-2026