Desperate For Approval

06/04/2019

If you push this button, will you get $1 million? Will someone you don’t know die? There’s only one way to find out.

06/14/2018

Five years ago today, we opened our first show with nothing more than hopes, dreams and a few thousand dollars of your money. We're excited to keep all of those things going. Thank you for your support.

04/10/2018

02/19/2018

The merger is today. The boss might be dead. The intern has gone mad. And the Germans are coming.

Desperate For Approval is proud to announce The Germans, an original comedy coming this spring. We'll have more soon on the show and how to get there. For now, mark down April 12-21 at THE HISTORIC MOUNDS THEATRE.

06/14/2017

Special thanks to Koranda Lab Photography for joining us this week and doing amazing work! We hope to see the rest of you starting Friday.

06/10/2017

One week from tonight. Join us, won't you? Featuring original music from Dustin Jensen.

05/09/2017

Do you like love, dick jokes, gossip and 80's rock music? Have we got the thing for you! Join us this summer for a classic wrapped in a high-school rom-com.

Oh em gee, did you hear about Beatrice? Don Pedro told me that Claudio told him that Hero told him that she is *totes* in love with Benedick. Not that she would *ever* say anything (she can be such a B sometimes!). But if we, like, set them up... Join Desperate For Approval for a gossip-drenched, 80...

03/15/2017

Do you like Shakespeare? Do you like 80's rom-coms? Come work with us this summer!

Oh em gee, did you hear about Beatrice? Don Pedro told me that Claudio told him that Hero told him that she is totes in love with Benedick. Not that she would *ever* say anything (she can be such a B sometimes!). But if we, like, set them up... Join Desperate For Approval (that's us) for a gossip-dr...

05/04/2016

Auditions for our next production are coming up May 23 and 25! I (Heart) Brains at the MN Fringe Festival, August 4-14. More info and signup here!

Auditions for I (Heart) Brains: An Original Musical He's a boy. She's a zombie girl. They're in love. What could go wrong -- except a mob of jealous friends, a decaying ex-boyfriend and an insatiable taste for human flesh? Join Desperate For Approval (that's us) at the Minnesota Fringe Festival in t...

04/08/2016

Have you got your tickets to see Twelfth Night yet? Opening night is tonight. Show starts at 7:30. Come have a drink and some laughs.

03/01/2016

Desperate for Approval will be taking our talents to Minnesota's Fringe Festival. Congrats to everyone that made it into the festival. We are excited to showcase ourselves among the vast talent of Minnesota theatre.