OPEN EYE MAINSTAGE: Theatre / Puppetry / Music

Open Eye Theatre presents

THE WÜNDERBAR

Dec. 3 – 27, 2026

Book, music, and lyrics by Josef Evans
Directed by Joel Sass

A brand-new Holiday show – Open Eye style!

It’s the blizzard of the century on the longest night of the year–and you're stranded on a bumpy back road outside a ramshackle tavern that time forgot. Welcome to the Wünderbar–the pitstop for lost souls, broken hearts, and haunted taxidermy!

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Pull up a stool and pour yourself a shot of the perfect antidote to typical holiday fare!

From Josef Evans—author of Open Eye’s popular summer musicals LOCH MESS, LOG JAM, and HAIRBALL, as well as the History Theatre’s hit WHOA, NELLIE!—comes a cheeky and heartfelt new play with music. Bringing his signature blend of absurd humor and wholesome sentiment, Evans spins a winter’s tale of four melancholy strangers who fumble their way toward hope and a new belief in the “wonderful” in everything.

  • TICKETS

    $32 — General Admission
    $27 — Fringe Button Holders
    $24 — Seniors
    $18 — Students
    $15 — Economic Accessibility

    Do you have a MN Fringe button? Get $5 off General Admission tickets with discount code FRINGE. Show your button at the box office when checking in.

    A limited number of $15 Economic Accessibility tickets are available online for all performances. If not sold out, a limited number of pay-as-able tickets will be available at the door. View our ticketing policy.

    AGE RECOMMENDATION: Ages 14 and up.

    CONTENT AWARENESS
    THE WÜNDERBAR features light profanity, references to alcoholism, and some bad singing taxidermy..

  • PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

    Thursday, 12/3, 7:30pm OPENING
    Friday, 12/4, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 12/5, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 12/6, 2pm
    Thursday, 12/10, 7:30pm
    Friday, 12/11, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 12/12, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 12/13, 2pm*
    Monday, 12/14, 7:30pm INDUSTRY NITE
    Thursday, 12/17, 7:30pm
    Friday, 12/18, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 12/19, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 12/20, 2pm
    Sunday, 12/20, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 12/26, 2pm
    Saturday, 12/26, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 12/27, 2pm
    Sunday, 12/27, 7:30pm

    *Masks required.

    RUN TIME: 90 minutes, one intermission

  • ACCESSIBILITY

    Contact us at 612-874-6338 or boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org for accessibility information and requests. Learn more.

    To accommodate audience members with respiratory or immune conditions, all audience members are asked to wear masks during the Sunday 12/13 matinee performance.  Thank you in advance for helping everyone in our community enjoy the magic of live performance!

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CREATIVE TEAM

Josef Evans - Playwright, Lyricist & Composer
Joel Sass - Director & Set Design
Bill Healey - Lighting Design
Dan Dukich - Sound Design

 

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