In the storybook neighborhood of Linden Hills, a 150-seat theatre keeps winning the argument that intimate beats enormous. The Jungle Theater, founded in 1991 by Bain Boehlke, is beloved for productions of jewel-like precision — design, direction and acting fused so tightly that audiences lean forward for two full acts.
The Jungle’s seasons mix classics, contemporary hits and Minnesota premieres in a room where every seat is close and every detail reads. Its building — a former pool hall turned green-built theatre — anchors Upton Avenue’s boutiques and cafés, making a Jungle night a whole Linden Hills evening: dinner, a great play, a walk by Lake Harriet after.
Minneapolis has more theatre seats per capita than almost any American city; the Jungle is where the locals’ favorites hide.
