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'''Off-Leash Area''' is a contemporary performance company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company focuses on creating original performance pieces that draw on many disciplines in theatre, dance, music, and visual art. Founded by Jennifer Ilse and Paul Herwig in 1999, Off-Leash Area has gone on to win critical praise and multiple awards for its highly-stylized physical performances and set designs. Herwig and Ilse converted their garage into a mini-theater where they perform rough versions of their plays for small reservation-only audiences.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gill|first1=N. S.|title=Off-Leash Area|url=http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/207444.htm|website=about.com blog|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051021093838/http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/207444.htm|archivedate=October 21, 2005|date=October 3, 2005}}</ref>
==Awards== * 2000 Top Ten Shows of the Year for ''Z.A.P.! Künst''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Year in Theater|url=http://citypages.com/databank/21/1045/article9228.asp?page=2|website=City Pages|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010424042054/http://citypages.com/databank/21/1045/article9228.asp?page=2|archivedate=April 24, 2001}}</ref> * 2002 Top Ten Shows of the Year for ''The Sunrise Café''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sparber|first1=Max|title=The Year in Theater|url=http://citypages.com/databank/23/1148/article10914.asp|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021219102217/http://citypages.com/databank/23/1148/article10914.asp|archivedate=December 19, 2002|date=December 4, 2002}}</ref> * Ten Best Sets of 2005: Paul Herwig for ''A Cupboard Full of Hate''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Year in Theater |url=http://www.citypages.com:80/databank/26/1305/article13937.asp?page=2 |website=City Pages |accessdate=June 7, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060225235928/http://www.citypages.com/databank/26/1305/article13937.asp?page=2 |archivedate=February 25, 2006 |date=December 7, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 2005 ''City Pages'' Artists of the Year<ref>{{cite web|last1=Skinner |first1=Quinton |title=Artists of the Year |url=http://citypages.com:80/databank/26/1308/article13990.asp |website=City Pages |accessdate=June 7, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230013041/http://citypages.com/databank/26/1308/article13990.asp |archivedate=December 30, 2005 |date=December 28, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 2005 ''Ivey Award'' for Outstanding Production for ''PSST!''<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivey Honorees|url=http://www.offleasharea.org/ivey/index.php|website=Ivey Awards|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070727195349/http://www.offleasharea.org/ivey/index.php|archivedate=July 27, 2007}}</ref> * 2006 Ivey Award for Choreography: Gerry Girouard for ''Crimes and Whispers''<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivey Honorees 2006|url=http://www.iveyawards.com/honorees2006.asp|website=Ivey Awards|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809072246/http://www.iveyawards.com/honorees2006.asp|archivedate=August 9, 2007}}</ref> * 2006 Ten Great Sets/Scenic Design: Paul Herwig for ''Crimes and Whispers''<ref>{{cite web| last1=Skinner|first1=Quinton |title=Curtain Call|url=http://www.citypages.com/databank/27/1360/article15011.asp|website=City Pages|accessdate=June 7, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122175300/http://www.citypages.com/databank/27/1360/article15011.asp|archivedate=January 22, 2007|date=December 27, 2006}}</ref> * 2007 Ten Shows with Standout Sets/Designs: Paul Herwig for ''A Gift For Planet BX63''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Skinner|first1=Quinton|title=Best of the Boards - Arts - City Pagespage 1|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-01-02/performing-arts/best-of-the-boards/|website=City Pages|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924160526/http://www.citypages.com/2008-01-02/performing-arts/best-of-the-boards/|archivedate=September 24, 2008|date=January 2, 2008}}</ref>
==Shows== *1999: ''The Bellman's Song'' *2000: ''The Gryphon'' *2001: ''Z.A.P.! Künst''; ''Archy & Mehitabel'' *2002: ''The Sunrise Café'' *2003: ''Z.A.P.! Künst''; ''The Sunrise Café'' *2004: ''Predator/Prey'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=904|title=Predator-Prey" wrangles with the supernatural & spiritual|last=Hobbes|first=Dwight|date=February 11, 2004|website=Pulse of the Twin Cities|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040331112913/http://pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=904|archive-date=March 31, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> ''Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Darst|first1=Lightsey|title=Wine as Lens, Paint as Shield: Off-Leash Area's Philip Guston - Mn Artists|url=http://www.mnartists.org/article/wine-lens-paint-shield-leash-areas-philip-guston?rid=46618|website=www.mnartists.org|accessdate=June 7, 2017|language=en|date=August 27, 2004}}</ref> *2005: ''PSST!'';<ref name=rake2007>{{cite web|title=So Little Time... : THEATER: Psst!|url=http://www.rakemag.com/stories/section_detail.aspx?itemID=5361&catID=148&SelectCatID=148|website=The Rake|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928012012/http://www.rakemag.com/stories/section_detail.aspx?itemID=5361&catID=148&SelectCatID=148|archivedate=September 28, 2007}}</ref> ''Maggie's Brain'';<ref>{{cite web|last1=Skinner|first1=Quinton|title=Spotlight: Maggie's Brain|url=http://www.citypages.com/databank/26/1290/article13626.asp|website=City Pages|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827142857/http://www.citypages.com/databank/26/1290/article13626.asp|archivedate=August 27, 2006|date=August 24, 2005}}</ref> ''A Cupboard Full of Hate''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Darst|first1=Lightsey|title=Cupboard Full of Hate: That Clutching Sensation - Mn Artists|url=http://www.mnartists.org/article/cupboard-full-hate-clutching-sensation?rid=81351|website=www.mnartists.org|accessdate=June 7, 2017|language=en|date=October 8, 2005}}</ref> *2006: ''Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head''; ''A Cupboard Full of Hate''; ''Crimes and Whispers''<ref name=rake2007 /><ref>[http://citypages.com/databank/27/1337/article14534.asp review 1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019084018/http://www.citypages.com/databank/27/1337/article14534.asp |date=2006-10-19 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/15022421.htm review 3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091352/http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/15022421.htm |date=2007-09-29 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/15049070.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp review 4] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222817/http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/15049070.htm?template=contentModules%2Fprintstory.jsp |date=2007-09-26 }}</ref> *2007: ''Border Crossing'' *2008: ''Ivan the Drunk and His Terrible Tale of Woe; Our Town'' *2009: ''The Jury'' *2010: ''Expedition of Coat (and me); A Gift for Planet BX63; Le Squat'' *2011: ''A Gift for Planet BX63; Le Squat; Now Eye See You Now Eye Don't'' *2012: ''The Picnic; Rip, Romp & Howl'' *2013: ''The Picnic; Psst!'' *2014: ''Stripe & Spot (learn to) Get Along; Maggie's Brain'' *2015: ''Stripe & Spot (learn to) Get Along; S.A.M.O (Like a Fiery Comet Jean Michel Basquiat Shoots Across the Sky)'' *2016: ''Stripe & Spot (learn to) Get Along; AfterWind'' *2017: ''Dancing on the Belly of the Beast'' *2018: ''Paws 'n' Effect'' *2019: ''Paws 'n' Effect; The Time Is'' *2021: ''i want to change the subject, again;'' ''Mulier Dierum: Chronicles of Woman'' *2022: ''Minotaur'' *2023: ''The Medicine Show of the 25th Century'' *2024: ''The Knave of Knives - The Duchess of Dawn;'' ''The Medicine Show of the 25th Century''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.offleasharea.org Off-Leash Area website]
Category:Theatre companies in Minneapolis