thought bubble theatre festival

Mission statement

Thought Bubble Theatre Festival seeks to develop new and exciting theatre for young audiences and bring free, accessible theatre to communities while also promoting safe and consent-based rehearsal practices for all performers, designers, and production team members.

What is Thought Bubble?

  • Structue

    Thought Bubble Theatre Festival is a team of artists committed to developing new TYA and TVY for community audiences. The festival partners with community organizations and is fully funded by grants in order to tour to local parks or other venues. The festival is committed to paying all contributing artists and producing theatre events that are open and free to the public. The hope for future festivals is to instate a youth advisory board that will lead the play selection process.

  • Building a Culture of consent

    Each production for Thought Bubble Theatre implements the Suggested Practices for Building a Culture of Consent developed by Artistic Director, Alli St. John. All directors are provided with support materials, including a one-on-one conversation with Alli about the suggestions and how they might be best utilized in each unique rehearsal process. No two rehearsal processes will be the same, and not all suggestions will be necessary. For more information about these suggested practices, see the Contact page.

Free ice cream, served by puppets

Linden Hills Park, Aug 2024

building fairy habitats

Hopkins MN, May 2024

 2022 Festival Personnel

Artistic Director/Director, The Box: Alli St. John (she/her/hers)
Production Manager: Becca Levy (she/her/hers)
Scenic and Costume Designer: Thomas Underdal (he/him/his)
Puppet Designer, The Box: Erin Dolan (she/her/hers)
Graphic Designer: Damon Condon (he/him/his)
Playwright, The Box: Tori Esposito (she/her/hers)
Playwright, The One and Only Sarah Stonely: Blake Edwards (he/him/his)
Playwright/Director, Bubbled Up!: Kendra Kahl (she/her/hers)
Director, The One and Only Sarah Stonely: Clara Kundin (she/her/hers)
Stage Manager, Bubbled Up!: Sam LeRoy (she/her/hers)
Stage Manager, The Box: Nate Good (they/he/him)
Stage Manager, The One and Only Sarah Stonely: Nataly Alverez (she/her/hers)
Photographer: Taylor Jane Cooper (she/her/hers)
Seamstress: Zoe Tyler (she/her/hers)

2022 Festival Photos