The Ministry of Cultural Warfare is a multi-disciplinary, non-profit arts group located in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

. The group produces plays, sketch comedy, videos and newsletters that address social, cultural and political topics with an irreverent sense of humor and mission of change. The group is left-leaning, as they state in their numerous written works. Ministry of Cultural Warfare was founded in 2000 by Matthew Foster and Trevor Nelson as an informal theater group to perform at the 2000 Minnesota Fringe Festival

Minnesota Fringe Festival

The Minnesota Fringe Festival is a performing arts festival held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, every summer, usually during the first two weeks in August. The eleven-day event, which features performing artists of many genres and disciplines, is one of many Fringe Festivals in North...

and eventually reorganized as a non-profit. Foster and Nelson had previously collaborated on theater and comedy projects under various titles, starting in 1998.

Company members

• Matthew Foster - Artistic Director
• Leigha Horton - Executive Director
• Matthew Kessen - Editorial Director

Shows

• 2000: The Last Cherry Pit (review1; review 2)
• 2001: Like Water for Talent (review); Into the Acid Fountain (review); WASP and Unveiling
• 2002: Urbane Legends; Slaughter House Warming; Slaughter House Warming and Sure Thing
• 2003: The Unbearable Lightness of Being American; Industrials
• 2006: The Unbearable Lightness of Being American

Further reading

• Chodos, Daniel; "Ministry of Cultural Warfare on the attack"; The McGill Tribune; 8 September 2004
• Roberts, Chris; "The BLB rolls a strike as a theater incubator"; Minnesota Public Radio website; 7 March 2003