T2P2 has gained great coverage for its innovative, interactive and humorous take on major public policy issues.
“The show has earned such a reputation for intelligent humor that it’s been able to line up some high profile guests.”
- Improv, Public Policy, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts | MPR News
“The lack of specific boundaries within the organization allows them to nurture creative connections across departments, building a culture ripe for innovation.“
- Improvisers, Educators, Culture Builders | Pollen
“…a charming evening of painless edification and light entertainment…”
“We’re not in the business of making fun of issues or belittling them. We want to use humor to explore debates and ideas. We want to make dense, challenging subjects accessible to a general audience without sacrificing the importance or magnitude of the issue…”
- The Theater of Public Policy Uses Humor to Explore Complex Issues | Twin Cities Daily Planet
“It feels like a very intimate version of a television talk show”
- An Improvised Civics Lesson | Southwest Journal
“What could become Minnesota’s answer to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert”
- Lighter Side of Public Policy | StarTribune.com
“…the Theater of Public Policy might provide just the break needed during the ramp up of the 2012 election cycle and will definitely provide a much needed breath of fresh air on these ideas during the bombardment of political commercials streaming into our homes.”
- Theater of Public Policy | Leadership and Community
“…we’re seeing countless examples of how this unique arts-oriented approach is a critical piece of the problem-solving puzzle. One of my favorite examples is the Theater of Public Policy…”
- Midwest artists use creativity, conversation and capacity to solve community problems | Bush Foundation
“As far as actor, teacher and improv artist Jen Scott is concerned, anything can be the source of improv comedy. Even, or maybe especially, public policy.”
- Improv for Policy Wonks | MPR Art Hounds
“Public policy is all about how we live our lives and create a better future for the next generation. They are questions filled with drama, intrigue and, more often than not, comedy.”
- Public policy meets improv? Cue that laugh track! | Bush Foundation
“I marveled at how they took complex topics, like soaring student debt and the achievement gap, and not only made us laugh but view the issue differently than we had before the event.”
- Nonprofits, Improv Theater, and InCommons – Oh My! | InCommons
“Sometimes it takes a joke to make a serious point hit home.”
- Food Policy Takes the Stage| Minnesota 2020
“There’s something really powerful about this idea of the audience being able to engage with politicians and public policy leaders,” he said. “We think what we’re doing is one way to improve the political dialogue in our community.”
- Alumni Using Improv to Engage Citizens | Gustavus Adolphus College
“First question, is that your real name?”
- Tane Danger Featured on the Daily Circuit Roundtable | MPR News
“[Improv] is an unconventional tool, one that can travel to the heart of a policy and bring back a laugh or a kernel of truth.
- “ Fringecast 2012 | Twin Cities Theater Connection
“…Seeing the way the comedians interpret the information helps both the audience and experts think about certain ideas in a new way…”
– Seriously Funny – Improv Ads Comic Twist to Public Policy | Post Bulletin
“Unlike a late night comedy show, every guest has loved being on and loved the show. “That’s why our show works; listening and framing in a different way.”"
- Theater of Public Policy Combines Big Issues and Improv Comedy | Uptown Neighborhood News
