with more than 300 students and specific programming for performers, non-performers, youth, seniors, and corporations. In December 2021, Hennepin Theatre Trustpurchased the assets of BNW as well as the Dudley Riggs Theatre, located at 824 Hennepin Avenue with the vision of carrying on BNW’s long-standing legacy of world-class sketch comedy and improvisation. Location Early locations for Riggs' venue were across the Mississippi River from downtown Minneapolis, at 18 University Avenue NE and 207 East Hennepin Avenue. In 1965, Riggs moved the company to its historic location at 2605 Hennepin Avenue South, where it remained until 1998, when the BNW moved four blocks south to Calhoun Square in Uptown Minneapolis. Finding the location a financial burden, the company returned to 2605 Hennepin in 2002. The Brave New Workshop also operated a satellite location in neighboring Saint Paul, Minnesota for five years before closing in 2006. In 1971, a satellite theater and cafe, the "ETC" ("Experimental Theatre Company," not to be confused with The Brave New Workshop's current "Experimental Thinking Centre"), opened in the Southern Theatre at Seven Corners in the Cedar Riverside area of Minneapolis' West Bank. In 2010, previous owners John Sweeney and Jenni Lilledahl purchased the Hennepin Stages Theater at 824 Hennepin Avenue (the longtime home to productions such as Tony n' Tina's Wedding) in downtown Minneapolis. The historic location at 2605 Hennepin Avenue was sold in August 2014. In December 2021 the 824 Hennepin Ave building was purchased by the Hennepin Theatre Trust. The building was renamed Dudley Riggs Theatre in November 2022 and currently houses the theater where the main stage sketch comedy shows are performed, as well as an event space. Shows BNW, was closed by executive order in March of 2020 due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. The troupe returned to the stage as a Hennepin Theatre Trust Resident Theatre in May of 2022. Recent shows include Back to Workshop or Everything's Fine! (Summer 2022), This Show is Cheaper Than Gas - America on Empty (Fall 2022), and The Best Christmas Show in Three Years (2022). Notable alumni Notable alumni of the Brave New Workshop include Louie Anderson, Mo Collins, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Penn Jillette, Carl Lumbly, Paul Menzel, Pat Proft, Annie Reirson, Taylor Nikolai, Nancy Steen, Peter Tolan, Linda Wallem, Lizz Winstead, Peter MacNicol, Melissa Peterman, and Cedric Yarbrough. Current leadership The Brave New Workshop is a Resident Theatre of th Hennepin Theatre