FACES OF TWIN CITIES THEATRE: Actor-Playwright Nissa Nordland Morgan Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 25, 2023June 27, 2023 Actor-Playwright Nissa Nordland Morgan (she/hers). How do you describe the theatre work that you do? I am an actor, writer, producer, sound designer and musician. I am the Artistic Director of the Twin Cities Horror Festival; produce new original work as Special When Lit; company member of Theatre Pro Rata; member of
FACES OF TWIN CITIES THEATRE: Multidisciplinary Theatre Artist Denzel Belin Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 24, 2023June 23, 2023 Multidisciplinary theatre artist Denzel Belin (he/him). How do you describe the theatre work that you do? I am a Black bisexual Minneapolis-based writer, director, actor, producer, and improviser. I am drawn to work that explores the various ways we communicate and the impact that has in our stories and lives. I develop
FACES OF TWIN CITIES THEATRE: Arts Consultant Bethany Gladhill Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Arts consultant Bethany Gladhill (she/her). How do you describe the theatre work that you do? I am an arts and non-profit management consultant, working with theaters and other arts organizations to make the artistic work that they do align with the business accountability required. While I think that "no money, no mission"
PREVIEW: Just How Far Would You Go for a Job? Tootsie Takes It Up a Notch Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 Sandy Lester (played by Payton Reilly) makes a shocking discovery about what's been going on in Tootsie, a musical comedy adaptation of the classic 1982 film that opens at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on June 20. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade. How far would you go to land a
PREVIEW: When LEGOs Go To War: World War Brick (June 9-11) Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 A LEGO®-built model of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, at a past World War Brick event. The combination tradeshow and public exhibition comes to Minneapolis June 9-11. Bare weeks before lockdowns descended around the globe in 2020, the Reputation Institute announced that the world's most reputable
NEWS: Free Loring Park Art Festival Returns July 29-30 Arts Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 20, 2023 The 2021 Loring Park Art Festival. Photo by Jeff Sorenson. The Loring Park Art Festival, a 2-decade family tradition in Minneapolis, returns this summer. This year, line-up includes 140 juried artists, many returning and many new. The 2-day event runs Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30, in Loring Park. “Art-lovers of
NEWS: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Announces Arts Impact for Groups Recipients Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 20, 2023March 30, 2023 On March 28, 2023, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council voted to award $1,076,356 in funding for 109 groups and organizations. These grant awards, offered through MRAC's Arts Impact for Groups grant program for fiscal year 2023, provide up to $10,000 in funding to help groups create and sustain Minnesotans’ access
NEWS: The Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Disney Musicals in Schools Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 22, 2022November 24, 2022 The interior of the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis – one of three historic theatres managed by the Hennepin Theatre Trust, and the venue for the final showcase of the Disney Musicals in Schools program. The Minneapolis-based Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that four Twin Cities schools that have been selected to participate
NEWS: Late, Lamented Dave Aeikens Awarded Wells Memorial Key Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 1, 2022 The Society of Professional Journalists has honored the late Dave Aeikens with the Wells Memorial Key, its highest honor for members. Aeikens, a cornerstone of local journalism, served the profession in many capacities, including as the Society of Professional Journalists's national president from 2008-2009. He also served as Region 6 director, president of the Minnesota Pro Chapter,
NEWS: Hennepin Theatre Trust Officially Takes Over Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 18, 2022October 26, 2022 A view from above of the Orpheum Theatre and the Hennepin Theatre Trust space at 900 Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis, MN. The Hennepin Theatre Trust, a nonprofit operating the Orpheum, State and Pantages theatres, has redeemed bonds to officially take ownership of these theatres. The local nonprofit was established in 2000