REVIEW: Unease and Ideation (Gremlin Theatre) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 Katherine Kupiecki and Peter Christian Hansen are part of a corporate team with an ominous task in Gremlin Theatre's production of Ideation. Photo by Alyssa Kristine. Director Brian Balcon provides a crisp, fast-paced, and often humorous production of Aaron Loeb’s play Ideation at the Gremlin Theatre. Despite the show’s many attributes,
NEWS: Fallout from Classical Music’s Sexual Misconduct Disclosures Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 The Covent Garden Theatre in London burns in 1856. The day after the Arts Reader ran its feature on sexual misconduct in opera, the Star Tribune ran its own feature on lapses in sexual assault and rape investigations in the State of Minnesota. Four days later, the Washington Post published the
Fringe File 2018 #18 – PREVIEW: The Revolt of the Beavers (Say It Loud Productions) Arts Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 29, 2018July 20, 2019 It should surprise no one that the American theatre tradition is frequently political. Of the 132 shows in the Minnesota Fringe Festivals this year, 22 (about 16%) are self-classified as having political content. Browse their show descriptions and you'll see that women's rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration, and refugees are common
Fringe File 2018 #17 – Hanne Appelbaum’s Top 10 Must-Sees Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Hanne Appelbaum - July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 A photo from last year's Fringe production of MEDUSA by Vox Medusa and Infiammati FireCircus. Photo by Max Haynes. If in doubt, set it on fire. That's my mantra for this year's Fringe festival: if you're not at all sure where to start, hit up Vox Medusa with Infiammati FireCircus's MEDUSA. This
Fringe File 2018 #16 – A View from the Set with Joshua Barnd Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 27, 2018July 28, 2018 An example of River Bottom Productions' industrial work. Joshua Barnd is the owner and operator of River Bottom Productions, a Jordan, MN-based production company that has provided multifaceted production services to the greater Twin Cities area since 2008. On any given day, Joshua might be working on scenic design, lighting, sound,
PREVIEW: MNKino Film Score Fest at the Science Museum Arts Movies Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2018July 28, 2018 Tomorrow marks the public culmination of the annual MNKINO Film Score Fest: a public screening with a live orchestra at the Science Museum of Minnesota. If you're not familiar with MNKINO, the organization promotes the creation of new films in the state of Minnesota. Participants sign up for time-sensitive film-making challenges
REVIEW: Drag’s the Thing in Over-the-Top The Legend of Georgia McBride (Guthrie Theater) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Jayson Speters (Casey) and Cameron Folmar (Tracy) in the Guthrie Theater’s production of The Legend of Georgia McBride. Photo by Dan Norman. When playwright Matthew Lopez was a teenager, drag queens in a gay bar in the Florida Panhandle helped him come out about his sexuality. His play The Legend of
INTERVIEW: Laura Osnes and the Broadway Princess Party Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 A promotional photo for the Broadway Princess Party, which comes to the Pantages Theatre on August 18. Eagan, MN native Laura Osnes has been to Broadway and back with the Tony nominations to prove it. Besides Broadway, she's starred in shows at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, and sung concerts
Fringe File 2018 #15 – VIDEO: The Second Round of Previews Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 23, 2018July 24, 2018 A collage of promotional images for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The musicals were out in force at last night's preview event for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe. The event – the second of three showcases – featured snippets of everything from short plays and couple tiffs to short plays and goofing
Fringe File 2018 #14 – Buttslashing and Amy Donahue’s 10 Shows to See Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Glen L. Dawson in New Endeavours' production of The Buttslasher. Photo by Geoffrey Conklin. You usually don't get a second chance to see a Fringe show. Usually. Normally, the festival closes, one or two remounts play at Bryant Lake Bowl, and maybe if you're super lucky you could see the odd touring show on