Fringe File 2018 #13 – Brid Henry on Diving Into Theatre Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Actor Brid Henry (bottom) on a skydiving trip. Brid Henry plays Roxanne in the Red Dice Collective's upcoming Fringe production of Cyrano on the Moon. Brid spoke with the Arts Reader about diving into the local theatre scene. You worked on last year's The Future Is Female Festival in its Minneapolis branch. What was that experience
Fringe File 2008 #12 – Erin Roberts on Mental Disintegration and Integration Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Actor Erin Roberts in rehearsal for Nightfox Stage Productions' My 4 Bodies. Erin Roberts is the star of My 4 Bodies, a solo show at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival that delves into stress, illness, pressure, and loneliness. Naturally, these issues exist entirely in the world of environment and have no real-world
REVIEW: Jerry Lee Lewis and Balls of Country Fire (Treasure Island Resort & Casino) Arts Music by Brian Bix - July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 A promotional photo of Jerry Lee Lewis in concert. Jerry Lee Lewis, nicknamed “The Killer,” is – without question – one of the most important figures in rock-and-roll history. He was inducted in the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. His rockabilly sound, combined with
FEATURE: Opera, Sexual Misconduct, and Daylight Arts Comedy Dance Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - July 21, 2018August 1, 2018 This story includes a graphic discussion of sexual assault. One night in July, wigmaster Jolie O’Dell turned out the lights and went to bed. She awoke, she says, to find herself being groped by her house guest, a bass-baritone opera singer named Matthew Stump. Stump masturbated as he fondled her; amidst
Fringe File 2018 #11 – Denzel Belin on The Breakfast Club: The Musical! Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 21, 2018July 22, 2018 The cast of The Breakfast Club: The Musical! in a promotional photo replicating the classic movie's poster. The Breakfast Club begins with an old dramatic standby. You isolate a group of people in a room, you have them talk, and eventually they exchange truths about themselves and come to new understandings.
REVIEW: Baskerville a Splendid Farce (Park Square) Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 The ensemble for Park Square's Baskerville. Photo by Petronella J. Ytsma. Officially, the show currently playing at Park Square Theatre's proscenium stage is called Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. This somewhat fatuous, pompous title belies the earthy farce that is at the heart of Baskerville. It's a Sherlock Holmes
Fringe File 2018 #10 – Thomas Buan and a new Don Quixote Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 20, 2018July 22, 2018 A rehearsal photo from Threepenny Productions' production of Fools, Errant. Photo by Scott Gilbert. This latest installment of the Fringe File series shines a spotlight on Thomas Buan, an actor in Threepenny Productions' production of Fools, Errant. This spin on the classic novel Don Quixote was written by Amy Seham and engages
Fringe File 2018 #9 – Aidan Jhane Gallivan on Rejection Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 19, 2018July 20, 2018 The cast of Theatre Corrobora's Rejection. Aidan Jhane Gallivan is the executive director of Theatre Corrobora. The company's premiere of It Always Rained in Paris earned the Arts Reader's highest award, the Editor's Pick, at the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Earlier this year, it staged The Critic and the Drama Queen, a new play
Fringe File 2018 #8 – Josh Carson on A Justice League of Their Own Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 A superhero fight training session for A Justice League of Their Own, presented by Mainly Me Productions. L-R: Heather Meyer, Meredith Kind, Emily Jabas, Lauren Omernik, Kelsey Cramer, and Sulia Altenberg. This installment of the Fringe File series looks at Josh Carson, the brainchild behind A Justice League of Their Own. This fringe show
Fringe File 2018 #7 – Liv Augusta on Goofing Through Fringe Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 17, 2018July 18, 2018 Liv Augusta (right) in a Goof Goof show. This installment of the Fringe File series on the Minnesota Fringe Festival shines a spotlight on Liv Augusta. Augusta is a co-creator of (a) Normal Theatre Play, a piece grounded in absurdist theatre and ridiculing the meaninglessness inherent in the world. When did you do