FRINGE FILE: The Golden Lanyard Awards Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 14, 2023 The 31st Minnesota Fringe Festival wrapped up last night with the Golden Lanyard Awards. Audience-driven Awards Spirit of the Fringe A Swimming Lesson in a Theatre Without a Lifeguard by an alleged Theatre Company Audience Picks Grindr Help Desk: The Musical by David Stillman New Origins: Beauty and the Beast by Two Minnie
NEWS: MRAC Announces Next Step Fund recipients Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 27, 2023 Today, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council announced the 33 individual artists who were awarded a FY23 Next Step Fund grant. The MRAC board approved $165,000 in funding for individual artists residing in the 7-county metropolitan region. The Next Step Fund grant is designed to help artists complete a project focused on
FACES OF TWIN CITIES THEATRE: Singer-Actor Theresa Drexler Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 27, 2023June 29, 2023 Singer-actor Theresa Drexler (she/her). How do you describe the theatre work that you do? I primarily work as an actor/singer/character performer in the Twin Cities, collaborating with a variety of professional and community theaters. However, I've also assisted theatre companies with social media marketing, and have recently begun to dabble in directing. Where
FACES OF TWIN CITIES THEATRE: Mime, Juggler, Clown, Musician Benjamin Domask-Ruh Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 26, 2023 Mime, juggler, clown, and musician Benjamin Domask-Ruh. How do you describe the theatre work that you do? The theatre work I do is multi-disciplinary spanning juggling, clown, mime, and music. I bring my full attention and presence as a human being to the stage. Through these, I focus on circus' and theatre’s
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