Photo by scott1346. St. Paul, MN-based Park Square Theatre announced the death of a long-time company worker yesterday. Bessie, the company's 65-year-old table saw, passed out while building sets for the company's upcoming production of The Rocky Horror Show. She was pronounced dead on the scene by Dave PEterson. Bessie, who joined
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Closing-night vehicular accident and shootings notwithstanding, the Minnesota State Fair soared to new heights in 2019. Fairgoers walked through the gates some 2,126,551 times – 3.9 percent more than 2018, which itself set records. Six of the twelve fair days set records for those days. While there was less buzz about new
MUSIC VIDEO: Under the Same Ceiling by James Rone
A still from the music video to Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter James Rone's new music video, "Under the Same Ceiling". Humans' relationship with technology is complicated, to say the least. As people spend increasing amount of time using electronic devices – speaking, playing, and sleeping – what happens when lines get crossed? That's
Fringe File #15: Mini-Reviews #4
A collage of promotional images for shows discussed in this article. Note: So as to capture different reviewers' varying perspectives, the Arts Reader sometimes reviews the same show twice. Chisago Haute Dish Productions parodies the musical Chicago, by changing the story from two female killers in Chicago, to an Orlando, Florida woman who
Fringe File #14: Mini-Reviews #3
A collage of promotional images of shows reviewed in this article. All is Bright Five years after its last Minnesota Fringe appearance, the New York City-based Shelby Company is back with a hilarious new comedy. Underneath All is Bright's "people talking at a bar" schtick is a powerful comedy executed with exquisite
Fringe File #13: Mini-Reviews #2
A collage of promotional images for shows reviewed in this article. Saturday saw the first officially sold out performance of the 2019 Minnesota Fringe Festival, The Winding Sheet Outfit's You Are Cordially Invited to the Life and Death of Edward Lear. Hot on its heels was Devious Mechanics' Edith Gets High,
Fringe File #11: Mini-Reviews #1
Fringe File #10: The Out-of-Town Previews
A collage of promotional images from the Minnesota Fringe Festival's out-of-town preview event. 'Twas the night before Fringe, and all through the house, there were squeakings and stirrings of Mr/Ms Theatre Mouse. The last step in the Minnesota Fringe Festival's preview process is in many ways one of the most exciting:
Fringe File #8: The Second Round of Previews
A collage of publicity photos from shows featured at the 2nd official Minnesota Fringe Festival preview event. With no further ado, here are all the videos from the second round of Minnesota Fringe Festival previews. #OrdinaryHeroes (presented by Minneapolis Ballet Dancers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoB75dWCCFM 10 Minutes Between 1:50 and 2AM by Melancholics Anonymous) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm7GAadqb1I Ancient Future Division: Battle