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Author: Basil Considine

Basil Considine was the Editor of the Twin Cities Arts Reader from 2018-2022. He served as Performing Arts Editor and Senior Classical Music and Drama Critic for the Arts Reader's first five years, before succeeding Hanne Appelbaum. He was previously the Resident Classical Music and Drama Critic at the Twin Cities Daily Planet and remains an occasional contributing writer for The Boston Musical Intelligencer and The Chattanoogan. He holds a PhD in Music and Drama from Boston University, an MTS in Sacred Music from the BU School of Theology, and a BA in Music and Theatre from the University of San Diego. Basil was named one of Musical America's 30 Professionals of the Year in 2017. He was previously the Regional Governor for the National Opera Association's North Central Region and the 2021-2022 U.S. Fulbright Faculty Scholar to Madagascar.

FRINGE FILE #8: INTERVIEW – Phillip Andrew Bennett Low on A Revolution Highly Favorable

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The official show image for A Revolution Highly Favorable, presented by Maximum Verbosity at the Strike Theater in Northeast Minneapolis from August 8-15, as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The United States is currently two years into the America 250 anniversary of the American Revolution, an occasion that has

FRINGE FILE #7: INTERVIEW – Multidisciplinary Theatremaker Kyle Dekker and Witness Loudly

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The official show image for Kind Fool Theater's production of Witness Loudly by Kyle B. Dekker, which runs from August 7-16 at Strike Theater in Northeast Minneapolis as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Critiquing recent and contemporary events is a hallowed tradition in the arts, ranging from epic poetry

FRINGE FILE #6: INTERVIEW – Actor Robin Carlisle on A Real Piece of Work and Falling Into Fringe

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The official Fringe photo for A Real Piece of Work, which runs at the Theatre in the Round from August 8-16 as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Mocking theatre – gently, lovingly, acerbically, and more – is a long-established tradition going back to Classical Greece. The playwright Aristophanes, writing in

REVIEW: Stellar Private Lives (Guthrie Theater)

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William Connell (downstage left), Bradley Beahen (above left), and Laura Odeh (right) are 3/5 of the talented cast of Private Lives, now playing at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Photo by Dan Norman. There's something for just about anyone in Private Lives, a voyeuristic 1930 comedy that opened to riotous applause

FRINGE FILE #3: INTERVIEW – Director Casey Marie Holmes and A Woman’s Place is in the House

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A promotional image for A Woman's Place is in the House, one of 104 shows in the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Some of the many overlapping factors bringing artists to the Minnesota Fringe Festival stages include the opportunity to practice one's craft and present things that an established playhouse might be

REVIEW: Moving, Funny, Striking English (Guthrie Theater)

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Sahar Bibiyan as Roya in the Guthrie Theater's production of English, now playing through August 18. Photo by Liz Lauren. There are few theatrical shows for which sound design and dialect coaching are more essential than the Guthrie Theater/Goodman Theatre production of English. This humorous, moving, and always engaging play perfectly

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