REVIEW: Watch on the Rhine Indicts the Do-Nothings (Guthrie Theater) Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 The Muller family together in the Guthrie Theater's production of Watch on the Rhine: Bodo (Huxley Westemeier), Kurt (Elijah Alexander), Babette (Kate Regan), and Joshua (Silas Sellnow). Photo by Dan Norman. I didn’t realize when I sat down to watch Watch on the Rhine that the play's title is the English translation of
REVIEW: Henry and Alice: The Wokeless (Park Square Theatre) Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - October 6, 2017October 7, 2017 A promotional image for Henry & Alice: Into the Wild at Park Square Theatre. A funny thing happened to me after attending the American premiere of Henry & Alice: Into the Wild, which runs through October 22 at Park Square Theatre’s Andy Boss Thrust Stage. I enjoyed the show and came out afterward
REVIEW: Splendid Romeo and Juliet (Guthrie Theater) Arts Theatre Visual Arts by Kit Bix - September 29, 2017September 30, 2017 Shá Cage (Lady Capulet), Kate Eastman (Juliet), and Candace Barrett Birk (Nurse) in the Guthrie Theater’s current production of Romeo and Juliet. No one was surprised when American Theatre Magazine announced that Shakespeare will once again be the most produced playwright of the current American theatre season, though there were some
REVIEW: Meandering Yet Compelling Fly by Night (Jungle Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Kit Bix - June 24, 2017June 25, 2017 Chris Koza (top) and (L-R) James Detmar, Joy Dolo, Jim Lichtscheidl, Royer Bockus and Joshua James Campbell. Photo by Dan Norman. It is always interesting to observe theatrical forms mutating and evolving. Fly by Night, now playing at the Jungle Theater, is advertised as a rock musical – a term that has
INTERVIEW: Theatre Pro Rata on Up: The Man in the Air Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - May 26, 2017May 27, 2017 John Middleton, Shanan Custer, Carin Bratlie Wethern, and Mark Benzel at Park Square Theatre. Photo by Kit Bix. Theatre Pro-Rata’s latest offering, Up: The Man in the Air, opens Friday, May 26 at Park Square Theatre's Andy Boss Thrust Stage. This "fantastical biography" was inspired by the true story of Larry Walters, an amateur inventor
LIVE BLOG: The 24 Hours Plays – Bix Edition 2 Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - March 13, 2017March 14, 2017 We're just about 3 hours away from the biggest and best show in town. Because what a line up of talent! And it's for a great cause (see my earlier blog post.) If you don't have tickets yet, now's your chance: Go to: https://hennepintheatretrust.org/the-24-hour-plays/ Or straight to Ticketmaster at http://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/0600522DE23EBA57?brand=hennepin&f_tmol_checkout=true&ab=m_efeat4517v2Control#efeat4212 Let's start with
LIVE BLOG: The 24 Hour Plays – Bix Edition Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - March 13, 2017March 14, 2017 It's half past midnight in Minneapolis. We had a big snowfall this afternoon and now the streets are icy and 17 degrees Farenheit. Most people here went to bed hours ago but the 6 playwrights who are participating in The 24 Hour Plays, hosted by Hennepin Theater Trust, are just