Cast members in a past Guthrie Theater production of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Dan Norman. The Guthrie Theater (Joseph Haj, Artistic Director) announced today that its holiday tradition of presenting A Christmas Carol is going virtual, as Dickens’ Holiday Classic. Inspired by Dickens' own holiday readings of his work, which were wildly

A word cloud of text of the Playwrights' Center press release announcing new content series. The Playwrights’ Center announced today an ambitious plan to expand its programming for theatre artists in its 2020-201 season. “As the world and its challenges continue to evolve, so must the work of Playwrights’ Center,” said

What's a COVID-furloughed actor to do? For a select few, there were Zoom rehearsals, most of which have dried up. There are Zoom performances, most of which don't pay or pay well. There are not-on-Zoom traditional actor side jobs, most of which not considered as safe a bet (or, really,

A word cloud created from the titles of 20% Theatre Company's past works. 20% Theatre Company, an important voice in the area theatre scene, will close in late 2021. This will conclude fifteen years of critically acclaimed programming highlighting the voices of women, transgender persons, and nonbinary artists.20% Theatre Company was

"Fresh ink is the opposite of stale ink" – an old printer's proverb. The Illusion Theater's Fresh Ink Series has been going for a long time. How long? 33 years young, pivoting periodically to align itself with the needs of the time and the changing populations that it serves. After all, the

A promotional photo of the Wheel of Death in Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA show. It's official: Broadway theatres are closed through the new year. The Great White Way will continue to be the Great Dark Way for at least six months, with producers bowing to the ongoing pandemic and refunding

Veni, vidi, workspace. A 3D arrangement of notes used by Amber Bjork when working on the 2019 theatrical show You Are Cordially Invited to the Life and Death of Edward Lear. Mention the name Amber in a Twin Cities theatre and the theatre people will know exactly who you mean. Outside