PREVIEW: The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company’s Crew of Pirates (and More) Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 5, 2026 This fall, when the Twin Cities are bracing for the winter, the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company will be preparing itself for the spotlight. Piracy under the spotlight, that is. In the...Wild West? Indeed, for its fall production of The Pirates of Penzance, GSVLOC is going with a new subtitle
FRINGE FILE #16: INTERVIEW – r. d. rhobajt and the Shoes & Socks & Coats Show Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - August 4, 2026August 7, 2026 The official show image for Socks & Shoes & Coats by rick rhobajt widen, one of 104 shows playing at the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival.. The Minnesota Fringe Festival has never shied away from life’s larger questions, but most shows don't come with quite so many pediatric appointments, preschool anxieties, and
FRINGE FILE #15: Preview #2 (August 5) Arts Comedy Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 4, 2026August 5, 2026 A collage of the official show photos for the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Trying to plan your Minnesota Fringe Festival experience and unsure of where to start? How about seeing a bunch of 3-minute show excerpts – live – before deciding to commit? Mark your calendar for August 5 at 7:30 PM. That's when
FRINGE FILE #13: INTERVIEW – Christy Johnson and the Radiant Ember in the Theatre Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 The official show photo for Black and Foxy Co's cabaret Ember, which plays at the University of Minnesota's Rarig Kilburn Theatre as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. What does a theatre producer do? In short, oversee everything – financial, logistics, creative, and anything else that needs nudging, nurturing, prodding,
FRINGE FILE #12: INTERVIEW – Storyteller and Producer Jena Young on The Label Maker and More Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 28, 2026July 29, 2026 A promotional image for The Label Maker, a solo storytelling show starring Jena Young that plays at the Minnesota Fringe Festival from August 8-16. Behind every show is a producer, making sure bills get paid, tech gets handled, and artists are able to make art. Or, if you're Jena Young, you
FRINGE FILE #11: INTERVIEW – Paul Andrew Willis, Jr. and The Importance of Being Eternal Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 27, 2026July 29, 2026 Script pages for The Importance of Being Eternal, a literary parody that Little Apple Theatre Company brings to the Minnesota Fringe Festival August 8-15. The Importance of Being Earnest, an 1895 play by Oscar Wilde, has been the subject of innumerable productions, classes, and adaptations. Its script is filled with highly
FRINGE FILE #10: INTERVIEW – Wesley Tilford on Being a Scab for Hire Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 A promotional image for Budding Heads' production of Scab for Hire by Wesley Tilford, which plays at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis from August 8-15, as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, and the vampire, He had some awful substance left with
FRINGE FILE #9: The Previews Arts Comedy Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Trying to plan your Minnesota Fringe Festival experience and unsure of where to start? How about seeing a bunch of 3-minute show excerpts – live – before deciding to commit? If that floats your boat, then mark your calendar for July 27 and August 5 at 7:30 PM. That's when the two official
FRINGE FILE #8: INTERVIEW – Phillip Andrew Bennett Low on A Revolution Highly Favorable Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 25, 2026July 26, 2026 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 Roundup 2026 Arts Comedy Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 25, 2026July 26, 2026 A collage made from promotional show images from the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. This landing page consolidates all of the Arts Reader's coverage for the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. New interviews, features, previews, and reviews will appear here automatically when published. Readers may also be interested in: Cherry and Spoon's Minnesota Fringe