Fringe File, #15: Sold-Out Performances (Final; Updated 8/16) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - August 5, 2017August 20, 2017 A promotional image for A Pickle by Really Spicy Opera, one of several shows that have sold out performances at the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Note: This article will be updated throughout the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The following Fringe Festival shows have sold out one or more shows: Updated Wednesday, 8/16. All Five
REVIEW: Plots and Resentment Bloom in Native Gardens (Guthrie Theater) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - August 4, 2017August 5, 2017 Sally Wingert and Jacqueline Correa in Native Gardens Photo by Dan Norman. Editor's Note: The run of Native Gardens at the Guthrie Theater has been extended by one week due to popular demand. The show now ends August 26, 2017. Native Gardens is a 2016 play by Karen Zacarias. The show had its original
Fringe File, #13: Mark Monfils on Directing Thor: Jurassic Park Arts Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Mark Monfils directing a rehearsal. Photo courtesy of Access World Productions. The Minnesota Fringe Festival, which opens on Thursday, features 164 different productions presented by hundreds of amateur and professional artists. Theatre veteran Mark Monfils is one of those artists, directing Songs for a Post-Apocalyptic World and Thor: Jurassic Park. The Arts Reader's Hanne
Fringe File, #12: Ariel Leaf on Her Mermaid Travel Life Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 A promotional image for A Mermaid Abroad & A Fish Out of Water. First came Died in a Trailer Park/Woke Up a Mermaid. Then A Mermaid in Narnia (on LSD). Now "Mermaid Beauty is the New Aboveground Punk" and mermaid Ariel Leaf is back for the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. This time around,
Fringe File, #11: 5 Ridiculous Yet Wonderful-Looking Fringe Shows Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 30, 2017July 31, 2017 A promotional image for Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant: A New Musical, presented by Devious Mechanics. One of the first things that our staff do when covering Fringe is to read through every show description. Counting cancellations, that's 192 or so to date for 2017! Here are some of incredibly
Fringe File, #10: The Out-of-Towners Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 29, 2017July 31, 2017 A publicity photo for There Ain't No More by Willi Carlisle Productions, an award-winning Fringe show that has been touring and selling out across the country. The final official Minnesota Fringe Preview event takes place at Mixed Blood on Wednesday, August 2 @ 7:30 PM. This event, the Touring Artists Showcase, is usually
Fringe File, #9: Every Video from the Second Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 An illustration for Waiting for Gygax, a Dungeons & Dragons-themed parody of Waiting for Godot staged by Hot Chocolate Media. Did you miss the second live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and previews with Actor’s Equity members) are now online. Here they are
REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar Dazzles (Ordway) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Simon Zealotes (Terance Reddick) leads the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in his eponymous song. Photo by Rich Ryan. Jesus Christ Superstar began as a concept album in 1970, soon giving rise to numerous ad hoc church performances throughout Britain and the United States. News of the album spread quickly by radio
REVIEW: Comic Camp Delights in Ka-Baam!! (Huge Theatre) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 23, 2017July 23, 2017 A partly colorized crop of Doug Kalberg's pencil-and-ink cover art for the July 15, 2017 performance of Ka-BaaM!! at Huge Theatre. This image has been altered for publication. In a June 22 piece on Minnesota Playlist, Huge Theatre's executive director Butch Roy called for media outlets to spend more time reviewing long-form theatrical
Fringe File 2017, #8: Who’s In Fringe? Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 22, 2017July 22, 2017 Every 2017 Minnesota Fringe show's preview image. Wondering who you know in Fringe this year? Can't remember what their show is and don't want to sift through individual show descriptions? The Minnesota Fringe website can help you – it now features a convenient page to see every single credit listed on