REVIEW: Aging 105 Proof (Transatlantic Love Affair/Illusion Theater) Arts Dance Theatre by Bev Wolfe - November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 The Transatlantic Love Affair Ensemble. Photo by Lauren B Photography. Transatlantic Love Affair’s latest production, 105 Proof or, the Killing of Mack “the Silencer” Klein, opened last week at Illusion Theater. Diogo Lopes directs this expanded version of the original 2015 Minnesota Fringe Festival production. The work delves into the world
INTERVIEW: On Orphans and Orphan Trains – A Chat with the History Theatre’s Ron Peluso and Anya Kremenetsky Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 A group of orphans with their chaperones in New York City's Grand Central Station in 1923, prior to being sent to Minnesota. On Saturday, November 19, the History Theatre opens its holiday revival of Orphan Train, a critically praised musical about orphan children from New York City who were shipped off
INTERVIEW: Shoot the Glass’s Ryan Nielsen on Company Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - November 9, 2016November 12, 2016 The cast of Shoot the Glass Theater's upcoming production of Company. Tomorrow, Shoot the Glass Theater opens its second-ever production: Stephen Sondheim's classic 1970 musical Company. This show, which plays at the New Century Theatre in Minneapolis through Sunday, November 20th, was lauded at its premiere for its exploration of changing
REVIEW: Sarah Ruhl’s The Oldest Boy (Jungle Theater) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - November 7, 2016November 8, 2016 The Oldest Boy, which opened on Friday at the Jungle Theater, is in many ways emblematic of the Jungle's first season under Artistic Director and show director Sarah Rasmussen. It is edgy, delves into themes and problems that have no easy answers, and plays with the audience's sense of what
FEATURE: Provocative Ideas at ASTR Conference Arts Lifestyle Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Kellen Hoxworth of Stanford University presents his paper "Transoceanic Blackface; or, The Silver Belt Jig" at ASTR 2016. The early morning session at an academic conference is usually considered the kiss of death for attendance, but more than 150 people showed up for the opening plenary on Day 2 of the
LIVE FEED: Tweets from the American Society for Theatre Research Conference Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 3, 2016November 4, 2016 The American Society for Theatre Research is meeting in Minneapolis at the Marriott City Center from Thursday, November 3-Sunday, November 6. Wondering what's going on but don't have time to read the program? There are performances, sessions on viral videos, papers on the gendering of ideas and performance, discussions of
NEWS: Jungle Theater Announces 2017 Season Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 21, 2016October 22, 2016 Anna in the Tropics. Photo by William Clark. The Jungle Theater has announced its 2017 season. The five shows are: Nilo Cruz's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Anna in the Tropics. Opens 2/11/17. Josh Tobiessen's comedy Lone Star Spirits. Opens 4/8/17. Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, and Kim Rosenstock's Drama Desk-nominated Fly By Night:
INTERVIEW: The Last Days of Bedlam, with Maren Ward Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 When news broke yesterday of the November 2 closure of Bedlam Lowertown, it didn't take long for Bedlam Theatre's Lowertown and general Facebook pages to start filling up with tributes, thank yous, and laments. Amidst the aftershocks, the scramble to rebook acts, and the general unhappiness, the Twin Cities Arts
REVIEW: Pleasing Die Fledermaus (St. Olaf College) Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 21, 2016December 1, 2016 Note: This is a review of Cast B from St. Olaf's production of Die Fledermaus. St. Olaf College's barebones staging of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus is light on set pieces, high on boudoir comedy, and filled with pleasant musical performances. Dale Kruse conducts a chamber sextet that adds a little oomph compared
BREAKING NEWS: Bedlam Lowertown to Close Nov. 2 Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Basil Considine - October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 The Bedlam Lowertown storefront. Photo by Rachel Stocker. On May 31, 2014, Bedlam Theatre formally opened its new home in St. Paul, the succinctly named Bedlam Lowertown. On November 2, 2016, Bedlam Lowertown will close. In an email sent to Bedlam newsletter subscribers, the organization cited construction delays, cost overruns, and overwhelming