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FRINGE FILE #8: The Golden Lanyard Awards

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

The main Minnesota Fringe Festival is now over, with a few encore performances to follow. Over 11 days, the festival's 31st incarnation presented more than 500 performances and more than 20,000 butts-in-seats. At its closing night party, the Golden Lanyard Awards were distributed to 28 shows and 2 individuals. For the

FRINGE FILE #7: Reviews, Pt. 4

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

A collage of promotional photos for the Arts Reader's Last Day Staff Recommendations for the Minnesota Fringe Festival. It's the last day of the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and what will you see? Last Day Staff Recommendations Two Bowls of Cereal and Some Bacon (Mahmoud Hakima) – Theatre in the Round, 2:30 PM

FRINGE FILE #6: Reviews, Pt. 3

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

According to the Minnesota Fringe Festival, the following shows are sell-out risks for today: 5 x 5 by Transatlantic Love Affair @ 2:30 p.m. (Open Eye Theatre) A Horse Walks Out Onto the Stage and Dies by Theatre on the Rocks @ 2:30 p.m. (Phoenix Theater) Seance Sisters (Rebecca Wickert) The Fox sisters

FRINGE FILE #5: Reviews, Pt. 2

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

Daddy Issues (Pretend Productions) A well-told bio-play, delivered in riveting form, by the skilled Allison Vincent. A moving exploration of family relationships, memory, and decline. Gasthaus (Trompe l'Oeil) An interesting Cold War era history piece at the dividing line border of East and West Germany that goes through the gasthaus itself. This of course complicates

FRINGE FILE #4: Reviews, Pt. 1

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

According to the Minnesota Fringe Festival, today's sell-out risk is: 5 x 5 by Transatlantic Love Affair @ 5:30 p.m. (Open Eye Theatre) 5 x 5 (Transatlantic Love Affair) Literally compact, beautifully flowing, this set of five miniatures tells uses TLA's trademark style where actors become not just the cast, but also scenery,

FRINGE FILE #3: Amy’s Guide to Day 3

by Amy Donahue -

A collage of selected shows playing on Day 3 of the Minnesota Fringe Festival, which runs through August 11 in Minneapolis, MN. The first Saturday of the Minnesota Fringe Festival is a full, full day if you're trying to see every possible show. If you see every possible show, that's seven shows in

FRINGE FILE #2: John’s Guide to Day 2

by John Anderson -

A mashup of promotional images for shows playing on the second day of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. How to "do" the Minnesota Fringe Festival is a question of preference. I come from the "see everything you can" mindset. My colleague Amy prefers to mix it in with other entertainments and off

FRINGE FILE #1: Amy’s Guide to Day 1

by Amy Donahue -

A promotional image for Antistrophe to an Andro-Sapphic Tragedy, presented by Greta Mae Meiser – one of more than 100 performing arts offerings in the 31st annual Minnesota Fringe Festival, which runs August 1-11.  Today is the opening day of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Since its inaugural season in 1994, this

Fringe File #16: The Arts Reader Awards

by Hanne Appelbaum -
An Awards graphic

The Minnesota Fringe Festival's annual domination of the Arts Reader's coverage is almost complete. Each year, for a period of around six weeks, coverage of the region's largest performing arts festival takes over our homepage. This focus reflects a larger action in the industry: many theatres and musical organizations simply choose

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