The Mill, a new play by International Falls, Minn., native Jeannine Coulombe presented at The Playwrights’ Center by The Workhaus Collective, looks at what it really means to live in a town that is dependent on one major industry and…
Author: Janet Preus
Deal! The Musical at the Ritz Theater
It’s a challenge for writers to get their own work produced; it gets even more complex to produce a new musical. Furthermore, if the new musical does not have a “name†– either one of the writers or recognized subject…
“What’s the Word For” at Illusion Theater
Illusion Theater has renewed their collaborative relationship with local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher in a commissioned work that also honors producing directors Michael Robins (who directs this production) and Bonnie Morris for their commitment to developing and producing new plays. The…
“Werther and Lotte” produced by The Moving Company at The Lab Theater
We’ve learned to expect imaginative surprises from The Moving Company. The members of this relatively new company of familiar local theater artists just see theater differently. Werther and Lotte, the Passion and the Sorrow, created by company members Nathan Keepers…
“American Family” at Park Square Theatre
Park Square Theatre, in association with Carlyle Brown & Company, has premiered a new play by Carlyle Brown, taking Park Square down an adventurous path. A commissioned piece by the theater, American Family explores the idea of a mixed-race marriage…
While you’re in town, let’s record a single
Broadway touring shows can settle in and enjoy a long run in places like L.A. and Chicago, but in Minneapolis the routine is often “open on a Tuesday and close on Sunday.â€Â Just long enough to record a single. In…
The Birds at the Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio Theater
The Guthrie Theater has opened a tantalizing little show, familiar in name due to its famous film counterpart. “The Birds†by Conor McPherson is based on a post W.W. II novelette by Daphne du Maurier, and bears only a passing…
Beautiful Thing produced by Theater Latte Da at The Lab Theater
Theater Latté Da has stepped to the edges of its musical milieu with the local premier of Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey, with Playwrights’ Center artistic director, Jeremy B. Cohen, making his local directing debut. It’s a wonderfully entertaining play…
American Idiot at the Orpheum Theater
Green Day’s “American Idiot†is one smashing great show. You’re going to have to like rock, but if you do, you will be moved by this refreshingly original musical. Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day front man, lyricist and co-bookwriter) is…
“An Ideal Husband,” produced by Walking Shadow Theatre Company at Red Eye Theater
Walking Shadow Theatre Company doesn’t produce period plays, typically, but its artistic directors have had Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband†in the back of their minds for quite a while, I was told. They pulled it out at just the…