Table Salt Productions premiered the third new work in its first season, offering a personal look at a moment in the revolution which transformed Iran’s political picture in the early 1980’s. This was writer Ali Ravi’s first foray into dramatizing…
Author: Janet Preus
The Vaudevillian, Spirit of the American Dream at Southern Theater
Attending an event at the Southern Theater feels like taking a step back in time. Layers of remodeling and redecorating, one imagines – along with its history – have been stripped down to the bare and imperfect brick walls and…
Violet, a Theater Latté Da production at The Guthrie Theater
Theater Latté Da’s new musical, Violet – nicely suited to the Guthrie’s black box space, the Dowling Studio Theater – is a tight little ensemble piece that spins along like the bus carrying its title character on her literal and…
My Antonia at Illusion Theater
I will admit that I wondered why Illusion Theater (528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis) Â might pick this standard in American literature classes for a new adaptation. I know the book well, and even after years away from the classroom, I could…
Young Frankenstein at Orpheum Theatre
The Hennepin Theater Trust continues its season of touring productions with the Mel Brooks classic, Young Frankenstein, a musical version of his movie spoof on the monster horror genre. But everybody knows that movie, right? If you do, you won’t…
Channeling Carol, a Queerdo Production at Bedlam Theatre
Queerdo, a queer artist collective formed out of the mission of Outward Spiral Theatre Company, launched its first production with a cabaret inspired by legendary performer Carol Channing. Conceived and curated by Jeffry Lusiak, it featured new work by 10…
Rock ‘n Roll by Tom Stoppard, a Park Square Theatre Production at Park Square Theatre
I’ve always been a fan of Tom Stoppard plays, but I chose not to direct one with my college students once because I thought they’d all need a degree in its subject matter to understand what they were talking about.…
Mr. McGee & The Biting Flea at The Children’s Theatre Company
The real test of theater is whether or not it works for the intended audience. Mr. McGee & the Biting Flea, the Minneapolis Children’s Theatre Company’s winter offering for young children, clearly knows its audience. CTC partnered with the Australian…