What if we could just go back to an earlier time, a simpler life, where things were a little more “black and white?†Say, 1955? Would it help us resolve issues in our lives, or would it really be going…
Author: Janet Preus
The 9th Annual Ivey Awards
It was the Twin Cities theater community’s annual love fest last night, and I say that with great affection. I so enjoy my role in it, and it’s a pleasure to watch all of it come together with rousing cheers,…
The Belmont Hotel by Collide Theatrical Dance Company at the Southern Theater
News flash! There’s a new theatrical dance company in town and it’s the real McCoy: topnotch dance talent, a live band onstage and a sweet story to tell. Collide Theatrical Dance Company is just what the name suggests: a “collision 
How to Be a Korean Woman at the Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Studio
How to be a Korean Woman, written and performed by Sun Mee Chomet, might have been a few chapters in a memoir, or at least a personal essay, but Chomet is first an actress. Also a dancer and a playwright.…
“Fool for Love” at The Jungle Theater
What? You’ve never seen a performance of “Fool for Love?†Well, neither had I, to be honest, and I was so pleased that The Jungle Theater chose it to open their season. If you are even mildly interested in classic,…
An Iliad at the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio Theater
How can one actor play the size, the scope, the meaning of the Trojan War – or any war? He plays it as one man against another. He gives these men names and families. He puts them in a place…
Alice in Wonderland at the Children’s Theatre Company
The Children’s Theatre Company returns to an old favorite with Sharon Holland’s script of Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasy, Alice in Wonderland. About ten years ago, Dominic Serrand directed it for CTC; artistic director Peter Brosius takes a more traditional path…
Nice Fish at the Guthrie Theater
It’s April, it’s still snowing, and The Guthrie Theater launches a show about ice fishing. What are the chances? The forces of nature, the theater muses and Fate itself must have all played supporting roles. But the theater  also patiently…
In the Time of Butterflies at Mixed Blood Theatre
Mixed Blood Theatre brings another adaptation by Caridad Svich with the world premiere of In the Time of Butterflies (En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas). Produced by artistic director Jack Reuler and directed by José Zayas, it is an engaging…
Flashdance at the Orpheum Theater
The Hennepin Theatre Trust continues to do its part in bringing Broadway-bound new shows to Minneapolis audiences. Minnesota did its part by filling the seats with fans who may have come of age with its movie namesake. Flashdance the Musical…