I took my 18 yo son to see Oliver! (Theater Latté Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust, performing in the exquisite Pantages Theatre, through March 1). During intermission, we had the following conversation: “Whaddaya think?” “I’m having a problem with the…
The Coward by Walking Shadow Theatre Company, performing at Red Eye Theater
I have never ever, in my exalted theatrical career, seen so much blood. The Red Eye stage is awash in it and, indeed, the raked set (a terrific design by Eli Schlatter) contains a trough, to catch the copious sanguine…
Death And The Maiden, a co-production of Torch Theater and Gremlin Theatre, at the Theatre Garage
This production of the oft-produced Death And The Maiden (Torch Theater and Gremlin Theatre, co-producing at the Theater Garage through Feb 21) begins with a prologue of sorts: Paulina Escobar (played with calm and statuesque fire by Stacia Rice) moves…
Photo Set: Quinn Tsan with Jillian Rae at 7th Street Entry, 1/25/15
Gertrude Stein And A Companion at the Jungle Theater
How could Claudia Wilkens and Barbara Kingsley have played these roles in 1992, when the two actors were 14 and 12 years old, respectively? The characters Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas demand substance, solidity combined with lightness of touch,…
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HowWasTheShow.com is looking for a theater reviewer. The site can offer no pay. However, reviewers get: 1. free seats to the plays they review (good seats at that); 2. the satisfaction of being a “player”; 3. experience writing for the…
The Most Dangerous Game at Bedlam Theater
The holidays are over, the weather has turned friendlier and you’ve got a little cabin fever, right? I know just the cure. Get in the car (or grab the light rail, which stops right across the street) and head to…
The Hothouse by Dark & Stormy Productions, performing at the Grain Belt Brewery
Dark & Stormy Productions performs Harold Pinter‘s giddily nonsensical The Hothouse in ye olde Grain Belt Brewery’s Atrium (79 13th Ave. NE, through Jan 4). D&S excels at utilizing “found” venues for their plays – empty offices, warehouse spaces,…
4000 Miles by Park Square Theatre
It’s those tell-tale hugs. Sweet, warm and tender, tension dissipating. Complete with comforting pats on the back: there, there. I think you’re just swell. I’m so glad you are who you are. Gosh. The hugs will clue you in: there’s…
A Christmas Story the Musical at the Ordway
The Ordway is doing it up big this holiday season. “A Christmas Story the Musical†is a big show: big cast; big sets gliding on and off, and big production numbers that wow with a wink, as if to say, “We…
The Whale by Walking Shadow Theatre Co., performing at Mixed Blood
The Whale, by Samuel D. Hunter (Walking Shadow Theatre Co., performing at Mixed Blood Theatre, through Dec 20), is a grim little play. In it, we watch Charlie, the eponymous whale, committing suicide by gluttony. In the years since his…
Loves Labours Lost by The Moving Company at the Lab Theater
The Moving Company’s reimagined “Love’s Labours Lost†is not your usual Shakespeare play, but this company “reimagines†theater the way the rest of us order lunch. This show is clever, beautiful and downright funny. Steven Epp’s and Nathan Keepers’ performances, co-imagined and…