First, let’s get the obvious out the way: you should go see The Veterans Project. It’s been developed and staged with great care by Leah Cooper at a fantastic space that was completely new to me (the Fort Snelling Base Camp)—and it…
Cinderella at the Children’s Theatre Company
In Cinderella (at the Children’s Theatre Company, through Jan 5), Cinderella’s ugly (an understatement) stepsisters, Pearl and Dorcas, are played by CTC vets Dean Holt and Reed Sigmund. Her deliciously malevolent stepmother is portrayed by Autumn Ness. Wow. Never have…
Photo Set: Dan Wilson at The Sheridan School with Jeremy Messersmith, 11/9/13
Driving Miss Daisy at the Jungle Theater
Wendy Lehr is in this play! James Craven! Holy moley! Why can’t live theater generate Twins-like, Vikings-esque excitement? Certainly, seeing artists of the caliber of Lehr and Craven bring a play to life is at least as exciting as watching…
Online Journalism by the Theater of Public Policy at Huge Improv
The Theater of Public Policy. Sounds auspicious, doesn’t it? Either they do very serious stuff, or they make fun of very serious stuff. Actually, they do both. Monday night’s “Online Journalism†at Huge Improv Theater started with a casual interview…
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, State Theater
“Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,†billed a “supernatural blues and roots musical,†is the creation of author Stephen King, and musicians John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett. Clearly the writers have the credentials to write a) about the supernatural, and…
For Sale by The Moving Company at the Lab Theater
“What would you call that?†my faithful theater mate asked. “It’s an interactive, semi-improvisational comedy,†I answered, putting the words together slowly. “Oh,†he said, “It’s sort of hard to describe, isn’t it? Really funny, though.†And that’s it in…
Photo Set: Kate Nash at First Avenue, 10/30/13
Photo Set: An evening of live recording with the Cavalier Crooks, 10/26/13
Photo Set: Jason Isbell with T. Hardy Morris at The Varsity, 10/25/13
Baby Case at the History Theatre
It was a dark and stormy night – quite literally – when I saw the History Theatre’s production of “Baby Case,†a dark and stormy musical retelling of the “trial of the century,†as it was dubbed. The kidnapping and…
PlayLabs at the Playwrights Center
PlayLabs. There are many summertime play development conferences: Sundance, the New Harmony Conference, the Ojai Conference, Pacific Playwrights Conference, and (the granddaddy of them all) the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. But PlayLabs is unique. It’s the only new play conference…