Good morning, Minneapolis! Â Dominic couldn’t make the awards Monday Night, so he sent me, Cousin Donny! Â All the way from Los Angeles, but I’m always happy to spend a weekend away from that glittering ratrap! Sorry to file so late,…
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,…
Photo Set: The Ivey Awards at the State Theater, 9/23/13
Good People at Park Square Theatre
One can’t help but compare David Lindsay-Abaire‘s breezy and likable Good People (at Park Square, through Oct 6) with Bruce Norris’s bleak Clybourne Park, recently produced at the Guthrie. Both plays address the unspoken elephant in the American room. …
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 
Mercy Unrelenting by Open Window Theatre
Alessandro Serenelli is a major league creep. Rage bubbles inside him like molten lead. He grunts and groans, unable to look anyone in the eye, unable even to stand up straight. His fury confounds him – and us. As a…
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.…
Interview: Sun Mee Chomet
Sun Mee Chomet is one of Minnesota’s most accomplished actors. She has worked extensively, at the Guthrie (she played Antigone in the terrific Burial At Thebes, was featured in The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide), at Mu Performing Arts (WTF, Cowboy Vs.…
“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,…
Photo Set: Dan Israel at Target Field, 8/28/13
The Replacements at Riot Fest, Fort York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
For me, growing up, there was lots of music, and especially lots of punk rock. I loved it all. I loved early and mid-80s DC and LA hardcore, UK82, crust, Swedish d-beat, ’77 English stuff. But the Big Question has…
