Ah. Great Expectations. The most, arguably, beloved story by our most, arguably, beloved author, Charles Dickens. You know the plot (and if you don’t, well, go, quickly, to Park Square Theatre – the play runs through Feb 7 – and…
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The Beauty Queen Of Leenane by Theatre Pro Rata performing on the Andy Boss Stage at Park Square
The fate of the Irish is well explored territory in the last one hundred years of drama. For Twin Cities’ audiences, the latest offering in this genre is Theatre Pro Rata’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Park Square’s Boss Stage,…
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…
The House on Mango Street produced by Park Square Theatre at the Andy Boss Stage
Park Square Theatre celebrated the opening of its new Andy Boss Thrust Stage with “The House on Mango Street,†an adaptation by Amy Ludwig of Sandra Cisneros’ book. True to the original, the play dances from one episode to another…
33 Variations at Park Square Theatre
Moisés Kaufman‘s 33 Variations (at Park Square Theatre through Nov 2) is a pool-of-light play. Played on a jumble of interlocking platforms, the play’s action takes place in apartments, offices, hospital waiting rooms, lecture halls, in New York, in Germany. Which…
A Little Night Music by Mu Performing Arts, performing at Park Square Theatre
In Stephen Sondheim‘s marvelous A Little Night Music (Mu Performing Arts performing at Park Square Theatre, through Aug 10) little surprise or tension lies in the playing-out of the characters’ predictable arcs. Frederik is married, sexlessly, to Anne. Famous matinee…
Cyrano at Park Square Theatre
Park Square Theatre is now presenting the regional premiere of Cyrano, the Michael Hollinger translation of Edmond Rostand’s classic play. Hollinger also adapted with Aaron Posner, who directed its first production. I’ll talk about the adaptation, but first, this production:…
The School For Lies at Park Square Theatre
A play has two primary sources of appeal. First, there is the moment-by-moment texture. Is it fun to act? Fun to watch? Does the language enthrall, are there compelling nooks and crannies in the characters? Does the design provide good…
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. …
Sherlock Holmes And The Adventure Of The Suicide Club by Park Square Theatre
What’s the business of the Suicide Club? “Death,” stentorily intones Mr. George (in a terrific performance by James Cada), with equal parts grinning euphoria and stern reverence. Ah, yes. Sherlock Holmes And The Adventure Of The Suicide Club (at Park…