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Getting Down with Girl Shakes Loose

“You’re not supposed to know what you’re doing with your life Girl – you’re just supposed to live it!” Photo by Allen Weeks.  I’m just going to come out and say it: there are some really, really great things happening in our local theater community right now. I mean the

Reviewed in Brief: Battlefield at the Guthrie

“Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue; these are the means of success, not caste or family.” Photo by Caroline Moreau. In our increasingly global world, it seems to me that certain themes become ever more timeless and universal. Among them are a desire for peace, love of family,

MUST SEE: Vietgone is the Most Badass Play You’ll See This Year

Vietgone is Hamilton meets Kendrick Lamarr meets the Vietnam War, and it’s sublime.  Photo by Rich Ryan. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, something will walk across your path that is so totally awesome, so fully realized, that all you can do is sit back in awe and appreciate it. Vietgone, currently

Reviewed in Brief: The Master Builder

Ibsen’s dark id is on full display at the Southern Theater Photo courtesy of Theatre Novi Most. Feeling a little glum at the advent of our early spring? If so no worries, because you can find a chilly winter vibe at Theatre Novi Most’s staging of The Master Builder at

The Penumbra Celebrates 40 Years at the Minnesota Historical Society

You don’t have to be a history buff to enjoy this stunning new exhibit. Endless programs covering 40 years of theater. Sometimes you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone (or nearly so). That was my main thought last Sunday as I strolled through the marvelous new exhibit celebrating

Walker Art Center Presents INDIgenesis: Indigenous Filmmakers Past and Present

Indigenous Filmmakers Past and Present Right on the heels of the amazing announcement celebrating Indigenous performances from the Ordway (which kicks off this weekend – don’t miss it!) comes the announcement from the Walker Art Center that they will be presenting a film festival this month celebrating Indigenous filmmakers. The

Cool Show Announcement: THE 24 HOUR PLAYS

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS is coming to Minneapolis for the first time, and it looks to be a doozy of a show. #24HRMPLS   Photo courtesy of Hennepin Theatre Trust. Are you a fan of improv? Observing the creative process? Making the magic happen? Are you an artist or creative

Reviewed in Brief: Oyate Okodakiciyapi

Aloha ‘oe, aloha ‘oe E ke onaona noho i ka lipo One fond embrace A ho’i a’e au Until we meet again Photo courtesy of Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. How much do you know about colonialism? Particularly the specific brand practiced by the United States in which native

We Are Proud to Present is Profound

For a visceral understanding of colonialism, look no further than the Guthrie’s latest offering.   Photo by Dan Norman. We Are Proud to Present: A Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884 – 1915, currently playing at the

The King and I is a Lavish Delight

Despite the show’s problematic history, it’s a lovely immersion into a complicated world of splendor. Photo by Matthew Murphy. There’s no such thing as an untouchable classic. I have always been a firm advocate of judiciously editing stories from the past (even Shakespeare); they still have something to say to

The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotype is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. they make one story become the only story.

– chimamanda ngozi adichie

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