- Becki-Iverson
- December 13, 2016
Anyone else a pagemaster? As Marcus Tulius Cicero said… “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” If you weren’t already aware, reading is one of my absolute favorite pasttimes. Growing up in a small, rural, pre-internet town meant that there wasn’t a whole lot
- Becki-Iverson
- December 1, 2016
Game of Thrones fans, this one’s for you! Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp. Do you like castles? Incest? Bloody family feuds? Do you follow Game of Thrones as if it’s your actual family? If so, I have the play for you. The Lion in Winter, currently showing at the Guthrie Theater
- Becki-Iverson
- November 22, 2016
I know a lot of us are feeling motivated these days to do something to make a change in the world for the better. I’m not much a fan of gift guides for giving stuff; this is America after all and I can guarantee that 90% of us have at
- Becki-Iverson
- November 11, 2016
Fantasy fans are going to have a field day By Mathew LeFebvre. Do you like Lord of the Rings? The Hobbit? Mythical stories of ancient Nordic and Germanic religions? Beowulf? Fantasy in general? If you do: then friend, do I have the show for you. Das Rheingold is kicking off
- Becki-Iverson
- November 9, 2016
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama Photo by Dan Norman. I’m pretty sure that a couple decades from now, our kids are going to ask what we were doing last night, on the election of the 45th President. Where were you?
- Becki-Iverson
- November 7, 2016
Classics are classics for a reason. Photo courtesy of Park Square Theatre. That is immediately obvious after seeing A Raisin in the Sun, currently playing at Park Square Theater. Lorraine Hansberry’s timeless story feels more relevant than ever (if that’s even possible) in this gorgeous portrayal, which features an all-star
- Becki-Iverson
- October 31, 2016
What is the beginning? Photo by Meredith Hanafi. Where do we start? Historically it seems humanity’s origins are traced back to Africa, back to the jungle and the sand and the heat and the steady, beating heart of unbounded nature. One of history’s greatest tragedies is the forceful severance of
- Becki-Iverson
- October 12, 2016
What do you do when a show punches you right in the gut? Photo by Dan Norman. That was the first feeling I got watching The Parchman Hour, the new show at the Guthrie’s McGuire Proscenium Stage. Shortly after opening a bus “explodes” on stage; obviously the explosion isn’t literal,
- Becki-Iverson
- October 7, 2016
Writing stories well for children is really, really hard. Photo by Dan Norman. I mean you think it’s simple right? You just think of some sort of moral lesson, translate it into talking animals, and you’re good to go. Not so fast. A really great children’s story does feature some
- Becki-Iverson
- October 3, 2016
Halloween seems to be one of those truly polarizing entities with no middle ground – either you wait for it all year and dress to the nines, or you hole yourself up with Netflix and no lights, hibernating all month until the little ghouls have locked their costumes away. Photo