- Becki-Iverson
- May 6, 2019
Although not my preferred genre, horror really seems to be having a moment these days. Thanks to brilliant filmmakers like Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) and Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story), horror is becoming a nuanced, complex genre that many people share a love of. More than many genres it
- Becki-Iverson
- March 23, 2019
What makes a good mother? *Correction: I unintentionally misspelled the name of Marcela Michelle as Marcella Mobama in my initial review; I apologize for the mistake and have corrected it here. That’s always been a mercurial question, but it’s harder to answer than it seems. We live in an era of helicopter
- Becki-Iverson
- February 15, 2019
What did you do on Valentine’s Day? Photo courtesy of the Penumbra The holiday seems to be one that you love or love to hate. As for myself, I could swing either way – there is no denying that the entire day is set up to allow corporations to
- Becki-Iverson
- November 5, 2018
“Folks always tryin’ to kill what they can’t understand, for whatever reason” Photo courtesy of Interact It’s rare, but sometimes something comes at me so fresh and so unexpectedly that it takes my breath away. I had the pleasure of just such an experience last weekend at Hot Funky
- Becki-Iverson
- September 23, 2018
Lush. Lavish. Generous. Honest. Humbling. Photo courtesy of the Penumbra’s website These are just a few of the words that come to mind when I try to describe the full circle experience that is the Penumbra’s latest show, Ntozake Shange’s seminal for colored girls who have considered suicide /
- Becki-Iverson
- September 6, 2018
Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now… Photo by Joan Marcus I’m sure that, unless you live under the world’s heaviest, largest rock, you’ve heard of the theatrical juggernaut that is Hamilton by now. I’m also sure that you’ve heard Hamilton has finally
- Becki-Iverson
- August 6, 2018
When is the last time you saw a show authored by a local playwright? Photo courtesy of Theater Mu How about a local female playwright? How about a local Hmong female playwright? I’m with you – Theater Mu’s latest world premiere was a first for me too, and if
- Becki-Iverson
- July 23, 2018
I find that when it comes to art, it finds you when you need it most. Photo by Dan Norman Take last week, when I truly had the week from hell. Between wedding planning, multiple family medical emergencies, and a busy work schedule, all of our plans got totally
- Becki-Iverson
- June 25, 2018
Have you ever questioned your memories? Let me tell you a story: it’s 2006 and I’m a junior in high school in a small town up north. The school musical is announced and it’s West Side Story. I’m thrilled because it’s one of my favorite shows, ever.pointblank.omg., and I get a
- Becki-Iverson
- May 4, 2018
It begins and ends with a bang. Photo by Allen Weeks A broken bottle, a crumpled body, a shattered heart. Photo by Allen Weeks These events are the bookends of This Bitter Earth, a terrific new play by local playwright Harrison David Rivers that is currently showing at the