- Becki-Iverson
- March 6, 2018
What if I were to tell you… Graphic by Ten Thousand Things …That there is a show penned by a local female playwright that is set entirely in a car wash, features a highly eclectic spectrum of characters, and it’s totally fabulous? I would be describing Park and Lake,
- Becki-Iverson
- February 26, 2018
LISTEN. Photo courtesy of the Guthrie Theater Just, listen. That is all I can say after seeing Ifrah Mansour’s magnificent one-woman show How to Have Fun in a Civil War. In a taut, gripping 60-minute performance, Mansour tells the story of fleeing Somalia during the 1990s civil war from
- Becki-Iverson
- February 26, 2018
It’s good to try new things. Photo by Evan Frost For example: last Friday I went to the Open Eye Figure Theater for the first time. What a cozy place! The seats are extremely comfortable, the atmosphere congenial, and the staging innovative. What I went to see was
- Becki-Iverson
- February 19, 2018
Sacred cows of the theater be warned: your days of being untouchable are careening towards a swift end. Photo by Petronella Ytsma And what great news that is! Seriously, I’ve been advocating for years, ad nauseam (#sorrynotsorry), that we need to really feel comfortable revising things for the modern
- Becki-Iverson
- February 16, 2018
One of the biggest buzzwords since the 2016 presidential election has been “resistance” More people are feeling disenfranchised and activated than ever, which can be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it. People have energy and they need to channel it somewhere. But what does
- Becki-Iverson
- February 9, 2018
When you hear the phrase “good writing,” what does it mean to you? Everyone has different answer for this question; after all, we have different tastes and preferences, different values and backgrounds, and so the style and subject matter can widely range between what are considered to be good pieces
- Becki-Iverson
- January 2, 2018
Start the New Year off right by learning about DACA, the DREAM Act, and how to truly help your neighbors. Photo by Mark Van Cleave If I haven’t sung the praises of Karen Zacarias enough yet, let me correct that right now: she is one of my favorite new
- Becki-Iverson
- December 28, 2017
For one of my favorite annual roundups (books, duh), look no further. This #shelfie of goodies from my time interning at Graywolf Press is a regular fave. If you’ve never read any of their books, what are you waiting for?! Devoted Compendium readers may remember my post halfway through last
- Becki-Iverson
- December 19, 2017
‘Tis the season for festivities and debaucheries of all stripes… Red Cow’s drink menu is considerate and thoroughly on point. If you’re looking for some hot new places (and reliable favorites) to grab a cocktail or delish small snack this holiday season and beyond, look no further than my
- Becki-Iverson
- December 8, 2017
Things these days are just ridiculous, aren’t they? I mean you have to laugh at what’s going on, or you’ll go crazy. It seems like every morning we wake up to new news about something horrendous beyond imagination, and if you can’t find a way to smile through it