- Becki-Iverson
- February 6, 2020
And the gods heard her prayer… Photo by Joan Marcus If you’re feeling “over” the Minnesota winter but don’t have the cash money for a beachside escape, you’re in luck – the next best thing has hit #tctheater stages at a fraction of the price. Photo by Joan Marcus First
- Becki-Iverson
- January 27, 2020
Can you fix a broken heart? Photo by Dan Norman One of the unfortunate side effects of America’s broken educational system is that it completely prevents a nuanced understanding of the world. Take, for example, the average American’s cultural understanding of the Middle East. Do they understand the difference between
- Becki-Iverson
- December 20, 2019
Don’t be a Scrooge. Photo courtesy of Thrillist The season of giving is upon us! While that most often means an exhausting list of shopping, wrapping, and gift giving and receiving, I also like to think that it’s a time to think even more than usual about giving back
- Becki-Iverson
- November 12, 2019
This is a big one for me. Photo courtesy of Thrillist As long-time readers know, I’ve been writing for Thrillist for a couple of years now. Most of what I’ve had the chance to write has been listicle style roundups, but I was recently afforded the chance to write a
- 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
- January 28, 2019
A nuclear apocalypse seems to be on many artists’ minds these days. Photo courtesy of the Walker Art Center Last year gave us The Lorax at Children’s Theatre Company. A few weeks ago The Children opened at the Jungle Theater. And now we have Zvizdal [Chernobyl, so far – so close],
- Becki-Iverson
- October 23, 2018
If I could take a billboard out to make the world a better place, it would say something like: stop underestimating children. Photo by Dan Norman I think we have a tendency to think that just because kids are small sized humans and have limited vocabularies that somehow they’re
- 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
- April 9, 2018
How much do you know about the Philippines, really? Photo by Bruce Silcox Did you know it was colonized twice? Did you know that Filipinos share a lot of cultural heritage with Latinx peoples? Did you know that the tribal origins of Filipinos date back more than 6,000 years?
- Becki-Iverson
- March 19, 2018
As an immigrant or a refugee, where does your allegiance belong? Photo by Dan Norman Should you forget where you were born? Should you bide your time until you can return again? Should you try to assimilate where you have moved if you never intended to live there in