Special focus blogs

BLOG: Big fat thanks

Posted Jul. 1

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Guest editor Levi Weinhagen offers sappy thanks for letting him work on the magazine

BLOG: Read Tom's writing

Posted Jun. 30

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Like many others, I have been worrying a lot about our friend Tom Poole. I find reading the articles he wrote here to be medicinal and inspirational.

BLOG: Poorly Attended

Posted Jun. 10

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Director Kevin Houle explains why he can't stop directing and enjoy your show.

BLOG: Open letter to Kansas governor Sam Brownback

Posted Jun. 1

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Springboard for the Arts' executive director Laura Zabel responds to veto of Arts Commission budget in her home state, Kansas.

BLOG: So, is the man a genius, or is he insane? And why can’t he be both?

Posted May. 26

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Thoughts on Mixed Bloods free ticket announcement from a Twin Cities theater insider.

BLOG: Inspired by the elbow drop

Posted May. 23

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I didn’t know professional wrestling would someday inform the work I do and love.

BLOG: The Playwrights’ Center: Confessions of a founder

Posted Apr. 27

Special focus | Vision

John Olive reminisces about the early days of the Playwrights' Center.

BLOG: Truth or consequences?

Posted Mar. 31

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Isaac Butler casts a gimlet eye on the Mat Smith dust-up over “The Real Reason Playwrights Fail.”

BLOG: From stage to screen

Posted Mar. 23

Special focus | Audience

Isaac Butler muses on why theater is so poorly portrayed on the big screen—and the exceptions.

BLOG: A message from the people who brought you the Legacy Amendment

Posted Feb. 26

Special focus | Management | Social Service

Arts Advocacy Day is Tuesday, March 8. Sheila Smith from Minnesota Citizens for the Arts makes an excellent case for why you need to be there.

BLOG: Current trends in theater

Posted Feb. 26

Special focus | Innovation

Max "Bunny" Sparber looks at some developing trends in American theater

BLOG: Does workshopping a play really help it?

Posted Feb. 21

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If a workshop doesn't help a new play, what good is it?

BLOG: Writing transitions

Posted Feb. 16

Special focus | Process

The care we take with writing transitions can contribute to the character of our script.

BLOG: On submitting scripts

Posted Jan. 19

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Most theaters are not interested in reading your play, whatever they claim. How to know which ones to avoid.

BLOG: The 17 Rules of Show Business

Posted Jan. 16

Special focus | Management

"Get the Money" and 16 other essential rules of show biz, from Dean J. Seal.

BLOG: The Dance Film Project and art on video

Posted Dec. 18

Special focus | Innovation | Production

What can the Dance Film Project teach us about presenting live performance as a short film?

BLOG: Make your auditions more color inclusive

Posted Nov. 3

Special focus | Process | Production

Read about the important new feature that MinnesotaPlaylist has added to our audition posts. Pass it on.

BLOG: I want something more than money from Minneapolis

Posted Aug. 17

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Surprisingly, the city of Minneapolis gives less to the arts than Wichita, Kansas(millions less), but something else bothers me more.

BLOG: TCG report, part 2

Posted Jun. 28

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In which I continue to unpack thoughts on a conference that ended more than a week ago. In praise of conflict and mutual incomprehensibility.

BLOG: TCG report, part 1

Posted Jun. 21

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Where I try to unpack my thoughts from a large conference, starting with feelings toward the host city, and including Tracy Letts name-dropping.

BLOG: Master Butchers Dido Carnage Great Game Club

Posted Jun. 19

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How do the seasons of Minnesota theaters compare with theaters around the country? Check this handy chart.

BLOG: Go to the TCG Conference, sort of

Posted Jun. 16

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Make MinnesotaPlaylist.com editor Alan Berks your puppet; tell us what sessions you wish you could attend.

BLOG: Mikael Rudolph remembered

Posted Apr. 19

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Mikael Jonathan Rudolph, 51, was a popular Minnesota mime and vaudeville performer who passed Feb. 26 from Leukemia. Dean J. Seal shares his memories here.

BLOG: Camille D'Ambrose remembered

Posted Mar. 31

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Steve Hendrickson remembers Camille D'Ambrose,"brilliant actress, intuitive teacher, and loyal, compassionate friend," who passed away March 7.

BLOG: How to make a play

Posted Mar. 26

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What happens when you put 4 writers in a room with former members of Theatre de la Jeune Lune? Check out this photo essay.

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