Marya Hornbacher

Marya Hornbacher

Marya Hornbacher is the Pulizer Prize-nominated author of three books, most recently Madness: A Life. An award-winning journalist, Hornbacher's work has been published in sixteen languages.

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The missing Minnesota mythos

By Marya Hornbacher
Posted Monday, January 18

"We are on the cusp of a change in what Twin Cities theater is, or at least, what it is willing to do."

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Full-on Fringe

By Marya Hornbacher
Posted Sunday, August 9

Writer Marya Hornbacher attempted full-on immersion at the 2009 Fringe and comes out the other side transformed.

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Open doors

By Marya Hornbacher
Posted Thursday, May 7

The real risk in creating new work is not that the audience won't understand our vision; the real risk is that we won't understand theirs.

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Watch out

By Marya Hornbacher
Posted Thursday, December 11

Prof. Paul Woodruff wrote a book on the “art of watching and being watched.” You should avoid reading it if you possibly can.

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Resurrection

By Marya Hornbacher
Posted Monday, October 6

Theater brings mystery, excitement, and romance, and that’s just when her parents first met. Then she started to see shows.

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