V. Paul Virtucio. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's Rooms of Disquiet at Tofte Lake Center.
Dancers, directors, improvisers, actors, even costume designers around Minnesota prepare for rehearsal hoping to be surprised. In this issue, peek behind the curtain at this strange, private thing they do that even they don’t always understand.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Saturday, November 1
After thousands of years of performance, most rehearsals share a surprising amount of consistency. Why? Is this good or bad? (Part 1 of 3.)
By Joseph Scrimshaw
Posted Saturday, November 1
When expectations become rules, theater folk start to look pretty stupid. Joe Scrimshaw asks you to stop sighing disapprovingly.
By Karen Sherman
Posted Saturday, November 1
Dances develop over two years or more. Karen Sherman shows us the delicate process that created her most recent show, copperhead.
By Craig VanDerSchaegen
Posted Thursday, November 6
Killer Joe, The Caretaker, Twelfth Night, Sindibad, and The Horse, the Bird, the Monkey, and the Dancer.
By MinnesotaPlaylist
Posted Thursday, November 6
Specs and contact information for twenty good rehearsal spaces.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Monday, November 10
If everyone's input is equally valuable, how many alternative theater artists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
By Sonya Berlovitz
Posted Monday, November 10
Rehearsal is a place to experiment and fail—even for experienced costume designers. So, yes, you need to wear that plastic bag today.
By V. Paul Virtucio
Posted Thursday, November 13
Photos from the rehearsal process.
By Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater
Posted Thursday, November 13
Inside the process exactly as it happened of reworking Rooms of Disquiet at the Tofte Lake Center.
By Chris Carlson
Posted Monday, November 17
The question is “How do you rehearse improv?” The answer: Bananas. Seriously. Improvisers make it art to not know what they’re doing.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Monday, November 17
Specialization bad. Company good. An argument for a return to a kind of ensemble theater, regardless of the type of work you like to do.
By Sarah Gioia
Posted Thursday, November 20
Directing on a shoestring budget often requires greater organizational skills than seems fair. Here are eleven ways to handle it.
By John Middleton
Posted Thursday, November 20
A comprehensive, sequential warm-up from breath to yoga to centering—um, does anyone else feel a little numb right now?
By Matthew Foster
Posted Monday, November 24
People don’t rehearse only for art. They rehearse for a night out.
By Matt Sciple
Posted Monday, November 24
Have you met Anita Coddle or Ivanna Feelit? Though they may seem difficult, they keep theater lively.
By Matthew Foster
Posted Thursday, November 27
There's no good reason, but if you want to spell it R-E, go right ahead.
By Minnesota Playlist readers
Posted Thursday, November 27
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