Commonweal Theatre Company's new space (open since 2007) stretches behind three old storefronts in downtown Lanesboro.
From Duluth to Willmar, Bemidji to Lanesboro, the performing arts have a long history and vibrant presence throughout Minnesota. In this issue, we focus specifically on what’s happening outside the Cities.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Monday, June 1
Get a video introduction to some of the theater makers who make Greater Minnesota safe for the performing arts. Part 1 of 3.
By Jon Mikkelsen
Posted Thursday, June 4
What do you do when you've written a raunchy gay sex farce sure to offend delicate sensibilities? Take it on the road, of course.
By Joseph Scrimshaw
Posted Thursday, June 4
Looking for Total Artistic Control, Kathy Welch and Rick Coleman moved from the Twin Cities to the Old Gem Theater in New Richmond, WI. Learn what they found.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Monday, June 8
On a road trip around Greater Minnesota, Alan Berks visits 9 representative organizations, from community theater to university theater to barn-based theater.
By Zach Curtis
Posted Thursday, June 11
Summer stock theater is a blur of frenzied blocking, memorizing, forgetting, tripping, building up, tearing down, and drinking. Peek inside the craziness.
By Paul Barnes
Posted Monday, June 15
Dream of starting a theater festival? If you're lucky, you'll find yourself as attractive and willing a dance partner as the city of Winona.
By Anna Sundberg
Posted Monday, June 15
Check out this list of performing arts festivals in beautiful places that you can reach easily. Enjoy your summer road trips more.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Thursday, June 18
Creative people will be creative. Give people time for the unfamiliar to become familiar. Musicals subsidize, and other lessons from the road in Minnesota.
By Minnesota Playlist readers
Posted Sunday, June 21
Connecting urban arts organizations with the venues in their own backyard is emphatically not a new idea. Plus, go north.
By Clark A. Cruikshank
Posted Monday, June 22
You ever have that dream where you move back to the small town you grew up in and open a homey little arts center? Well, wake up!!!!
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Sunday, June 28
It's never going to work as long as landlords get more grant money than artists.
March 2010
All the world's a stage. . .
February 2010
Reel live
January 2010
Feeling Minnesota
December 2009
Jingle blogs
November 2009
Making art, work
October 2009
So very close. . .
September 2009
How are we doing?
August 2009
Fringe points of view
July 2009
Stories
June 2009
On the road
May 2009
What's new?
April 2009
Spring break
See it this week at The Gremlin Theatre in St. Paul. Presented by Theatre Pro Rata.
Erin Denman performs in Hamlet playing at The People’s Center Theatre this month.
Find performers, designers, crew, writers, composers, choreographers, and administrators for your next project.
Pangea_PanLab: HOT review of Teo Castellanos' "NE 2nd Avenue" in the Star Tribune: http://bit.ly/cWEgw7 tonight & tomorrow only #mnpl
JaneCF: Excited to see opening night of Hamlet at Cromulent Shakes! www.cromulentshakespeare.org. #mnpl
TCTheater: RT @jgulden: @TCTheater Wish I could get out and see some things but I will be on stage in BCT's Master Class all weekend! #mnpl
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