By Roy Close
Posted Monday, May 25
Muzzle the urge to call that theater critic a despicable prick. The critic may just be the best friend a new work can have.
By Minnesota Playlist readers
Posted Thursday, February 26
Tim Gihring of Minnesota Monthly applauds the ideas in Melodie Bahan's “Don't review this” but asks her to be less cautious as a publicist.
By MinnesotaPlaylist
Posted Monday, February 16
Four Twin Cities critics sit down for a wide-ranging interview on the tension in their role, their relationship to artists and responsibility to readers.
By John Middleton
Posted Thursday, February 12
Clarity is not your friend; foreign-sounding words are - and other tricks of the critical trade from John Middleton.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Thursday, February 12
How should a critic pick what shows to review? The Star Tribune's Graydon Royce sends us an honest question. How would you respond?
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Sunday, February 8
Some journalists will tell you that they haven't got time to answer their phones. Call them anyway.
By Alan M. Berks
Posted Monday, February 2
Don't give reporters reason to curse you. Make sure your press release spreads word of your show, easy and smooth.
By Melodie Bahan
Posted Monday, February 2
Melodie Bahan loves good performing arts writing so much that she's begging arts journalists to make her life as a publicist more difficult.
By Quinton Skinner
Posted Monday, January 5
The state of the theater cannot be separated from the state of our culture or our lives in this country now.
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Alan Wales performs in The Awakening playing at Gremlin Theatre this month.
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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