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Always difficult

By Wendy Knox
Posted Monday, November 2

Artistic survival is always a challenge. How much harder does it become when your entire mission is to agitate against what comes too easily?

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Surviving the crisis

By Rick Shiomi
Posted Monday, January 12

How does Mu Performing Arts plan to stay the course during this financial crisis?

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Surviving in Minnesota

By Rick Shiomi
Posted Monday, January 5

How has Minnesota welcomed Asian-American artists? How does Mu Performing Arts intend to survive and prosper in this crisis?

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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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Beyond “Offending the Audience” or how I came to write America’s most (and least) wanted play

By Greg Allen
Posted Thursday, December 11

The Neo-Futurists buy pizza for their audience whenever they sell out. Twenty years ago, they never imagined they'd be buying so much pizza.

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Humans with pulses

By Joseph Scrimshaw
Posted Thursday, December 4

Lonely theater artists (LTA) seek HWP (humans with pulse) for GT (good time), maybe a couple laughs. Must be willing to pick up tab.

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Northside

By Jeff Redman
Posted Monday, December 1

The only theater in north Minneapolis survives by knowing their neighbors, from Katie to Carissa to Ellen and her friend Shirley.

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Silhouettes

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.

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Simplicity

By Michelle Hensley
Posted Sunday, October 26

Performing in prisons and homeless shelters teaches Michelle Hensley a few things about connecting with the audience.

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Why community theater, or: Why my couch has been onstage more than I have

By Julianna Skluzacek
Posted Saturday, October 11

What happened to the glamorous life in the theater she was promised? Community theater has other rewards. It better!

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The Taming of the Shrew, Sept 11-26, 2010.  Theatre Pro Rata.

The Taming of the Shrew

See it this week at The Gremlin Theatre in Minneapolis. Presented by Theatre Pro Rata.

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