Philosophy

Celebration of spirit

By MinnesotaPlaylist
Posted Wednesday, July 1

An interview with long-time Minnesota theater legend Don Stolz who "refuses to do a play that presents life as hopeless. . . It just isn't true."

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Forgetting taboos

By Dominic Orlando
Posted Thursday, February 5

A critic’s reaction inspires Dominic Orlando to contemplate Doubt, Forgetting, and a taboo greater than sex.

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Interview with Dominique Serrand

By MinnesotaPlaylist
Posted Monday, January 19

From religion to Minnesota's Legacy Amendment to health care reform, one of the forces behind Jeune Lune speaks.

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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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I ♥ difficult actors

By Matt Sciple
Posted Monday, November 24

Have you met Anita Coddle or Ivanna Feelit? Though they may seem difficult, they keep theater lively.

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Mirror nature, my ass

By Alan M. Berks
Posted Sunday, October 26

Why Hamlet is the perfect Baby Boomer.

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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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Useless is useful

By Ryan Hartigan
Posted Tuesday, October 21

Grazing through other intellectual commentary on the arts, Ryan Hartigan turns Oscar Wilde’s aphorism "All art is useless" inside out.

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Administrative artists

By Kathleen Spehar-Hansen
Posted Thursday, October 16

Theater is collaborative, but the economy is competitive. Kathleen Spehar-Hansen tries to find balance in service to the community.

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A war zone

By Four Humors Theater
Posted Thursday, October 16

Four soldiers of the theater are pinned down by enemy fire in an unnamed country in an unnamed war. One of them won’t make it home.

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

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