Alan M. Berks is a Minneapolis-based writer whose plays have been seen in New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and around the Twin Cities. He helped create Thirst Theater a while back. Now, he’s the co-founder of this here magazine. He’s also written Almost Exactly Like Us, How to Cheat, 3 Parts Dead, Goats, and more.
Alan M. Berks
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Another leadership transition
EditorialThree cheers for all the crazy ideas you’ve ever brought back from a beach.
For Leah Cooper and I, the...
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Day 1: Not on a screen near you
EditorialEditor’s Note: For everyday of the Fringe, a different writer will provide a kind of tour of their experience that...
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Dialogue 5: Theater is more fun to make than film
InterviewKevin—
The Fringe Festival is coming. Which is a good chance to wrap up this conversation, for now, and also...
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Dialogue 3: Why passive super-heros with daddy issues?
InterviewDear Kevin:
I’m struck by the phrase, “We’ve had over a hundred years, via movies then television then the...
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Dialogue: A lazy summer conversation
InterviewHi Kevin,
Thank you for being the guinea pig on this new “dialogues” feature on MinnesotaPlaylist—something halfway between a blog...
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Recognizing Unsung Heroes
Editorial
When you throw a party with Tree Party and Hipshaker, you're pretty much guaranteed a good time. Thank you...
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10 Gifts for theater people
EditorialWhat can you get the theater people in your life for the holidays?
Or, actors and designers, what can you...
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Offense: The gift that keeps on giving
EditorialEditor's Note: This essay was originally published in The Rake Magazine, December, 2006. In honor of the first day...
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Sage also means wise
EditorialThe 2015 Sage Awards were celebrated this Tuesday, October 13 at the Cowles Center. See the full list of winners...
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