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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City Pages cuts theater coverage in half
NewsEvery single department at City Pages has endured cuts in the last week -- from the food section to the...
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Finally, some good news
NewsIn the midst of what feels like an ever-increasing sense of dread about the economy in general and the local...
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Southern Theater board does something awesome
NewsThe Southern board has just added two fantastic artists and truly wonderful people to their board of directors: Brian Sostek...
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A round of applause for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts!
NewsWe attended MCA's annual meeting on Monday, November 10 at Illusion Theater, so you didn’t have to. You might...
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Southern names new theater program director
NewsTheater director Jon Ferguson has been named the theater programming director at the Southern Theater – one of three new...
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Have some respect, please
EditorialThis is simple but in two parts. Bear with me and forgive me its contradictions.
First, to artists: Could you...
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Who? Where? What?
EditorialThough the razzle-dazzle of Hollywood commercials often confuse us, the live performing arts are a retail business, in many ways...
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A rehearsal proposal
EditorialDid you know that people who study medicine can specialize in the anatomy and structure of the ear? There are...
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The conventional unconventional
EditorialBob Rosen, one of the former artistic directors of Theatre de la Jeune Lune, was chasing Live Action Set co-artistic...
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