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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Not to be missed: a forum on casting
NewsIs this irony? At the same time that Mu Performing Arts was running a show called "Yellow Face," inspired by...read the story -
The Minnesota Theater Alliance lives!
NewsFrom the moment I arrived in Minnesota in 2003, I heard rumbles about a possible theater alliance, and when we...read the story -
Dear Mr. Governor:
EditorialTim Gihring, arts writer and editor at Minnesota Monthly, writes an eloquent rebuttal to Gov. Pawlenty's attitude toward the arts...read the story -
The greatest generation that ain't
ReviewWhat is August: Osage County ultimately about? I know the plot. I understand the long history of dysfunctional family dramas...read the story -
A flurry of news you should know
NewsChanhassen Dinner Theatre is now artist owned. We've heard through the grapevine that Children's Theater Company will be holding a...read the story -
When did "like theater" become an insult?
EditorialLast week, when President Obama and our representatives in Congress held a bipartisan summit in Washington to discuss health care...read the story -
Play-by-Play Theater Bookstore is moving
NewsIs it a conflict of interest to write about Kelly Schaub and her Play-by-Play Bookstore when we flat out love...read the story -
You need to go to the capital on March 2
NewsThis comes directly from Minnesota Citizen's for the Arts e-newsletter. MCA is the group that you have to thank for...read the story -
Preliminary Fringe Fest line-up set
NewsThey still have to assign venues and performance times, and a million other things to get ready for the 2010...read the story