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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I'm Scrooge
EditorialFriday night, I saw the Guthrie’s A Christmas Carol for the very first time—the first time I saw any Carol...read the story -
Stuffed
EditorialImagine if every theater company in town decided to do a play on the same subject every month. How would...
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Random items
EditorialRandom items- No one wants to go on the record, so I can’t report here the things I hear people...
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Artists make good company
Editorial“I think the skills that are necessary to live and survive [as a performing artist] are also necessary to make...read the story -
Living off the fat of someone else's land
EditorialI fell down the rabbit hole. My intention, when I started this "in-depth column" on how to make art work...read the story -
Sign and miracles
EditorialSally Wingert has been working full-time as an actress since she was 23 years old, when she was invited to...read the story -
Odds of success
Editorial"While American artists are not unemployed, they remain conspicuously underemployed," writes Dana Gioia (Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts...read the story -
Biting the invisible hand
EditorialBy way of introduction
I have been depressed, more of less, for the past three years by my professional career...read the story -
Happy birthday to us
NewsJust to say - We were honored by the cool, fun, and interesting people who turned out for our birthday...read the story