Ira Brooker

Ira Brooker is a writer and editor residing in Saint Paul's scenic Midway neighborhood. He holds down a corporate job by day and does freelance and creative work at night. He is a former editor of Minnesota Playlist and has been published in a number of venues both local and national, several of which you may have even heard of. He occasionally prattles on about pop culture at A Talent For Idleness and maintains an archive at irabrooker.com.
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Articles by Author

  • More mysterious wonderful magic

    Review

    There’s a moment late in Pillsbury House Theatre’s The Children where a character is reminded that Pandora was left with...

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  • Day 7: Roles of Celebrity

    Editorial

    The supposed outsider nature of Fringe would suggest it’s the type of event where weary art lovers can buy themselves...

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  • Harder to remount than you might think

    Review

    On paper, South Pacific sounds like a foolproof candidate for a modern remounting, a rollicking musical boasting a fistful of...

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  • American dreaming, in the ring

    Review

    Hulk Hogan’s brand is in shambles these days, but for a strange, surprisingly lengthy stretch not so long ago, the...

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  • What will they think of next?

    Review

    On the way into the Ordway Saturday night, I passed a group of twentysomethings decked out in the type of...

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  • The truth about a super hero

    Review

    At first glance, Wonder Woman would appear to have maybe the most ignoble beginnings of any iconic superhero. She was...

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  • Bridge over the language gap

    Review

    Love Person is a play with a lot of language and a lot of languages, none of which are shared...

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