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.
Ira Brooker
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Does this play defy gravity?
ReviewOn my way in to see Defying Gravity at The Southern, I noticed a small display on the lobby wall...read the story -
Fireworks inside a garage
ReviewPerhaps a residential garage in South Minneapolis in late January of 2015 isn’t quite as far as you can get...read the story -
REVIEW: Is the Cocktail Hour necessary?
ReviewYou go to the theater in Minnesota in December and you’re going to get some coughing. And some sneezing. And...read the story -
REVIEW: The Mess is not a mess
ReviewAs we’ve covered numerous times in these pages, theater artists don’t always get a lot of respect from the general...read the story -
REVIEW: A question of blood
ReviewIn recent years genre productions have shed some of the stereotypes of the past. Audiences have come to realize that...read the story -
REVIEW: What is a Horror Festival?
ReviewUntil last year’s Twin Cities Horror Festival, I thought the biggest dividing line between cinematic and theatrical horror was that...read the story -
REVIEW: How do you do that?
ReviewAs both a child owner and an English major, I read a lot of children’s literature. I also see a...read the story -
Best of 2013-2014: Small Art
EditorialEditor's Note: For the last four years, we've honored the new theater season with a look back at what made...read the story -
Fringe blog (day 6): Traffic, tourist traps, and other horrors
EditorialI had an agenda all laid out. I was going to devote my Tuesday at Fringe to exploring various facets...read the story