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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"Tucker's Robot" - My kid's first show
EditorialMidway through Yellow Submarine, where he loves the music and artwork enough that he’ll tentatively sit through most of...read the story -
What gives you the right?
EditorialSaturday night I attended The Bindery Projects’ presentation of Notes on the Emptying of a City, a “live...read the story -
Sympathy for the Jocks
EditorialEvery now and then, usually during the heat of one playoff season or another, one of my more intellectual friends...read the story -
The beautiful recyclability of theater
EditorialEvery now and then I find myself in a debate about cover songs. I’ve discovered that a lot of serious...read the story -
Unloading Chekhov's gun
EditorialWhile watching Alan Berks & Company’s* production of Six Characters in Search of an Author at Gremlin Theater a few...read the story -
"Be our Judas": Sam Landman's 'Audition Notices' hit home
EditorialWriter and actor "2112: The Musical" seeks screeching, somewhat irritating tenor or alto who looks like a witch. Peart/Lifeson already...read the story -
Searching for awful theater
EditorialWatching bad movies is a time-honored tradition. Is there a similar niche for transcendently terrible theater? As I write this...read the story -
Who's afraid of The Pirate Bay?
EditorialI recently watched in dismay as a friend scrolled through his massive e-book library. He’d owned his e-reader for less...read the story