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

  • Appreciating Jaime Carrera

    Editorial

    The Twin Cities performance scene won’t be the same without Jaime Carrera. That’s largely because the scene was never the...

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  • Tracking identities

    Review

    On paper, George Bonga: Black Voyageur looks like just about as straightforward a title as you could ask for, a...

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  • The Best Banter

    Review

    Loudmouth Collective’s The Best Brothers is a feast of adjectives, a show that generates its laughs and emotional connections largely...

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  • No more bad guys

    Review

    You know you have a thriving theater community when you can see a play about Jesus performed in a church...

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  • A multi-character study named Eliot

    Review

    Not so long ago I tended to go into shows about the military expecting variations on the same anti-war messages...

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  • Best of 2014-15: SAMO

    Editorial

    Editor's Note: Every year, in September, we welcome the new theater season with a few essays on what was great...

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