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Playwright on Playwright

Interview
AriDy Nox discusses their new play A Walless Church, the Black Woman’s Guide to Making God which opens September 21 at Pillsbury House + Theatre TyLie: Hi AriDy! Congratulations on your upcoming production at Pillsbury House + Theatre. AriDy: Thank you so much! I am so thrilled to be here. It’s really the
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“The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat” a film review

Review
If you were not part of one, perhaps you witnessed an inseparable group of friends who, binded by the depths of their secrets, matriculated from adolescence to adulthood together - providing a soft place for one another to land throughout hard times, and a standing ovation to celebrate the good times. In fact
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Mouthing Off: Nan Barnett: Creating the Canon

Interview
Recorded on August 25, 2024 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Nan Barnett, Executive Director of the National New Play Network, joins the show to discuss new writing for the American theatre, the New Play Exchange, and more. nnpn.org Mouthing Off: Nan Barnett: Creating the Canon facebook.com/badmouthtc
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Mouthing Off: Dawson Moore & the Whales

Interview
Recorded on August 19, 2024 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Valdez Theatre Conference director Dawson Moore comes back on the pod to talk theatre in higher education, conferencing, Alaska, and more. theatreconference.org Mouthing Off: Dawson Moore & the Whales facebook.com/badmouthtc instagram.com
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  • Short on pig

    Editorial
    The Children’s Theatre Company’s production of Mercy Watson To the Rescue is very well-staged and executed. It has an excellent...
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  • Build your own FTL rosters, Week 2

    Editorial

    Even though the FTL commissioner made the controversial decision to leave the voting open an extra day, Alan Berks &...

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  • Fantasy Theater League, Week 2

    Editorial

    From the ridiculous to the sublime, this week's FTL entries give you the chance to express a wide variety...

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  • Gary's Kids

    Editorial
    If you’ve spent much time around theaters here in the Twin Cities, chances are you’ve run into a graduate of...
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  • Best of 2010-2011: Chimera

    Editorial
    The actress is playing the character and is in the audience, behind us, next to us, in there, and...
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  • Best of 2010-2011: New Play Readings

    Editorial
    Our preferences in theater reveal at least as much about ourselves as they do about the theatrical work itself. What...
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  • The state of the arts is strong

    Editorial
    There was a small sign that hung on the living room wall of my childhood home, next to the door...
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