News & Notes

Over the Rainbow for The Wizard of Oz

News
As I walked to my seat at Children's Theatre Company on a Sunday afternoon to see The Wizard of Oz , I passed a little girl wearing her ruby red slippers, which I complimented with admiration, since I had always desired to have a pair when I was her age. I looked around to see another young girl with a full
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The Lion

How to do nothing, together.

Review
I finished Jenny Odell's How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy just a few days before attending TigerLion Arts' newest production Big World. As serendipity would have it, my multi-week journey through Odell's philosophical explorations of bird watching, retreat, attention, and manifest
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Performers from Big World hide behind a rock

Ticketing: The Onboarding Process

News
One less step There are a lot of choices out there when it comes to ticketing. You have national, regional, and even local options and each has pros and cons. If you are listing your show on Playlist than all of these options have one thing in common - you have to add all your show information into a second
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History, Hats, and Hilarity

Review
Gutenberg! The Musical! was an entertaining night of theater put on by Theater Latté Da and directed and choreographed by Tyler Michaels King that showcased the comic, musical, and energetic capabilities of the dynamic duo of Tom Reed and Dominic Schiro as Doug and Bud, two best friends who have compiled all
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Tom and Dominic show off character hats

Tickets Are Coming to Minnesota Playlist—and It Changes Everything

News
After five months of development, I'm thrilled to announce what's next for Minnesota Playlist: integrated ticketing. Starting later this spring, theater companies will be able to sell tickets directly through the platform—right alongside the shows you're already posting. Why Now? Why This? Minnesota Playlist
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tickets anyone?

  • FTL Week 5: Classic Play Edition

    Editorial

    New rules for week 5:

    What is your fantasy local cast for the classic play All My Sons by Arthur...

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  • Box scores 10/17 thru 10/23

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  • What're you talking about 10/15-10/21

    News
    Here’s a brief round-up of comments/reactions to this weeks articles and items on Minnesota Playlist.

    FTL

    The Fantasy Theater League...
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  • Winter Comes to Town

    Editorial
    Plays are like food, they feed so many souls. —Winter Miller, email Part I. The weird section common to profiles...
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  • Civilization and its playwrights

    Editorial
    Sports journalists mold inconsequential activities like running around a diamond-shaped field touching square white pillows into metaphors for the major...
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  • Box scores 10/12/11 thru 10/16/11

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  • Occupied!

    Editorial
    I think corporations are great. I’m a big fan of capitalism. You want to make money? Assuming a mostly level...
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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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