News & Notes

  • Good film, bad acting

    Editorial
    Theater friends have pointed it out, and I’ve experienced it myself: you’re watching a short/student/local/indie film and the photography...
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  • Minnesota filmmakers, live on stage

    Editorial
    Editor's Note: Our new microphone picks up very quiet talking—and the occasional deep whir of the Intermedia Arts theater's heater...
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  • Free film

    Editorial
    My last post was dedicated to the decline of the traditional film distribution model, especially for serious films for adults...
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  • Letter to a young actor in Minnesota

    Editorial
    Editor's Note: Our community lost a special soul last week when Karen Landry passed away. Though she mostly lived and...
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  • Relevance 'n' roll

    Review
    I want to write about Park Square's Rock 'n' Roll because I am deeply grateful that Park Square produced it...
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  • Speaking of place

    Editorial
    EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MNARTISTS.ORG, OFFERING "THE PUBLIC A NEW WAY TO EXPLORE ART...
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  • Die, Hollywood, die!

    Editorial
    A common question asked of people who work in film in Minnesota is, “Why aren’t you in Hollywood?” if not...
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  • Coming full chalk circle

    Editorial
    Greetings, Minnesota theater community! It's great to be able to blog at you (to you? with you? near you?). Thanks...
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  • Art in an outpost

    Editorial
    EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MNARTISTS.ORG, OFFERING "THE PUBLIC A NEW WAY TO EXPLORE ART...
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  • A broken system: The national tour

    News
    If you're a playwright or a theater blogger—and if you're a playwright blogger than I don't know how you've been...
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