News & Notes

  • Writers wanted for MinnesotaPlaylist

    News
    We're looking for new writers to help us cover the performing arts community better. If you have writing talent, passion...
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  • Losing the middle

    Editorial
    Near the end of her Stories Told From a Bed at Bedlam Theatre, Barbra Berlovitz turned upstage and walked...
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  • A great space Christmas

    Editorial
    I’m not that familiar with Klingons. Unwittingly, I’ve used them for years as shorthand for a flavor of entertainment I...
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  • We're alive!

    News
    What happened? We still don't know exactly. For those of you that don't understand computers, databases, and the Internet, no...
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  • Small miracles

    Editorial
    Hanukah is a holiday inspired by the miracle that some candle oil which was supposed to be good for only...
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  • Too sappy?

    Editorial
    I like holiday shows. I like being in them. I like going to them. I like seeing tiny girls dressed...
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  • A conversion experience

    Editorial
    One of my favorite holiday traditions over the years has been reading about the changes in Penumbra’s Black Nativity. In...
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  • Generosity and inanity

    Editorial
    There is a man named Jim Robinson. He is one of my favorite human beings. He is tall, handsome, intelligent...
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  • I'm Scrooge

    Editorial
    Friday night, I saw the Guthrie’s A Christmas Carol for the very first time—the first time I saw any Carol...
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  • Holiday (show) virgin

    Editorial
    Having agreed to see some holiday shows and blog about why people go to them, I had what passes (around...
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