News & Notes

  • 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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  • Living for the future in nowhere land

    Editorial
    We are nowhere, and it’s now —Bright Eyes
    It’s funny being nowhere. One of the mystery ingredients of our scene...
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  • Anti-anxiety of influence

    Editorial
    Does this article make me look fat? When you’re in a thing, it’s hard to know what it looks...
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