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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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  • The writer next door

    Editorial
    Untitled Document

    Someone took a chance on Arthur Miller. Someone took a chance on Tennessee Williams and Neil Simon and...

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  • The popularity myth

    News
    We wound up in a movie theater Saturday night because both the live shows we wanted to see were sold...
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  • MPR wants you

    News
    Minnesota Public Radio is trying to build a database of performing artists to use as sources for a new segment...
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  • Meet First Nations Theater

    Editorial
    Untitled Document

    Twin Cities, meet First Nations Theater. First Nations Theater, meet the Twin Cities. I think the two of...

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  • 360 degrees

    Editorial

    We often hear that the seasons at Theatre in the Round Players look like they were picked by a committee....

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  • Laws of the Jungle

    Editorial
    Part 1: How does a season take shape? On planning 3 years in advance and planning for a lifetime; the...
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  • Letters to the editor: February 2009

    Editorial

    On "Reviewing the media" issue

    The coverage of media relations on the site this month is both timely and accurate...
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  • Shame on me

    Editorial
    Out on Indian Pass Road in the Florida Panhandle, there’s a pristine white sand beach that stretches for what seems...
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  • Corporate welfare crybaby hypocrites

    Editorial

    The Vom: A monthly diatribe, rant, provocation against the conventional wisdom

    In politics, there are certain lines that, when uttered...
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