News & Notes

  • Episode 2: Ben Thietje

    Interview

    Deleko Arts co-founder Ben Thietje expounds on the gentle art of shopping potential theater spaces during his “sometimes theater company”...

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  • Davis and Dee

    Editorial

    Ruby Dee (1922-2014)

    Some years ago, a friend invited me over to watch a movie. We settled on Long Day’s...

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  • HUGE thoughts about improv

    Review

    There is a dearth of improv reviews in the Twin Cities. As someone who has been a part of the...

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  • Creating Specactors

    Editorial

    This past July I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Monrovia Liberia, a country in west Africa inhabited by...

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  • Episode 1: Rachel Petrie

    Interview

     

    Our debut episode of The Bazzness features actor/playwright Rachel Petrie. She talks about what it was like to create her...

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  • Project, people or money

    Interview

    And I am back Twin Cities! Highlighting another artist and their hustle to show you all that “YES! We can...

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  • The (master)mind behind The Bazzness

    Interview

    Sam Landman is a staple of the Twin Cities performing arts community. He has a deep network of collaborators and...

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  • Three Women with Something Extra

    Editorial

    When an actress with that something extra appears, something happens to your senses. You know that their instinct is guiding...

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  • Worst Behavior

    Editorial

    Content Warning: Sexual Assault & Rape

    A teacher once told me that a nation’s history represents the facts of a...

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  • Closing it all out

    Review

    Delirium

    The last day of the Fringe is a mad dash. People running around, looking to see final shows. Everyone...

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  • Political Fringe Double Header

    Review

    I wanted to write about Fringe using the angle, “political shows.” That’s a facile premise since, as everyone knows, “all...

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