News & Notes

  • Cold air, warm hearts

    Review

    We were huddled together in the lobby of In the Heart of the Beast, uncertain as to whether we should...

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  • Network of social destruction

    Review

    The digital age is the only age I have known as an adult, and as I get older, my online...

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  • Don't think of Fargo

    Review

    About two minutes into The Norwegians I told myself, “I’m not going to compare this to Fargo in my review...

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  • Is it old? Is it Christmas?

    Editorial

    We made our way through the cold winter night into a glen of standing stones. Snow swirled across the ground...

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  • Scene 34: Underdog Theatre

    Editorial

    A Note from Becca: Although Underdog Theatre's show Baltimore is Burning closed on Sunday night, I was moved to pass...

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  • Tis the theater season too

    Editorial

    When I was a little girl, my grandmother took me to see The Nutcracker. It was a smart choice...

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  • Now what?

    Editorial

    The Neofuture

    Forgive me for a moment, my Minnesota audience, but I must take a moment to lament something happening...

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  • Train full of stories

    Review

    Over its nearly 20-year history, Orphan Train has earned itself “History Theatre Classic” status. Coming in as an Orphan Train...

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  • The dangerous space

    Editorial

    Looking for leaders

    Are you an out-of-work arts administrator? Are you looking for the next step in your career? Do...

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  • The problem of the unpaid intern

    Editorial

    I’m in rehearsal for My Children! My Africa! at Park Square Theatre, serving as the dramaturg for the production. One...

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