News & Notes

Over the Rainbow for The Wizard of Oz

News
As I walked to my seat at Children's Theatre Company on a Sunday afternoon to see The Wizard of Oz , I passed a little girl wearing her ruby red slippers, which I complimented with admiration, since I had always desired to have a pair when I was her age. I looked around to see another young girl with a full
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The Lion

How to do nothing, together.

Review
I finished Jenny Odell's How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy just a few days before attending TigerLion Arts' newest production Big World. As serendipity would have it, my multi-week journey through Odell's philosophical explorations of bird watching, retreat, attention, and manifest
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Performers from Big World hide behind a rock

Ticketing: The Onboarding Process

News
One less step There are a lot of choices out there when it comes to ticketing. You have national, regional, and even local options and each has pros and cons. If you are listing your show on Playlist than all of these options have one thing in common - you have to add all your show information into a second
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History, Hats, and Hilarity

Review
Gutenberg! The Musical! was an entertaining night of theater put on by Theater Latté Da and directed and choreographed by Tyler Michaels King that showcased the comic, musical, and energetic capabilities of the dynamic duo of Tom Reed and Dominic Schiro as Doug and Bud, two best friends who have compiled all
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Tom and Dominic show off character hats

Tickets Are Coming to Minnesota Playlist—and It Changes Everything

News
After five months of development, I'm thrilled to announce what's next for Minnesota Playlist: integrated ticketing. Starting later this spring, theater companies will be able to sell tickets directly through the platform—right alongside the shows you're already posting. Why Now? Why This? Minnesota Playlist
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tickets anyone?

  • Her story

    Review

    We have not yet reached a day when young single motherhood is free of stigma, or when male privilege doesn’t...

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  • Laurie Carlos remembered

    Editorial

    Editor's Note: Laurie Carlos relocated from New York to Minnesota in 1998 to work with Penumbra Theatre. In the years...

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  • One last look at 2016

    Editorial

    That's it, friends. It's all over but the shouting. 2016 is officially dead and buried! Long live 2017!

    If it...

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  • 2016: Limping to a finish

    Editorial

    Hey there, hi there, ho there friends! I am currently down in Illinois visiting the family and eating waaaaay too...

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  • Survival mode initiated

    Editorial

    It's for real now

    Ok, folks. Deeps breaths. Right in the middle of writing this week's edition of News and...

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  • 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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