News & Notes

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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    Review

    A few minutes into Crime and Punishment, a desperate young woman asked me to help her find her laundry...

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  • Unnerving, unsettling--go see it.

    Review

    When the lights dim, a man in a suit and hat starts whistling. Something about this familiar melody feels haunting...

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  • It's a lot of booze

    Review

    The Long Island Iced Tea -- Two Ways

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  • Down in the valley

    Review

    The name of the play – Pussy Valley – could evoke a fertile land of liberation, where women are free...

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  • Los Angeles demands lower wages!

    Editorial

    You're the best!

    You may have thought that all the "Best Of" lists were done after the end of the...

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  • Crowd-pleasing and beautiful

    Review

    Dylan reviews the three performances of Tu Dance at the Cowles Center this weekend. He enjoys the first one but...

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  • Pop culture explodes

    Review

    Before I wax all philosophical, let me get this out of the way: If you understand the term “dysfunctional” as...

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  • Theater for one

    Review
    While veteran playwright and theater instructor John Olive’s Tell Me a Story in the Dark isn’t explicitly a manual for...
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  • The big turnover

    Editorial

    Meanwhile, in Little Falls

    Last week on News and Notes, I boldly asked you, the readers, to do my job...

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  • Persephone and developing an instrument

    Editorial

    Ted Moore is a sound designer and composer. His work manipulates live instrumental performance and recordings with software through written...
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  • Good job, Twin Cities

    Editorial

    Some updates are in order

    The internet is a lovely paradox. It provides us with instant access to a nearly...

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