We could have just as easily chosen Joseph Haj at the Guthrie, but Rasmussen's advent at the Jungle Theater is in some ways more profound. Haj became the latest in a long list of artistic directors at a theater that has huge institutional power behind it. Rasmussen took over for Bain Boehlke, who was personally identified with the Jungle for 25 years as its founder. Rasmussen has a chance to make a deeply personal statement of her theatrical style at the beloved south Minneapolis theater. She will certainly diversify the repertoire with newer plays and look for a more diverse cast on stage.
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Best new face in theater: Sarah Rasmussen - Best of MN 2016
April 15, 2016 at 8:37PM
![Sarah Rasmussen is directing a play entitled “In the Next Room,” which is about the earliest use of the vibrator in Victorian England. ] JIM GEHRZ•jgehrz@startribune.com (JIM GEHRZ/STAR TRIBUNE) / Oct. 26, 2012 / 2:00 PM, Minneapolis, MN**](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NGDCTQPSERFXYIYAHGTKHUK5VA.jpg?&w=1080)
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