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October 20, 2021
Actor J.C. Cutler stars in in Charlie Varon's "The People's Violin" at Six Points Theater. (Photo by Sarah Whiting)

Some say theater, others say theatre — what's the deal?

The former Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company has a new name and shifts to the ER camp.
Stage & Arts
October 19, 2021
JuCoby Johnson is the narrator in "Every Brilliant Thing" at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis.

Multifaceted 'Every Brilliant Thing' exults in living

Jungle Theater's one-act play is interactive and performed with the house lights on.
Stage & Arts
October 18, 2021
Kimberly Richardson is bedeviled by “The Red Shoes” in Open Eye Theatre’s noir comedy.

Noir-influenced 'Red Shoes' showcases dazzling work by Kimberly Richardson

Review: The fairy tale/detective story features the actor in multiple roles.
Stage & Arts
October 14, 2021
New arts leaders at the Jungle include (from left) JuCoby Johnson, Angela Timberman, Sequoia Hauck and James Rodriguez.

As the Twin Cities theater world recalibrates, leadership shifts to groups

Diverse groups of artists are becoming leaders at Twin Cities theaters.
October 14, 2021

Renowned artist Julie Mehretu circles back to Minneapolis, which helped launch her career

Variety
October 14, 2021
Renowned artist Julie Mehretu circles back to Minneapolis, which helped launch her career

Renowned artist Julie Mehretu circles back to Minneapolis, which helped launch her career

Retrospective opens at Walker Art Center after winning praise at stops in L.A., New York and Atlanta.
Stage & Arts
October 13, 2021
Actors Cristina Florencia Castro, Katie Bradley, Nubia Monks and Sally Wingert strike a pose in the cast of “The Comedy of Errors” at Ten Thousa

Coronavirus forces a nomadic Minneapolis theater company to stay put for a change

Ten Thousand Things will stage "The Comedy of Errors" at a single venue for its entire six-week run.
Stage & Arts
October 12, 2021
The company of ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at the Old Log Theater, including Michael Terrell Brown, bottom left, and Emily Scinto, bottom right.

Old Log Theatre mines mayhem for laughs in 'The Play That Goes Wrong'

REVIEW: The British farce is Old Log's most accomplished show in years.
Stage & Arts
October 12, 2021
Collide Theatrical’s “Frankenstein” is a dance/theater hybrid with a surprisingly graceful (and female) monster. Betsy Nelson as Mary Shelley, R

A slithering monster brings 'Frankenstein' to life at Minneapolis' Southern Theater

REVIEW: This dance-theater hybrid by Collide is a lot of fun
Variety
October 11, 2021

U.S. stamps by Minneapolis artist celebrate Día de los Muertos

The family-friendly design by Luis Fitch fulfilled a lifelong dream. His work is now being embraced by brands as big as Target.
October 11, 2021

U.S. Postal Service celebrates Día de los Muertos with stamps by Minneapolis artist

The family-friendly design by Luis Fitch fulfilled a lifelong dream. His work is now being embraced by brands as big as Target.
Local
October 9, 2021
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After 'Scaffold' backlash, Dakota artwork leads healing efforts at Walker

Like the sculpture, the dedication honored Native language and culture.
Stage & Arts
October 9, 2021
Cassie Beck plays Heidi Schreck, as a teenager and an adult, in “What the Constitution Means to Me.”

Funny and moving, 'What the Constitution Means to Me' at Guthrie takes new look at old ideas

Review: Teenage enthusiasm for the document gives way to adult fears in thoughtful play at the Guthrie.
Stage & Arts
October 7, 2021
'Healing' work celebrating Dakota culture takes place of 'Scaffold' in Sculpture Garden

'Healing' work celebrating Dakota culture takes place of 'Scaffold' in Sculpture Garden

Sculpture by Native American artist Angela Two Stars will be unveiled Saturday.
October 7, 2021

A 'healing' work celebrating Dakota culture takes the place of 'Scaffold' in Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Stage & Arts
October 7, 2021
Faye Price said she is "appreciative and overwhelmed" for being named the 2021 recipient of the McKnight Distinguished Artist Award.

McKnight names Faye Price as its 2021 Distinguished Artist

She is credited with being a leading advocate for the arts and a force behind the Minnesota Legacy Amendment.
Stage & Arts
October 6, 2021
"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" at Collide Theatrical Dance Company features, from left, Betsy Nelson as Shelley, Renee Guittar as the Creature and Patr

How Collide Theatrical makes Frankenstein's ungainly creature dance

A choreographer and dancer figure out how to get the monster to move.
Variety
October 6, 2021
Pile of money, isolated, stack of cash, dollar bills istockphoto.com

$83,000 for nothing — but it's art

Artist pockets museum's money and produces blank canvases.
Variety
October 4, 2021
Greta Oglesby played Grandma Walker in “Black Nativity” in 2019.

Penumbra Theatre's 2021-22 season celebrates joy, healing and community

The four-show roster includes a play about Thurgood Marshall, "Black Nativity" and a world premiere by Harrison David Rivers.
Local
October 1, 2021
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St. Cloud-area arts groups implement vaccine policy for patrons

Three organizations in St. Cloud area to require proof of vaccine or negative test.

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