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Rise of the congenial machines

by Emily Eveland
Published November 12, 2013
Robots and their human makers flock to St. Paul for the third annual Robotics Alley Conference & Expo.
Emily Rose Duea, Meredith Larson and Alyssa Perau take the stage Monday in "Love Letters from the Middle East." The play, written by Kiomars Moradi, runs Nov. 7-17 at Dreamland Arts in St. Paul.

Hope Theater Company opens inaugural show at Dreamland Arts

by Joe Kellen
Published November 7, 2013
Hope Theater Company produces their first show “Love Letters from the Middle East,” lending a new cultural voice to local theater.
Ira Glass is taking radio in a different direction by adding dancers to his new stage show.

The convergence is coming

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 7, 2013
Public Radio host Ira Glass talks about NASCAR, journalism, dance and firecrackers.
Actors Christina Baldwin and John Middleton perform a reading of Trista Baldwin's play, "Angel Fat" for PlayLabs at the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis on Sunday. PlayLabs is a 30 hour intensive writing, reading and re-writing session for playwrights.

The Playwrights’ Center celebrates new work with PlayLabs 2013

by Joe Kellen
Published October 22, 2013
The Playwrights’ Center’s PlayLabs series showcases the cutting edge of contemporary theater.
Actors Kristina Fjellman and Derek Lee rehearse on Tuesday for The Sandbox Theatre's "This Is A World to Live In", directed by Matthew Glover. Glover took over an empty space in Minneapolis' City Center Mall to create the Any Warhol-inspired show.

Ensemble-based Sandbox Theatre unveils “This Is a World to Live In”

by Joe Kellen
Published October 17, 2013
Sandbox Theatre is throwing a rager in a 22,000 square foot retail space, and you’re invited.
Founder and artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Lou Bellamy in front of the quilt wall on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at Penumbra.

Book Club: “Penumbra: The Premier Stage for African American Drama”

by Tom Johnson
Published October 10, 2013
A new book by the University of Minnesota Press details the history and influence of the Twin Cities’ African American theater company.
Ross Orenstein and Skyler Nowinski rehearse for "Ich Kurbisgeist," an agricultural vengeance play for Halloween on Friday at the Red Eye Theater.

Sibyl Kempson’s “Ich, Kürbisgeist” to open at Red Eye Theater

by Joe Kellen
Published October 10, 2013
Steve Busa and company warp time, facing a vengeful pumpkin god in the unstable world of “Ich, Kürbisgeist.”
Laura Anderson and Meghan Kreidler rehearse for "Kung-Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals" at the Mu Performing Arts Studio on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. "Kung-Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals" is a play based on the five Buddhist tenets about a post-apocalyptic world overrun with zombies and cannibals.

A heartwarming tale of zombies and cannibals

by Emily Eveland
Published October 10, 2013
Saymoukda Vongsay’s “Kung-Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals” premieres at the Southern Theater this weekend.
Sherwin Resurreccion and Tessa Flynn rehearse for the premier area production of "Maple and Vine" at the Old Arizona Theater in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening. "Maple and Vine" follows a couple who give up their modern Manhattan lifestyle to join the Society of Dynamic Obsolescence, a cult-like group of people who have recreated the 1950s era.

Frank Theater explores escapism in “Maple and Vine”

by Joe Kellen
Published October 10, 2013
“Maple and Vine” questions whether the grass is really greener in the good old days by dissecting a couple’s initiation into a 1950s themed cult.

Culture Compass: Hamburger Smog Harvest in a Satanic Sweater

by Thom Q. Johnson
Published October 10, 2013
Vaguely fall-themed cultural choices for you and yours

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