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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.

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
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.
Lipica Shah, right, playing Shiv, and Andrew Guilarte, left, playing her father, rehearse at the Mixed Blood Theatre on Tuesday afternoon. "Shiv" is one part of the trilogy of plays, "Displaced Hindu Gods," based on the idea of displacing three Hindu deities into the contemporary Western world.

At Mixed Blood, identity in three parts

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 3, 2013
Three plays at Mixed Blood Theatre address gender, heritage, super heroes and finding your place in the world.
Dancers Clifford Williams and Katie Deuitch rehearse “Edifice Wrecks,” a new work by Minnesota Dance Theater’s artistic director Lise Houlton in collaboration with Dane Stauffer on Tuesday at Cowles Center.

Minnesota Dance Theater blurs lines

by Joe Kellen
Published October 3, 2013
Minnesota Dance Theater concocts a witches’ brew of styles to kick off their season at the Cowles Center.
Adam Carolla continues to rant his way through all aspects of life.

Adam Carolla: A man’s show

by Spencer Doar
Published September 26, 2013
Adam Carolla is the same former carpenter that landed the miracle radio gig “Loveline” almost 20 years ago: snide, clever and nasally.
Derek Mears is more than growls and machetes.

Derek Mears at ComedySportz

by Spencer Doar
Published September 26, 2013
Derek Mears makes a living playing monsters and villains, all thanks to his love of comedy.

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