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Local playwright Katie Ka Vang rehearses her one-woman show "Hmong Bollywood" on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Pangea World Theater. The story is an expression of how she has dealt with her illness as well as her cultural identity through movement, prose, video installation and more.

Katie goes to Bollywood

by Joe Kellen
Published March 14, 2013
Local playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang combines Hmong ideology, Bollywood choreography and the power of identity in her one-woman show, “Hmong Bollywood.”

Horny for laughs

by Spencer Doar
Published March 7, 2013
Orny Adams loves doing standup, a very serious profession in his mind.
Kurt Kwan and Jeannie Lander rehearse a scene from Yellow Fever on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Mu Performing Arts' studio space in Minneapolis.

Burning up

by Joe Kellen
Published March 7, 2013
Rick Shiomi directs his final play at Mu Performing Arts as artistic director, balancing noir with cultural commentary in his detective comedy, “Yellow Fever.”

Sea Change

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published March 7, 2013
Cynthia Hopkins‘ musical “This Clement World” interrogates the climate change crisis with facts from the field after a 22-day voyage in the Arctic Ocean.

Johnny on the spot

by Spencer Doar
Published February 28, 2013
Comedian John Roy brings the laughter with a sense of urgency after heart surgery as a babe.
Cast and crew rehearse former University student Benjamin Brockman's "Lepus Nacht: A Night in the Warren" on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Minneapolis. Brockman's piece details the cycles of life and death through the post-apocalyptic exploits of a group of rabbits.

Some strings attached

by Joe Kellen
Published February 28, 2013
In the Heart of the Beast brings back their PuppetLab series for a third year, conjuring trashscapes, cartoon explosions and Jersey, cow-colored dinosaurs.
Grace Gealey, left, Sun Mee Chomet, center, and Laurine Price rehearse a scene from Elemeno Pea on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis.

Spelling it out

by Joe Kellen
Published February 21, 2013
Mark Valdez returns to the Mixed Blood to direct “Elemeno Pea,” a lightning-fast dramedy that tackles class warfare, Martha’s Vineyard and what happens when the two bump elbows.
 Tom Segura insists that everything is on the table when it comes to his sets.

Tommy boy

by Spencer Doar
Published February 21, 2013
Just because Tom Segura is laid back and conversational doesn’t mean that he won’t get riled up over his perception of the world.

Short Notice

by Patrick Maloney
Published February 21, 2013
Theatre Unbound isn’t letting the Twin Cities stay in its comfort zone.
Actors Hugh Kennedy, left, and Sara Richardson rehearse a scene from Tracey Scott Wilson's "Buzzer" on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at the Pillsbury House Theatre. "Buzzer" reopens  Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at the Guthrie Dowling Studio.

The Guthrie gets buzzed

by Joe Kellen
Published February 7, 2013
The Pillsbury House Theatre’s smash-hit production of “Buzzer” returns for a month-long run at the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio.

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