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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.
Ryan Lear rehearses the opening scene of Walking Shadow Theatre Company's production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at the Red Eye Theatre in Minneapolis. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow opens Saturday, Feb. 9.

Two Heads are Better than None

by Patrick Maloney
Published February 7, 2013
Writer John Heimbuch and director Jon Ferguson team up to bring the Headless Horseman back to Sleepy Hollow.
Daniel Ray Olson and Kurt Bender rehearse for "Reefer Madness" at the New Century Theatre on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Minneapolis. The musical comedy inspired by the 1936 film premieres Feb. 1.

Rolling out the “Reefer”

by Joe Kellen
Published January 31, 2013
Minneapolis Musical Theatre says hello to a brand new space, a partnership with the Hennepin Theatre Trust and the “devil weed.”

Get the Wood out

by Spencer Doar
Published January 31, 2013
Roy Wood Jr. has too much on his plate, but would probably go back for seconds.

Review: “Doubt: An Opera”

by Joe Kellen
Published January 29, 2013
The Minnesota Opera’s revisit of the Pulitzer Prize winning play has moments of promise, but never quite works.
Ryan Hamilton headshots

All about the Hamiltons

by Spencer Doar
Published January 24, 2013
Living in a dream state of disbelief, Ryan Hamilton sees stability in stand-up comedy.
W. Kamau Bell is glad he can stop talking about Mitt Romney.

For whom Bell tolls

by Spencer Doar
Published December 12, 2012
W. Kamau Bell relishes the opportunity to get back to his stand-up roots after a whirlwind premiere season of his FX show, “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.”

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