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Canae Weiss, who plays the character of a deaf dancer named Abby, signs Sunday at the Cowles Center during rehearsal of the musical “Silence.” The performance features a cast of actors that sign, speak, sing and interpret.

Break the silence

by Tony
Published August 1, 2012
University of Minnesota students created a musical that can be enjoyed equally by the deaf and the hearing.

Toshgate: On comedy and rape culture

by Eric Best
Published July 31, 2012

This past week the internet has witnessed the fiasco of comedian Daniel Tosh's rape joke at the expense of a female heckler during a performance at a comedy club. Though the club owner has called in...

Myndwyrm members Paul Stucker, Billy Mullaney, Peter Rusk pose for a portrait Thursday in their downtown rehearsal space.

The wild bunch

by Tony
Published July 18, 2012
A group of University of Minnesota alumni are taking their experimental theater on the road this fall.
Kevin Long and Lauren Haven give the audience a closer look at the puppets after their show ““The Adventures of Katie Tomatie”“ on June 30 in south Minneapolis. The Driveway Tour will be presenting three different shows in neighborhoods through Aug. 7.

Taking it to the streets

by Tony
Published July 11, 2012
For 10 years, local puppet theater Open Eye has been bringing its shows to driveways and backyards all around the Twin Cities.

A visit from the National Endowment for the Arts

by Sarah Harper
Published June 20, 2012
The History Theatre hosted two art-loving feds last week — chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Rocco Landesman and Congresswoman Betty McCollum.

All off? All off: “Roman Holiday” at the Guthrie

by Sarah Harper
Published June 16, 2012
The musical version of the 1953 romantic comedy “Roman Holiday” is making its American premiere at the Guthrie Theater.
The cast of “The Vampire” rehearses Monday night on the Minnesota Centennial Showboat. The show runs June 15 – Aug. 25.

Boats ‘n’ shows

by Sarah Harper
Published June 13, 2012
University of Minnesota theater students are boarding the Minnesota Centennial Showboat this summer for a production of ‘The Vampire!’
Local writer and comedian Joseph Scrimshaw performs during Rockstar Storytellers: The Next Level on Sunday at the Bryant- Lake Bowl. Scrimshaw will be back at Bryant-Lake for a live recording of his podcast, “Obsessed”, on Friday.

Obsessed with Obsession

by Tony
Published June 6, 2012
Minneapolis comedy mainstay Joseph Scrimshaw tries his hand at podcasting.

“The War Within” rages on

by Tony
Published May 30, 2012
The show University students helped create is getting a professional run and taking students with it.

Playing the Easy Role Gets Tough

by Samuel Linder
Published May 3, 2012
Recent University alum Valeri Mudek helps bring a different perspective in the Guthrie’s production of “Time Stands Still.”
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