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The Natasha Hour

by Sarah Harper
Published January 19, 2012
Los Angeles transplant Natasha Leggero makes her way back to the Midwest.
Comedy veteran Isaac Witty will be headlining three nights at The Joke Joint this weekend.

The Wittiest Isaac

by Raghav Mehta
Published January 19, 2012
Comedic veteran Isaac Witty will be headlining at St. Paul’s Joke Joint Comedy Club through Saturday
Box Wine Theater presents Raucous Caucus II Political Theater Festival

Illogical America

by Griffin Fillipitch
Published January 19, 2012
Plays balance comically absurd with politically moderate

Kiss kiss bang bang

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published December 8, 2011
Students in the Xperimental Theatre will perform Diana Son‘s “Stop Kiss,” a play that explores relationships and two women’s identity amid a brutal crime.

The Vagina Dialogues

by Sarah Harper
Published December 8, 2011
Recent U of M grad Anna Kunin wants to talk about womanhood, man.

Life’s a drag

by Martina Marosi
Published December 8, 2011
The long-running gender-blending cabaret “Dykes Do Drag” continues to fortify its Minneapolis drag kingdom.

Reese’s pieces

by Martina Marosi
Published December 8, 2011
Comedian Reese Waters blows into Acme as part of his whirlwind national tour

Crisis professionals

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published December 8, 2011
Pro-Crisis uses actors to simulate crisis scenarios to train everyone from prison guards to nurses.
Seniors Torsten Johnson, left, ShaVunda Horsley, center, and Alex Brightwell rehearse a scene Tuesday night at Rarig Center in preparation for an upcoming play called Uncle Vanya.  The play is one of two Chekhov plays being performed by University of Minnesota BFA students.

Say Uncle!

by Martina Marosi
Published December 1, 2011
The University’s BFA students polished Chekhov’s gun for their productions of “Uncle Vanya” and “The Cherry Orchard”
Artist Reeva Wortel paints striking portraits like Lillian, one of the interviewees affected by BP's oil spill. Wortel will display the portraits throughout the forthcoming play "The Big Spill."

Crude Oil

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published December 1, 2011
“The Big Spill” details the human costs of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and an industry’s destructive addiction. Playwright Leigh Fondakowski will speak about the project at the U on Thursday, Dec. 1.

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