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Culture

Sarah Mai

Student-led theatre fields short plays about pre-COVID living

by Meg Bishop
Published June 2, 2020
Only submissions not involving the coronavirus were allowed.
Illustration by Sarah Mai

Topping 2,300 entries, theater “bakeoff” brings camaraderie to quarantine

by Alex Strangman
Published March 28, 2020
Hundreds of viewers tuned in for live readings of scripts from UMN theater students’ viral “Quarantine Playwriting Bake Off” competition.
Sarah Mai

UMN theater students’ creative quarantine competition goes viral

by Alex Strangman
Published March 15, 2020
Three University of Minnesota students created a playwriting competition in an attempt to beat isolation, one play at a time. They have since received over 2,100 entries.
Magician open mic night, held at the Comedy Corner Underground on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Mixing comedy with magic, students step up to the mic

by Meg Bishop
Published March 5, 2020
The Comedy Corner Underground presents “Magic Underground Open Mic” Thursdays.
Actress Sushma Saha tries out a new means of transportation during a break at a rehearsal for "Interstate" at MixedBlood Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The production, created by Kit Yan and Melissa Li, follows the experiences of two trans people, navigating a myriad of cultural issues.

Minnesota theaters welcome a first-ever ‘Jubilee’ year

by Norah Kleven
Published February 24, 2020
The national festival welcomes participants to strive for diversity during the 2020-21 theater season.
Courtesy of  Sophina Saggau.

“MOTH”: using the stage to process trauma

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published February 6, 2020
The play will show at Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater Feb. 28 – March 7.
Natalie Deeble and daughter Saniya watch as the Pride Parade marches down Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis on June 24, 2018.

A&E’s Twin Cities Pride Guide

by Becca Most
Published June 18, 2019
The pride parade isn’t the only must-attend event this week.
Chicago based circus "Brave Space" takes place at Xelias Aerial Arts in Northeast Minneapolis on Saturday, June 8.

Building a brave space

by Becca Most
Published June 12, 2019
The contemporary circus show amazed Minnesotans Saturday, showing the importance of bravery in building communities.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

Ricky Lagoon croons his tunes

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published April 29, 2019
Kate McCarthy’s comedy concert “Ricky Lagoon: He Croons!” will open at the Cedar Cultural Center on May 5.

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