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Rehearsal photo courtesy of Madeline Wall

UMN alum produces in-person play centered around reproductive justice

by Meg Bishop
Published October 27, 2020
“I With Things New Born” will begin performances on Oct. 30 at Off-Leash Art Box.
Twin Cities theater company brings stage to stereo

Twin Cities theater company brings stage to stereo

by Frankie Carlson
Published September 29, 2020
Trademark Theater prepares for the opening of a new audioplay version of their original production, “Understood.”
UMN theater and dance students create podcast, bridging artistic divisions

UMN theater and dance students create podcast, bridging artistic divisions

by Nina Raemont, Associate A&E Reporter
Published September 9, 2020
"The Peercast" will feature arts-related news and conversations with Twin Cities creatives, intending to close the gap between programs within the UMTAD department.
Local Minneapolis Band Sapphire poses for a portrait at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on Sunday, Sep. 6th. The group will soon perform for the first time in over eight months at the Amplifying Solidarity concert series.

Get front row (virtual) seats to local music and art focused on racial justice

by Meg Bishop, Associate A&E Reporter
Published September 8, 2020
Northrop teamed up with student organizations to stream concerts and a film about the responses to the killing of George Floyd.
Courtesy of Jennifer Melin Miller. Photo by Amy Melin.

Q&A: Jennifer Melin Miller, co-producer of “Hadestown” and Carlson MBA alumni

by Nina Raemont
Published July 15, 2020
“Hadestown” co-producer Jennifer Melin Miller talks Broadway and the new age of theater in a socially distanced world.
Skoog: Credits, connections and competition (or how to get away with sexual misconduct in the Minneapolis comedy scene)

Skoog: Credits, connections and competition (or how to get away with sexual misconduct in the Minneapolis comedy scene)

by Caroline Skoog
Published July 9, 2020
Sexual harassment isn't about sex. It's about doing whatever you want, then having the gall to scoff, "What are you gonna do about it?"
Censorquip members Jack Callahan, Alison Davis, Claire Nelson
Carter Starkey, Genevieve Krause, Clare Graney-Dolan, and Claire Farnham, from top left, meet virtually to discuss their upcoming show, As Seen on TV on Sunday, June 21.

UMN multimedia sketch comedy crew finds humor in staying home

by Nina Raemont
Published June 26, 2020
Censorquip’s third sketch comedy show premieres on Youtube on July 10.
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.

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