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Theater

Elias Arkham rehearses the new play The Beast, directed by Ryan Underbakke, at Bedlams new Lowertown location on Monday. The Beast opens June 13 and runs through June 21.

“The Beast” to open in Bedlam’s new Lowertown space

by Joe Kellen
Published June 11, 2014
Ryan Underbakke and company explore the dark side of “Minnesota nice” through “The Beast.”

One writer’s secret to a perfect marriage

by Joe Kellen
Published June 4, 2014
The solution to writer and performer Mark Bentley Cohen’s marriage problems was seeing other people — with his wife.

New theater coalition in early stages

by Joe Kellen
Published May 28, 2014
Five theater companies attempt to lay the groundwork for a more culturally conscious local theater scene.
Performer Nathan Christopher rehearses the first act of Bandara at the Old Arizona Theater on Tuesday.  Bandara, a play written and directed by University alumni Enrique Adyanthaya, is a play that explores Puerto Rican and Indian cultures.

Staging uncommon roots

by Joe Kellen
Published May 1, 2014
A University alum plays out his heritage in the city where he found his passion for theater.

20% Theatre Company regionally premieres “Rapture, Blister, Burn”

by Joe Kellen
Published April 24, 2014
Playwright Gina Gionfriddo’s tackles contemporary feminism with humor, critical theory and loads of tension.
Potatoes come to life and paradigms shift in Sibyl Kempsons Potatoes of August.

Brand new spuds

by Joe Kellen
Published April 10, 2014
Sentient starch takes the spotlight in Sibyl Kempson’s odd examination of what’s beyond the physical world and the possibilities of theater.
Jena Young earned a spot at last years Fringe Fest and wrote Memoirs of a Welfare Queen, her story of living off welfare for two years. She reworked her piece and has an improved two-day show at Bryant Lake Bowl this weekend.

Faring well on the stage after a rocky road

by Emily Eveland
Published March 6, 2014
“Memoirs of a Welfare Queen” humanizes the experience of being on welfare
BFA student Nikki Ervice rehearses Earth Song with other BFA dancers at the newly renovated Kilburn Theatre in the Rarig Center on Tuesday night. The piece, choreographed by BFA senior dancer Elander Rosser, is part of the BFA showcase performance New Dance/New Space that premieres Feb. 27.

Dance students lend newly renovated Kilburn Theatre their voices

by Joe Kellen
Published February 27, 2014
The BFA Dance program celebrates student choreography and a swanky new performance space in their latest showcase.
Performers from Mixed Precipitation rehearse in Minneapolis on Tuesday. The company will perform Tonya and Nancy: The Opera at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall on Thursday.

Skates, stouts and sabotage: Mixed Precipitation’s “Tonya & Nancy: The Opera”

by Joe Kellen
Published February 20, 2014
Mixed Precipitation brings their unique style to an opera about busted kneecaps and bruised egos.
Dave DeGennaro and Shari Aronson pose for a portrait with their cast of pirate puppets at the Moreland School in West St. Paul.

Z is for zen, P is for puppets

by Joe Kellen
Published February 13, 2014
Using yoga, puppetry and bumbling playfulness, Z Puppets aims to give audiences the experience of calm with “Monkey Mind Pirates.”

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