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Theater

Rebecca Wilson and Joseph Pyfferoen rehearse a scene from Sweet Revenge!, a melodramatic play filled with silly dance numbers and quirky musical olios, on Friday, June 7, 2013, on the University of Minnesotas Centennial Showboat in St. Paul.

Don’t miss the boat

by Spencer Doar
Published June 12, 2013
The Minnesota Centennial Showboat’s 55th anniversary production is a tale of misguided love and betrayal at the dawn of the 20th Century.

You’ve Got Mail

by Sarah Harper
Published May 9, 2013
An actor gives life to the letters of Tennessee Williams.
Steve Epp and Nathan Keepers rehearse for Out of the Pan Into the Fire at the Southern Theater on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The show runs May 3 - 26.

The Moving Company plays with fire

by Joe Kellen
Published May 2, 2013
Fairy tales and physicality drum up the actor-driven parade of “Out of the Pan Into the Fire.”
Garry Geiken rehearses the one-man play, I Love To Eat, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis. Geiken stars as televisions first chef James Beard in a show that runs April 25- May 18 at the Illusion Theater.

“I Love to Eat” spotlights celebrity chef James Beard

by Lucy Nieboer
Published April 25, 2013
Audiences meet the man behind the name in the Illusion theater’s “I Love to Eat,” a one-man portrayal of the original celebrity chef, James Beard.
The cast of Freshwater Theatres The Gifted Program rehearse Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Nimbus Theatre in Minneapolis.

Fast Times at Freshwater High

by Joe Kellen
Published April 11, 2013
Freshwater Theatre straps on its backpack and heads to high school in preparation for the opening of Ruben Carbajal’s “The Gifted Program.”
Alex Stene, front, Laura Hickey, and Brant Miller rehearse a scene from Something About a Bear on Monday, April 8, 2013, at The Thrust Stage in Rarig Center.

Bear in mind

by Lucy Nieboer
Published April 11, 2013
U students and faculty take the stage with actors from Theatre Novi Most in a whimsical Russian fairytale.
Cheryl Willis plays the role of Myra during a rehearsal for Deathtrap on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis.

Setting traps

by Joe Kellen
Published March 28, 2013
Bain Boehlke weaves a tale of power and greed in the Jungle Theater’s interpretation of “Deathtrap.”
Local playwright Katie Ka Vang rehearses her one-woman show Hmong Bollywood on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Pangea World Theater. The story is an expression of how she has dealt with her illness as well as her cultural identity through movement, prose, video installation and more.

Katie goes to Bollywood

by Joe Kellen
Published March 14, 2013
Local playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang combines Hmong ideology, Bollywood choreography and the power of identity in her one-woman show, “Hmong Bollywood.”
Kurt Kwan and Jeannie Lander rehearse a scene from Yellow Fever on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Mu Performing Arts studio space in Minneapolis.

Burning up

by Joe Kellen
Published March 7, 2013
Rick Shiomi directs his final play at Mu Performing Arts as artistic director, balancing noir with cultural commentary in his detective comedy, “Yellow Fever.”

Sea Change

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published March 7, 2013
Cynthia Hopkins‘ musical “This Clement World” interrogates the climate change crisis with facts from the field after a 22-day voyage in the Arctic Ocean.

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