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Theater

Eldritch Evil Roams the Earth

by Niels Strandskov
Published October 31, 2002

This is what it sounds like when the gods die. Out of the roiling chaos of a madwoman's psychosis comes the Skriker (played by Jennifer Rand), an ancient fairy, forgotten by the descendents of the humans...

Fiddlin’ with the Funny: Joke Analysis in Comic Potential

by Nathan Hall
Published October 31, 2002

To paraphrase Woody Allen, the sure-fire quickest way to stop being funny is to explain how to be funny. Just as a magician will never write a bestseller revealing what is really up his sleeves, no comedian...

Master of Surprise

by Amy Danielson
Published October 24, 2002

If you have seen one puppet show, or if you have seen 1,000, this is a show that you cannot justify skipping. Puppetry aficionados around the country have discovered the artistry of Michael Sommers. Now...

Communication Breakdown

by Nathan Hall
Published October 17, 2002

In our current age of PC backlash by both sides of the morality coin, it is worth mentioning that it is still largely inappropriate to make fun of disease. Thanks to liberal doses of progressive thinking,...

Back to the Ouija Board

by Brianna Riplinger
Published October 17, 2002

I can easily say that I've never been to a play like Galumph Interactive Theater's Seance. I have, however been in theater classes that were quite similar. You see, Seance is what they call an "interactive...

Crouching Guthrie, Hidden Shakespeare

by Amy Danielson
Published October 10, 2002

The last few Guthrie productions have fallen short of their potential, so a dramatic recovery for their current production, The Comedy of Errors, could not have been anticipated. However, with Theatre...

A Cold, Cold Omaha

by Niels Strandskov
Published October 10, 2002

Punk Rock Omaha is that rarity in theater: an improv-based play that is actually funny. Not just dry-chuckle-at-a-play-on-words funny either, but gnashing, hard-hitting, ironic funny that lampoons its...

Trenchcoat Science at The Jungle

Published October 3, 2002

The Jungle's adaptation of Tom Stoppard's Hapgood succeeds rather peculiarly by reveling in silence. The players here recognize the value and beauty inherent within the absence of sound. As Einstuerzende...

Sublime Circus

by Amy Danielson
Published October 3, 2002
Often Referred To as a Magician by Critics, Goebbels Relishes in Mixing Musical Genres

It’s Mime Time

by Nathan Hall
Published September 26, 2002

It is impossible to determine the funniest part of 1991's highly underrated Shakes the Clown. I would point to a scene where Bobcat Goldwaith, in the title role, must begrudgingly hide out in mime school...

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