Arts & Culture
The Collective Scapegoats The Individual—Frank Theatre’s “The Visit” Examines Mob Mentality in Motion
The 1956 dark comedy from Switzerland, The Visit, is made to order for Frank Theatre. Artistic director Wendy Knox is a top-notch interpreter of 20th century European plays and her staging of Friedrich Durrenmatt’s indictment of […]
The Engineers Of Play
VP.STUDIO offers a wild, wonderful wedding reception experience like no other. If you’ve been to your fair share of wedding receptions, you know to prepare yourself for an energetic, if not outright raucous, time with […]
“Is God Is” at Mixed Blood – A Spellbinding Nightmare of Unfettered Vengeance
The wrath of God roars forth from a woman in Aleshea Harris’s magnificently bleak comedy, Is God Is. This grisly thriller now runs in a stupendous area premiere at Mixed Blood Theatre. Nataki Garrett has directed […]
5Q: La Rondine
“5Q” is an online-only column featuring five questions about stage productions in the Metro Area. Periodically, “5Q” will take the form of an interview with actors, directors, writers, etc. to shed some light on the […]
“Hal” – The Quintessential ’70s Renegade Filmmaker Thoughtfully Examined & Celebrated
1970s Hollywood is etched in cultural history as a point of no return. The Sexual Revolution, the Civil Rights movement, divisions over the war in Vietnam, and heightened awareness of corruption in high and hidden […]
The Triumph of Tough Love – “The Miracle Worker” Shines in Osseo
If you’re looking for a “safe space” then you’d better steer clear of Osseo’s Yellow Tree Theatre. Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller are dynamically portrayed by Kiara Jackson and Catie Bair in a mighty production […]
The Film Noir Genre Splendidly Transfers to Stage – “West of Central” at Pillsbury House
Playwright Christina Ham has written a delightfully compelling new crime mystery, very different from two of her previous first-rate works, Crash Test Dummies and Nina Simone: Four Women. In the also first-rate West of Central she […]
The Guthrie Revives Barbara Field’s Wrenching Frankenstein-Inspired Adaptation
When I saw the first production of Frankenstein—Playing With Fire three decades ago at the old Guthrie Theatre site, it seemed flat. Ho hum. So what. However, when I caught the current revival on the new […]
A Gorgeous Documentary on a Dazzling Japanese Artist Who Celebrated Gay Marriage in the ’60s – “Kusama-Infinity” at Lagoon Cinema
The audacious 89-year-old Yayoi Kusama is the subject of Kusama-Infinity, a captivating documentary by Heather Lenz. Her oddly sensual soft sculpture and explosively colorful visual art permeate throughout, infusing the film with an intoxicating beauty […]
Free Black Dirt’s “Sweetness of Wild” & Other Offerings at the Parkway on October 3
The Free Black Dirt experimental art collective will screen Sweetness of Wild at the Parkway Theater. This episodic film looks at black life, queerness, creativity, biking, laughter and the sweetness and wildness of Minneapolis. Other […]
