Sunday, January 17, 2021
"To Breed, Or Not To Breed" by Fortune's Fool Theatre at the Crane Theater and Now Streaming
Saturday, January 9, 2021
"I'll Be Seeing You Again" - an audio play from Jungle Theater
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Oh What A Year - 2020 #TCTheater Wrap-Up
Monday, December 21, 2020
"Dickens' Holiday Classic" streaming from Guthrie Theater
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Virtual Holiday #TCTheater Shows
Well friends, we've nearly made it to the end of a very strange year, one filled with tragedy, grief, awakening, and maybe a little hope as we reexamine how and why we do everything, and have the opportunity to do it better. The holiday season obviously looks a lot different this year (and not just because there's no snow in Minnesota). But one thing remains the same - #TCTheater has produced an abundance of holiday offerings, virtual of course. Read through the list below (some of which I've watched already, some of which I plan to) and find one (or ten) that look appealing to you. Some are free to view or listen to, some are offered in exchange for a small fee, but regardless, please consider a donation to your favorite theater(s) as part of your end-of-year giving, if you're in a position to do so. I have great hope that theater will return in 2021, and donations help ensure that theater companies will make it through to that time. One thing I've learned this year is that artists will find a way to make and distribute art, no matter the circumstances they find themselves in.
Monday, December 14, 2020
"CenterPlay" - an audio play from Jungle Theater
Monday, December 7, 2020
"Is Edward Snowden Single?" streaming from Jungle Theater
Sunday, December 6, 2020
The History Theatre's Virtual New Works Festival "Raw Stages," Fall 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020
"Family Dinner" streaming live on YouTube every Saturday from Huge Theater
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
"Mondo Tragic" - an audio play from Jungle Theater
Monday, November 30, 2020
"A Cattywampus Christmas" - a radio play from Yellow Tree Theatre and A.D. Players at the George Theatre
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
"The Empathy Project" streaming from Full Circle Theater
This past weekend, Full Circle Theater Company premiered a new play they've been working on for several years. Playwright and Full Circle Core Artist Stephanie Lein Walseth interviewed about 20 people around the state about empathy. She noted in a post show discussion (which followed all four showings of the recorded zoom reading) that she first had the idea for this project prior to the 2016 election, and started interviewing people about a year ago. Out of each interview, she pulled a short story, looking for moments of surprise or something that challenged our stereotypes. The stories are woven together in a structure she compared to the docu-theater style of a Laramie Project or Yellow Face, or like a story circle. The result is incredibly moving, and is well suited to the virtual format as it focuses on one person telling a story.