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Showing posts with label Neal Beckman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neal Beckman. Show all posts
Sunday, July 19, 2026

"The Butler Did It" at Park Square Theatre

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The Park Square Theatre summer mystery is back, and it's a good one! Summery mystery plays have been a tradition at Park Square for deca...
Monday, September 22, 2025

"Don't Miss Doris Hines" at History Theatre

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Once again, the History Theatre has introduced me to a local historical figure I'd never heard of. Singer Doris Hines performed in Minne...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

"Mae West and the Trial of Sex" by Walking Shadow Theatre Company at The Crane Theater

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Censorship in theater is a hot topic in 2025, with many theaters losing NEA funding for doing plays that allegedly do not align with mandate...
Friday, May 10, 2024

"Torch Song" at Six Points Theater

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A few years ago, Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein wrote a new adaptation of his 1982 play Torch Song Trilogy (for which he won two of his f...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

"Alice in Wonderland" at Children's Theatre Company

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Children's Theatre Company is bringing back their original adaptation of Lewis Caroll's classic children's novel Alice's Adv...
Saturday, July 29, 2023

"The Kung Fu Zombies Saga: Shaman Warrior and Cannibals" by Theater Mu at the Luminary Arts Center

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The Walking Dead would be so different if the zombies could do kung fu. If you're curious what that looks like, go see Theater Mu's...
Thursday, August 12, 2021

Zephyr Theatre's ShakesFaire - "Shakespeare LOL" and "As You Like It"

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I'm interrupting this Fringe coverage to bring you news of FREE Shakespeare in the Park! Stillwater's Zephyr Theatre is presenting t...
Sunday, February 2, 2020

"Peerless" by Theater Mu at Gremlin Theatre

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Peerless is a super dark comedy (sort of) about twin teenage girls who will stop at literally nothing to get into a prestigious college. ...
Saturday, November 23, 2019

"Pride and Prejudice" at Park Square Theatre

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Park Square Theatre recently announced that they're cancelling two planned shows in their 2019-2020 season due to financial challenge...
Friday, August 16, 2019

"Agatha Christie: Rule of Thumb" at Park Square Theatre

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Park Square Theatre's final show of their 2018-2019 season opened during a busy July, followed by a busy Fringe Festival, so I'm f...
Saturday, March 25, 2017

"Macbeth" at Park Square Theatre

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Macbeth. There I said it. In addition to being one of Shakespeare's darkest, bloodiest, and most violent plays, Macbeth has also insp...
Monday, February 20, 2017

"Marie Antoinette" by Walking Shadow Theatre Company at Red Eye Theater

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It's rare that an audience audibly gasps when the actors first walk on stage at the beginning of a play, but when that play is Walking...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Fringe Festival 2016: "A Pie. A Duck. And a Shoe."

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Day:  4 Show:  21 Title:   A Pie. A Duck. And a Shoe. Category:  Something Different By:  Sparkle Theatricals Create...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Classical Actors Ensemble in Como Park

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Summer. That time of the year when Minnesota's two best attributes collide - the great outdoors, and theater. And what better play to ...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

"A Midwinter Night's Revel" by Walking Shadow Theatre Company at Red Eye Theater

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'Tis the season for holiday shows. The true and ancient reason for the season is the coming darkness of the Winter Solstice, so Walkin...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Fringe Festival 2015: "Parent Observation Day"

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Day: 6 Show:  26 Title:   Parent Observation Day Category:  Dance By: Sparkle Productions Created by:  Alejandra Ian...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

"Love & Marriage: What A Difference A Year Makes!" at Illusion Theater

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What a difference a year makes! Last year at about this time, Minnesota was preparing to vote on an amendment that would constitutionalize m...