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THEATRE COMPANY NAME FAIL Assemble the board of directors for an emergency meeting....

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PLAY BY PLAY TO MOVE It was about five months ago that I predicted right here on this blog, that Play by Play Theatre Bookstore would last about eighteen months.  As it turns out, that might’ve been a bit optimistic. In the latest edition of the always-profound Play by Play newsletter, the...

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HOLY SHIT BALLS. I just got a hold of a 2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival Performance Contract.  No big deal.  Same ol’ stuff.  Skim right on through and sign at the — WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?! Apparently, people have not been adhering to the age-old Fringe rule of “never ever...

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FRINGE LOTTERY!  [UPDATED] Unless you’re an absolute Fringe twat, you are no doubt aware of the fact that tonight is the fabulous Minnesota Fringe Festival Lottery!  And unless you’re an absolute Fringe twat, you know that it’s never too early to get some Fringe buzz going (both good and bad).  Just...

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“It’s boring to do the same role night after night in a theater.” - Anthony Hopkins It......

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SPREAD YOUR GAY (THEATRE) LOVE!!! Hello my lovely Gaye-lings!  It’s a new year…a new decade…and a new Valentine’s Day with an empty feeling in my heart after a random hook up that ends with me walking home with a missing shoe and torn underwear. This year, I’ve decided to re-direct my love...

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“If there’s a nit, it’s only that Brindisi might want to check the......

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RENT! RENT! RENT! RENT! RENT! Hey, didja hear?  Andrew Rasmussen’s production of Rent has finally opened over at The Lab.  It even got a nifty review in the Strib. Remember that wish that Jonathan Larson wished before he died that there would always be affordable tickets to see this musical…and then they...

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PUTTING THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE...

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ANOTHER G CORP. VID BLOG...

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OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE BLOG-A-THON: Follow this.  It’s good stuff....

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THE BIG BLUE BLOG IS ALL GROWS UP! Ladies and gentlemen, the above posted video is the first in what seems to be a series called Backstage with Romeo and Juliet.  In it, we see actual Guthrie Corporation backstage happenings — things that normals wouldn’t usually get to see.  And it’s...

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Mmmmmmmm!  Them’s some good Tuesday reads! Theatre Ideas Angry White Guy...

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TRANSLATING SHAKESPEARE Loyal reader “Eva” sent us this nifty John McWhorter article from TCG and I thought “Hey!  I don’t have to write anything today”! [and now, my best Alan Berks…] So what do you think of this idea?...

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HEY, GUYS?  YOU CAN GO AWAY NOW. If you missed it, former Jeune Lune principal Barbra Berlovitz won gold in the Ego Olympics again with a dazzling quote in Tom Poole’s recent MN Playlist post.  Poole talks about the idea of a theatrical style specific to Minnesota, and Berlovitz chimes in...

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IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! After what I can only assume was an extremely stressful stretch of ick, they’re finally back up and running.  Click here to make all your holiday dreams come true....

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Hey, gang!  Happy holidays and stuff! With all the eating and shoveling and opening and whatnot, you might actually forget about all the lovely little holiday shows out there…and that would be just fine.  But if you must see theatre this holiday, here are a few shows that I recommend. Brett...

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ANDREW RASMUSSEN IS CONFUSED I’ve always been under the impression that something like “MN Premiere” would mean “first occurrence in the state of Minnesota”.  But I must be wrong, because there it is right on the website.  Andrew Rasmussen and his company, Cardinal Theatricals, will soon be opening Rent…the “MN premiere”...

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OH, THE HORROR! If you’re anything like me, the past few days without MN Playlist have seemed like several months.  You never know how much you’re gonna miss John Middleton or Mo Perry until their 17-page essays are no longer available to read online. In a recent email sent out to Playlist...

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TOP FIVE CHRISTMAS MOVIES OF ALL TIME Yeah, yeah…it’s been over a month since our last post.  Although there’s a ton of holiday theatre all over the TC, I just can’t bring myself to write about any of it.  Holiday shows make my butt itch.  Sorry, but it’s true. So instead, please...

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