Theater Reviews of theater productions, both traveling and originating in Minnesota.
Reviews of theater productions, both traveling and originating in Minnesota.
Oct 30 2025
Theater Mu Opens Its 2025–2026 Season with a Heartbreaking Debut
To kick off its 35th season, St. Paul’s Theater Mu, which focuses on telling the stories of the Asian American experience, debuted Maybe You Could Love Me at the Mixed Blood Theatre. Written by Samah Meghjee and directed by Katie Bradley, the play is a coming-of-age story about two queer Muslim…
Oct 22 2025
Highlights from a Day at the 2025 Twin Cities Horror Festival
The Twin Cities Horror Festival (TCHF) is on now through October 30, 2025, at the Crane Theater in Minneapolis. I wasn’t able to see all of this year’s shows, unfortunately, but I was able to fit in a five-show run on Saturday, October 18. I do think the ideal way to take in festivals like TCHF…
Sep 18 2025
“Pride and Prejudice” at Theatre in the Round Is Chaotic Fun
I went to Theatre in the Round’s production of Pride and Prejudice knowing nothing other than it was an adaptation of one of my favorite books. Having read the director’s note in the program, I was expecting dancing and chaos, but I’m not sure I was expecting a farce. Slapstick, shouting,…
Apr 03 2025
In “Secret Warriors,” the History Theatre Sheds Light on a Hidden Part of World War II History
St. Paul’s History Theatre, which for over 40 years has been producing shows highlighting Minnesota’s diverse past and the American experience, is currently staging the world premiere of a new play, Secret Warriors. This production explores a little-known part of our states contribution…
Jan 23 2025
“Glory” Dances into Hockey History at Theatre in the Round
The first official hockey game in Minnesota was played in 1895, and we haven’t stopped since. However, it wasn’t until 1995 that schools started enough girls’ hockey programs to have a high school state tournament, and until 2004 that there was a professional (paid) women’s…
Nov 14 2024
The Grinch Is Grumpy, Cartoonish Fun from the Children’s Theatre Company
Are you looking for a kid-friendly activity that lets you step into a cartoon and luxuriate in the bright colors and soft textures? Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is a wonderful chance to escape into a Seussian dream of improbable landscapes and colorful…
Oct 26 2024
Your Guide to the 2024 Twin Cities Horror Festival
This year’s Twin Cities Horror Festival has opened its treasure trove of ghoulish frights for audiences! Live theater and horror geeks have been flocking to the festival for 13 seasons of scares, creeps, haunts, and more from local and touring artists. This is your guide to the festival and its…
Oct 14 2024
“The Lady Demands Satisfaction” Brings Swords and British Farce to the Stage
[un]qualified theatre, which brought its delightful adaptation of H. G. Wells’s The Invisible Man to the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival, has returned to the stage with a limited-run production of Arthur M. Jolly’s The Lady Demands Satisfaction. October 18–20 is the show’s second and…
Oct 13 2024
“Broomstick” Is a Wonderful Witchy Time at Open Eye Theatre
Broomstick is a fun offering for the spooky season now onstage at Open Eye Theatre in Minneapolis. The solo show stars Cheryl Willis as an old crone who may or may not be a witch.
Disclaimer: I am a theater professional in the Twin Cities. I’ve been active as an actor, playwright, director, and producer…
Sep 27 2024
Theatre in the Round’s “King Lear” Is a Classic Play with a Classic Touch
This month, Theatre in the Round opened its 73rd season with a rendition of Shakespeare’s King Lear. On through October 6, 2024, the classic play tells the tale of an aging king and the collapse of his kingdom and those around him as he descends into madness.
Disclaimer: I am a theater professional in the…