OPENING Death and the Ploughman — Commonweal Theatre Company, March 18 -28 Detour — Theater of the Cheshire Cat, March 6, 12, 19, 26 and 27 Hamlet — Cromulent Shakespeare Co., March 12 – 28 Macbeth: The Video Game Remix — Theatre Arlo, March 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 Master Class — Bloomington...
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Production Manager Barry Browning and Sound Designer C. Andrew Mayer discuss the construction and first days of the The Jungle Theater and its connection to mummified cats. Barry and Andy were with the Jungle in its original space where World of Wireless currently resides on Lake and Lyndale and were essential to the new...
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In which Jill Bernard, the self-proclaimed “inventor of improv”, talks about long-form improvisation, HUGE Theater and herself. Jill improvises at ComedySportz, has been instrumental in forming HUGE Theater, and teaches improv when and wherever she can. She also travels around the nation and abroad to perform her solo piece “Drum Machine.” HUGE Theater, in...
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The beginning of Fringe season starts now! You can join me as I talk with Fringe hopefuls and hear their opinions on Fringe and what they expect as they enjoy themselves at Bedlam. The list of shows is available here if you haven’t had the chance to peruse. I applied this year and didn’t...
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OPENING Black Pearl Sings! — Penumbra Theatre, Feb. 18 – March 14 Jewish Humor Festival — Sabes JCC, Feb. 25 – March 7 Much Ado About Nothing — Minnetonka Theatre, Feb. 19 – 27 My Antonia — Illusion Theater, Feb. 19 – March 20 Over the River and Through the Woods — The Seasons...
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Tim Donahue explains the creative process behind composition work for Sandbox Theatre and for the tracks he created for Twin Cities Theater Connection Podcast. Heather Stone lead me to Tim Donahue after I expressed interest in having music created to better support the podcast. He’s an intensely creative individual, and I appreciated expressing ideas...
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The crew behind Urban Samurai’s latest, “Drama” A Comedy or Apocalypse Tuesday, talk in-depth about anxiety on–and off–stage. Aaron Christopher and Ryan Grimes have been on the podcast before, but Paul Somers is a newcomer. As we talk about in the podcast, Aaron’s writing leads us into the anxiety-ridden minds of Clarence and Gloria,...
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The Homecoming opens tonight at Gremlin Theatre, and as the conversation shifts to Matt Sciple, his enthusiasm takes over. The Homecoming runs at Gremlin from Feb. 5th to the 21st. Matt Sciple says go in with a blank slate, but to expect this Pinter classic to have a certain resonance with our current day...
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If some people don’t know, in December the website was hacked. This was largely because of security issues, which have been addressed with the help of Craig VanDerSchaegen, who also helped out with making the site more secure. But since the hacking took out most of the infrastructure, it’s been taking time for me...
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Peter Hansen, artistic director of Gremlin Theatre, talks about the history of the Gremlin up until it found its current home in St. Paul. In part two, Matt Sciple will take center stage and talk more in-depth about Gremlin’s current production, The Homecoming, opening Friday, Feb. 5th at Gremlin Theatre.
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OPENING Apartment 3A — Workhouse Theatre Co., Feb. 5 – 21 Black Pearl Sings! — Penumbra Theatre, Feb. 18 – March 14 Blithe Spirit — Jungle Theater, Feb. 12 – March 28 Brief Encounter — Guthrie Theater, Feb. 11 – April 3 Die! Mommie! Die! — Brazen Theatre, Jan. 29 – Feb. 7 Drama...
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In honor of American Buffalo at Mixed Blood, here’s a rebroadcast of Pat O’Brien’s Underneath the Lintel interview from mid-2009. American Buffalo is a collaboration between Pat O’Brien’s Vanity Theatrics and Mark Sieve’s CIC Productions. It runs through Sunday, January 24 and stars Pat O’Brien, Mark Sieve and Shad Cooper. In addition, you can...
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Brian Hesser discusses his presence in the TC theatre community as a scenic designer, fight choreographer and director. I first met Brian when he was helping with the fight choreography for Cromulent Shakespeare‘s Wyrd Sisters. Even then, I knew I wanted to speak with him, but it took him branching out with Britches XXL...
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Michelle Hensley, founder and artistic director of Ten Thousand Things, talks in depth about the origin of the company, serving communities and providing a nurturing environment for actors. As Michelle says toward the end of the podcast, an excellent script and actors are the bare essentials needed to put together a good production. Without...
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I stopped by the rehearsal of 3AM’s Dumb/Sex at the Playwrights Center to talk with directors Joshua Iley and Sarah Teich, who direct Pinter’s The Dumbwaiter and Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago. The choice of Dumbwaiter and Sexual Perversity, popular plays by popular playwrights, naturally made me curious about the reasoning behind why they...
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Carin Bratlie and TCTC podcast newcomer Zach Curtis talk theatre and directing, auditioning and working with actors. Settle in–this is a longer, informative podcast, and both Carin and Zach seem to enjoy feeding off one another’s energy.
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OPENING Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap — Lyric Arts, Jan. 15 – 31. American Buffalo — Pat O’Brein’s Vanity Theatrics, Jan. 7 – 24. A Candid World — Illusion Theater, Jan. 19 – 24. Dancing at Lughnasa — Torch Theater, Jan. 8 – 30. Doubt: A Parable — Lakeshore Players Theatre, Jan. 15 – Feb....
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Damon Runnals and Meg DiSciorio stop by to talk about coming to the Twin Cities and starting up Swandive Theatre. They also discuss their upcoming show, Almost, Maine. Almost, Maine runs from Dec. 3 – 19 at the Red Eye Theater.
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Joseph Scrimshaw makes a return to TCTC Podcast with wife Sara Scrimshaw, Matt Erkel and Amy Schweickhardt, chatting about Joe and Sara’s new company, Joking Envelope, and the upcoming Fat Man Crying. Fat Man Crying runs from Dec. 4 – 20 at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage. Tickets and other information can be found here.
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The Holiday Show Show returns! Joshua Humphrey discusses shows playing during the holiday season with returning guests Ruth Kohtz and Brian O’Neal. Listen, and be amazed at our commitment to get to at least one or two of these shows! Special thanks to TC Daily Planet and Jay Gabler for putting together a fantastic...
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The conclusion of the stage manager roundtable featuring Lydia Bolder, Penny Laden and Katie Oliver! Repeat with me: love your stage managers. It’s rare when they get together and talk about the work that they do and I daresay one or two of them in this wide world are under-appreciated, so take the time...
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