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Wednesday
June 19, 2013

Theater

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The Minnesota Centennial Showboat’s 55th anniversary production is a tale of misguided love and betrayal at the dawn of the 20th Century.
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Wed, 06/12/2013
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Dandelion seeds waft in clumps through the air—the summer’s snow—as river scum swirls in eddies around the Minnesota Centennial Showboat’s fat rump.

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An actor gives life to the letters of Tennessee Williams.
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Thu, 05/09/2013
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As summer approaches with its trademark cocktails and afternoon porch sits, the growing season for fascinations with old southern writers is upon us.

Friday night, University of Minnesota-Morris associate theater professor Ray Schultz will perform a one-man show about the patron saint of strong drinks and midsummer steam himself, Tennessee Williams.

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Fairy tales and physicality drum up the actor-driven parade of “Out of the Pan Into the Fire.”
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Thu, 05/02/2013
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What: “Out of the Pan Into the Fire”

When: 7:30 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, Friday through May 26

Where: The Southern Theater, 1420 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: $20 students and ages 25 and under, $28 everyone else

On the second level of Joyce United Methodist church, a plastic-wrapped head slowly rose out of a bowl of soup.

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Audiences meet the man behind the name in the Illusion theater’s “I Love to Eat,” a one-man portrayal of the original celebrity chef, James Beard.
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Thu, 04/25/2013
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What: “I Love to Eat: a Love Story With Food”

Where: Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

When: Times vary, Thursday through May 18.

Cost: $5-28

 

Two men sit facing each other on the stage of the Illusion Theater going over a set of notes. The topic at hand is how to properly chop onions. Director Michael Robins tells actor Garry Geiken it was OK that onions were scattered all about the counter top that faces the audience.

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U students and faculty take the stage with actors from Theatre Novi Most in a whimsical Russian fairytale.
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Thu, 04/11/2013
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What: “Something About a Bear”

When: Times vary, Thursday-April 21

Where: Rarig Center, Stoll Thrust Theater, 330 S. 21st Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: $5 for students; $10 for everyone else

 

It is not often that an all-ages show is complex enough for adults to appreciate yet simple enough for younger audience members to enjoy.

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U students and faculty take the stage with actors from Theatre Novi Most in a whimsical Russian fairytale.
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Freshwater Theatre straps on its backpack and heads to high school in preparation for the opening of Ruben Carbajal’s “The Gifted Program.”
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Thu, 04/11/2013
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What: “The Gifted Program”

When: 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m., Sundays; April 12-27

Where: The Nimbus Theatre, 1517 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis

Cost: $15, $13 for fringe-button holders

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Bain Boehlke weaves a tale of power and greed in the Jungle Theater’s interpretation of “Deathtrap.”
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Thu, 03/28/2013
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What: “Deathtrap”

When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Thursdays; 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sundays; March 29-May 19

Where: The Jungle Theater, 2951 S. Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: $20-38

Bain Boehlke does not own a harness or a set of carabineers. This won’t stop the artistic director of the Jungle Theater from insisting he’s a climber, though.

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Local playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang combines Hmong ideology, Bollywood choreography and the power of identity in her one-woman show, “Hmong Bollywood.”
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Thu, 03/14/2013
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What: “Hmong Bollywood”

When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday through March  24; 4 p.m., Sundays

Where: Intermedia Arts, 2822 S. Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: $15; $12 for students, seniors and groups

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Cynthia Hopkins‘ musical “This Clement World” interrogates the climate change crisis with facts from the field after a 22-day voyage in the Arctic Ocean.
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Thu, 03/07/2013
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What: “This Clement World”

When: 8 p.m., Thursday throughSaturday

Where: Walker Art Center, McGuire Theater, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: $22 ($18 for members)

 

Within 600 miles of the North Pole, a crew of 20 stopped short in freezing waters aboard an aged ship. The group of scientists and artists were stuck in a mass of ice aboard the 100-year-old schooner Noorderlicht.

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Rick Shiomi directs his final play at Mu Performing Arts as artistic director, balancing noir with cultural commentary in his detective comedy, “Yellow Fever.”
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Thu, 03/07/2013
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What: “Yellow Fever”

When: Times vary, Saturday through March 24

Where: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 S. Second St., Minneapolis

Cost: $22-$34

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