Thursday, July 12, 2012

Interregnum 2011-2012 - Blog of the Time Between - Reviews

The Twin Cities Daily Planet has given me my own little byline page, and has me reviewing shows outside the confines of the blog, too, these days. Like anyone in the Twin Cities, I still miss more theater than I end up seeing. But here's the write-ups on the things I managed to catch since last Fringe...

7/12/12 - Theatre Coup d'Etat - Angels In America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches - A Mountain To Climb, but the View From The Top is Great - 5 stars
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6/29/12 - Samantha Johns/George McConnell - Snowf**k - When Nudity Seems Perfectly OK - 5 stars
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6/7/12 - Savage Umbrella - Care Enough - What Am I Missing? - 3 stars
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5/7/12 - Nightpath Theatre Company - The Three Sisters  - Funny, Simple, and Gorgeous - 5 stars
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4/24/12 - Gonzo Group Theatre - Art - Simple, Unvarnished and Completely Accessible - 4-1/2 stars
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4/20/12 - Swandive Theatre - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) - Lowbrow and Highbrow in One Tidy Package - 4 stars
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4/19/12 - Theater Latte Da - Spring Awakening - Hell Yeah - 5 stars
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4/5/12 - Fools Productions - Cirque de la Loon - An (Overly?) Ambitious Little Clown Show - 2-1/2 stars
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4/4/12 - Illusion Theater - What's The Word For - Brain But A Lack Of Heart - 2-1/2 stars
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3/26/12 - Theater for the Thirsty - Kingdom Undone - Not Just For The Church Crowd - 4 stars
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3/25/12 - Mu Performing Arts - Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them - It's A Hit - 5 stars
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3/9/12 - Theatre Novi Most - Picnic On The Battlefield - Hilarious Nightmare or Horrifying Comedy? - 5 stars
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3/7/12 - Theatre Pro Rata - T Bone N Weasel - It's Like 'Of Mice And Men,' Without All That Pesky Tragedy To Bring You Down - 3 stars
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2/28/12 - Theater Latte Da - Beautiful Thing - Too Much of a Beautiful Thing? Not Possible - 4 stars
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2/23/12 - Minnesota Jewish Theatre - My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding - Unapologetically Political, Completely Adorable - 4 stars
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2/12/12 - Transatlantic Love Affair - Ballad of the Pale Fisherman - Seven Barefoot Actors, A Chair, An Accordion,  and One Hell of a Story - 5 stars
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2/12/12 - 20% Theatre Company - The Naked I: Wide Open - A Sold-Out Hit, and Deservedly So - 4-1/2 stars
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1/24/12 - Freshwater Theatre Company - Dirty Girls Come Clean - Dirty Girls For A Good Cause - 4-1/2 stars
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1/20/12 - Cade Holmseth Dance - Just One More: A Story of Affluenza - Dancing On Top of $600, All of It In Pennies - 5 stars
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11/19/11 - Shadowplay Theatre - Dial M For Murder - Sending Your Wife To Death Row Is Always A Good Plan B - 3 stars
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11/17/11 - Macalester College - The Inland Sea - A Great U.S. Premiere In Our Own Backyard - 5 stars
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11/16/11 - Phoenix Theater Project - Private Eyes - Is It Wrong To Enjoy A Comedy About Infidelity? (Nope, Not When It's This Good) - 4-1/2 stars
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11/14/11 - Classical Actors Ensemble - Richard II - When Bad Plays (Even Shakespearean Ones) Happen To Good Theater Companies - 2-1/2 stars
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11/11/11 - Savage Umbrella - The Ravagers - Starting Your Own Cult Of Teenage Girls Never Ends Well - 5 stars
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11/9/11 - Sandbox Theatre - The Mad Trapper of Rat River - "He's Not Cold-Blooded.  He Was Driven To This" - 5 stars
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11/4/11 - Nautilus Music-Theater - Joan of Arc - "Welcome To Our Little Experiment" - 5 stars
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10/16/11 - Penumbra Theatre Company - Two Trains Running - A Play So Good It Makes You Want To Write One Of Your Own - 5 stars
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9/25/11 - Park Square Theatre - August: Osage County - "Bottom Feeders.  My Favorite!" - 5 stars
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9/14/11 - Theatre Pro Rata - Cat's Paw - "How Many Terrorists Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb" - 3 stars
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9/11/11 - Dovetail Theatre - Leonce & Lena - Who Knew Georg Buchner Was So Funny? - 4-1/2 stars
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8/28/11 - Jungle Theater - Hamlet - Guilty Creatures Sitting At A Play - 2-1/2 stars
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8/22/11 - Wolfpack Productions - An Evening With Jonbenet Ramsey - 5 stars
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