Email Author Brad Richason

2011 Stories by Brad Richason

• Baby New Year’s Time Traveling Diaper Party

  published December 28, 2011

  Considering the raucous nature of typical New Year's Eve revelries, it's hard to fault those parents who elect to ring in the occasion from the... More >>

• Hot Corn! The Longest Cabaret of the Year

  published December 21, 2011

  Back in September 2010, when the performance-art innovators at Bedlam Theatre lost the lease on their revered West Bank location, a good deal of... More >>

• All is Calm

  published December 14, 2011

  As a launch to the 2011 holiday season, local arts aficionados received a magnificent gift with the world premiere of Silent Night, the... More >>

• The Santaland Diaries

  published December 14, 2011

  While the Guthrie's annual staging of A Christmas Carol tends to garner an affectionate share of holiday cheer, a decidedly less-reverent... More >>

• Star Wars Holiday Special

  published December 7, 2011

  With an inexorable will befitting the Galactic Empire, Star Wars creator George Lucas has scoured the known universe for any remaining... More >>

• Les Misérables

  published November 30, 2011

  Any work hyped as the "world's longest-running" anything can make for a dubious proposition, especially to those who prefer the energetically... More >>

• The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge

  published November 30, 2011

  Though the famous finale of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol remains one of the (SPOILER ALERT!) most heartwarmingly redemptive in... More >>

• Minnesota Opera: Silent Night

  published November 16, 2011

  Those seeking holiday expressions that go beyond Hallmark platitudes and department-store spending sprees would do well to treat themselves to... More >>

• Skinner Box

  published November 16, 2011

  In times of utmost frustration, even the most rational of persons might be tempted to question whether malicious forces are, in fact, bent on... More >>

• The Dining Room

  published November 16, 2011

  Tune in to coverage of the ongoing Occupy protests, and it won't take long to hear someone lament the diminishment of the American middle class.... More >>

• After Miss Julie

  published November 9, 2011

  Within even the most imposingly grandiose mansion, there's something fundamentally equalizing about a kitchen. Whereas other rooms might strive to... More >>

• CineMadness

  published November 2, 2011

  With the movie industry laying the blame for diminishing ticket sales on digital piracy rather than predictable, stale storytelling, it would be... More >>

• I am My Own Wife

  published November 2, 2011

  Even in an environment rife with eclectic theater offerings, few venues can match the Jungle Theater's knack for introducing compellingly original... More >>

• Bat Boy: The Musical

  published October 26, 2011

  Sources of artistic inspiration don't get more unlikely than The Weekly World News. Yet the notoriously outlandish tabloid assured its dubious... More >>

• The Edge of Our Bodies

  published October 26, 2011

  Beginning with his literary debut, 1990's The Buffalo Tree, Adam Rapp has consistently captured the awkward posturing and restless... More >>

• PlayLabs

  published October 19, 2011

  A prevailing misconception of theater—frequently declared by those who seldom actually attend performances—is that the art form is... More >>

• The Woman in Black

  published October 19, 2011

  Though contemporary ghost stories are no longer contained to mist-shrouded Victorian mansions, haunting everything from suburban homes to... More >>

• Trail of Terror

  published October 12, 2011

  Could there be a better way to savor a crisp autumn night than with a haunted hayride through the Minnesota countryside? Imagine snuggling up with... More >>

• The K of D: An Urban Legend

  published October 5, 2011

  As anyone who's ever gotten chills listening to a campfire story can attest, the secret to a good scare is all in the atmosphere. This axiom of... More >>

• Manhattan Short Film Festival

  published September 28, 2011

  Billed as "the world's first global film festival," the 13th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival will offer local moviegoers the opportunity to... More >>

• Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

  published September 28, 2011

  As the traditional signal of summer's end, August represents one last fleeting chance to savor the simple pleasure of lounging outdoors,... More >>

• Two Trains Running

  published September 28, 2011

  Every neighborhood, no matter how affluent or impoverished, defines itself in part by shared spaces, those commonly trod grounds where residents... More >>

• Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

  published September 21, 2011

  As the traditional signal of summer's end, August represents one last fleeting chance to savor the simple pleasure of lounging outdoors,... More >>

• Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

  published September 21, 2011

  As the traditional signal of summer's end, August represents one last fleeting chance to savor the simple pleasure of lounging outdoors,... More >>

• Jawaahir Dance Company: Golden Nights on the Silver Screen

  published September 21, 2011

  When film scholars reflect on the golden age of cinema, it's generally safe to assume their comments pertain to Hollywood between the 1920s and... More >>