Email Author Ed Huyck

2013 Stories by Ed Huyck

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  Human Combat Chess: Check, and en garde

  published Jun 11, 2013

  Ever thought chess was fine as a game, but needed a bit of real bloodletting to help it into the major leaguesrAs a theater arts major at the University of Minnesota, Mike Lubke had that idea, and use... More >>

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  Emilie: Love equals people times passion squared

  published Jun 10, 2013

  Throughout her life in the first half of the 18th century, Emilie du Chatelet thirsted for knowledge. Relentless in her pursuits, she knocked on the door of concepts more than a 100 years in the futur... More >>

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  The Jungle heads to Urinetown

  published Jun 07, 2013

  After a successful run of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Jungle in 2011, you could wonder what director John Command would do for an encore.He's going to Urinetown.Related Stori... More >>

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  Bain Boehlke directs show about the 'chronologically challenged'

  published Jun 06, 2013

  Bain Boehlke has been a busy man this spring. Not only has he designed the set for Urinetown at his longtime home, the Jungle Theater, but he has found time to direct two local productions. One, Inter... More >>

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  Sunset Blvd.: Out of tune in more ways than one

  published Jun 05, 2013

  If the first rule of musical theater is to be on key, than Minneapolis Musical Theatre failed in its job opening night.Bum notes, mainly coming from the brass section, but also occasionally from the s... More >>

• International Falls combines laughs and pain

  published June 5, 2013

  A few minutes into International Falls last Saturday night, a youngish couple quietly moved their way to the exit of a packed... More >>

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  Shanan Custer on Emilie: 'I should have paid more attention in science class'

  published Jun 04, 2013

  Actor Shanan Custer may be best known for her comic work -- including years with the Brave New Workshop, Minnesota Fringe Festival performances, and a hosting stint last year at the Ivey Awards -- but... More >>

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  Joseph Scrimshaw looking to Kickstart new comedy albums

  published Jun 03, 2013

  Joseph Scrimshaw's latest project started simply enough. "I wrote a comedy piece for a Minnesota Public Radio storytelling workshop. It is called 'Wife Head,' and it's a true story about being so stub... More >>

• An Iliad

  published May 8, 2013

  Sometimes, the old stories are the best ones, and there are few older than Homer's The Iliad. The poem is nearly 3,000 years old, but the... More >>

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  International Falls: Loneliness of the long-distance comic

  published May 30, 2013

  When Thomas Ward moved to the Twin Cities a year ago, the actor and playwright was looking to make inroads in the local community. Those efforts have led to a production of one of his plays directed b... More >>

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  MMT ready for challenge of Sunset Boulevard

  published May 29, 2013

  Minneapolis Musical Theatre has often tackled "big" shows with an eye for making them more intimate. From Tommy to Kiss of the Spider-Woman, the company has found that even the biggest show can find a... More >>

• Hamlet: “It is too long”

  published May 29, 2013

  The first few minutes of Theatre Coup d'Etat's production of Hamlet promise much. In an almost completely dark American Swedish... More >>

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  Bid'ah takes class project to full-length project

  published May 24, 2013

  Born out of a seven-minute piece presented in a class at Macalester College last fall, Bid'ah has grown to be a full-length show to be presented this weekend at St. Paul's Dreamland Arts.The experimen... More >>

• Deathtrap

  published March 27, 2013

  As the author of Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin knew how to construct taut thrillers with plenty of twists,... More >>

• This Side of Paradise

  published April 17, 2013

  The History Theatre pulls back the curtain on one of the great couples of the 1920s with This Side of Paradise, a jazzy musical journey... More >>

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  Hamlet: 'It is too long'

  published May 23, 2013

  It's a decided mixed bag with Theatre Coup d'Etat's latest effort. The young company's third go-round with Shakespeare finds them tackling the difficult text of Hamlet. To the company's credit, there ... More >>

• I Love to Eat: Cooking with James Beard

  published April 24, 2013

  As the prevalence of restaurants and obesity numbers indicate, Minnesotans love to eat. Maybe it is the long winters, when our brains tell us that... More >>

• Nice Fish

  published April 9, 2013

  English actor Mark Rylance returns to the Guthrie, following performances with the all-male Shakespeare's Globe company (as Olivia in Twelfth... More >>

• Fondly, Collette Richland

  published May 15, 2013

  Back in 2006, the Elevator Repair Service brought Gatz to the Walker Art Center. The conceit was relatively simple: An office drone picks... More >>

• Cul-de-Sac reveals suburban darkness

  published May 22, 2013

  In Daniel MacIvor's play, the cul-de-sac in question really is just the terminus of a dead-end road. It certainly was a dead end for... More >>

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  Hamlet: 'It's been really exciting to dig into that nerdy Shakespeare text stuff'

  published May 21, 2013

  As he prepared for his first foray as the prince of Denmark, Peter Beard realized something that actors over the centuries have noted about Shakespeare's Hamlet."It's a lot longer than I remember it,"... More >>

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  The Primrose Path: 'Of course I'm loud, I'm Russian'

  published May 20, 2013

  Going to The Primrose Path, the world-premiere production now at the Guthrie Theater, means watching a show at war with itself.Is it a comedyr A romancer A commentary on the Russian ruling class durin... More >>

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  Elevator Repair Service gets contemporary in latest work

  published May 16, 2013

  For its latest project, experimental theater company Elevator Repair Service chose to do something that is pretty standard for most ensembles."We wanted to shake things up and push our boundaries. The... More >>

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  Alice in Wonderland: Whimsy on top of whimsy

  published May 15, 2013

  You usually know what you're going to get with a production of Alice in Wonderland: a young girl, a late rabbit, and lots of imagery that would fit in well on a Syd-Barrett-era Pink Floyd album.The Ch... More >>

• An Iliad captures the classic tale

  published May 15, 2013

  An Iliad opens with the quiet before the storm. It's clear something is up once you arrive on the ninth floor of the Guthrie Theater.... More >>