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2012 Stories by Ed Huyck

• The Servant of Two Masters

  published December 5, 2012

  Steven Epp, a 2011 City Pages Artist of the Year, returns to the Twin Cities for a run of Yale Repertory Theatre's The Servant of Two... More >>

• The Year in Denial: The Scrimshaw Brothers' New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza!

  published December 26, 2012

  Funny brothers Joseph and Joshua Scrimshaw don't team up all that often, as both have successful comedy troupes (Joking Envelope and Comedy... More >>

• A Christmas Carol

  published November 14, 2012

  Positioned somewhere between venerable holiday staple and war horse, the Guthrie Theater's A Christmas Carol underwent a renovation a few... More >>

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  Scrimshaw Bros. NYE show: "There will probably be more champagne onstage. At least, inside me"

  published Dec 28, 2012

  The turn of the calendar means that once again the Bryant-Lake Bowl will be an all-Scrimshaw affair Monday night, as four different performances will be featured. Earlier in the evening, Joshua Englis... More >>

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  The year in theater, part two: Companies soldier on

  published Dec 27, 2012

  The Minnesota Fringe Festival certainly hit plenty of goals in 2012, with strong attendance and the usual positive vibe for what was being offered. There was some grumbling -- at least from colleagues... More >>

• All Is Calm:The Christmas Truce of 1914

  published December 19, 2012

  Unlike most people, who head to holiday-season shows for a night out, I attend them as part of my job. I'm not complaining. I've had plenty of... More >>

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  The year in theater, part one: 13 favorites

  published Dec 26, 2012

  In this week's paper, I looked at my 10 favorite shows of the year. I use this language intentionally. While I saw about 120 productions this year -- along with 19 Fringe shows -- that is only part of... More >>

• Christmas: Impossible

  published November 21, 2012

  James Bond isn't the only super spy who won't die. When Christmas is threatened by evil puppets bent on wreaking havok by stealing all of the... More >>

• Top 10 plays of 2012

  published December 26, 2012

  I saw too many great shows this year and have too little space to talk about them all. But here are my favorite 10 productions from... More >>

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  'All is Calm': Songs for No Man's Land

  published Dec 21, 2012

  The staging of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 is simplicity defined: A black backdrop, a couple of platforms, a few crates, a bit of stage fog, and snow. It's a show that works its magic not... More >>

• Catch Me If You Can

  published December 12, 2012

  As yet another Broadway adaptation of a Hollywood film, Catch Me If You Can comes with an intriguing pedigree. Terrance McNally, whose... More >>

• In the Next Room

  published October 31, 2012

  Sarah Ruhl's work, subtitled "the vibrator play," was an unlikely Broadway success, earning a trio of Tony nominations, a number of best-play... More >>

• A Behanding in Spokane

  published November 28, 2012

  If forced holiday cheer is getting you down, there are alternatives, like the latest Gremlin Theatre production. A Behanding in Spokane is... More >>

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  Looking for a holiday showr We've got some suggestions

  published Dec 19, 2012

  As the final weeks of 2012 count down on the calendar, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate the religious holiday of your choice, the upcoming solstice, or just making your way to the end of an... More >>

• 2 Pianos 4 Hands and The Santaland Diaries

  published December 19, 2012

  Richard Greenblatt and Ted Dykstra created 2 Pianos 4 Hands out of memories of their youthful years, when they practiced hard and... More >>

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  'Obsessed' goes 'Back to the Future'

  published Dec 17, 2012

  Creative multitasker Joseph Scrimshaw has an internet hit on his hands with his Obsessed podcast, where the host and a variety of creative folks -- or just random audience members -- share their speci... More >>

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  'Little Dickens' falls short

  published Dec 14, 2012

  Want and Ignorance Present: Little Dickens ends up being an uneasy marriage between the theatrical and the audio-visual that doesn't take its concept far enough to be compelling. It marks an inte... More >>

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  Virtuosity is the name of the game in '2 Pianos 4 Hands'

  published Dec 13, 2012

  I was an indifferent piano student for about a decade when I was a youngster, from elementary school through the first part of high school. I went to lessons, practiced, um, occasionally, and took par... More >>

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  The Servant of Two Masters

  published December 12, 2012

  We've all had those evenings, especially around Christmas and other winter holidays. It could be a family gathering or a work party or just a... More >>

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  'Joe Egg': The unbearable pain of carrying on

  published Dec 11, 2012

  The sheer amount of theater in the Twin Cities makes it nearly impossible to catch everything. Sometimes, this means just passing on an intriguing piece with a promise to catch the new work by the com... More >>

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  'The Santaland Diaries': Still funny

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Frank Theatre's The Santaland Diaries opens without any real fanfare. The lights dim a bit and actor Joe Leary walks onstage dressed in street clothes. It's the transformation that takes place in the ... More >>

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  'The Servant of Two Masters' aims for comedy jazz

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp have a long history of working together, going back to their days in Theatre de la Jeune Lune's "boot camp" back in the 1980s. In the years after that, "we looked for ... More >>

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  Frank gets back into holiday spirit with 'Santaland Diaries'

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Over the past few years, Wendy Knox has become quite familiar with David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries. She has directed the stage adaptation in three cities, at five different venues, and with four... More >>

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  Martin McDonagh delves into dark relationships

  published December 5, 2012

  What if, in the middle of A Christmas Carol, Tiny Tim got beat down by a gang of London ruffians, or if at the end, Scrooge revealed a... More >>

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  Park Square returns to '2 Pianos 4 Hands'

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Peter Vitale and Michael Pearce Donley are getting the chance to revisit a favorite from their recent past, and they are ready to take advantage of the opportunity."Largely, I was able to learn the mu... More >>