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2013 Stories by Ed Huyck

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  In the Time of the Butterflies: Trampled underfoot

  published Apr 08, 2013

  For three decades, from 1930 to 1961, Rafael Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic, creating a brutal dictatorship where life for everyday citizens was full of fear. His rule eventually ended with an ... More >>

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  Misterman: Sex, lies, and audiotape

  published Apr 04, 2013

  The latest Frank Theatre show involves a man alone onstage, accompanied only by audiotapes he has carefully constructed over the lonely years of his life.It may sound like a certain Samuel Beckett one... More >>

• Deathtrap gets bogged down in the details

  published April 2, 2013

  Ira Levin may be best known for his scary novels — from Rosemary's Baby to The Stepford Wives to The Boys From... More >>

• Jackie and Me at the Children's Theatre

  published April 2, 2013

  Falling uneasily between a serious drama and a high school history report, Steven Dietz's Jackie and Me, based on one of the novels in... More >>

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  Museum drama looks at long-distance Civil War relationship

  published Apr 02, 2013

  A kind of Civil War Love Letters will be presented at the Minnesota History Center in the coming week. Go If You Think It Is Your Duty traces the relationship of Madison and Lizzie Bowler, who sp... More >>

• Other Desert Cities

  published February 13, 2013

  While The Book of Mormon plays downtown, the Guthrie Theater brings a local production of another highly lauded Broadway show to... More >>

• Yellow Fever

  published March 6, 2013

  Rick Shiomi finishes his tenure as the artistic director of Mu Performing Arts with the show that launched his career in the 1980s, Yellow... More >>

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  Deathtrap: 'There's a fundamental fascination we have with the idea of killing somebody'

  published Mar 28, 2013

  It's tough to talk about Deathtrap without giving away the thriller's many secrets."It's a play about two men writing a play... about two men writing a play... about two men writing a play," says Stev... More >>

• How to Swear Like a Minnesotan

  published February 27, 2013

  Joseph Scrimshaw has built his reputation on clever, nerd-friendly comedy showcased in his various Minnesota Fringe Festival shows and those with... More >>

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  Bohemian Flats: Living on the mud of the Mississippi

  published Mar 27, 2013

  From the later part of the 19th century through the first part of the 20th, a small, hardscrabble community lived along the banks of the Mississippi in Minneapolis. Existing somewhere between squatter... More >>

• The Light in the Piazza sparkles

  published March 27, 2013

  In a musical about secrets, The Light in the Piazza has a doozy right at its core. It's easy to think that the show, crafted by Craig... More >>

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  Brave New Workshop: Roid-rage revue

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Sometimes, a bit in a show can penetrate right into your soul. For example, I knew exactly where Bobby Gardner was coming from in one scene during the Brave New Workshop's latest piece, Lance Armstron... More >>

• Elemeno Pea

  published February 20, 2013

  Mixed Blood Theatre never shies away from tackling the troubles of the day head on, often with sharp wit and outlandish comedy, such as in recent... More >>

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  The Light in the Piazza: Hard work by players, audience brings rewards

  published Mar 20, 2013

  As the lights went down after intermission Saturday evening at The Light in the Piazza, I looked over and saw that the only person left in my row was a lone gent in the middle. The groups to either si... More >>

• Spunk showcases the best of Penumbra

  published March 20, 2013

  After nearly a year off local stages — its last production was Amen Corner at the Guthrie last spring — the Penumbra Theatre... More >>

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  Jackie and Me: Too much in play

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Joey Stoshack gets to do what so many of us dream about: travel back in time and meet his heroes. For the baseball-obsessed youth who can make his journeys by touching the trading cards of his favorit... More >>

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  Twelfth Night: It's all about the yellow stockings

  published Mar 18, 2013

  In the world of Shakespeare, nothing brings nearly as much delight as the prospect of seeing the overbearing steward Malvolio get his comeuppance when he appears dressed in cross-gartered yellow stock... More >>

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  Spunk: Tales in the key of the blues

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Welcome back, Penumbra.Nearly a year after its last show, Penumbra Theatre roared back Thursday night to an eager crowd thrilled to have their favorites back home. The company returned with Spunk, Geo... More >>

• Relive history with Yellow Fever and Or

  published March 13, 2013

  Mu Performing Arts' Rick Shiomi comes full circle with this production at the Dowling Studio. Thirty years ago, Yellow Fever was a... More >>

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  Love blossomed for couple on The Light in the Piazza

  published Mar 12, 2013

  For the next few weeks, Jessica Fredrickson and Aleks Knezevich will get to rehearse their own upcoming wedding every night onstage in Theatre Latte Da's production of Light in the Piazza.In the show,... More >>

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  Bill W. and Dr. Bob: AA drama lacks spark

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Aside from being a terrible disease that has ruined -- and continues to ruin -- millions of lives, alcoholism has been a driving topic of modern drama. Directly or obliquely, play after play has dealt... More >>

• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  published January 30, 2013

  The headless horseman rides again! Walking Shadow Theatre Company builds on a successful 2012 with a local version of a show originally created in... More >>

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  Six Characters in Search of an Author: Journey to the theatrical Twilight Zone

  published Mar 07, 2013

  For the second time in the last week or so, a local show had me heading home with images of the cult British TV show Sapphire and Steel running through my head. (Short description: Two mysterious agen... More >>

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  Propeller brings Shakespeare to life, warts and all

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Don't read too much into the fact that Propeller, the British company now performing Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew at the Guthrie, is an all-male company, says director Edward Hall."Propel... More >>

• The Taming of the Shrew: Thought-provoking and gender-bending

  published March 6, 2013

  The Taming of the Shrew is considered one of Shakespeare's "problem" plays, especially for audiences who don't believe a woman should be... More >>