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2013 Stories by Ed Huyck

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  Other Desert Cities finds voice in the end

  published Feb 18, 2013

  There's a disconnect between audience and the action onstage in the early scenes of Other Desert Cities, the Jon Robin Baitz drama that opened last weekend on the Guthrie's McGuire Proscenium Stage. T... More >>

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  Ring of Fire: Milage may vary

  published Feb 15, 2013

  Tickets for Ring of Fire, the latest show at the Plymouth Playhouse with the helpful subtitle of "the music of Johnny Cash," run between $26 and $38. The question is: What does the onstage revue of th... More >>

• The Tiger Among Us

  published January 23, 2013

  Mu Performing Arts looks to the Hmong experience in Minnesota — specifically, small-town rural Minnesota — in its latest production,... More >>

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  Open Eye channels Ralph Kramden, the Greeks for To the Moon

  published Feb 14, 2013

  For his latest project, To The Moon, Open Eye Figure Theatre's Michael Sommers will be stepping away from puppets.That doesn't mean the heightened sense of reality -- and unreality -- that marks his w... More >>

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  The Seven: The curse of Oedipus by way of hip-hop

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Sarah Rasmussen may be in her first go-around as director with Ten Thousand Things, but she has long loved the company's signature plays, and has worked as a puppeteer, an assistant director, and even... More >>

• Book of Mormon: Mission accomplished

  published February 13, 2013

  As the young missionaries at the center of The Book of Mormon arrive at their African destination, they are horrified by the poverty,... More >>

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  The Book of Mormon: Having fun and offending all

  published Feb 08, 2013

  In a moment that pretty much sums up The Book of Mormon, one of the young missionaries freshly arrived in the reality of Africa notes that "this isn't like The Lion King."Oh, definitely not. Trey Park... More >>

• MN Opera: Doubt

  published January 30, 2013

  Since its debut in 2004, John Patrick Shanley's Doubt: A Parable has won the Tony and Pulitzer prizes, been adapted into a movie starring... More >>

• Rabbit Hole

  published January 9, 2013

  The death of a child is perhaps the most devastating event in any parent's life. The raw emotions make it a difficult subject to capture onstage... More >>

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  Ferguson and Heimbuch revisit The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  published Feb 07, 2013

  Over the past several years, creators Jon Ferguson and John Heimbuch have created a series of intriguing shows together, including an adaptation of Moby Dick (On the White Whale) and a collection of S... More >>

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  Transatlantic Love Affair takes deep into the wood for Red Resurrected

  published Feb 06, 2013

  Transatlantic Love Affair is hoping lighting strikes again. The innovative company -- where the everything, down to the sets and sound effects, is created by the actors onstage -- is presenting a revi... More >>

• Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom

  published February 6, 2013

  Something is not right in the lovely subdivision in Jennifer Haley's play. The kids are all obsessed with a new video game that re-creates... More >>

• Venus in Fur dominates the stage

  published February 6, 2013

  Anne Sundberg's character, Vanda, in Venus in Fur arrives at an audition hours late with a clear plastic umbrella, a purse, and a big,... More >>

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  Savage Umbrella asks if Emma Woodhouse is a bitch

  published Feb 01, 2013

  Jane Austen's Emma is no stranger to the modern update -- witness the 1995 film Clueless -- but Savage Umbrella has turned up the heat several notches in their latest company-created production, Emma ... More >>

• Aida

  published January 2, 2013

  The product of a new partnership between Theatre Latte Da and the Hennepin Theatre Trust, Tim Rice and Elton John's Aida promises to be a... More >>

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  Theatre Pro Rata gets into the game

  published Jan 31, 2013

  Director Wade Vaughn admits that he though the latest Theatre Pro Rata show, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, wasn't the thing for him."I read the first page and a half, and then I put the play aw... More >>

• Johnny Baseball swings and misses

  published January 30, 2013

  While leaving Johnny Baseball Friday night, I realized that whatever thoughts I had about the lead for my review — maybe a... More >>

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  Venus in Fur: Choose your own safe word

  published Jan 29, 2013

  There's nothing new under the sun, even a fascination for bondage, discipline, and masochism."The whole 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon is simply the latest resurgence of a deeply embedded psychological ... More >>

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  Off-Leash Area's Le Squat plays very close to home

  published Jan 25, 2013

  Off-Leash Area remounts a popular show this weekend -- in a venue very close to home. For Le Squat, the show is presented in creator Paul Herwig's garage. "It actually didn't take that much work ... More >>

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  Heart of the Beast heads to nature in kid enkidu

  published Jan 24, 2013

  Several years ago, director and puppeteer Bart Buch was intrigued by the story The Little Prince and wanted to bring a fully fledged puppet production to the stage.Buch couldn't get the rights for the... More >>

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  'Johnny Baseball' brings us a singing Babe Ruth

  published Jan 23, 2013

  Zach Curtis has long dreamed of playing Babe Ruth onstage, so when he learned that Park Square Theatre had a production of Johnny Baseball, a new musical that featured the Bambino, he "came onto the s... More >>

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  Pinocchio: Becoming a boy

  published Jan 22, 2013

  With a story as familiar as Pinocchio, how do you make it freshr In the case of director Greg Banks and the Children's Theatre Company, all it takes is some painting equipment, a few improvised props,... More >>

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  As You Like It: A too twee Arden

  published Jan 18, 2013

  Usually, even mediocre to bad Shakespeare has Shakespeare going for it. Sure, maybe the interpretation is wrong headed or the acting isn't crisp, but the poetry of the Bard wins out.That's not the cas... More >>

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  Longtime acting friends ready for O'Neill's Journey

  published Jan 17, 2013

  Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night is a family affair. Four of the five characters are part of the Tyrone family, a thinly fictionalized version of O'Neill's own clan.Good working relation... More >>

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  Greg Banks brings collaboration to Pinocchio

  published Jan 16, 2013

  Over the years, British director Greg Banks has crafted a strong relationship with the Children's Theatre Company, creating innovative productions of Romeo and Juliet, Antigone, Huck Finn, and Robin H... More >>