Email Author Ed Huyck

2013 Stories by Ed Huyck

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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 >>

• Thom Pain relishes the silence

  published January 16, 2013

  Comedy in recent years has been built more and more on discomfort. Think of the strained silences on The Office or the... More >>

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  'Ultimate Pajama Party' is a real girls' night out

  published Jan 15, 2013

  The Lab Theater will become a real girl's night out over the next month, as the Ultimate Pajama Party arrives. You see, the guys (with a special dispensation for the gay ones) aren't allowed. "It... More >>

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  Broadway Songbook winnows down Sondheim's career into a single night

  published Jan 14, 2013

  Over the last year, the Ordway has presented a series examining the great composers and songwriters of the Broadway Songbook, centered on sharing stories and songs. For the latest subject, Stephen Son... More >>

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  Out There 25: Maybe the play isn't the thing

  published Jan 11, 2013

  The Walker Art Center's Out There 25 opens with a piece that takes a sly, satirical, and loving look at outlandishly experimental theater with The Method Gun. The piece, produced by the Rude Mechs fro... More >>

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  TRP heads down the Rabbit Hole

  published Jan 10, 2013

  David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer-Prize-winning Rabbit Hole tackles an extremely difficult subject -- the aftermath of the death of a child -- with rare grace."The writing is beautiful. There are a lot ... More >>

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  Loudmouth Collective gets close and personal with Thom Pain

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Director Natalie Novacek describes Will Eno's Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) as a gateway drug to the playwright's work. She is also using the piece as a calling card for her new theater, the Loudmouth ... More >>

• Aida ignites passion and talent

  published January 9, 2013

  The first weekend of 2013 brought the hot Egyptian sands and an even hotter forbidden love affair with a largely satisfying production of Tim... More >>

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  'I Am Anne Frank' returns to the Twin Cities

  published Jan 08, 2013

  Nearly seven years after it debuted here (earning an Ivey for the production), Nautilus Music-Theater's I Am Anne Frank comes back to the Twin Cities this week for a brief run. The return comes from b... More >>

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  Penumbra reaches fundraising goal, will resume programming in March

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Penumbra Theatre Company, which canceled its fall performances after falling considerably short of its funding needs, raised more than $350,000 by the end of 2012. That additional income means theatri... More >>

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  Brandon Sanderson: "I was absolutely stunned" when asked to finish The Wheel of Time

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Brandon Sanderson was a rising star in the fantasy field when in 2007, he was chosen to complete The Wheel of Time, a massive, landmark series that had legions of dedicated fans waiting for the finale... More >>

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  'Aida' marks new project between Latte Da, Hennepin Theatre Trust

  published Jan 03, 2013

  Theatre Latte Da and the Hennepin Theatre Trust are teaming up to present Aida at the Pantages. It's the result of long-in-the-making discussions between the two groups."We've talked for some time abo... More >>

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  Lorna Landvik on her yearly improv party: "I always enjoy my pre-show wig shopping"

  published Jan 02, 2013

  At the start of each new year, writer and performer Lorna Landvik turns her attention to the Bryant-Lake Bowl for a month of improvised performances. Party in the Rec Room has attracted a dedicated au... More >>

• Out There celebrates 25 years

  published January 2, 2013

  It's hard to live on the edge for 25 years, but the Walker Art Center's Out There festival this month celebrates a quarter-century of... More >>