7/1 An interview with long-time Minnesota theater legend Don Stolz who "refuses to do a play that presents life as hopeless. . . It just isn't true." By MinnesotaPlaylist

7/1 Use this text timeline of Minnesota Theater history to follow along with this month's video interviews. By Joshua Humphrey

6/28 It's never going to work as long as landlords get more grant money than artists. By Alan M. Berks

6/22 You ever have that dream where you move back to the small town you grew up in and open a homey little arts center? Well, wake up!!!! By Clark A. Cruikshank

6/21 Connecting urban arts organizations with the venues in their own backyard is emphatically not a new idea. Plus, go north. By Minnesota Playlist readers

6/18 Creative people will be creative. Give people time for the unfamiliar to become familiar. Musicals subsidize, and other lessons from the road in Minnesota. By Alan M. Berks

6/15 Check out this list of performing arts festivals in beautiful places that you can reach easily. Enjoy your summer road trips more. By Anna Sundberg

6/15 Dream of starting a theater festival? If you're lucky, you'll find yourself as attractive and willing a dance partner as the city of Winona. By Paul Barnes

6/11 Summer stock theater is a blur of frenzied blocking, memorizing, forgetting, tripping, building up, tearing down, and drinking. Peek inside the craziness. By Zach Curtis

6/8 On a road trip around Greater Minnesota, Alan Berks visits 9 representative organizations, from community theater to university theater to barn-based theater. By Alan M. Berks

6/4 Looking for Total Artistic Control, Kathy Welch and Rick Coleman moved from the Twin Cities to the Old Gem Theater in New Richmond, WI. Learn what they found. By Joseph Scrimshaw

6/4 What do you do when you've written a raunchy gay sex farce sure to offend delicate sensibilities? Take it on the road, of course. By Jon Mikkelsen

6/1 Get a video introduction to some of the theater makers who make Greater Minnesota safe for the performing arts. Part 1 of 3. By MinnesotaPlaylist

5/27 From an actor's perspective, if working on a classic piece of theater is a paint-by-number project, then doing new works is a beginner’s pottery class. By Mo Perry

5/25 Muzzle the urge to call that theater critic a despicable prick. The critic may just be the best friend a new work can have. By Roy Close

5/25 And see, it’s that maniacal way you pull on your hair and squeal that requires us to keep the rehearsal schedule secret from you. By Leah Cooper

5/21 The conventional wisdom says that new work is too hard to produce successfully. Mixed Blood's Artistic Director Jack Reuler begs to differ. By Jack Reuler

5/20 Your handy-dandy guide to new work development opportunities, compiled by MinnesotaPlaylist Intern, Anna Sundberg. By MinnesotaPlaylist

5/18 A photo essay of Skewed Visions' rehearsals for He Woke Up In A Strange Place Called Home And Although Looking For Bed He Kept Finding Death Instead. By Craig VanDerSchaegen

5/18 What possible reason can an otherwise rational person have for devoting themselves to writing new plays? Hint: It’s not the abundance of money and respect. By Alan M. Berks

5/14 No wacky playwright, living on absinthe and cobwebs, is Victoria Stewart. No regular paycheck or stability has she either. By Victoria Stewart

5/14 Minnesota playwrights are often featured at the country’s premiere new play event; Allison Moore reports back from the production of her play Slasher. By Allison Moore

5/11 The prolific, ubiquitous, droll, jocular, successful and local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher sits for a video interview on the state of playwrighting. By MinnesotaPlaylist

5/7 The real risk in creating new work is not that the audience won't understand our vision; the real risk is that we won't understand theirs. By Marya Hornbacher

5/7 Minnesota's new play production record stands up favorably to any city in the country — and like every city in the country, we've got lots to improve. By Michael Kinghorn