Phil Kilbourne remembered

by Sam L Landman • Apr. 6

"Phil was the epitome of a working actor. He traveled where the work was and brought that formidable talent with him."

A musical revue with a war in the background

by Matt McGeachy • Dec. 5

Criticism

Matt McGeachy reviews "A Civil War Christmas," the first in a series of reviews this month.

What acting isn't

by Sam L Landman • Jun. 30

Process

A cavalcade of Minnesota actors reveal what acting is all about by describing what it isn't

Apprenticeship in the Arts

by Levi Weinhagen • Jun. 29

Training

There is really no way to become a competent and capable artist of any kind without learning by doing.

To be or not to be... Paid, that is.

by Beth Chaplin • Jun. 28

Management

How do we price our worth – our work, time, talent, experience and expertise?

“Everybody” is not the audience: Marketing as creative work

by Kathy Graves • Jun. 24

Management

Artists develop lasting connections with audiences and donors by authentically representing themselves

The Ins and Outs of a Two-Actor, Two-Child Household; Or, We Stand Alone Together

by Caleb and Katy McEwen • Jun. 13

Management

Katy & Caleb McEwen admit how they balance family and work life.

The big art ball

by John Middleton • Jun. 6

Tradition | Vision

What does it mean to think like an artist?

SHUT UP AND LAUGH: or how I learned to stop worrying and love comedy

by Joshua English Scrimshaw • May. 31

Vision

Joshua English Scrimshaw answers the question what do artists who do comedy think of the phrase "more than just comedy."

Art as language

by Mary Kay and Bob Zabel • May. 20

Social Service

Art is essential because art is language.

For love or money: or how I feed my daughter

by Shanan Custer • May. 16

Vision

Do we work for money or love of our art?

A tale of two theater towns

by Marya Hornbacher • Apr. 25

Audience

Chicago and Minneapolis; Sex and Song; the practical and literal versus the conceptual and suggestive; the heart and body versus the mind.

The perils and promises of social media

by Sarah Rattanavong-Wash • Apr. 3

Management

Sarah Rattanavong-Wash investigates whether social media really builds audiences.

Writer’s block: A play in one act

by Matt McGeachy • Mar. 25

Process

Matt McGeachy waxes eloquently on the two P's of writer's block.

ASFB: Giving oneself over to a shadow dance

by Tom Poole • Mar. 17

Criticism

Playwright Tom Poole cracks wise on critics of dance and on dance criticism.