Laurie Van Wieren (left) and Megan Mayer in Skewed Visions' new work, He Woke Up In A Strange Place Called Home And Although Looking For Bed He Kept Finding Death Instead, by Charles Campbell. Photo: Craig VanDerSchaegen.
New work is terrifying - for artists and audiences both. Every time we leap into the unknown, we risk wasting our time, money, reputation, and sanity. In this issue, we examine why and how we keep scaring ourselves almost to death.
By Tom Poole
Posted Monday, May 4
Do you want to do the work required to turn an idea into an actual play more than you want to eat kettle chips and watch reruns of Ultimate Cage Fighting?
By Penelope Freeh
Posted Monday, May 4
Every dance possesses some combination of old and new. Dancer Penny Freeh reveals her thoughts, and dreams, on the mixture that sustains her career.
By Michael Kinghorn
Posted Thursday, May 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 Marya Hornbacher
Posted Thursday, May 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 MinnesotaPlaylist
Posted Monday, May 11
The prolific, ubiquitous, droll, jocular, successful and local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher sits for a video interview on the state of playwrighting.
By Victoria Stewart
Posted Thursday, May 14
No wacky playwright, living on absinthe and cobwebs, is Victoria Stewart. No regular paycheck or stability has she either.
By Allison Moore
Posted Thursday, May 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 Alan M. Berks
Posted Monday, May 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 Craig VanDerSchaegen
Posted Monday, May 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 MinnesotaPlaylist
Posted Wednesday, May 20
Your handy-dandy guide to new work development opportunities, compiled by MinnesotaPlaylist Intern, Anna Sundberg.
By Jack Reuler
Posted Thursday, May 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 Roy Close
Posted Monday, May 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 Leah Cooper
Posted Monday, May 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 Mo Perry
Posted Wednesday, May 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.
March 2010
All the world's a stage. . .
February 2010
Reel live
January 2010
Feeling Minnesota
December 2009
Jingle blogs
November 2009
Making art, work
October 2009
So very close. . .
September 2009
How are we doing?
August 2009
Fringe points of view
July 2009
Stories
June 2009
On the road
May 2009
What's new?
April 2009
Spring break
See it this week at The Gremlin Theatre in St. Paul. Presented by Theatre Pro Rata.
Shawn Patrick Boyd performs in The Diary of Anne Frank playing at Park Square Theatre this month.
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