Less formal than an article in a newsletter or program (we hope). Less rambling than a conversation over a beer after a show (perhaps). It’s the Big Blue Blog. Talk to us at blog@guthrietheater.org.
"Faith & Values" profiles Douglas Gresham
Show: Shadowlands
Posted on Nov 21, 2008 at 5:07 p.m. by LeeH
The Star Tribune profiles Douglas Gresham in this weekend's "Faith & Values" column by Jeff Strickler.
Lots of new offerings at Cue and Level 5 Cafe
Posted on Nov 21, 2008 at 10:58 a.m. by LeeH
Highlights include an intermission dessert buffet, weekend brunch buffet, a kids menu (finally!), a new lunch menu at Cue ... and the return of Haagen Dazs ice cream cups (yum!)
REVIEW: "Shadowlands" reveals C.S. Lewis
Show: Shadowlands
Posted on Nov 20, 2008 at 11:43 a.m. by LeeH
Minnesota Monthly assistant editor Courtney Lewis shares her thoughts on the Guthrie's production of Shadowlands in a recent posting on MNMO's "Front & Center" blog
REVIEW: Emotionally harrowing production deliberately leaves loose ends
Show: Blackbird
Posted on Nov 20, 2008 at 11:38 a.m. by LeeH
City Pages theater critic Quinton Skinner hails Pillsbury House Theatre's jawdropping production of David Harrower's Blackbird.
Arts community mourns loss of Clive Barnes
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. by LeeH
Prolific arts critic Clive Barnes, 81, died early Wednesday morning from cancer. His career as a New York dance and theater critic spanned decades, and included posts at The New York Times and The New York Post.
KSTP chats with Gary Gisselman
Show: A Christmas Carol
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:46 p.m. by LeeH
KSTP reporter Cyndy Brucato chats with Gary Gisselman about directing A Christmas Carol, and how the Twin Cities theater scene has changed over the past 40 years.
Is the size of the MSP theater scene still shocking to locals?
Posted on Nov 13, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. by LeeH
As Jay Gabler writes, we all know that "among American cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul is second only to New York City in theater seats per capita." How did this come to be? METRO Magazine explores the vibrant theater community in a recent article.
Remember to silence your cell phones
Show: Shadowlands
Posted on Nov 10, 2008 at 4:52 p.m. by LeeH
Star Tribune opinion editor Eric Ringham chronicles a recent visit to the Guthrie, during which a fellow patron didn’t heed the preshow warning to silence cell phones.
REVIEW: Fine acting, intelligent staging power 'Blackbird'
Show: Blackbird
Posted on Nov 09, 2008 at 5:32 p.m. by LeeH
Pioneer Press contributor Renee Valois offers her thoughts on Pillsbury House Theatre's production of Blackbird
REVIEW: "Blackbird" dares to reveal humanity and nuance in a drama of two people damaged by sexual abuse
Show: Blackbird
Posted on Nov 09, 2008 at 5:23 p.m. by LeeH
Star Tribune editor Claude Peck offers his review of Pillsbury House Theatre's production of Blackbird, playing in the Dowling Studio through Nov. 30
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