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• Guthrie and Rapson battle again
  This weekend the History Theatre in St. Paul will delve into one of the great tempestuous relationships of Minnesota theater history. "Tyrone and Ralph" is about the struggle in the early 1960s between architect Ralph Rapson and Sir Tyrone Guthrie, as they built the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.October 3, 2008
• When should arts organizations survive their founders?
  Many of the Twin Cities theaters, dance companies and music groups are quietly facing a leadership crisis.September 23, 2008
• Songs for the lovelorn
  For centuries, lovelorn souls have written letters addressed to "Juliet, Verona, Italy." They're writing to the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. A production at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis takes a musical and theatrical look at "The Juliet Letters."September 11, 2008
• Dance hits rock bottom with unique setting of 'Ocean'
  If you are a modern dance lover, the place to be this weekend is the bottom of a quarry in central Minnesota. Thousands of people will travel to St. Cloud to see the Merce Cunningham Dance Company perform "Ocean" on a specially constructed-stage, 150-feet below ground level.September 11, 2008
• The self-described Forrest Gump of comedy
  Actor Taylor Negron has appeared in more than 100 movies and many TV shows. Now he's telling many of these stories in a show called "Satellites," which he'll perform this weekend in Minneapolis.September 5, 2008
• Steve Coogan does Hamlet in his own special way
  Steve Coogan is considered a comedic genius in his British homeland. His specialty is deadpan performances which shred the conventions of television, movies and drama. His latest film, "Hamlet 2," opens this weekend.August 22, 2008
• Pulitzer prize-winning 'Fences' opens tonight in St. Paul
  Tonight is opening night for Penumbra Theatre's latest production, "Fences" by August Wilson. The Pulitzer prize-winning play is part of Wilson's "20th Century cycle".August 21, 2008
• State Fair show will celebrate 150 years of Minnesota statehood
  One of the special Minnesota State Fair attractions this year is the Big Top State Fair Chautauqua. It will present a mixture of music and lectures celebrating 150 years of Minnesota statehood.August 20, 2008
• Conflict between arts groups and their boards at the heart of recent turmoil
  The Twin Cities arts community has been in turmoil recently, with the closures of two high-profile organizations and a management shuffle at a third. They all stemmed from a conflict between the organization's staff and its board.August 15, 2008
• Little House team looks for a slow route to Broadway
  It's opening weekend for "Little House on the Prairie - the musical" at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. The show broke box office sales records for the Guthrie and its run has already been extended by two weeks. There's also talk about the show being Broadway-bound. But the Little House creative team wants to take it slow.August 14, 2008
• Fringe Festival attendance rebounds from last year
  The Minnesota Fringe Festival appears to have bounced back from last year's low attendance and revenue.August 11, 2008
• Southern Theater artists petitioning for evaluation of management
  Artists are petitioning the Southern Theater in Minneapolis to agree to an independent evaluation of its management.August 7, 2008
• The best -- and worst -- of the Fringe Festival
  As the 15th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival moves into its second weekend, Morning Edition Arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola is still getting used to daylight again.August 7, 2008
• Minnesota Fringe Festival turns 15
  For the next ten days actors and dancers will perform in over 150 shows throughout Minneapolis in the 15th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival. It's the biggest performing arts festival in the midwest.July 30, 2008
• Paying for art in a bad economy
  People are already feeling the pinch when it comes to buying their groceries or gas; how do you get them to give away their money for a new theater or gallery?July 22, 2008

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