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• Spalding Gray's stories live on through his wife
  When writer and performer Spalding Gray committed suicide in 2004, fans mourned both him and the loss of his monologues. Many believed only he could perform them. Now a new show, "Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell," proves that is not true.March 18, 2010
• Estelle Parsons delves into 'August, Osage County'
  Over the years Estelle Parsons has excelled at many different kinds of acting: she won an Oscar for her role in "Bonnie and Clyde." On TV she had regular roles in both "All in the Family" and on "Roseanne" as Roseanne Barr's acerbic mother. Now she's in St Paul where she is playing Violet Weston, the wasp-tongued, pill-popping matriarch of a dysfunctional family in the awardwinning play "August, Osage County."March 16, 2010
• Chanhassen Dinner Theatres sold
  Chanhassen Dinner Theatres have been sold to a group led by longtime artistic director, Michael Brindisi.March 16, 2010
• Duluth indie rockers Low reach for 'Heaven' with dance
  Duluth indie band Low is trying something very new about a very old subject as band members are collaborating with Minneapolis choreographer Morgan Thorson on "Heaven," a dance exploring religious ritual.March 4, 2010
• Black Pearl Sings and touches on difficult issues
  A new play at Penumbra Theater in St. Paul explores the relationship between an academic collecting slave songs and a woman prisoner who claims to have the songs the researcher needs.February 17, 2010
• Director says themes in Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' remain timeless
  It's been 70 years since Noel Coward's movie "Brief Encounter" became an international sensation, but the director of an acclaimed new theatrical adaptation says the story has lost none of its emotional punch. The production by the British Kneehigh Theater opens at the Guthrie in Minneapolis this weekend.February 10, 2010
• Philip Von Blon, a Guthrie Theater founder, dies
  Von Blon, who helped start the Guthrie Theater in the early 1960s and had remained an active board member, died Wednesday from complications from a fall. He was 88.February 5, 2010
• Mystery surrounds roots of the Macbeth curse
  The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis opens a brand new production of Macbeth this weekend - and that makes some people a little nervous. In some circles Shakespeare's bloody tragedy is believed to be cursed.February 5, 2010
• Sign holders in the spotlight in 'Everything Must Go'
  Being a walking advertisement can be a menial and monotonous job, but in "Everything Must Go," opening Friday night at the Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis, two workers rise above the indignity to form an unlikely friendship.January 15, 2010
• Ordway Center celebrates 25th year
  This week the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in downtown St. Paul celebrates its 25th Anniversary with an open house on Sunday that takes a look back at the effort it took to build, and what it has meant to the community.January 13, 2010
• An intimate show spread over thousands of miles
  This weekend the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis begins presenting a very intimate theatrical experience with just one performer, and one audience member.January 8, 2010
• Mom Culture blends high art with little ones
  When many people become parents, they say goodbye to going to the concerts, plays, and other cultural events. It's not just for lack of time. It's also that highbrow audiences and the pre-potty trained mix like oil and water. Now an organization in the Twin Cities, called Mom Culture, is changing that.December 13, 2009
• South African performer creates 'The Cool Train' in Minnesota
  It's been a decade and a half since the collapse of apartheid in South Africa, but for people like Twin Cities performer Lunga Sinuka its legacy is very real.December 9, 2009
• Some different views of the holidays
  Around this time of year there are almost as many holiday productions in Minnesota as bodies of water, but if you're looking for something a little different, grab yourself an egg nog, we'll take it from here.December 8, 2009
• Play gives the back story to 'A Christmas Carol'
  The play opening tomorrow night at the Park Square Theater in St Paul has the words "Christmas Carol" in the title, but director Richard Cook argues for some people it's not a holiday show.December 3, 2009

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