Arts & Culture
On the Townsend: Republican National Convention Edition
Laughing Liberally Aug. 23, 8 PM Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 345 Washington St., St. Paul (651) 224-4222 www.ordway.org When you think of the Ordway, you probably envision majestic productions of big musicals. But it’s stepping out of line with the comedy extravaganza Laughing Liberally, which got raves in Boston. What a great way…
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Tipping the Bucket Through Aug. 10 Rarig Center Univ. of Minn. 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls. (651) 209-6799 <www.fringefestival.org> Spoken-word writer-performer and Baptist-turned-Catholic Allegra Lingo always gets beneath the surface of queer issues in a humorously human way. Her latest, Tipping the Bucket, looks at faith.
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Queer Boyz Nite July 25-26, 8 PM Patrick’s Cabaret 3010 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 721-3595 www.patrickscabaret.org That wonderful dancer with the campy comic flair, Justin Leaf, is curating Queer Boyz Nite at Patrick’s Cabaret. You can bet he’ll be funny, but beneath the exterior, he’s got some pretty serious views. For example, his Songs…
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Momentum July 17-26 Southern Theater 1420 Washington Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 340-1725 www.southerntheater.org Southern Theater and Walker Art Center join again for the Momentum Series of new work by up-and-coming choreographers. It’s a great op to catch the next wave of consciousness coming through the dance scene, with Eddie Oroyan, Chris Schlichting, and Anna Marie…
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SADGRRL_13 Through June 28 Playwrights’ Center 2301 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls. (612) 332-7481, ext. 20 myspace.com/sadgrrl13 SADGRRL_13, a stage play produced by the Workhaus Collective, reflects online culture and sensationalized media. In playwright Corey Hinkle’s view, news, entertainment, human intercommunication, and the senses themselves are controlled and manipulated. The design of the production itself is…
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Bulrusher Through June 14 Pillsbury House, 3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 825-0459 www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org In Bulrusher, by Eisa Davis, a young black woman foretells the future through water, the source of life. Christiana Clark, who plays the title role at Pillsbury House, says, “At 18, new and unknown longings have begun to point her toward…
Leslie Jordan Rolls Out the Pink Carpet
On June 24, the Twin Cities once again will have the pleasure of welcoming whirlwind Leslie Jordan, aka Brother Boy (Sordid Lives), aka Beverley Leslie (Will & Grace), in a brand-new show that will make Pink the new Black. Jordan recently shared a few words with Lavender on his upcoming visit. Be sure not to…
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Johnny Bocca’s Sex Farce for Swingin’ Lovers Through June 1 Playwrights’ Center 2301 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls. Shanan Wexler and Joshua English Scrimshaw vibrantly have reimagined bawdy segments from Boccaccio’s 14th-Century classic The Decameron, reset in an Italian neighborhood bar in New Jersey circa 1959. Johnny Boccaa’s Sex Farce for Swingin’ Lovers is a triumph…
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The Ballad of Josef K. Through May 18 Illusion Theater 528 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (612) 339-4944 www.illusiontheater.org Milwaukee Mask and Puppet Theatre plays the Illusion with a bizarre take on Franz Kafka’s The Trial dubbed The Ballad of Josef K. This provocative reimagining of an already edgy work portrays a secret court with a resident…
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Have You Seen steve Steven? Through May 4 Red Eye Theater 15 W. 14th St., Mpls. (612) 870-0309 www.redeyetheater.org In recent years, the innovative Red Eye Collaboration has been the place for new work by young women playwrights: Trista Baldwin, Anne Washburn, Sheila Callaghan—and now, Ann Marie Healy’s Have You Seen Steve Steven?. Its absurdist…
