A musical revue with a war in the background

Criticism

Matt McGeachy reviews "A Civil War Christmas," the first in a series of reviews this month.

What acting isn't

Process

A cavalcade of Minnesota actors reveal what acting is all about by describing what it isn't

Apprenticeship in the Arts

Training

There is really no way to become a competent and capable artist of any kind without learning by doing.

To be or not to be... Paid, that is.

Management

How do we price our worth – our work, time, talent, experience and expertise?

“Everybody” is not the audience: Marketing as creative work

Management

Artists develop lasting connections with audiences and donors by authentically representing themselves

The Ins and Outs of a Two-Actor, Two-Child Household; Or, We Stand Alone Together

Management

Katy & Caleb McEwen admit how they balance family and work life.

The big art ball

Tradition | Vision

What does it mean to think like an artist?

SHUT UP AND LAUGH: or how I learned to stop worrying and love comedy

Vision

Joshua English Scrimshaw answers the question what do artists who do comedy think of the phrase "more than just comedy."

Art as language

Social Service

Art is essential because art is language.

For love or money: or how I feed my daughter

Vision

Do we work for money or love of our art?

A tale of two theater towns

Audience

Chicago and Minneapolis; Sex and Song; the practical and literal versus the conceptual and suggestive; the heart and body versus the mind.

The perils and promises of social media

Management

Sarah Rattanavong-Wash investigates whether social media really builds audiences.

Writer’s block: A play in one act

Process

Matt McGeachy waxes eloquently on the two P's of writer's block.

ASFB: Giving oneself over to a shadow dance

Criticism

Playwright Tom Poole cracks wise on critics of dance and on dance criticism.

Twitter for theaters

Innovation | Management

Tips and tricks for using Twitter to promote your theater.

Odd-jobs: Performance outside of theater

Management

Sometimes, a performer must take an odd job to make ends meet. Natalie Rae Wass has taken a lot of them.

Artists and the public domain

Tradition

The public domain has been stalled to serve corporate interests. Max "Bunny" Sparber discusses why this is important to artists.

What's wrong with best of lists?

Criticism

Max "Bunny" Sparber asks if there is any value in end-of-the-year "Best of" lists.

Local playwrights tackle WikiLeaks

Process | Vision

How would playwrights respond to WikiLeaks? We ask ten.

The curse of professional actor training programs

Process | Training

John Middleton offers hard-won acting advice that you won't learn at professional training programs.

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