Monthly Archives: December 2009

A Christmas Survival Guide at the Play Ground is a light holiday diversion.

Review by Dennis Kempton for Oeuvre Magazine So, there I was.  A Jew, in the audience, on the first night of Hanukkah, taking in the Play Ground’s latest production, A Christmas Survival Guide, directed by Elyse Snider and starring some … Continue reading

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Get on down the road: Performing Arts in the Twin Cities.

Handel’s Messiah with the Minnesota Orchestra.  The first words you hear in Handel’s beloved oratorio are “Comfort ye!” and in the middle of the hectic holidays, this phrase falls like balm on the soul. Come away from the frenzy for … Continue reading

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Sword fights and a devious plot slash up the stage for The Three Musketeers at The Duluth Playhouse

Playwright Ken Ludwig makes a gallant effort with his 2006 adaptation of the famed historical novel, The Three Musketeers, by the inimitable Alexandre Dumas, directed by Cal Metts this season on the Duluth Playhouse stage.  Any stage production of The … Continue reading

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Check it: The Balkan Women at Harbor City International School

Check it:  The Balkan Women at Harbor City International School by Anne Stephen for Oeuvre Magazine I went to Harbor City HS to see my son’s play on Thursday.  I was expecting some nice performances, a little bit of angst … Continue reading

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Auditions for “Trial by Jury” for Rubber Chicken Theater

Rubber Chicken Theater will be holding auditions for its February production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera “Trial by Jury” on Tuesday, December 15, at 7 p.m. at the United Baptist Christian Church, located at 830 East 1st Street … Continue reading

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Best Bets: your weekend, spiced up with a dash of snow and art.

Guess winter is really here, right?  You woke up this morning to a light dusting of snow on your car and in your yard.  It’s enough to make you want to stay in and cuddle up with that someone special.  … Continue reading

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