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Area students will get to see the new space first with school matinees beginning on Wednesday. The stage opens to the general public on Friday.

“Romeo and Juliet” is one of Shakespeare’s greatest known tragedies. This is both a blessing and a curse for theater companies. The show has great name recognition, but hasn’t it already been, ahem, “done to death?” According to several critics, Ten Thousand Things Theater Company’s latest production appears to prove that there is still gold…

The double show at Burnet Gallery and the annex of Groveland Gallery allows for an interesting examination of how different spaces influence the art they present.

The news comes just weeks before the website's annual event "Give to the Max Day" which last year raised $17.1 million.

Each year the SAGE Awards recognize exceptional work in the Minnesota dance scene. The 2014 winners are: Outstanding Dance Performance One with Others – Karen Sherman Rooted: Hip Hop Choreographers’ Evening – Maia Maiden Outstanding Dance Performer Jesse Neumann-Peterson – Under the Current (Sharon Picasso), The Student (Vanessa Voskuil), Azalea Nights (Christine Maginnis/Christopher Watson) Duncan…

Every once in a while, a production will inspire wildly different reviews. Such is the case with Mixed Blood Theatre's "Colossal."

The ruling sets a heartening precedent for artists whose work may be compelling, but is not easily marketable to the general public.

The change comes in the wake of a financial crisis in August that forced the company to furlough staff for two weeks.

Children’s Theatre Company’s latest production, “Seedfolks” is based on the book by Paul Fleishchman, in which 13 narrators tell the story of the first year of a community garden in an immigrant neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. In CTC’s production, all 13 characters are portrayed by local talent Sonja Parks. Critics found the performance a great…