Tagged: theater
Oslo's peaceful warriors take the stage
Mona Juul, Terje Rød-Larsen, and their peace process are celebrated through theater Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. It is interesting that in modern times so many proponents of peace have arisen from the small country...
Ibsen's American Ambassador: Actress Mrs. Fiske
Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. I recently received a Twitter message from the Museum of the City of New York, which intrigued me. It included a photo from their archive of an early production of...
A theatrical lesson in lutefisk and love
Church Basement Ladies please crowds in their return to Plymouth Playhouse Kari Heistad Edina, Minn. Oh, for fun! This phrase, delivered in a heavy Minnesotan accent from an audience member on her way out...
Church Basement Ladies 10th anniversary—the inside scoop
Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway For ten years the Church Basement Ladies, based on the book Growing Up Lutheran by Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, have taken audiences on the journeys of life...
"The Epiphany" reading
Bruce Olav Solheim's play packs strong emotions Mari-Ann Kind Jackson Seattle, Wash. The Nordic Heritage Museum was buzzing with voices revealing many different Norwegian dialects on January 22. One hour before the official start...
"Hedda Gabler" in 1963, Washington, D.C.
Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. The pre-show music set the stage. "Heartbreak Hotel," "Summertime," "Ain't That a Shame," "I Just Want to Make Love to You." Hedda Gabler had been transported to Washington, D.C.,...
The return of "A Don't Hug Me Christmas"
Award-winning musical comedy is back in Minneapolis after seven sold-out seasons Special Release Phil Olson Back for its eighth year after seven years of sold-out performances, the award-winning musical comedy, A Don't Hug Me...
Sami actress on tour
Sara Margrethe Oskal is outstanding in her one-woman show, "The Whole Caboodle" Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Sara Margrethe Oskal presented an amazing one-woman show at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia....
Fosse's "Someone is Going to Come" Premiers in Washington
Norwegian play premieres in Washington in embassy-sponsored workshop event Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. SHE: In this house we shall be together You and I Alone together HE: And no one is going to...
"Don't Hug Me—We're Married"
New Phil Olson play premieres in Los Angeles Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles The world premiere of the new musical comedy, "Don't Hug Me, We're Married," proves that you can't have too much of...