Welcome to Episode 4 of The Stages of MN. A weekly show about the live theatrical experience.

On this episode:

Theater Couples: Ryan Lee and Tod Petersen welcome me into their home and we discuss the joys of a sharing a passion with your loved one.

A return visit to Endometriosis: The Musical at Theatre in the Round. With post show responses from audience members. You can still catch this highly entertaining show running through 7/13/25 click here for Tickets https://www.theatreintheround.org/end...

MN Honest Review: Passion at Theater Latté Da through 7/13/25 For info on that show and to purchase tickets go to https://www.latteda.org/passion

Special thanks: Ryan Lee for the use of his music catalog which is available at https://ryanlee.bandcamp.com/

To Dale Stark and Hennepin Arts for permission to film in the Orpheum Theater for the shows opening

Scott Dunkelberger and Micky Dunkelberger for their camera work.

You can read all my reviews at The Stages of MN https://thestagesofmn.com/

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Welcome to Episode 3 of The Stages of MN. A weekly show about the live theatrical experience.

On this episode: An interview with Will Sturdivant, Actor and Author performing now at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN. Visit their website to check out the festival and purchase tickets here https://www.grsf.org/ You click to help fund and arrange to receive copies of Will's upcoming books here https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-... To check out Will's other upcoming projects mentioned in the interview you can go to the Guthrie Theater website for info on Cabaret and their 2025-26 season including Primary Trust featuring Sturdivant here https://www.guthrietheater.org/shows-... And The Milwaukee Rep here https://www.milwaukeerep.com/shows-an...

A Look at opening Night of Cabaret at the Guthrie Theater

MN Honest Reviews: Cabaret at the Guthrie Theater through August 24th. Madagascar: A Musical Adventure at Stages Theatre Company through August 3rd. For info on that show and to purchase tickets go to https://www.stagestheatre.org/madagas...

“At a Show With…” photos of who I saw out at the Theater this week.

If you are someone you know is having suicidal thoughts you can reach help at 988 Lifeline here https://988lifeline.org/

Special thanks: Ryan Lee for the use of his music catalog which is available at https://ryanlee.bandcamp.com/

To Dale Stark and Hennepin Arts for permission to film in the Orpheum Theater for the shows opening

You can read all my reviews at The Stages of MN https://thestagesofmn.com/

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Welcome to Episode 2 of The Stages of MN a weekly show about the live theatrical experience.

On this episode: An interview with Maria Bartholdi and Kristin Stowell about their new musical Endometriosis: The Musical having its world premiere at Theatre in the Round. To learn more about Endmetriosis the disease you can go to the Mayo Clinic Website: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c... Maria Bartholdi can be seen onstage with The Bearded Company: https://beardedcompany.org/ and she hosts a podcast on Magic the Gathering called Good Luck High Five ttps://www.goodluckhighfive.com/ She'll aslo be appearing the Minnesota Fringe Festival https://minnesotafringe.org/ Kristin Stowell is the music Director for Mystic Pizza the Musical you can read more about that here and watch for the drop of the cast album this fall https://www.mysticpizzaonstage.com/

Opening Night interviews: I talked with many Twin Cities Theater Bloggers you can follow that group on facebook at   / twincitiestheaterbloggers   I also spoke with Kristin Stowell again and the Director Shanan Custer. Here's the link to Ghoulish Delights the home of the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society with whom Custer can be seen performing live regularly with her husband Eric Webster, and his partners in crime and or evil Joshua English Scrimshaw and Tim Uren. https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/

MN Honest Reviews: Endometriosis: The Musical at Theater in the Round through July 13th For tickets visit the Theatre in the Round website at https://www.theatreintheround.org/end... Stop Kiss at Theater Mu through June 29th at the Gremlin Theatre https://www.theatermu.org/stop-kiss

Sponsor: The Shhh Society of America Here is the promised link to the Festival Theatre website if you are wanting to check out Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson Apt 2B, running through 7/6/25 https://www.festivaltheatre.org/ms-ho... For more information on how to behave at the Theater here is a link to Emily Posts etiquette for audiences https://emilypost.com/advice/audience...

“At a Show With…” photos of who I saw out at the Theater this week.

Special thanks: Ryan Lee for the use of his music catalog which is available at https://ryanlee.bandcamp.com/ To Dale Stark and Hennepin Arts for permission to film in the Orpheum Theater for the shows opening You can read all my reviews at The Stages of MN https://thestagesofmn.com/ Follow me on Facebook   / thestagesofmn   and Instagram   / thestagesofmn   The show also available in podcast https://robdunkelberger.podbean.com/ or wherever you enjoy podcasts. You can email me at [email protected]

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Stages of MN, a weekly show about the live theatrical experience.

On this episode: “Sharing a Sandwich With…” an interview with Executive Artistic Director of Yellow Tree Theatre Austene Van. Visit the Yellow Tree Theatre website at https://yellowtreetheatre.com/

Putting on your radar:

Movie Fight Club watch the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater website https://www.bryantlakebowl.com/theater for tickets to the next performance on August 14th.

Off Book at Jungle Theater, next performance is July 21st you can purchase tickets here https://www.jungletheater.org/improv-...

MN Honest Reviews:

Significant Other at Lyric Arts in Anoka closing 6/22/25 Purchase tickets at https://www.lyricarts.org/significant...

Mae West and the Trial of Sex from Walking Shadow Theatre Company running through 6/22/25 at the Crane Theater purchase tickets at https://walkingshadow.org/mae-west-an... “

Special thanks:  Ryan Lee for the use of his music catalog which is available at https://ryanlee.bandcamp.com/