THEATER

Local

Two plays, one night: Perham students show creative talent in the theater

Perham students performed a 10-minute musical and a one-act comedy for audience members March 3-5.

Local

'Mad' talent of community thespians flexed in Madhatters One Act Play Showcase

Actors from Wadena, New York Mills and Browerville gathered at the Wadena Memorial Auditorium to perform their one-act shows on Saturday, Feb. 11.

February 14, 2023 07:00 AM

Local

Perham graduate follows dream, gets cast in Chanhassen production

Sam Stoll will be performing in the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's production of "The Prom" during its Feb. 10-June 10 run.

February 09, 2023 07:00 AM

Local

Perham kids take to the stage in a musical performance of 'Alice in Wonderland'

In just a single week, Perham kids learned an entire musical, provided through Community Education and Prairie Fire Children's Theatre. On Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30, they performed this play for all to see.

August 04, 2022 08:00 AM

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Community

Generations: Setting the stage, White Earth Elder Mike Swan encourages youth with theater

“I’ve seen kids open up more with their personality,”said Mike Swan, a member of the Native Advisory Board at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. “The kids take the lead in their drama camp production. It might be a fairy tale with castles and knights. They are expressing their creativity to let that out in new ways. Some kids never knew they could do something like that.”

April 28, 2022 07:20 AM

By Lorie Skarpness

Local

Perham man invited to perform his Lincoln play in Gettysburg, during anniversary of historic Civil War battle

Chuck Johnson will share his award-winning one-act play about Abraham Lincoln, "The Night Before Gettysburg," at Gettysburg itself, during the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. He'll also be performing the show locally, at the Perham High School auditorium, on April 28 at 7 p.m. as a fundraiser for the Perham Center for the Arts.

April 20, 2022 07:00 AM

By Elizabeth Vierkant

View of man in black suit signing "I love you" to a crowd who are lifting their hands in ASL applause.

Arts and Entertainment

Duluth celebrates as mayor declares Daniel Durant Day

The actor, a star of Academy Award Best Picture winner "CODA," returned home to an exuberant celebration and a mayoral declaration at the DECC on Monday.

April 05, 2022 09:56 AM

By Jay Gabler

Local

In first stage show in two years, Perham students perform two one-act plays

After construction and pandemic-related delays, Perham students returned to the theater with two one-act plays, "A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something" and "Mmmbeth."

March 30, 2022 07:00 AM

By Elizabeth Vierkant

Six people on the red carpet at the Academy Awards: three men in tuxedos flanking three women in gowns, two red and one silver-glitter

Arts and Entertainment

Duluth actor Daniel Durant on 'CODA' and 'Best Picture' win

"The world is changing," Durant said about the rising representation of the Deaf community onscreen.

March 29, 2022 08:36 AM

By Jay Gabler

Local

Perham grad lands role in Norwegian Cruise Lines production of 'Jersey Boys'

Ian Christenson, a 21-year-old Perham High School graduate, was recently cast as Hank and the understudy for Bob Gaudio in a Norwegian Cruise Lines production of the musical drama, "Jersey Boys."

March 24, 2022 07:00 AM

By Elizabeth Vierkant

Local

Perham High School to perform one-act play this Thursday-Sunday

Students will perform "Mmmbeth," a play described as "Shakespeare with a twist" about "a high school girl living outside the box."

March 23, 2022 10:44 AM

By Staff Report

Minnesota

Elder is encouraging Native American youth in Minnesota to explore their creativity through theater

Mike Swan is an elder in the village of Pine Point on the White Earth Reservation, 20 miles from Park Rapids. He grew up in the village, attending the old school. He said there weren’t many opportunities for drama at that time.

February 27, 2022 06:41 AM

By Lorie Skarpness

Arts and Entertainment

'A Magical Medora Christmas' tour returns with 30 shows across 22 cities

From Nov. 27 through Dec. 23, “A Magical Medora Christmas” brings a family-friendly holiday show that’s “full of spirit, humor and expertly performed music that audiences have grown to expect from Medora,” officials from the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation said in a news release.

November 22, 2021 05:00 PM

By Jackie Jahfetson