Theater & Performing Arts
Writing ‘Scotland, PA’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Michael Mitnick is not from Minnesota, and his play Scotland, PA isn’t about Jews. But Mitnick is Jewish, and like the...
Shylock returns to visit his daughter
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN In the early part of the 20th century, my dad grew up in a small coal mining...
Eli Leonard headlines Twin Cities Jewish Humor Fest
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN It’s nice to have a local boy as the headliner for this year’s Twin Cities Jewish Humor...
Jews bring the funny to the Fringe
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN I’ve always thought that there were some parallels between the Children of Israel during the Exodus from...
‘Trayf’ probes Chasidic life
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN During the 10 years that I lived in Brooklyn (1974-1984), I had two encounters with the Chabad...
Five reasons to see ‘A Servants’ Christmas’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN For years after I arrived in Minnesota in 1984, I ignored A Servants’ Christmas, which the History...
‘Uncle Philip’s Coat’ is bigger than life
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Why has it taken Six Points Theater so long to stage a production of Matty Selman’s Uncle...
Tamara Nadel marries Jewish and Hindu dance traditions
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN What do Hinduism and Kabbala have in common? According to Tamara Nadel, it’s all in the dance....
Talented cast elevates ‘Two Jews Walk Into a War …’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN In the days when Vaudeville was hot, before a show hit Broadway it had tryouts in various...
Six Points Theater presents virtual New-Play Reading Festival
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Jewish festivals have various durations: Purim lasts but one day, while Hanuka encompasses eight crazy nights (as...
