Tom Reed News

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) has announced the title and cast of its 2016 Holiday revue, 'What the Elf?!' Previews for the show run November 11th - November 18th, with opening night on Saturday, November 19th.

You can feel fall. The breaking of a stick. The shattering of leaves. It's unusual to fall victim to this intense experience in the aggressively muggy, unending days of August in Milwaukee. And yet you'll feel this beginning with the first chord of Optimist Theatre's production of Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar, performed 12 times over 3 weekends: August 4-7, 11-13, and 18-21. Free to the public, this marks the program's 7th season, held outdoors at the Selig-Joseph-Folz ampitheater in Alice Bertschy Kadish Park.

It's the halfway point of the 11-day, 168-show Minnesota Fringe Festival. I've seen 29 shows in the last 6 days, with 20+ more scheduled for the final 5 days of the fest. The new system of daily wristbands that get you into any and all shows that day seems to be working great. The handy Fringe website has all the information you'll need about schedule, venues, cast and creative team, and reviews from people who have already seen the show. The Fringe continues through Sunday August 14, so there's still time to get your Fringe on!

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the title and cast of its election show, 'Lady and the Trump.' Previews for the show run June 24th - July 6th, with opening night on Thursday, July 7th.

BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ America's student loan debt has been rising at three times the rate of inflation and is now over $1.2 trillion. Politicians have known about this problem for over a decade but have been loath to do anything about it. Millennials have practically become indentured servants to student loans. However, the rising cost of college has nothing to do with a better education or rising professors' salaries. Instead, it has been driven by a luxury arms race colleges have engaged in, and 'bling' they have thrown at kids in order to attract the best students.

 The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the title and cast of its winter show, 'The Working Dead.' Previews for the show run February 5-12, with opening night on Saturday, February 13. 

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) welcomes deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons to enjoy an ASL-interpreted performance of their hit holiday sketch comedy revue 'The Trump Who Stole Christmas' This show, interpreted by professional ASL interpreters Rebecca Rick and Andrea Opatrny, will be on Saturday, January 16, 2015 at 5pm at the Brave New Workshop Theatre at 824 Hennepin Ave in downtown Minneapolis. Tickets are on sale now online and via the BNW box office, with special sight line seating reserved for ASL patrons.

Locally owned comedy and improv theatre the Brave New Workshop will be opening their holiday show, THE TRUMP WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS tonight to a sold-out audience.

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the title and cast of its holiday show, THE TRUMP WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS. Previews for the show run November 6-12, with opening night tonight, November 13. 'The Trump Who Stole Christmas' runs through January 30.

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the title and cast of its holiday show, THE TRUMP WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS. Previews for the show run November 6-12, with opening night today, November 13. 'The Trump Who Stole Christmas' runs through January 30.

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the title and cast of its holiday show, THE TRUMP WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS. Previews for the show run November 6-12, with opening night on Friday, November 13. 'The Trump Who Stole Christmas' runs through January 30.

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is getting ready to open its Fall 2015 show, titled 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk.' Previews for the show are running now through August 14, with opening night on Saturday, August 15. The show runs every weekend through October 31. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk' are on sale now at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

Optimist Theatre names their mission to reach artists and audiences across economic, ethnic and experiential landscapes. On opening night for the company's 5th anniversary, the landscape was an amphitheater in Kadish Park overlooking the lights of Milwaukee's sklying twinkling like stars where young and old revive thier souls with a 1967 take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The company's new tribute to anti-establishment flower childfen playing in the guise of Shakspeare's fairies conjure mischeif in the forest along with their King Oberon and QueenTitania. The mayhem continues when two love struck couples muddle the magic between the forest's fairy royalty, yet the audience applauds a happy ending.

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the cast and title for its 2015 fall show: 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk.' Previews for the show run August 7-14, with opening night on Saturday, August 15. The show runs every weekend through October 31. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk' are on sale now at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

Sacrilegious, a new play written by Academy Award winning screenwriter Tom Schulman (Dead Poets Society) and directed by Andy Sandberg (Application Pending; The Last Smoker in America), will receive two invitation-only readings in New York on May 7-8, 2015. 

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) has announced cast and title for its 2015 spring/summer show: 'Mad Vax: Beyond Measledome.' Previews for the show run May 7-15, with opening night on Saturday, May 16. The show runs through August 1. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Mad Vax: Beyond Measledome' are on sale beginning Thursday, March 26 at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the cast and title for its 2015 winter show: 'Fifty Shades of Gravy' Previews for the show run today, February 6-12, 2014, with opening night Friday, February 13. The show runs through May 2.

The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the cast and title for its 2015 winter show: 'Fifty Shades of Gravy' Previews for the show run February 6-12, 2014, with opening night on Friday, February 13. The show runs through May 2.

With snow on the ground and preview performances packing the house, the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre (BNW) is ready for the opening of the Holiday 2014 comedy revue, 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree.' All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree' are on sale now at ?(612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/ 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree' runs through January 31, 2015.

With snow on the ground and preview performances packing the house, the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre (BNW) is ready for the opening of the Holiday 2014 comedy revue, 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree.' All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree' are on sale now at ?(612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/ 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree' runs through January 31, 2015.