Thoughts were provoked at the Guthrie’s “Frankenstein—Playing with Fire.” The Frankenstein novel was published 200 years ago; applying technologies while ignoring morality damages our society today.
Tag: Keeping the Faith
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Speaking to Our Times
Every time I look up from my reading, I see rainbows rising up the Guthrie Theater marquee. We go there to escape, but also for plays that speak to our times from earlier times: themes of race (1968), the rise of fascism (1941), and a polluted water suppl
Fellow Travelers
Tonight: MN Opera, “Fellow Travelers,” set against the witch hunts and mass firings of gay and lesbian federal employees in the 1950’s. 2017, Inauguration Day, the administration rescinded an apology to the thousands whose lives were distorted and careers ruined.
Gues Who’s Coming to Dinner
Walked across Gold Medal Park to 1967 San Francisco… “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” at the Guthrie.“Regardless of the law… laws won’t protect you when you get pulled ov
Refugia
Cycled past the Guthrie Theater where we will “explore exile, borders and the displacement of peoples” (“Refugia”) this evening.
Resistance, Protest, Resilience
Explored a timely collection of photographs at the Minneapolis Institute of Art: “Resistance, Protest, Resilience.”
Question the Wall Itself
On my walk, popped into the Walker Art Center to “Question the Wall Itself.”
My America
Posted My America.
Guthrie Views
View, Guthrie Theater before “The Parchman Hour.” Freedom Riders in 1961, racial justice: we need to ask more of ourselves and our leaders.