Posted on Fri, Nov. 12, 2004 Bravo, North High, bravo
RUB�N ROSARIO Curtain's up. Finally. As the auditorium darkens tonight and the virgin audience sets its sights on the actors, Minneapolis North High School students Michael Berry, Joseph Hair, Sandie Lo and Jonathan McConico likely will take mental snapshots of the wooden shelves, the swinging door, food order bell, canned food, furniture and the pale yellow interior of the fictitious Texas diner kitchen that makes up the stage. We built this, we're a part of this, they likely will say to themselves after nearly three weeks of labor before, during and after school, including last weekend. When you think full-blown theater around these parts, you think Ordway, the Orpheum, the State, the Guthrie, the Fitzgerald, the Historic, Illusion and Penumbra. You don't think North High School, and you certainly don't think the North Side, a working-class, inner-city neighborhood in North Minneapolis filled with good people but lacking a lot of things, including a bowling alley, museum, playhouse and even that most basic of public entertainment � a movie theater. It's also an area of the city that has seen more crime drama and pathos on its streets in recent years than inside any playhouse. http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/10159166.htm Posted by Shawn Lewi, Field Neighborhood -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
