Nice, Nice, Baby

by John Middleton • Nov. 21

A sorry defense of Minnesota Nice

Tuesdays with Gary

by John Middleton • Nov. 6

Gary Gisselman - saving civilization, one student at a time.

Occupied!

by John Middleton • Oct. 16

Management

Wall Street, politics and a word for our sponsors.

Gary's Kids

by John Middleton • Oct. 2

Training

Why are there so many Saint Olaf alums working in Twin Cities theaters and what do they want from the rest of us?

The big art ball

by John Middleton • Jun. 6

Tradition | Vision

What does it mean to think like an artist?

Conflict!

by John Middleton • Jan. 7

Process | Training

John Middleton offers his second article on acting, this one dealing with conflict.

The curse of professional actor training programs

by John Middleton • Nov. 30

Process | Training

John Middleton offers hard-won acting advice that you won't learn at professional training programs.

Meaning and nothingness

by John Middleton • Sep. 19

Criticism

People spout shameless nonsense just for attention. Regular Playlist contributor John Middleton begs you not to be one of those people.

Mown

by John Middleton • Jun. 29

Audience

Regular MinnesotaPlaylist contributor John Middleton returns with his thoughts on the grassroots.

Healing arts: The documentary

by John Middleton • May. 6

Social Service

Better late than never, John hunts down his own example of April's issue. Get an inside look at a healing artist at work. Sort of.

A huddle of Greek gods

by John Middleton • Feb. 28

Vision

Forget the intersection of film and theater. If we can't figure out what makes theater different than film, expect theater to get run over even more.

Anti-anxiety of influence

by John Middleton • Jan. 27

Criticism | Process

Minnesota Style is the sum total of the people who live here. Regular contributor John Middleton explores how we learn the style we call our own.

Too sappy?

by John Middleton • Dec. 22

Tradition

Are the biggest cynics really just wounded romantics? John Middleton demonstrates to the Morris Squill that he isn't really Scrooge.

Be thankful you aren't the Morris Squill

by John Middleton • Nov. 22

Vision

We asked one of our favorite writers for his thoughts on surviving as a performing artist. Now, we're not sure whether he'll ever talk to us again.

Ignore This!

by John Middleton • Jul. 8

Fringe

John tries to write about dance, stalks technicians, peeks into the guts of the Fringe, fixes its iniquities - all while making us laugh.

How to be a critic

by John Middleton • Nov. 3

Criticism

Clarity is not your friend; foreign-sounding words are - and other tricks of the critical trade from John Middleton.

They, the people

by John Middleton • Dec. 30

Audience

Does demography make you cringe? How can they put numbers on art? Relax.

Another actor prepares

by John Middleton • Dec. 30

Process

A comprehensive, sequential warm-up from breath to yoga to centering—um, does anyone else feel a little numb right now?