September 25, 1996 - Playwrights and acting troupes have a range of motivations. The folks putting on Tony and Tina's Wedding, for instance, may not be looking for heavy dramatic catharsis from their audience. Showboat moves closer to a social lesson, but also entertains. A new company in Minneapolis opens tomorrow with a more serious motive. By putting on international works with a diverse company, Pangea World Theatre hopes to bring peace and unity. "Conference of the Birds" is based on a 12th Century Persian poem, and involves 15 actors -- including Melanie Julian and Luu Pham. The company was founded by Dipankar Mukherjee. The three joined me in the studio, and I asked Mukherjee how a theatre troupe can hope to bring about world peace and harmony.
September 23, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe speaks with Rochester resident Yascin Mohamed, an 18 year old who came to the city in 1994. Mohamed speaks about the discrimination and racism he has experienced in the city and his high school.
September 17, 1996 - Larry Millett, who writes for the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, is best known as the author of Lost Twin Cities, a romantic and wrenching tribute to the architectural majesty of Minneapolis and Saint Paul eliminated by the wrecking ball. It's not surprising that Millett is a lifelong fan of Conan Doyle's adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which evoke long-gone times and morals. He saw all the movies and read all the stories, and has now written his own Holmes adventure: "Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon", which puts Holmes and Watson at the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894.
September 9, 1996 - Keywords: Chippygate Tribal Government corruption Leach Lake White Earth Reservation Northern Minnesota Shooting Star Casino elections
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September 9, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Irish poet Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Heaney speaks about the importance of radio in his life. Heaney also reads numerous poems.
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