Ministry of Cultural Warfare : Whip-smart comedy : Minneapolis, U.S.A.

Twin Cities Chekhov Festival

After a long string of Eastern European adaptations and interpretations (Örkény, Havel), we're going for the big boys: The Russians. Ministry of Cultural Warfare is taking part in the inaugural Twin Cities Chekhov Festival at Bryant-Lake Bowl in February 2008.

We're presenting two pieces: One, by MoCW's own Matthew Foster, is a mash-up between "Uncle Vanya" and the classic 1990 "Golden Girls" episode, "Sisters and Other Strangers," when Dorothy's ex-husband Stan's cousin Magda visits from a newly liberated Czechoslovakia. Fun! The second piece is "A Rain of Seagulls" by Meron Langsner. It crams in every Chekhovian theme known to man in 40 minutes—and has the body count to prove it.

And, hey! WE'RE HOLDING AUDITIONS!!!

VIDEO

Video now back online!

After promising it to you—and ourselves—for months, MoCW's video archives are getting fleshed out. To start, we have one Tiny Kitten Theater (the rest coming shortly), two from The Tyranny of God's Love and three videos from the 2003 version of The Unbearable Lightness of Being American. Enjoy.