http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com RSS feeds for Brave New Workshop 60 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/56/Josh-Eakright-is-a-new-Dad.aspx#Comments 0 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=168&ModuleID=648&ArticleID=56 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=56&PortalID=3&TabID=168 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/56/Josh-Eakright-is-a-new-Dad.aspx Congratulations to Josh Eakright and his wife, Alicia as they welcomed their daughter Bee Abigail Eakright into the world on Monday, May 2nd at 2:44am.  She weighed in at 7lbs 2oz. Bee and Alicia are doing great. Josh stated "My daughter is beautiful and my wife is bad ass." And that pretty much sums it up! Congrats Josh and Alicia, and welcome to the family Bee. Stephanie Tue, 03 May 2011 20:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:56 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/55/City-Pages--Brave-New-Workshop-seals-deal-on-new-downtown-digs.aspx#Comments 0 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=168&ModuleID=648&ArticleID=55 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=55&PortalID=3&TabID=168 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/55/City-Pages--Brave-New-Workshop-seals-deal-on-new-downtown-digs.aspx By Jessica Armbruster, Fri., Apr. 29 2011 @ 3:02PM Photo by taylor dahlin For the past couple months theater folks have been buzzing about Brave New Workshop's plans to set up a second space in downtown Minneapolis. Today the theater and improv company finalized plans to move into the old Hennepin Stages theater space. Located at 824 Hennepin Avenue, the business expansion is part of recent efforts to revitalize the downtown area. Once in its new space the BNW hopes to attract Twins fans and regular theater-goers who are used to attending shows at the nearby State, Pantages, and Orpheum theaters. Mayor R.T. Rybak also approves: "Fifty years after Dudley Riggs founded the Brave New Workshop, this groundbreaking theater is making yet another contribution to Minneapolis with an exciting move to a revitalizing Hennepin Avenue," he says. "Their move adds to the growing excitement on Hennepin and will bring 30,000 more theatergoers downtown to appreciate the wide variety of arts and entertainment available there." While all of the theater productions will be moving to the new space, the old Uptown digs will continue to host the improv school. The new space is set to open this fall. Stephanie Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:55 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/54/Brave-New-Workshop-closes-on-deal-to-buy-Hennepin-Stages.aspx#Comments 0 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=168&ModuleID=648&ArticleID=54 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=54&PortalID=3&TabID=168 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/54/Brave-New-Workshop-closes-on-deal-to-buy-Hennepin-Stages.aspx As expected, the Brave New Workshop closed its deal Friday to buy the former Hennepin Stages Theater. The property at 824 Hennepin Avenue went for $725,000, according to the city of Minneapolis, which owned the building. News first broke in early January that Brave New Workshop had put in a bid and the City Council approved the deal on Feb. 25. Things went smoothly after that and the comedy theater plans a grand opening this fall. John Sweeney, one of the co-owners of the Workshop, has big plans for the space, which once housed Hey City Theater. The place has two potential theaters — upstairs and downstairs. The downstairs room is more flexible and Sweeney sees a number of things going in there — banquets, meetings, workshops, training. Acquiring the downtown building is a big move for the Workshop. Shortly after purchasing the business from founder Dudley Riggs in 1997, Sweeney moved his cheese to Calhoun Square. He came back, limping a little, to 2605 Hennepin Ave., which has remained BNW headquarters since Riggs settled in the mid 1960s. He said in January that he feels the time is right now for expansion. The company will still use 2605 Hennepin for improvisation classes but shows will move downtown. "We could not be more exicted to add 824 Hennepin to the Brave New Workshop brand," Sweeney said in a press release. Mayor R.T. Rybak and Lisa Goodman, who chairs the city’s community development committee, both applauded the move. Rybak noted that Brave new Workshop has the potential of bringing 30,000 theatergoers downtown throughout the year. BNW’s current show, "Sarah Palin’s Minnesota; or Hindsight is 2011" runs through June 24 at 2605 Hennepin. And for that matter, the Hennepin Theater Trust will continue with its current show in Hennepin Stages, "Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women," through June 26. By Graydon Royce, Star Tribune Artcettera Stephanie Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:17:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:54 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/53/Brave-New-Workshop-buys-Hennepin-Stages-building.aspx#Comments 0 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=168&ModuleID=648&ArticleID=53 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=53&PortalID=3&TabID=168 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/53/Brave-New-Workshop-buys-Hennepin-Stages-building.aspx Brave New Workshop buys Hennepin Stages building Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - by Ed Stych, Web Producer Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 12:21pm CDT Read more: Brave New Workshop buys Hennepin Stages building | Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal The Brave New Workshop has bought the Hennepin Stages Theater from the City of Minneapolis for $725,000, the city said Friday. The Brave New Workshop will continue to operate its improv classes at its long-time home at 2605 Hennepin Ave. in Uptown, but will use its new downtown location at 824 Hennepin Ave. for its comedy revenues and its business services division, Creative Outreach, according to a news release from the city. “Fifty years after Dudley Riggs founded the Brave New Workshop, this groundbreaking theater is making yet another contribution to Minneapolis with an exciting move to a revitalizing Hennepin Avenue,” Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said in a prepared statement. “Their move adds to the growing excitement on Hennepin and will bring 30,000 more theatergoers downtown to appreciate the wide variety of arts and entertainment available there.” The new location is close to the Orpheum, State and Pantages theaters, and its not far from Target Field and Target Center. The city started shopping Hennepin Stages in July 2010, and Brave New Workshop owner John Sweeney showed interest in the location early this year. The property previously had been home to Hey City Theater, and before that, Hirschfield’s Paint and Wallcoverings. Read more: Brave New Workshop buys Hennepin Stages building | Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Stephanie Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:53 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11/Riding-the-Freakout-Train-to-Nowhere.aspx#Comments 0 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=168&ModuleID=648&ArticleID=11 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=11&PortalID=3&TabID=168 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11/Riding-the-Freakout-Train-to-Nowhere.aspx John Sweeney, Brave New Workshop Creative Outreach, and John Haudan, Chief Executive Officer of Root Learning, discuss how leaders can bring employees who are freaked out by the present economic situation back into the Sanity Station. Stephanie Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:47:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:11 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10/WHAT-BRAVE-NEW-WORKSHOP-NAMED-AS-FINALIST-IN-2009-AMERICAN-BUSINESS-AWARDS.aspx#Comments 0 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=168&ModuleID=648&ArticleID=10 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10&PortalID=3&TabID=168 http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/TheatreNews/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10/WHAT-BRAVE-NEW-WORKSHOP-NAMED-AS-FINALIST-IN-2009-AMERICAN-BUSINESS-AWARDS.aspx Minneapolis, MN – May 28, 2009 – Take a break from your Twitter addiction and give yourself a five-minute respite from checking Facebook because this is some big time news! The Brave New Workshop (BNW) Corporate Services has been named a Finalist in the Interactive Multimedia category in the 2009 American Business Awards and is now going head-to-head with offerings created for NBC and Adobe. The work in consideration is the company’s new speaker sales video entitled “Pick Your Speaker.” The interactive video was written, performed, and directed by BNW writers and actors and shot and edited by Mojo Solo. The 20 full-time employees of the BNW are wearing berets today in honor of the achievement, although no one is quite sure why.  We’re told that the American Business Awards is the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries to the ABAs – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small (emphasis on small for the purposes of this press release). Apparently, background checks are not part of the nomination process, whew! Stephanie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:38:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10