[ Michael Bowen ]
Bio:

Michael Bowen is a senior writer for The Inlander and a respected local theater critic. He also covers literature, jazz and classical music, and art, among other things. Since 2005, he has authored Stage Thrust, a local theater blog.

Smiling at Death

Have you ever been sad? Then let the music of orchestra and choir wash over you. Stop trying to figure it all out.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Like Humans Do

The latest from Interplayers asks what it means to laugh, to be normal, to be broken.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Overstuffed

The canvas here is too small for a big musical like Fiddler. But colorful details will still catch your eye.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Arts Happenings in October

Horse Thieves, Blue Scholars, Cokie Roberts, Terrain, Need | Want, and more.

Leah Sottile, Luke Baumgarten, Jordy Byrd, Tiffany Harms, Ethan Wolcott, E.J. Iannelli, Michael Bowen, Daniel Walters
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Arts Happenings in November

They Might Be Giants, Sarah Vowell, Spamalot, Come Fly Away, and more.

Carrie Scozzaro, Jordy Byrd, Leah Sottile, E.J. Iannelli, Tiffany Harms, Luke Baumgarten, Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Arts Happenings in September

Everything from Beethoven's Facebook to Merle Haggard to Shann Ray's American Masculine.

Carrie Scozzaro, Michael Bowen, Luke Baumgarten, E.J. Iannelli, Leah Sottile, Nicholas Deshais, Jordy Byrd
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Shakespeare Seeks a Silo

If you build a theater in the round, they will come. Even if you build it inside a grain silo.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Brooklyn in Idaho

North Idaho Theatre is starting up, and its first production's a real Beach.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Bard in the Yard

Kevin Connell is trying to start a Spokane Shakespeare Festival, starting with an on-campus rom-com.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Mythic Love

In Once on This Island, song and dance embody the power of determined love.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, July 27, 2011
 
 
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