A Special Topics Section for Piper Realism
Audio-Narrative Feature | Jacob Aloi
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, theaters are having to make hard decisions of what to do to stay afloat. To understand those changes, Jacob Aloi interviewed a number of Theater Technicians and Designers to understand their struggles and fear with the uncertain future.
Feature | Alexander Wick
At the advent of COVID-19, the world of theater has changed. Performers and audience members have had to find new ways to create and consume their favored art forms. Alex Wick provides a deep dive into how people in the world of theater have adapted to the changing circumstances.
Opinion | Jacob Aloi
While COVID-19 has certainly shown the deficiencies in governmental bureaucracy, as well as in our healthcare system, the arts continue to struggle as the pandemic enters a second wave. Despite this, however, theatrical artists and filmmakers are causing friction as both industries hemorrhage money.
Profile | Aidan Stromdahl
Greg Keel: music director at Hamline University and Macphail, how has his ensemble been able to learn and get their music to the public?
Feature | Aidan Stromdahl
Sound Vérité was able to put on a in person show at the Icehouse MPLS, How were they able to do it?
Profile | Aidan Stromdahl
Gaelynn Lea started a quarantine Concert series when the pandemic first started. what has it been to perform a show right in your home?
Feature | Emma O'Connell
An Interview with Bri, a Server at The Handsome Hog in St. Paul gives us an inside look on what it's like to work in the Food Industry. St. Paul bars and restaurants along with their employees have faced immense struggles amid this pandemic. Here's how they stay afloat.
Opinion | Emma O'Connell
Amidst the current lockdown as the second wave of COVID-19 hits the Twin Cities, the food industry is thrown into chaos. The Handsome Hog announced that it will be halting all To-Go food options as well as in person dining. As an employee, here is how the response to the Pandemic affects me personally.
Opinion | Emma O'Connell
The pandemic has had a detrimental affect on the local businesses of the Twin Cities. Here, I offer advice on how to help the business you know and love in your community through a time of uncertainty.