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This week, the Art Hounds recommend "Matilda the Musical," "She Went to War" and "I Am My Own Wife."

Poet Janna Knittel is a fan of books by Roald Dahl, and is thrilled she's got her tickets to see 

 at the Orpheum Theatre.  Based on the children's book, it's about a 5-year-old girl with special powers who uses her wits to overcome daunting circumstances. There will be performances March 28 through April 2.


Writer Rachel Smoka-Richardson is headed to the Guthrie to see 

 Created by The Telling Project, it's an autobiographical performance by four female veterans about their experiences in combat. Raised in a military family, Smoka-Richardson says she's always curious to learn more about the experience of war, and is looking forward to hearing about battle from a female perspective. Performances run through April 2.


Lanesboro Arts Program Director Adam Wiltgen got a sneak peek of Commonweal Theatre Company's production of 

 and was thoroughly impressed by the one-man show. It recounts the story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, born Lothar Berfelde, who survived both the Nazi and Soviet regimes of East Berlin as a transvestite. Wiltgen says it's a striking story about someone who dared to live honestly in a time of oppression and conformity. Performances run through April 2.

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