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Quixotic Professor Qiu
There are some shows out there that really make you think. These shows can manifest in many different ways, but with the way the world...
Feb 24 min read
A Night At The Opera: The Anonymous Lover
I promised myself, and on this blog, that I would start writing about the operas I go to, and here is the first post on that! Friday...
Dec 9, 20244 min read
Big Theatres, Small Theatres
As someone who has been going to see shows since they were three years old, I can definitely say that I’ve been in a lot of different...
Dec 2, 20244 min read
That Good Old Christmas Spirit
There are a lot of Christmas stories that we think of around this time of the year, and a lot of Christmas stories that we see in various...


Nov 25, 20244 min read
The Comeuppance
(Photo credit to Johanna Austin.) There are some shows out there that transcend everything. There’s no obvious genre, the acting is...
Nov 18, 20244 min read
Musings On Stunt Casting
Stunt casting- the use of a gimmick or publicity stunt to fill a role in a television series, film, or theatre production. (Wikipedia)...
Nov 11, 20244 min read
The Comedy Half
Okay…I think we can all agree that we need a little comedy right now. Things are kind of shitty, and they’re only going to get worse. ...
Nov 4, 20244 min read
Why Not Opera?
Recently, I was talking to a coworker about how my wife and I go to the opera. I was telling him about the most recent opera we had...
Oct 28, 20244 min read
Can I Be Frank?
No matter what medium you’re looking at, you’re going to find people writing and talking about others throughout history. This is...
Aug 18, 20244 min read
Those Inner Emotions
I definitely can’t (and won’t) deny this, but I’m an extremely emotional person. It comes from a lot of things. My mental illnesses. ...
Aug 12, 20244 min read
A Beautiful New Take On A Classic
If there’s any Shakespeare show that lends itself to a million different variations, and lends itself well, it’s A Midsummer Night’s...
Jul 1, 20244 min read
Hilma
This post is extremely late coming. Sometimes shows come along that are just so mind blowing that it takes some time to process them. ...
May 19, 20244 min read
A Hurricane Came Through
What do you get when you combine gender identity, sexuality, environmental issues, and ancient Greek history? Why, Hurricane Diane, of...


Apr 29, 20244 min read
Rainy Days
My Beginners experience begins, as most theatre experiences do, with finding my seat. Let me start with this. I have worked a collective...


Apr 7, 20244 min read
The Good Person of Setzuan
(Photo credit to Johanna Austin) Okay, I will definitely be the first person to tell you that Bertolt Brecht is hard. He’s definitely one...
Mar 18, 20244 min read
Grudge Match: In the Heights vs. Hamilton
This is a blog post that was born from a conversation with my mom as we were driving down to Cape May. As with any proper road trip, we...
Mar 10, 20244 min read
Movie Adaptations
With many great plays and musicals, there are, inevitably, movie adaptations. I feel like the most well known ones are musical...
Feb 19, 20244 min read
The New Electric Ballroom (Part 1)
When I first heard the name The New Electric Ballroom, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect with this play. It’s a bold name, a big...
Feb 12, 20244 min read
This is History!
There is definitely something to be said of the classics. I think you’d be pretty hard pressed to find a professional theatre that...
Dec 11, 20234 min read
Theatre Etiquette
This post is for anyone who has ever been in the audience of a show, especially if you’ve been in the audience of many shows. Because no...
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