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Category Archives: Theater
Philadelphia Bus Trip In June 2018
Yesterday I went on a rare bus trip to Philadelphia which including seeing a play in the afternoon. Although I make such trips frequently to New York City, it is rarely that I can do the same for Philadelphia. Susquehanna … Continue reading
Boston Vacation Day Six
On Thursday I returned to Cambridge to see the other Harvard museums, the Harvard Art Museums. I took the Silver Line bus to South Station and transferred to the Red Line subway. I got off the subway at the Harvard … Continue reading
Boston Vacation Day Three
On Monday I started my day with breakfast at Caffé Nero. This became my routine and I almost always ordered the same thing; after grabbing a yogurt parfait I also got a croissant and a medium cup of café au … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Travel
Tagged Brattle Book Shop, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Irish Repertory Theatre New York City Trip
Yesterday I made my first bus trip to New York City for 2018. The main goal on this trip was to see The Seafarer at the Irish Repertory Theatre. But I also visited some minor museums and did some shopping. … Continue reading
The Gaspipe One Act Play Fest 2018 Review
On Sunday April 22, 2018 I drive down to Lewisburg to see the Gaspipe One Act Play Festival for 2018. I chose this date to avoid driving home in the dark and to give myself a little time in Lewisburg. … Continue reading
Posted in Pennsylvania, Theater, Writing
Tagged Gaspipe One Act Play Festival 2018, Lewisburg
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Vanya and Sonia and Marsha and Spike Review
On Friday evening, April 20, I saw Vanya and Sonia and Marsha and Spike by Christopher Durang at the Community Theatre League’s Moyer Studio. I have read this play so I already knew the story. Christopher Durang is a famous … Continue reading
New Plays – Why Theaters Produce New Plays
If you are an aspiring playwright, it is important to analyze, as objectively and dispassionately as possible, why any theater company should want to produce a new play. After all, producing a new play carries considerable risk. It takes a … Continue reading
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Chicago Vacation – Day Four – Tuesday
Tuesday marked the point in my vacation where I had definite plans which eliminated the need to find something to do. For breakfast, we were offered turkey sausage and scrambled eggs. I spent most of day at the Art Institute … Continue reading
Posted in Art, General, Theater, Travel
Tagged Art Institute of Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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New York City Trip In September 2017
Yesterday I made yet another trip to New York City. The first thing I did on this trip was take a tour of Radio City Music Hall. But since I arrived in the city an hour before the tour started … Continue reading
NYC Trip – NBC, Koreatown, Blondie, Dear Jane
Yesterday was my monthly New York City day trip. Ever since April I have been going to New York City once a month this year. I’m going back next month too in September. The fact is that I’m still finding … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Travel
Tagged Blondie, Clurman Theatre, Dear Jane, Koreatown, Rockefeller Center, Seoul Garden, Strand Bookstore, The Tour at NBC Studio
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Fun Home At The Millbrook Playhouse
On August 3rd, 2017 I saw my third show at the Millbrook Playhouse in Mill Hall. This show was a musical based on the graphic novel Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. The interesting thing about this show is that the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Writing
Tagged Alison Bechdel, Clinton County, Fun Home, Millbrook Playhouse
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NYC Trip To See The Play That Goes Wrong
Yesterday I made a trip to New York City to see the Broadway comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong” at the Lyceum Theatre. My first goal on this trip was to visit the Society of Illustrators’ Museum of American Illustration … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea Market, Lyceum Theatre, Posman Books, Society of Illustrators, The Play That Goes Wrong
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Review of Sweat by Lynn Nottage
On Saturday, June 24, 2017 I saw the Broadway production of Sweat by Lynn Nottage at Studio 54. Although Studio 54 was an infamous disco nightclub in the late 1970s, it is now a Broadway theater managed by the Roundabout … Continue reading
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Sweating In New York City
I made yet another trip to New York City yesterday to see a play on Broadway. I was a bit surprised to find the Susquehanna Buses in bright new colors with advertising for Bucknell University. It must be part of … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Travel
Tagged Drama Book Shop, Merilu Pizza Al Metro, Met Breuer, Molyvos, O'Lunney's Times Square Pub, Studio 54, Sweat
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Studying Dramatic Writing
I recently bought the book Into The Woods: a Five-Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke. I found this book recommended in a video Lauren Gunderson: On Structure. This proved to be a book for screenwriters by a British television … Continue reading
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The Victim Mentality In The Arts
Writing about the victim mentality could get me in a lot of trouble on a web site like Howl Round which attracts a large number of Social Justice Warriors. But it is probably safe to share my thoughts here since … Continue reading
Posted in General, Programming, Theater, Writing
Tagged conservative, playwriting, social justice warrior, victim mentality
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The Gaspipe One-Act Play Festival
Last evening I attended the Gaspipe One-Act Play Festival at the Greenspace Center in Lewisburg. This play festival was offered by the RiverStage Community Theatre. Lewisburg is south of Williamsport on Route 15. It takes around 40 minutes to drive … Continue reading
CAST’s The Boatwright by Bo Wilson
On Saturday afternoon I saw the play The Boatwright by Bo Wilson. I haven’t been writing reviews of the local productions I’ve seen, but there are a few aspects of this event that I should preserve for future reference. For … Continue reading
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Tagged CAST, Community Theatre League, RiverStage Community Theatre, The Boatwright
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Production As Validation
Recently I made the observation that playwrights should not be using a production as validation because that is too discouraging. I would like to elaborate on this point. The reason production should not be considered validation is that it sets … Continue reading
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The Playwright As Shaman
I’ve been sharing a lot of my thoughts on the Internet lately but none of it has made it to my blog. So I think it is time to share some of my insights on my own platform instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Theater, Writing
Tagged Archetype Of Initiation, James Hillman, Jungian psychology, Mythology, playwriting, Shakespeare, shamanism, The Bacchae
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