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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Category Archives: Theater
Exploring North Hollywood
On the second day of my vacation I explored the North Hollywood neighborhood where I was staying and then went to Hollywood Boulevard which is crowded with tourists like Times Square. I walked down Lankershim Boulevard to Magnolia Boulevard where … Continue reading
Los Angeles Vacation – Day One – North Hollywood
I began this year’s major vacation in Los Angeles on October 22, 2016. This was the day after my birthday and I almost had to cancel my trip because there was some flash flooding in Lycoming County on my birthday. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Travel
Tagged Actors Forum Theatre, Burbank Boulevard, Cahuenga Boulevard, Circus Liquor, El Portal Theatre, Holiday Inn Express North Hollywood, Iliad Bookshop, Lankershim Boulevard, NoHo Arts Center, The Road Theatre Company, The Sherry Theater, West Magnolia Boulevard
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Bucks County Playhouse Trip
Over the weekend I made a rare overnight trip to a small town in Pennsylvania. I spent the entire weekend in New Hope PA. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t stay somewhere overnight when I can just drive home, but New Hope is … Continue reading
Trip To NYC To See The Crucible
I saw another Broadway play yesterday, The Crucible by Arthur Miller. I’ve been seeing a lot of Off Broadway plays but for this trip I wanted to see something on Broadway, no matter what the cost. I didn’t particularly want … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Travel
Tagged Last Rites Gallery, Sombreo Mexican Restaurant, The Crucible, Union Square, Walter Kerr Theatre
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The Crucible: Dark Play Of The Occult
Yesterday I saw The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. I was really shocked by what I saw for apparently Broadway has turned to the dark arts in its quest for box office success. I’ve never thought of … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Writing
Tagged Broadway, occult, The Crucible, Walter Kerr Theatre
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How To Legitimately Piss And Moan About The Theater
I like to read articles on the Howl Round web site for its lively discussion of the theater and playwriting. I’ve noticed there are a lot of articles about gender politics and other social justice warrior concerns. I’m not going … Continue reading
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Daphne’s Dive NYC Theater Trip
On Saturday I made yet another trip to New York City as part of my extensive exploration of the New York City theater community. However, the play I selected to see was partly based on the ticket price, a bargain … Continue reading
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Talent Discovery
I just finished reading the book Respect For Acting by Uta Hagen and watched a documentary on actress Charlotte Rampling, The Look. The book and the documentary remind me that actors can be serious artists and not just attention whores … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Writing
Tagged Charlotte Rampling, Respect For Acting, Robert Edmond Jones, theater, Uta Hagen
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Belles, A Theater Review
Last night I saw the play Belles by Mark Dunn at the Community Theatre League. Mark Dunn is the Playwright-in-Residence at the Community Theatre League. This is a bit of a mystery to me since he does not appear to … Continue reading
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Tagged Belles, Community Theatre League, Mark Dunn
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night – A Laugh Riot
Yesterday I went to New York City to see my favorite play “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” by Eugene O’Neill. This was my first bus trip to New York City with my new camera, a SONY CyberShot DSC-RX100, which takes … Continue reading
Philadelphia Bus Trip
Today I went on a bus trip to Philadelphia with Sherry Ault Tours. Ordinarily I have to drive myself to Philadelphia since it is not a popular destination, but the Philadelphia Flower Show is one of the few exceptions for … Continue reading
Shawnee Playhouse Produced My One Act Play “Errant Souls”
I have finally achieved a major goal, an actual production of one of my plays! I wasn’t actually expecting my play to be performed. I was expecting a staged reading. But I guess the staged reading was part of the … Continue reading
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New York City Overnight Trip
This weekend I made my first overnight trip to New York City making all the arrangements myself. An overnight trip is far more expensive than a day trip, but I had to make this type of trip to see the … Continue reading
Drama As A Form Of Literature
I don’t think the theater community does enough to promote drama as a form of literature. The conventional wisdom is that plays are written to be performed on a stage and not read. While it is true that you should … Continue reading
New York City Again
I virtually repeated my trip to New York City from last week. I really wanted to see the play The Humans by Stephen Karam so I tried to find another bus trip to New York City. Susquehanna Trailways’ tours to … Continue reading
Halloween In New York City
I spent Halloween in New York City. This was a typical trip to New York City since I didn’t do anything related to Halloween. As usual, I used Susquehanna Trailways to make this trip since that is still the most … Continue reading
Final Day In Philadelphia
Sunday was my last day in Philadelphia for this trip. On previous trips, I high tailed it out of Philadelphia early Sunday morning to beat the traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway but I was determined to get the maximum number … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Travel
Tagged Reading Terminal Market, Rittenhouse Square, Rosenbach Museum And Library
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