In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, Eliot, a learned professor (played by Kerry Bringman) is “taking leave” of his senses and the real world. Trying to help him cope is another version of Eliot (played by W. Scott Pinkston) who understands the problem and wants to help both Eliot and his three daughters. Producers […]
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) – Harlequin
The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Harlequin in down town Olympia. An irreverent, hilarious, high-speed romp through all 37 of the Bard’s plays (and 154 sonnets) in under two hours! Every second was used and abused with comic action and commentary. All performed by three actors. My wife Peggy couldn’t join me for […]
SHIPWRECKED! A Staged Reading at Tacoma Little Theatre
A staged reading is a rehearsed read-through of a script, performed in front of a seated audience. About a week ago I got an email from my friend. A few months ago my cousin Lavinia Hart introduced a long time theater friend to Peggy and me. I believe “Lindy” and Dale Westgaard studied acting together […]
First Date, the Musical
Ages ago I was attending a Friday night dance at the University of Puget Sound. It was the final dance until fall. The last number from the band began playing. I saw two girls standing together, one tall, one short. I simply asked, “Would you like to dance?” The shorter one kept looking at me […]
The Price of Friendship
I had just finished delivering an order to a customer making their day. It was cold, really cold, and raining with a threat of snow. The wind was strong enough to make me wobble outside of my car. Instead of turning off Highway 99 for Milton, I continued on to the Poodle Dog. Inside I […]
Reaching Out and Reaching Back to Finland
I have long been a advocate of Archaeology Magazine. It’s fun reading about how we all eventually became the animals that we are. My favorite section is entitled AROUND THE WORLD By Jason Urbanus. I like those articles because quite often they have a section on the Pacific Northwest. I think it is interesting to […]
The Musical RENT Review at Tacoma Little Theatre
The Musical Rent is based on the Giacomo Puchinni opera, “La bohéme”, set in Parisian poverty, but now in the 1990’s. The play consists of poor musicians, aspiring entrepreneurs, actors and street performers trying to make a life in NYC’s East Village. It involves scenes of sexuality, drug use and the haunting deaths from HIV/AIDS. […]
Getting Older and Running Down
Homes and yards. They get older not from years perhaps, but more from neglect. Our best friends had a neighbor who not only neglected the exterior of their house, but the inside of the house just became what my mother would have called a “sling room.” The more things that come into a room and […]
JERSEY BOYS The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
I loved the single scaffold-style set for “JERSEY BOYS”. It allowed me to see Iris McBride hard at work and all over the place. I got my tickets from Iris, I saw her setting up three chairs in the front row for ticket holders and could see her beating the drums on tune after rock […]