Walking across the field of green, taking a short cut to his college office with his mind elsewhere he stepped in a slightly large pile of dog poop. He stopped, looked down and said, “I’ve got to get me another dog.” Almost an hour later he sat at his desk waiting for his first student […]
Mr. Baxter and the Funny Haters
I had seen Mr. Baxter at work before . . . well it wasn’t really “at work”. It was after school and he was showing the kids how to play a little baseball. The kids were having a great time and Mr. Baxter looked happy and content even when a student or two did something […]
Suki and the Fall of Halloween
With a large bag of candies for giveaways Suki started her reversal of direction and headed for home. She left her two sisters in charge of the store. It wasn’t so much about Halloween as it was about the air, the wind, the leaves, the sun and moon and the glee. Suki got back home […]
An Inspector Calls – Dukesbay Productions
“J B Priestley wrote ‘An Inspector Calls’ after the First World War and like much of his work contains controversial, politically charged messages. It was first performed in September 1945 in the Soviet Union, followed by the UK. ‘An Inspector Calls’ is set in 1912 . . . ” – Oxnotes Director Jennifer York says […]
Golden Haired Laura
Laura could catch your eye in an instant. From the minute she walked into a room or left it, the eyes of people followed her. Her blond hair was natural, as were her smiles. Once you saw the face you were captivated. Laura had it all. She walked with grace, her smile could melt a […]
The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie
The Mousetrap, the longest running play in Britain, is now at Tacoma Little Theatre. The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie opened in the West End on November 25, 1952, and it’s STILL running! Yes, this murder mystery has been playing uninterrupted (except for a year of Covid) for over 70 years with almost 30,000 performances! Let […]
What the Constitution Means to Me – Live Production
Heidi Schreck’s boundary – breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning constitutional debate competitions across the United States years ago. In this hilarious, hopeful and human new play, she resurrects her teenage self to trace […]
Monique Dubose
When I was president of the Tacoma Jaycees in the early 1970s. We sponsored Big Brothers. At Christmas time, K Mart on Sixth Avenue opened up a half-hour early just for us. We gave each young boy we sponsored a five dollar bill from their Big Brothers and those of us who volunteered to watch […]
Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities (TACID)
For a couple of years my friend Chuck Heller, a fellow member of the Rotary Club of Tacoma kept asking me to join him with the efforts to support the organization of TACID. It looked like it was an interesting group, a number of Rotary members were involved, but they met at the same time […]