I like this comment from Broadway: “Whoever thought of reviving Mary Chase’s 1944 chestnut, Harvey, and its nymous rabbit starepo has taken a good reading of the current Broadway zeitgeist. Escapist comedy appears to be the audience genre of choice this season” witness the success of One Man, Two Guvnors, possibly Broadway’s most entertaining show […]
The Wizard of Oz – St. Luke’s Theatre Company
Peg and I arrived at CenterStage on Sunday to find out there were no handouts for the production of Harvey. The printer had ceased after only a couple of prints. We had seen worse problems, so we knew we could get the basics for the Centerstage review of the classic production of 1944 pretty easily. […]
The Most Popular Plays in America?
Do you ever wonder how many plays are produced across America? Or what plays are really popular? The most productions this year so far by Editor-in-chief of American Theatre By Rob Weinert-Kendt, is a fun list of stage acting in the live theatre. We are sitting pretty. Here in the Pacific Northwest we’ve seen two […]
Reaching Across the World
My article from a week ago: A few days ago The Suburban Times posted my article about my father being a sailor during the Second World War and keeping a log. There were a couple of comments about writing letters and even about the state of Missouri where my father was born. In today’s news […]
Karen Haas Presents Abbie William Hill – A Historic Presentation
Three times Peg and I have seen Karen Haas wearing clothing and some details characteristic from a hundred years ago or so. She loves reaching back into the past and bringing historical women to life while sharing local history from Western Washington and beyond. When Peg heard that Karen Haas was putting on a historical […]
Apple Picking Time in Lakewood?
Saturday afternoon in Lakewood, members and friends of the Transportation Club of Tacoma joined together to box up free apples for the hungry. EFN, the Emergency Food Network, is a program the Transportation Club has been assisting for years. The apples were harvested and delivered. Members of the club checked each apple to make sure […]
What the Constitution Means to Me
I don’t know about you, but I love our country. My Uncle Randall was wounded in Italy and my dad served on board oilers during World War Two providing the oil for ships fighting our opposition and delivering the soldiers to fight the enemy in the South Pacific. My mother’s younger brother fought in Korea […]
Downtown Puyallup – Meridian Cafe
Peg and I had eaten here before. This time we had to wait while a long, long, long train went by before crossing the track to cafe heaven. Both of us could feel the shaking of the train track wheels for minutes well before and after the cars went quickly by. The atmosphere was welcoming, […]
So, You Think You’re Tough
Standing up for yourself is a combination of knowing when to fight and when to back off. I love to tell stories of when my parents owned a motel in Ponders Corner and I stood up to stare others down. I don’t like telling the story of standing up for myself, but it comes with […]