StageStruck: Mining the Back Story
When actors are preparing to play a role, they often dig into the character’s “back story”—the life history that brought that person to the moment s/he appears on the stage. The playwright often provides at least some of it in the script, but...
StageStruck: Double WAMmy
“As a theater professional, I want to create theater that people can come and see, but I also want to be taking action to improve the real lives of women and girls around the world.” So says Kristen van Ginhoven, co-founder, with actor/educator Leigh...
Trash-Barrel Politics
The city of Springfield’s trash-pickup fee might be roundly despised by the city’s residents, but it’s certainly proven useful to its politicians. In 2006, the Finance Control Board imposed a $90 annual trash fee, in an attempt to plug up shortfalls...Between the Lines: Media Matters?
The morning starts out fine: up before the sun, get breakfast going, feed the cats, take a breath of air with a cup of coffee, watch the birds, think about how nice it is not to have to think about anything for another 20 minutes or so. I could have easily prolonged...E-Edition
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