Sweet as Pie

by | Sep 24, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows

If I needed two words (okay, two brief phrases) to describe my week, I’d choose—“upside down” and “sweet as pie.” Obviously, pie can be sweet or savory or even sweet pies can be different levels of sweet, so, I fold nuance into my...
Seven Stories, Six Languages

Seven Stories, Six Languages

by | Sep 24, 2013 | Stage

Since its inception five years ago, First Generation Ensemble, the youth-focused arm of Springfield’s social justice-inspired theater company Performance Project, has worked with area teens to create, develop and present performances in which the young adults...
Stagestruck: Laugh ?Til You Cry

Stagestruck: Laugh ?Til You Cry

by | Sep 24, 2013 | Stage

For some time now, I’ve been noticing that in their advertising, theaters tend to emphasize—often overemphasize—the comedic or otherwise convivial aspects of their shows, even when they’re patently not comedies. While the descriptives...
News Briefs

News Briefs

by | Sep 24, 2013 | News

Coakley Tries Her Luck Again, This Time for Governor’s Office By Maureen Turner   Last week, on the day Attorney General Martha Coakley announced her candidacy for governor, a report by the Associated Press noted the “curse” that plagued five...