Babes with Blades presents the World Premiere of WITCH SLAP! Playwright Jeff Goode explores the male corruption by the Puritanical driven witch hunts. The 2013-2014 winner of “Joining Sword & Pen,” WITCH SLAP! is the herstory told from the witches’ perspectives. Goode’s characters represent a wide range of sorceresses: the crone, the gypsy, the vamp, the ...
Day 234: What I know now
Patience is not my burden. I don’t like to wait for instructions, decisions, life’s healing forces. I want to understand the situation immediately. I want people to choose and move forward. I want all people - but especially people I love- to be pain-free. The reality is life is not like that. There are ups ...
Review “Stupid Fucking Bird” (Sideshow Theatre): Sort of Liked
Sideshow Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of STUPID FUCKING BIRD. In the program the phrase ‘sort of’ appears before the adaptation credit. Playwright Aaron Posner uses the basic framework from Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull.” Although Posner sets it in contemporary times, his characters have the same Chekhov conflicts. Dev loves Mash who loves Con who ...
There is a reason for my drama…maybe even 7
Over the weekend, I conjured up a moment of high drama. It started out as wild speculation. I let my imagination go until it festered into something very real to me. And in my make believe scenario, I became devastated. Luckily, I only reached out to one other person to announce my pretend crisis. And ...
On the rocks or not, GIVE!
The ALS Ice Bucket challenge has been making its way across online platforms. People dump a bucket of ice water over their head for charity. Friends challenge friends to get wet. People accepting the challenge film and post the drenching. They also make a $10 donation to ALS. In their video post, they tag three ...
I’m a footless boat… and that’s a good thing
I’m down a personal trainer. No, I haven’t fired him. Or even worse, he hasn’t quit on me. It’s nothing personal to me. It’s his knee. Josh’s meniscus is in such a position that if he walks on it, he could shred it completely. He also has Grade 1 strains on his MCL and LCL. ...
I hope we dance!
Aunt Sue, Aunt Peggy, Aunt Laura know how to dance Over the weekend, I was connected to two unrelated suicides by two degrees of separation. A young man and an older man both chose to end their journeys. Their family and friends are left in the wakes caused by their absence. Suicide sucks! And depression is ...
Dance!
I love this statue. I took the picture in Ireland this summer. The joyful stance of the dancers makes me smile. It’s called “The Cashel Dancers.” It was sculpted by Rowan Gillespie and is situated in the parking lot at the Rock of Cashel. This statue symbolism amuses me on a few levels. First, I need to ...
Random acts of thoughtlessness
Dear dad, I screwed up! No, I didn’t smash your car... again. Yet, it was still an accident. I didn’t think to invite you to my rooftop to watch the Air Show rehearsals. Throughout the afternoon, Jenny and I both mused how much you would have loved watching the Blue Angels soar past my building. Next ...
I brought bagels!
I brought bagels! This morning I woke up from a deep sleep. My waking thought was “Thank you, Lord! That was good!” I felt completely rested. The sun was shining. A breeze was wafting in from the window. The day had endless positivity possibilities. And then I sipped my coffee, read the news and perused Facebook. ...