I recently attended the reading of a new play by Jan Neuberger at the Newtown Arts Festival. The three-character cast sat/stood on stage with music stands to hold their scripts. The play was great, but I was more impressed with the actor and actresses who “read” their parts. To me, it seemed as if they … Continue reading
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Newtown High School – Summer Reading Lists for 1981 and 1982
I’m always curious about what high school kids are asked to read in their English classes these days. I’ve had a few conversations with friends about we read back in the 1980s. Call me a packrat, but I found my own reading lists from my 9th and 10th grades. I only have the outside reading … Continue reading
The “Public” Perserverance of a Playwright
I had the privilege of seeing “Next to Normal” at the San Jose Repertory Theater a few days ago. The musical had opened on Broadway in 2009 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2012. I loved the performance, but admired the content much more. Creators Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s musical showed the … Continue reading
