With the close of my twenty first and final show at Appleton North Theatre this past weekend, I've been reflecting on what a wonderful gift live theatre is to those who experience it, in the audience, on the stage and behind the scenes. While I certainly feel sad to end my high school theatre career, [...]
Take a Tony Award winning playwright, a genuinely gifted director and a Chinese fable that is older than written language and you have the magic of Mary Zimmerman's The White Snake. On paper, the story of loyal friendship and the infinite power of unconditional love is charming. In the combined hands of Zimmerman and Appleton [...]
You're going to be fine. You think you're sprinting to the end of your race, but this isn't even the bell lap. Maybe you've tripped, or stumbled a little. Maybe you've hit your stride, oblivious to all the fuss. Maybe you face planted and now you’re lying on the track picking cinders out of your [...]
I'm not sure what the statute of limitations is on high school exchange program rules, but I have to assume that after nearly 36 years, I'm in the clear. So here's my story: I did not behave myself in Guatemala when I spent five weeks there during the summer between my sophomore and junior year [...]
On Sunday, I noticed my son had not been participating in a lively group text among his siblings and me. Naturally, I assumed he was incapacitated in some way. It’s not that the family group chats are mandatory, it’s just that they’re fun and who wouldn’t want to chime in? Am I right? So I [...]