Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I’ve written before about Appleton North’s theatre director Ron Parker and his universal impact on our family. Each of my four adult children cite Mr. Parker’s profound influence on their lives. He taught them to be brave; to make magic from the mundane; to honor a commitment; to recognize a problem, give it a good [...]
Three times this weekend I treated myself to the kind of entertainment that gives me hope in this old world. I sat in a park on a warm, summer afternoon and listened to Hillary, Ric and Rod Reynolds play classic and original tunes. They performed with such talent and contagious joy I couldn’t help but [...]
The first time I saw a Ron Parker production, I sat in wonder, so mesmerized I could not bring myself to leave my seat at intermission. My oldest son was a freshman that year and he'd yet to grow into his giant feet. The football field seemed more like his natural habitat, because it was. [...]
Time means nothing in a dark theater anyway. That curtains rises and off you go to Paris in the 19th century, Salzburg in 1938, or Saigon in the 1970s. I've been to all of those places, courtesy of the Appleton North Theatre Program. Last night, I sat in that magical theater and drifted away to [...]
Appleton North theatre director Ron Parker picked the perfect show for the school theatre program's return to live theatre. The Spongebob Musical offered everything we've been missing since these past two years -- Humor! Warmth! Color! Whimsy! Music! Dancing! Flying Mermaids! and Talent! My oh my, that show offered plenty of talent. We saw it [...]