Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
High school theatre director Ron Parker sets high standards in his productions. Period costumes must conform to the time period. Period. Lighting. Sound. Set design. Blocking. Elocution. Make-up. Hair. He envisions each element, solicits input from his cast and crew, and then oversees the installation of each nail, the stroke of each paint brush. These [...]
Nearly 20 years after it opened on Broadway, Rent has made its way to the Fox Cities and, while I won't actually list 525,600 reasons you need to see this production, I will give you a five. 1) Adam Pascal. He originated the role of Roger on Broadway, played him in the movie version of [...]
Like many parents of busy people scattered far and near, we hold precious the days we spend together. Our Christmas gift is early morning laughter, our Thanksgiving gratitude is a table full of chatty faces we love, and our summer hiatus is the stretch of sunny days during which we are a party of six, [...]
We enjoyed a rare opportunity to see the oldest and the youngest Kostelnik granddaughters perform Friday in Chicago in separate shows that shared twin themes of sweet laughter and sassy fun. My eight-year old niece Erin capped off her summer theatre camp experience by playing the Abominable Snowman in the cutest production of Frozen we’ve [...]
“Don’t ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman This weekend, I'm honored to come home for the 20th anniversary of Appleton North High School. The “From this House” event will feature graduates who have [...]