Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC
Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC Happy Holidays (okay, it’s a little early, but covid….) Pretty soon, all of the holidays special will begin and luckily, this year is no exception. On December 9, there is going to be a live version on NBC of the Broadway musical, “The Grinch”! How awesome […]
The Reasons You Want to Be the String
Here are the reasons why you want to be the string. Let’s talk about well meaning parents who take their parenting job way too far and drive themselves and their kids crazy. Yes, folks, we call these parents “helicopter parents.” Here is a story for you: My perfect granddaughter (only joking….sort of) is nearly two […]
Are You Missing These Kind of People in Your Life?
Are you missing these people in your life? What is special about community theatre actors? That’s my student portraying Mary Poppins! This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I have a very long relationship with community theatre. I helped to create one in Columbia, Missouri back in 1979 I believe. It is […]
A Favorite Poem of Mine
Sometimes I write poetry. This is a favorite poem of mine. This particular poem was created for a class while studying for my masters in arts integration. Little Cedar Berry Farm Two sweethearts when freckled, picked berries from a bush two of them, stationed on paralleled rows between […]
Gift Guide for Your Favorite Theatre Geek
Gift Guide for Your Favorite Theatre Geek Wow, it’s April all ready! It seems like once we pass Valentine’s day time moves a lot faster. Today, I noticed graduation cards at my local pharmacy. I always forget graduation is in mid-May. The high school students in my college classes are quick to share the number […]
Student Survival: The Importance of Pleasure Reading for a Kid
Some people are selective about the genres they read. I usually gravitate toward books with quirky characters in ordinary appearing plots. I say “ordinary appearing” because it is always intriguing to find the characters going somewhere else than you expected.
However, I am known to cheat and read the last chapter of a book if a. the story is moving too slowly for me or b. I’m dying to know what happens.