News & Notes

  • Be not afraid of greatness

    Review

    I have a confession to make. I, Brian Lenz, lifelong artistic person and professional theater critic know nothing about Shakespeare...

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  • “Yes, everyone has a story”

    Editorial

    Jungle Theater’s The Wickhams is Austen-esque fanfiction at its best -- it takes characters we know and love and gives...

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  • Re-grooving the Rut

    Editorial

    There is a phenomenon that I experience every time I attend a multi-day learning conference that I call “the rut”...

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  • Episode 13: Denzel Belin

    Interview

    If there’s one thing Denzel Belin believes in, it’s that you CAN do it all. (You just can’t do it...

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  • Fiercely Gentle

    Review

    Opera usually tries to be the most extreme version of something. Wagner loved being the most epic, Mozart was usually...

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  • Empathy Practice

    Review

    Have you ever had a conversation with someone from an Amish community? How about with a non-Amish professor who is...

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  • Episode 12: Duck Washington

    Interview

    Pandas. Pandas, everybody. Pandas. Duck Washington shoots the breeze about his process, the song from “Big” and creating with Blackout...

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  • A Man of “Magic” or just Will

    Review

    Shakespeare is timeless-clearly we know, which is why everyone continues to produce his shows. I love Shakespeare and am often...

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  • Episode 11: Molly Cathryn Glover

    Interview

    Ever heard of “structured improv?” Molly Cathryn Glover schools us on what that means, as well how she tailors her...

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  • The Miniature and The Gigantic

    Review

    It is only fitting to start with an honest admission of cultural and educational ignorance, mixed with a bit of...

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