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2022: The Year That Was
What a wild year 2022 was ( Read more... ) -
A Belated Letter to Santa
Dear Santa Claus ( Read more... ) -
Letter to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Dear Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( Read more... ) -
How the Performing Arts May Have Saved My Life: A Hyperbole-Tinged Essay on 29 Years in Theater
This year, Alleman High School very generously bestowed upon me a beautiful plaque upon my induction into the Alleman High School Drama Hall of Fame. My name will also be added to a plaque in the lobby of the Tracey Spaeth Auditorium ( Read more... ) -
Tartuffe: A Review
I had the great joy of getting to see Tartuffe by Moliere at Augustana College on Saturday, October 15th, at the Brunner Center. It was a true display of the talent that Augustana College has on its very deep bench ( Read more... ) -
Appreciation: Rich Petkunas
Whenever you lose a family member, it's common to talk about the new normal. The next line of holidays won't be the same, because a face is missing ( Read more... ) -
Vintage Hitchcock: A Review
I have had the great pleasure of being able to participate in Richmond Hill Players' 2022 production of Vintage Hitchcock. It is three short plays, adapted by Joe Landry, from Alfred Hitchcock films. They include The Lodger, Sabotage, and The 39 Steps ( Read more... ) -
Apples, Football, and Movies
The year is rolling along, and here we are at our apples, football, and movies issue again ( Read more... ) -
Leaving Iowa: A Review
I recently had the opportunity to watch the play Leaving Iowa at the Richmond Hill Players in Geneseo, Illinois. It is the production that they are putting on right before I put up Vintage Hitchcock ( Read more... ) -
The Christmas Letter Writing Club: A Review
Four young adult women. Jenn, Katie, Lisa, and Allison. Friends from undergrad. They reunite several years after graduation from UW Madison at a cabin in Wisconsin to start writing Christmas letters about the activities and events of their respective years. Some years are better than others. Watching their children grow up. Navigating the ups and ( Read more... )