There’s an idea that the central element of theatre and the only thing that truly matters is story. That we can dispense with spectacle and still have riveting theatre. Which is true but honestly it’s rare. I went to see The Lily’s Revenge and was so delighted by it–the huge undertaking, the simply lovely story, [...]
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that my tweets this week have shifted from theatre-oriented to military-oriented. (If you don’t know that I serve in the Air National Guard, well—yes, yes I do.) It’s true that reservists ordinarily serve a few days per month plus a few weeks during the year when we’re [...]
This is a small pet peeve. A little thing. A little nothing. I’m certainly not saying I’ve never done it. I absolutely have. And yet. I hate references to this world. This life. You know what I mean: rhetorical questions or philosophical contemplations that say, “What does this life have to offer?” or , “Is [...]
A year ago, I was sitting right where I am now—at my table, laptop in front of me, and I was working on my master’s thesis. It was a semester later than I’d thought I would be, but fall term seemed right for it, ultimately. A harvesting, right? A reaping of what I had sown. [...]
…except actually, it isn’t. As the daughter of a linguist, I inherited an affinity for words. I revel in the variety and precision of expression afforded by the English language (the only one in which I am fluent, unfortunately–albeit in two forms, modern and middle) and its cheerful propensity for borrowing words and phrases, and [...]
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