After teaching theatre for over 37 years, I retired as of August 1, 2020. It was a wonderful ride and is full of such good memories. What I would like to do is to convert this blog that originally was a diary of all my class doings - and make it now a daily reflection on what it is like to be retired and some of the highlights that have stayed with me from the theatre classroom. I hope you enjoy!
Today in Plays and Playwrights we read a short one act with two young children sharing an afternoon of hooky from school. There is no one in the play other then these two children. On the surface not much happens: they meet each other, challenge and play with each other, and then the girl simply walks away down the railroad track – much as she began the story. Read more