Distractions of Grandeur

... because there's just too much good stuff to think about. Interested in a specific subject? Check out the complete tag list.

poetry scrimshaw	A Reminder Apr. 17, 2014 \| Comments A poem to honor Maundy Thursday.
history music theatre reviews	PRC's Assasins Apr. 15, 2014 \| Comments Each of the characters in this Steven Sondheim musical gets the chance to kill the President of the United States, making history regardless of success or failure. In the same way, the show itself is full of sound and fury, raw emotions seeking to mean ... something.
web	Heartbleed For Dummies Apr. 12, 2014 \| Comments The Heartbleed scare: fewer words, more pictures, from web comic xkcd.
theatre scrimshaw	Catching Up Apr. 10, 2014 \| Comments A judicial candidate's past catches up to her. Written as a monologue for a college playwriting class.
music reviews	Rick Pino's Songs For An End Time Army Apr. 08, 2014 \| Comments Last year I encountered Songs For An End Time Army by Rick Pino while on the hunt for music to underscore a drama. I found what I needed and a whole lot more. In short: I was hooked.
music theatre	Off To The Jellicle Ball Apr. 05, 2014 \| Comments Rather than share anything profound or insightful, here's a clip from the musical that we're rehearsing next.
poetry scrimshaw	A Romp in the Garden Apr. 03, 2014 \| Comments A young Heroine sets out on an ADVENTURE. Here's another poem rescued from an old school folder (warning: it was written during an extremely lyrical phase). Posted in honor of National Poetry Month.
theatre reviews	A Bare But Worthy Cymbline Apr. 01, 2014 \| Comments What makes a theatre? For that matter, what makes a play? A character? These questions are at the heart of Bare Theatre's production of Cymbline, an overlooked Shakespearan play that like this production defies definition.
science fiction space	Space: the Really Big Frontier Mar. 29, 2014 \| Comments Doctor Who fans know "it's bigger on the inside," but science fiction writers often fail to apply the same idea to the vastness of space.
The Flame fan fiction scrimshaw	After the Last Hurrah Mar. 27, 2014 \| Comments An aging couple shares a heart-to-heart talk about love, family, and fireworks.