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 Theatre History we were talking about the difference between Realism and Naturalism. The class was confused how something could be more real on stage then realism. We then talked about all of the ways that realism is not real. How many of us speak as clearly as characters in realism? How many of us only sit on three sides of the dining table? Read more