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!
We are doing Fantasy Creations in Theatre History in these last few days before Christmas break. I started the section by asking for books that they had read that were fantasies – and they named the usual collection of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings – – but then their imagination just gave up. Gave up? Really? Read more