I’ll keep this short. Oddly enough, I have never seen John Guare’s dark comedy performed. I read the play as a freshman in college and have been hooked on theatre ever since. I credit this play with inspiring me to study Theatre and English in college. Today, I use the play in my American literature [...]

After the death of Beth the mother’s lines made me be at peace with my son’s death. Pamela White – Marysville, WA

When I was a child growing up in the Edenic enclave of Fieldston in the late 1950s, my mother instituted a treasured tradition: Every year, for my birthday, she would take me to a Broadway play of my choosing. Even my early selections – safe, sugary musicals such as My Fair Lady or The Sound [...]

Ten years ago this month I began my involvement in the theatre world. I was just getting divorced and was without any friends in close proximity. Needing something to focus on other than the ending of my marriage, I auditioned for a community theatre production of The Wizard of Oz. I wasn’t expecting much when I auditioned, never really [...]