Category Archives: Artistic
You are What you Eat?
“What are you doing with regular sour cream? Get the gay version.” It’s taco night and I am learning about my subculture’s very specific way of eating. Lesson one: If there is a lite, low-fat, fat-free, calorie-free, or diet option, … Continue reading
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Vegetarian Mammoths
I am the worst vegetarian. Well technically I am just a mediocre pescetarian, since I’m ok with eating fish now. What started out as a personal protest against our culture’s addiction to inhumane and environmentally unsustainable means of food production—a … Continue reading
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Howard Shalwitz on CIVILIZATION: Creating a Theatrical Event
As a director, I love plays that don’t just tell a story, but that give me a chance to create a truly original theatrical event. Jason Grote’s CIVILIZATION (all you can eat)—with its interweaving narratives, bizarre dance episodes, and talking … Continue reading
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The Do’s and Don’ts of getting through with Airport Security
The term Frequent Flyer was coined to describe my family. My grandfather, who was a pilot in the Air Force, met my grandmother when he was a passenger on a plane where she was a Flight Attendant. My parents met … Continue reading
Privacy in the Internet Age
I was lucky. I got my first harsh lesson on Internet privacy when I was 12. I was probably the most Internet-savvy person in my household, and the only advice I got about message boards was ‘You Never Know Who … Continue reading
Woolly and Second City: A Match Made in (the South Side of) Heaven
When I volunteered to write a post about Woolly Mammoth and Second City’s collaboration, I initially thought I would epically chronicle the three year history of our companies working together from Barack Stars: The Wrath of Rahm to Spoiler Alert: … Continue reading
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Felipe Cabezas on Meaning & Theater that Matters
“Your life is meaningless, my life is meaningless, and the only thing that gives any meaning, that brings any hope to this life, is my unshakeable belief that God will come again in glory to replace this disgusting life with … Continue reading
Filed under A Bright New Boise, Artistic
God vs. Science?
Eight years at a conservative private Christian school in Atlanta, GA provided me with plenty of stories about the world of Evangelical Christianity. I’m sure one day they will all be published in a best selling non-fiction tell all, but … Continue reading
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Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Life
“You work at a Hobby Lobby, Anna,” Will states harshly during the climactic events of A Bright New Boise. Will, the fundamentalist protagonist of Boise—who works with Anna at that same Hobby Lobby—attempts to explain the importance of his Rapture-obsessed … Continue reading
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History of the End Times
May 21st, 2011 was not the first missed Rapture. It’s not even the first time Harold Camping has been off in predicting the Rapture. Despite the fact that, as it is said in the Book of Mark, “No one knows … Continue reading
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