Halloweek Day 7: Ghost Lights

Life in the theatre is known for its superstitions. Actors, directors, and other theatre workers conform to certain superstitions that might seem silly to anyone …

Halloweek Day 6: Sleep Paralysis

You wake from a peaceful, deep sleep. You are so comfortable and warm, lying on your back, the soft pillow under your head. You decide …

Are You My Mother, Karen?

Throughout my life, there’s been this recurring theme of people to whom I’m completely and totally unrelated thinking that I am their daughter. But not …

Plays for Players: The Tempest

I was pleased to discover that there is a big interest in Shakespeare among readers, so I decided that this article would be about one …

Plays for Players: Closer

This play has become pretty legendary among actors. I had heard of it. I had seen scenes from it in acting class. It seemed like …

Plays for Players: Luv

I have been trying to track down this play for years. My memory of the playwright having disappeared, I had to go by the title: …

Plays for Players: The Foreigner

Welcome to the first week of Plays for Players! I decided to start with more of an esoteric one (I’ll save the heavy-lifters like Arthur …