My big brother and my son facing off at chess. I am outclassed!

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Preview of “The Fantasticks” (thanks, Tribune-Review, for covering the arts community)

For Luisa, Jerz’s character, “the world is still a magical place, full of epic characters and situations and — above all — romance.” She says the audience should like Luisa and care about her, not wanting the world to hurt or change her. A fun show to perform “‘The Fantasticks’ music is uniquely beautiful, and…

The Fantasticks (Oct 18-27, Theatre Factory)

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Come see Carolyn as “The Girl” in The Fantasticks, Oct 18-27.

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I have two scenes in a horror film. My head appears in a third scene.

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A Matter of Honor (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 8)

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The dress we ordered for the “girl next door” role in The Fantasticks… vs the dress that we received!

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Love This Headline: “He took a date to the park where he was gored by a bison, figuring it wouldn’t happen again. He was wrong.”

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Studying STEM Isn’t The Career Boost We Think

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Unnatural Selection (ST:TNG Rewatch Season 2, Episode 7)

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The Schizoid Man (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 6)

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Loud as a Whisper (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 5)

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My Review of the Charlottesville Tryout of “A Few Good Men” 30 Years Ago

A librarian at the University of Virginia kindly scanned and emailed the review I wrote, as an undergraduate student journalist, of the pre-Broadway tryout of A Few Good Men, in September 1989. I was prepared to cringe, but I was actually kind of proud of the lead, which applies equally to the professional production now…

My son teaching chess to a young pupil

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