Greasing the wheels of creativity

One school was built in the teens – the cornerstone says 1914. It appears from the outside to be a castle, with small turrets at the corners, vaulted windows and pedestals for sculptures… Read More →

Sean and Ben work it out on line

I’m working with a smart young man named  Sean Hughes to create the White Pines Happenings. Check out out our on-going dialogue, and join the conversation! Here’s the latest chapter, originally posted here. … Read More →

Not what it’s worth, but what she needs

; Art4Barter is the brainchild of studio artist Antonio Puri. I met Antoino at an Art4Barter exhibit in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia in mid-December. The front room of his home is a… Read More →

Shawnee Dispatch

I am in Shawnee-on–Delaware, near the Delaware Water Gap, doing research on Fred Waring for Fred Waring’s Christmas Shindig at the Shawnee Inn. Oh, and I’m also having a much needed getaway with… Read More →

Gypsypost 1: connections

The last musical I was in was Carousel in 1981 at The Noble and Greenough School, Dedham MA. I have never been a musical theater actor, and although I can carry a tune,… Read More →

The Biutiful Occupation

It’s been a while since I’ve had to literally recover from a movie. As I write this, I haven’t yet recovered. It might take some time. It might be never. It’s like I… Read More →

Should Art Be Sold; or, Is Patronage Patronizing. Lyceum #1.

When I arrived in Philadelphia in 1994, Cary Mazer was the theater critic for the City Paper. As I was drawn in to the theater community over the next several years, I was… Read More →

The professional amateurs

Went to see a play last night: The 39 Steps. It was performed at a summer stock theater called The Barnstormers in Tamworth NH. I liked it. It’s precisely the kind of silliness… Read More →