Confessions of a Mormon Boy
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010Though I’m not longer a Latter-day Saint, something about me will always be Mormon.
“That’s Why I Smile Like This!”
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010You know you’ve arrived when a high school student asks you for permission to do a scene from your show in his forensics competition. Well, this fine young man did just that. He took a few liberties (okay a lot of liberties), but he won the NFL competition in Indiana. How cool is that?! So [...]
Edward Albee and Me
Monday, June 28th, 2010I was at an awards ceremony once where Edward Albee was receiving a life-time achievement award. After Elaine Stritch spoke (I worked with her once at a theatre in Connecticut–but that’s another blog entry!), I went up to Edward Albee’s table. It was that part of the evening where dessert is being served and before [...]
“Carol Lynn: Prophetess” by Trevor Southey
Saturday, June 26th, 2010I commissioned this oil portrait of Carol Lynn Pearson by Trevor Southey. This photograph was taken before the portrait was finished. The finished portrait has a line from one of her best poems painted in red, “We who are seed of deity.” Below the portrait is a statement from Trevor Southey about the portrait followed [...]
The Smile — Note from the Playwright
Friday, January 29th, 2010“The Smile” The Mormon Smile is made by first thinking how deeply grateful and blessed you are to belong to “the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth.” As one of the chosen, this thought brings you incomparable glee that just can’t be contained. Your smile’s size is proportionate to [...]
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