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A Dramatic Canon
My picks for the Dramatic Canon
Sep 26, 202511 min read


Swiftology: Theology, Scriptures, and Sacraments
If you have no sense of humor, this isn't for you.
Sep 5, 20253 min read


The Snapping Turtle: Ginny, Georgia, Storytelling, and Representation
"Who'll be the next in line?"-The Kinks
Aug 22, 20256 min read


Goodbye, Bob (This is for You)
His name was Bob. This is for him.
Aug 8, 20253 min read


Beneath the 'Berg: The Director Who Wouldn't Grow Up
Another view of Spielberg
Jul 4, 20257 min read


Throwback: The Theatre and the Blues
The essay "The Theatre and the Blues"
May 30, 20256 min read


The JAMboree!
Memories of judging the Alabama Youth Theatre Experience's Spring JAMboree!
May 16, 20254 min read


The Fishbowl
A short essay on being talented.
Apr 25, 20254 min read


A Short Treatise on Solitude
A short inquiry into the solitude of the writing life.
Apr 11, 20253 min read


Down with the Sickness (To Thine Own Shelf Be True)
A short tour of my book collection
Mar 28, 20253 min read


Shakespeare & the Cinema
A sense of Shakespeare on Film
Mar 21, 202518 min read


Poetry Month 4: A Recitation of "She Walks in Beauty"
A recitation of Lord Byron's poem "She Walks in Beauty."
Feb 28, 20251 min read


Poetry Month 3: A Monologue from LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST
An audio recording of a monologue from William Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST.
Feb 21, 20251 min read


Poetry Month 2: A Recitation of "My Last Duchess"
Another vlog- a Youtube recitation of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess"
Feb 14, 20252 min read


Poetry Month 1: A Recitation of "Porphyria's Lover"
An audio recitation of Robert Browning's "Porphyria's Lover."
Feb 7, 20251 min read


David Lynch. Artist. 1946-2025.
David Lynch. Artist. David Lynch was an artist from Missoula, Montana. He wrote and directed the films Inland Empire , Mulholland Drive...
Jan 24, 202514 min read


2024 in Perspective
Greetings, readers! I hope you all had a nice holiday season and are as ready for the New Year as I am. 2024 was both challenging and...
Dec 27, 20249 min read


The 100 Best Films of 2010-2019
I am significantly less proud of this list —not because it's not a good list or basically a reflection of my opinion, but just because...
Dec 20, 20243 min read


The 100 Best Films of 2000-2009
I had already planned for this year's penultimate blog piece to cover the best 100 films of 2010-2019, so I thought I would offer my list...
Dec 13, 20243 min read


To My Teachers, with Love
Growing up as an actor, I always believed actors were born, not made. Certainly, one can learn techniques of speaking and movement,...
Oct 18, 20248 min read
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