When Doug McLennan asked me to write a description for my blog that ArtsJournal would begin hosting in 2017, I thought about the topics which move me to spend time writing—the things that I feel sufficient passion to write about without compensation. There’s no employer, no client, no contract, and no deadline. Looking at the writing I’d been doing for my own blog at … [Read more...] about What We Liked in 2017
City of Reading
This is Reading—Artists Make Magic
In mid-July, I traveled to Pennsylvania to see a show. It was straight-up MAGIC. I can’t stop thinking about it. This is Reading is a transmedia production about the people and times of Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading has been through the boom and the bust. It’s the city that gave the name to Reading Railroad—of Monopoly fame, yes. The Reading Company was the biggest … [Read more...] about This is Reading—Artists Make Magic