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The years seem not to be plenty
Since they started beginning with twenty. The kids were kids. Now they’re grown. And here we are, about to delve If a dozen years can go that quick
This is a video of Poochie, my most recent play. It was shot on opening night — Oct. 19, 2011 — certainly a night I’ll never forget.
My mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease, passed away at 2:30 am, just a few hours after this performance. I was with her. Squinting at my phone, I had just read Ed Norvell’s review of the play on the Salisbury Post website, and pecked out a short thank you note to Ed. Moments later, as I sat in the chair beside Mom’s bed, alone, I watched her breathing slow until she finally took her last breath. We invent our contexts, and my context for this is that Mom — who was a great writer and my biggest fan and best teacher — was waiting for me to get a good review. That next night, we added chairs, had a full house, and turned a few people away. Many of my dearest friends were there, supporting my play and consoling me. I dedicated the show to Mom. It was the best visitation a person could have. Poochie is about a family dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease. This production ran in the black box theatre at The Looking Glass Artist Collective in Salisbury, NC, Oct. 19-22. Produced by Spoken Space Theatre. Thanks to Jon Taylor for doing such a great job of shooting this. Run time is 1hr, 23 minutes. And thanks to Justin Dionne for bringing an insightful, energetic poignancy to his directing — and to his amazing cast and production team for this awesome, production. . Cast RUTH — Lori Van Wallendael Production Team
We’ve had our chickens for six months, and we’ve had our dog, Jackie Mudpie, for seven years.
Each afternoon, we let the chickens free range for about 90 minutes, before dark — and we keep Jackie inside. So today, in order to clean and move the hen house, we created an experiment. We braced ourselves for a possible dog-chicken attack, and let them be together. The results are in and they are conclusive. Not only should the farmer and the cowman be friends; so should the chickens and the doggie. Thursday morning, in the wee hours, I checked the Salisbury Post website on my phone and read the newly posted review of my play, Poochie.
It was a great review, so the normal action to take, next, would have been to celebrate the good publicity by posting a link on Facebook. But Continue reading thursday, october 20 Production shot from 'Poochie,' (Bob Paolino and Chris Speer — from The Salisbury Post) This new play has been different from any production of any play I’ve ever had. I’ve had plays in other cities or states where I just showed up and saw the show. And I’ve had some around Continue reading a few notes about Poochie, my play, that opens Wednesday ‘Poochie,’ opens next week. Spoken Space Theatre. In the black box at Looking Glass Artist Collective. Share| This Yom Kippur, just a few hours before we pause for the Yizkor service and remember our loved ones who are no longer with us — I’m thinking of my father, of course — but also two men who impacted my life profoundly.
Rabbi Israel Gerber passed away on Tuesday at the Continue reading Steve Jobs and Rabbi Gerber I was excited to see that, just this week, Justin Dionne, who will be directing Poochie, my new play, just got nominated for 9 MTA awards for his recent production of Almost Maine with St. Thomas Players.
St. Thomas Players is a small theatre troupe here in Salisbury. The MTA is the Continue reading Almost Maine, directed by Justin Dionne, gets 9 nominations the porch Sitting here on my porch most of the day, working on my play, with the fan blowing my way. The fan keeps it cool and keeps the mosquitoes away. Those little bugs are light; they can’t handle the wind. What an awesome discovery. I’ve lived here in this house Continue reading the porch, an old/new discovery |
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