A native Kansan I have a BA (Math and Theatre) and MA (Theatre). I was working on a PhD in Theatre when IBM sniffed my math background and lured me away with money enough to feed my (then two) children. Nevertheless I've been active in theatre all my life--having directed sixty-eight productions (everything from opera in Poughkeepsie to Mrozek in Woodstock to musical melodrama in Germany) and I've acted in ninety others. Now that I'm retired I don't have that eight-to-five distraction and can focus a bit more. I've regularly reviewed theatre in St. Louis for KDHX since 1991 and for BWW since 2014.
Favorite Show:
"The Gospel at Colonus" by the St. Louis Black Rep (1996)Favorite Stories:
BWW Reviews: OTSL's DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES Grandly Rewards Your Patience
June 20, 2014
June 20, 2014
The Opera Theatre of St. Louis has opened the fourth production in its June festival season--'The Dialogues of the Carmelites', by Francis Poulenc. The cast features some St. Louis favorites: Kelly Kaduce, who gave us that jaw-dropping Salome five years ago, now plays a much timider leading lady-Sr. Blanche of the Agony of Jesus. And the wonderful Christine Brewer sings the role of the New Prioress.
BWW Reviews: OTSL's '27' Opens to Ovations
June 18, 2014
June 18, 2014
Opera Theatre of St. Louis has just opened a new commissioned work entitled simply '27'. With music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Royce Vavrek, it brings us into the world of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.
BWW Reviews: OTSL's ELIXIR OF LOVE is intoxicating!
June 3, 2014
June 3, 2014
Well, it worked on me! 'The Elixir of Love' opened last night at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and after only a sip or two I fell head over heels for it. At the end of the evening I was, like Nemorino, giddy (oh, let's admit it, the better word is 'drunk') with happiness and delight. It was simply perfection!
BWW Reviews: OTSL's MAGIC FLUTE Delights St. Louis
May 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
Opera Theatre of St. Louis has opened its thirty-ninth season with a bang. Their production of The Magic Flute is unlike any other you've seen (or ever will see).
St. Louis Opera Kicks Off Summer 2014 Season
May 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
Seven productions tempt opera-lovers in a bright summer season.
ST. LOUIS OPERA FLOURISHES THIS SUMMER
May 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
Seven productions tempt opera-lovers in a bright summer season.
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