The Road to 1,000 | Theatre Teacher Talk

Mar 7, 20221 min read

Rogue Review: "Brother Love's Good Time Gospel Hour"

I must admit that it was not my intent to schedule back-to-back shows dealing with the Holy Gospel. However, it happened, so I must...

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Mar 7, 20222 min read

Rogue Review: "Born Again in Berkeley," show #829

Theresa Donahoe delivers an excellent solo show by giving depiction to what most church kids have experienced: the disappointment of...

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Mar 5, 20221 min read

Rogue Review: "Accordion Fight Show"

Strangely is back and more raucous than ever! With him this year isn’t just the accordion and the epic beard, but a kayak, a paddle, and...

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Mar 5, 20222 min read

Rogue Review: #FresnoWriters Live

My first Rogue show and I cried. One of the reasons I ensure that Fresno State’s MFA Program in Creative Writing is on my schedule for...

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Mar 3, 20222 min read

"Anastasia," show #828

Anastasia is perhaps my generation’s most-beloved animated film not produced by Disney. The story concerns Anya, a royal who, separated...

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Mar 2, 202211 min read

Time to Go Rogue for 2022: A Preview Piece of the Upcoming Rogue Festival!

The Rogue Festival isn’t back, and that’s because it never left. The Rogue Festival board and staff worked hard to make the virtual...

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Mar 1, 20222 min read

"Audible" review; Or, A Lesson in Showing, Not Just Telling

I am a huge fan of Oscars season because the nominations motivate me to watch films I wouldn’t normally seek out. This year, a Netflix...

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Feb 11, 20223 min read

"Freestyle Love Supreme," show #827

I coach the Improv team at the high school I teach; I took a whole quarter of Improv in my college theatre program; I can’t freestyle or...

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Feb 4, 20223 min read

"Waitress" review, show #826

While I acknowledge that Broadway is blessed to have a Sara Bareilles score that has pop, freshness, and character-driven lyricism, it...

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Feb 1, 20224 min read

I Should've Just Stayed Home Today...

By nature, I’m a people-pleaser. It’s a shock I’m even a teacher, or at least a happy one. For some reason, I am able to compartmentalize...

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Dec 27, 20217 min read

Living in Spielberg's West Side Story: a film review

My first exposure to West Side Story was in junior high school when my English teacher had a Romeo and Juliet/West Side Story unit. We...

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Dec 16, 20213 min read

"My Fair Lady" show #825

I am of the Golden Age fandom who thinks My Fair Lady is a wonderfully entertaining musical which will be lost to time in the nearing...

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Dec 14, 20214 min read

"The Want to Wants"

There’s a buzzword most teachers strive to incorporate in their planning, and that’s collaboration. It’s preached, it’s taught, it’s...

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Dec 12, 20213 min read

"A Christmas Carol" show #824

(Cast of A Christmas Carol; Photo credit: Joan Marcus) What to do with a story that’s been in the public domain for so long it’s been...

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Nov 30, 20214 min read

Review: "Just Look Up" Book by Marc A. Gonzalez

Earlier this year I attended my first CADA (California Association Directors of Activities) conference, which was fun! Even over Zoom, it...

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Nov 20, 20213 min read

"Murder on the Orient Express," show #823

My first introduction to Agatha Christie’s much-praised story, Murder on the Orient Express, was this past Sunday’s viewing at Sierra...

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Nov 10, 20214 min read

"Zoot Suit," show #822

I am a fan of Selma Arts Center. I enjoy their fearlessness in tackling off-the-beaten-path plays and musicals, as well as their...

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Nov 9, 20211 min read

The Fall Break!

Hello, readers! I neglected to mention in my last post, so I'm here now to mention, that the Pop of Pedagogy posts are going to enjoy a...

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Nov 4, 20212 min read

"This is Our Youth," show #821

Kenneth Lonergan was on to something when he wrote This is Our Youth. 1982 was a year that provided uncertainty for older teens; Dennis,...

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

"Cats," show #820

Whelp, I’ve seen it again. Cats, the musical adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s poems purred its way through Fresno for a two-night stand last...

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