Rick On Theater

My unmediated impressions and thoughts on, especially, theater and other topics of interest to me.

Showing posts with label Washington Irving. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Washington Irving. Show all posts

27 October 2022

'The Legend'

[This post is about Washington Irving and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Before you get in...

09 January 2012

A Helluva Town, Part 3

[On 15 and 18 August 2011, I ran a pair of articles on a collection of oddities and peculiarities about New York City. As big as this city ...

28 August 2010

Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle (Letter VIII)

By Washington Irving [Once again, Oldstyle replies to his friend Andrew Quoz. Both men find additional things to say about New York’s drama ...

25 August 2010

Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle (Letter VII)

By Washington Irving [Continuing with his tactic of responding to Oldstyle’s friend Andrew Quoz, Irving’s alter ego returns to the theater f...

22 August 2010

Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle (Letter VI)

By Washington Irving [Beginning with Letter VI, Irving begins the conceit of Jonathan Oldstyle’s replying to the responses of a friend, Andr...

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Rick: After college and the army, I studied acting and theater; I have an MFA in Acting and uncompleted Ph.D. in Performance Studies (ABD). I have worked as an actor, director, dramaturg/literary advisor, critic/reviewer, essayist, editor, and teacher of theater and acting (studio/conservatory, college, high school, and middle school). Several years ago, some theater friends who don't live in New York anymore asked me to keep them informed about what I see and I began sending them detailed, opinionated e-mails.

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