Rick On Theater

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

25 August 2026

2026 Edinburgh International Festival Fringe

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  [The Edinburgh Festival began in 1947 as a single official, classical arts event to heal the wounds of war, which accidentally sparked the...
20 August 2026

New York Fire Hydrants

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  A Special Installment of “A Helluva Town” [New Yorkers looking for ways to beat the heat in the summer often turn to opening city fire hyd...
15 August 2026

How Did American English Become Distinctly American?

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  [In the longer version of the conversation transcribed below, News Hour correspondent Judy Woodruff observes, “Language is not something w...
10 August 2026

Subway Newsstand Art Project

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  A Special Installment of “A Helluva Town”      [I’ve posted several reports on art in the New York City subways; see, for instance, “ To...
05 August 2026

The Reviews of 'Dreams of Violets'

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  When I posted “ Dreams of Violets : AI Movie Première ” on Sunday, 7 June 2026, I promised to return and add a survey of the film’s review...
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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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