Tag: theatre

An Evening of Labor Theatre

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 6, 2020

Reminder to all, since a reminder was requested, of the labor theatre event I am participating in tonight. Three short plays, then a 10 minute talk by me about the labor movement, and then a Q&A with me and a moderator. Should be fun and only around an hour total. You need to sign up […]

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Labor Theatre

By Erik Loomis

On June 2, 2020

On Saturday at 8, I am going to be participating in a very cool event. The Actors Circle Ensemble is putting on a series of three short plays on labor and organizing today. That is going to be followe

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Bardish Birthday: Shakespeare Around The Globe

By Christa Blackmon

On April 23, 2018

Today marks the Immortal Bard William Shakespeare’s 454th birthday! The inventor of thousands of new English words, for no reason at all, has been dead some 402 years but he is still very much a

Julius Trump

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 12, 2017

Conservatives are going ballistic and sponsors bailing because the Shakespeare in the Park series is putting on a version of Julius Caesar with a Trump-like Caesar. Of course, when Julius Caesar was put on during the Obama years with a black character in the lead role, conservatives sang a different tune. Largely, I’m just glad […]