Several folks have asked me for text copies of a short piece I performed at the recent City Lit 30th Anniversary Benefit (some of it originally written/performed for The Callback, a radio show podcast out of Strawdog Theatre back in 2007). I am perplexed. I have no idea if a performance piece will work […]
December updates
Arrr! G’bye mateys! The Treasure Island/Dooby Dooby Moo set is gone. It is in little bitty pieces in the big dumpster in our driveway — except for the 800 pound telephone poles (ship masts) which have been wrestled into storage by the mighty Ian (heroically assisted by Barney Chin, Travis Zywica and our intern […]
Goings-on
Lifeline artists make splashes all over town! (All over the continent, actually…) This months’ splashy outside doings include: Toy sound designed Souvenir, playing at Northlight Theatre thru Dec 20. Rob‘s performing in Mojo Mickybo with Seanachai Theatre Co. thru Dec. 6. This two-man show is a tour de force for two great actors and it’s […]
Principal for a Day & Halloween
Principal for a Day! I got to be Principal for a day at Joyce Kilmer Elementary School again this year on October 29th. Principal for a day is much more fun than it sounds. For the one-day principal, there is no paperwork and there are no disciplinary duties! It’s just the great pleasure of meeting […]
More on the Dooby Dooby Moo opening
Dooby Dooby Moo opened on Sunday, with celebrity guests! This is the fourth book in the Click Clack Moo series, and also our fourth to stage. We’ve been delighted to have author Doreen Cronin and illustrator Betsy Lewin attend the past productions and we were thrilled to have them here on opening day. (We even had […]
The Mural!
Check out what our Education Director, Lea Pinsky has been up to! She and her husband, Dustin Harris, were lead artists on this stunning new mural a few blocks north of us on Glenwood Ave. They worked with 75 (!) kids from the Howard Area Youth Program. Lea and Dustin led the young people in […]
Catching up on this past summer…
Glenwood Ave Arts Fest The 8th annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest was a total blast! Lifeline’s Mrs. PIggle-Wiggle did a reprise there on both Saturday and Sunday — our first time doing a full show outdoors! Many families who have not yet been to Lifeline were able to see the show. We sold several subscriptions during […]
August Updates
New Driveway! (And a new adventure for our former gates…) Yesterday’s activities at Lifeline were underscored by a jackhammer rhythm and a basso sledgehamer beat. Our flaking, scaling, crumbling driveway is being replaced! The first and most daunting job was prying out a deeply embedded steel post that protruded out of the center of our […]
Building & Busman’s
Building update The expert property-condition-assessment guy said our fine old building is in GREAT SHAPE!! Oh, we need a new roof and some tuck pointing — but it’s not urgent yet so we can save up for that! It was so gratifying that he was wowed by how sturdy we are. We’re perfect for a […]
Updates
Season auditions We just had our general auditions for the year and – dang! There is so much sparkly talent in this city. And it just kills me how many people totally rock and we don’t have a darn thing in this particular season that fits them. Makes me want to do more plays. Except that would probably […]