Reading Progress
I have finished reading the biography Stewart Parker: A Life by Marilynn Richtarik (ISBN: 9780199695034). Currently I am reading his play Catchpenny Twist on my lunch breaks at work. It demonstrates his abilities as a…
Category: Irish Theater
Playwright Biographies
I have begun to prioritize reading playwright biographies. Reading the biographies of writers is always inspiring. I have read many biographies of poets. Unfortunately, there are fewer biographies of playwrights. Right now I am reading…
Forth Day of Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 Trip
Saturday was the last day of the Dublin Theatre Festival for me. This trip was only four days in Dublin with Sunday being an entire day of doing nothing but traveling home. We didn’t do…
Third Day of Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 Trip
My third day in Dublin was a Friday, October 4th. I began the day with breakfast at the Merrion Hotel, in the Garden Room. I had French Toast this time. I also had coffee, got…
Second Day of Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 Trip
My second day in Dublin was a Thursday, October 3rd. I began the day with a full Irish breakfast at the Merrion Hotel, in the Garden Room. I always had breakfast as soon as possible…
First Day of Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 Trip
This year I decided to go to the Dublin Theatre Festival again with the Irish Repertory Theater. There was a lot of things that I did not see on my first trip to Dublin. In…
Tom Murhpy’s “The House” Review
Yesterday I finally booked a flight for the Dublin Theatre Festival which I will be attending on a trip organized by the Irish Repertory Theatre. In preparation for this trip I have been reading the…
New York City Trip – May 25, 2024
On Saturday May 25, 2024 I made another bus trip to New York City. My main objective on this trip was to see the Brian Friel play “Molly Sweeney” at the Irish Repertory Theatre. On…
William Butler Yeats
I am now studying the work of William Butler Yeats. I began to read his plays and a book on his work as a dramatist before my trip to Dublin. Currently I am reading the…
Fifth Day Of Dublin Theatre Festival Trip
The fifth and final day of my Dublin Theatre Festival trip was Saturday, October 7th. This was the busiest day of the trip with some of the most important events so this is going to…