Life Changing Cultural Experiences
Many cultural experiences are given credit for changing lives. For example, many people claim to have read a book that changed their life. I’ve always been very cynical about this. Nobody ever explains how a…
The Capacity To Appreciate Art
I believe that I have a great capacity to appreciate art. Not everybody can appreciate art. Of course, everyone can appreciate beauty to some degree but I’m talking about great art. I’m sure this won’t…
The Benefits Of Being An Idle Aesthete
The concept of the aesthete seems old fashioned now. I’m sure it goes against the grain of the postmodernists. By definition, an aesthete is a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation…
Theater Keeps The Profound At A Remove
I am preparing to write an extensive review of the book Sacred Play. This important book has no reviews on Amazon so I have an opportunity to demonstrate a rare understanding of its significance. It…
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…
Fourth Day Of Dublin Theatre Festival Trip
The fourth day of my Dublin Theatre Festival trip was Friday, October 6th. I started the day with breakfast in the Garden Room at the hotel. On the first day in the hotel I had…
Third Day Of Dublin Theatre Festival Trip
The third day of my Dublin Theatre Festival trip was Thursday, October 5th. I need to mention the exact date to keep my days straight. For this day, the Irish Repertory Theatre had scheduled a…
Second Day Of Dublin Theatre Festival Trip
For the second day of my Dublin Theatre Festival trip there was nothing scheduled for the morning so I made it my mission to get my SIM card changed. My efforts to replace it with…
First Day of Dublin Trip
Although I usually write detailed blog (diary) entries about my travel adventures on my Williamsport Web Developer web site, I will write posts about my Dublin vacation here since I am attending the Dublin Theatre…
Ready For Dublin Theatre Festival
Tomorrow I will drive down to the Harrisburg International Airport to depart for my trip to Dublin. I managed to read a lot of plays and two books to prepare for the Dublin Theatre Festival….