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WAMCStarting Wednesday, Troy Foundry Theatre creates the perfect match between site and material. -
WAMCAs I write this column I’m in pain. There are various reasons why — some of them undoubtedly age-related. But the most likely cause is the fall I took Wednesday coming off the chair lift at Mad River Glen in Vermont. “Mad River Glen, Ski It If you Can,” goes the bumper sticker. But first you need to successfully disembark from the lift before you can ascertain if you’re capable of meeting the mountain’s challenge.
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Going to an Olympic Games is always about more than sport. It’s about immersing yourself not just in the culture of the host country, but of fans from around the world. -
How do we get local governments to use data to inform policy and decisions? Here is an example of how we can use data to mitigate pedestrian crashes.
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I often recall something that my daughters’ level-headed preschool director said to me when I interviewed her for a story about the pressure parents put on New York City toddlers to ace their kindergarten admissions tests.
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If you need a cure for the winter blues Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA has the cure. Their “10 x10 New Play Festival” is guaranteed to lift your spirits. -
I look carefully at the charcoal drawing. Do I see a long-eared rabbit or a long-billed duck?
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I know a lot of Americans feel a little guilty right now about Canada, the fact that we seem to have taken a particularly antagonistic tenor toward our northern neighbor.
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Republicans have a lot to worry about in the upcoming 2026 election. Historically, the party that controls the White House takes an electoral pasting in the mid-terms. Given the current razor-thin majority that allows the Republicans to control the House, a November vote consistent with the historic record of most mid-term elections could flip it back to Democratic control.
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This ought to be a golden age for people who care about the news – that is, anybody who doesn’t choose to be helplessly hobbled by ignorance – because there’s a lot of news and a lot of ways to keep up with it.
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There is no question we are living in historical times. As such, I am often asked why isn’t theater producing more work about the current state of the nation?
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Fyodor Dostoevsky famously observed that “the degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” I’d like to broaden that to include its public lavatories.
