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In praise of a lone elm

In praise of a lone elm

by Hank Nuwer   Once upon a time, every hamlet in the American Midwest had an Elm Street. But around 1930, a blight came overseas from its origins in the Netherlands. Similar invasions of shade trees also destroyed that king of the forest, the American chestnut...
Santa is in the holiday spirit

Santa is in the holiday spirit

After performing Tues. morning for an audience of bussed-in schoolchildren, the cast sang a Christmas carol (with the kids) that raised the roof, and I (Santa) answered such sweet questions from the boys and girls. It looked like a fifth of the house or more had...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1975

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1975

One little confession: When I returned to acting onstage after nearly a half-century since I played Bottom in a Reno stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1975, all my performances of my one-man hazing-prevention plays were stage readings. I honestly...