MFM is performing here as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival, and it’s almost sold out!

This is close and seen very recently in my neighborhood:

This is so true - and contrast it with Election Night, 2008. I was in Grant Park when the Obama family came out and the then-President-Elect gave his acceptance speech. The entirety of downtown was so joyous, so relieved, it was palpable. People were walking around and spontaneously hugging total strangers, singing,…

When the whole giant linebacker shoulder pads ridiculousness finally passed out of fashion’s favor, I used to cut them up and use them as padding in various theatre costumes. They were particularly useful when I needed to pad some bras for one show. The actresses in the show had a great time playing around with the…

This is something I’ve wondered about: Do you (generic you) think there are some people in this country who simply want an authoritarian leader? I cannot understand the fanaticism that surrounds Drumpf’s candidacy. Part of me thinks it’s because a loud segment of the population A) has drunk heavily from the Kool-Aid…

This is She-Ra loving my foot. She’s quite batty, and chatty, but she’s adorable and all mine.

Every time I visit the local PetSmart to load up on cat food and litter, I think that it wouldn’t be THAT hard to bring in another kitty or two. Then I think if I moved near where some of my friends live, in dog-friendly apartments and houses, I could get a dog or two for the kitties, and it just snowballs from there.…

I heard that one as well, then another this morning where some idiot woman said that Rosie O’Donnell “is a pig”, she “said terrible things”, and “she got what she deserved”. Seriously? There are a few women I heartily dislike, but I can’t imagine calling them pigs. Even Ann “Crypt Keeper on a Bad Day” Coulter only…

Lekethia is based in NYC, and would love to have ASOTRR produced again.

I get what you mean: I wondered about the violence in the film as well. A few months ago, I saw a production of the play A Small Oak Tree Runs Red by the marvelous playwright Lekethia Dalcoe. It’s a three-character drama about lynchings in the early 20th century South and the wonderful Harry J. Lennix (of Blacklist…

Me too! (proffers hand for secret SAG handshake)

I’m sure I’m not alone in this: I have a friend, Mandy, who went from boyfriend to boyfriend in high school with no down time between breakups. Mandy married her college sweetheart a few months after she graduated college, had two kids, got divorced some years later, went straight into another relationship, got…

A friend is an adjunct teaching acting and movement at North Central College (in Naperville), and find that the students there are A) delightful, B) extremely hard-working and dedicated, and C) want to get the hell out of Naperville ASAP.

Friends of mine, Rosa and Ed, are looking for a home, and investigated around Edison Park. Rosa is of Mexican heritage, and felt outright glares when she walked around the open houses in the neighborhood with whiter-than-white Ed. They’re thinking about investigating Jefferson Park as well, but don’t hold out much…

When I was in my early 20's, I dated a director, Jake. Once when I had come home from work and was lazing about in sweats, Jake called and said that his rehearsal had finished and that he and the cast were heading to our local watering hole. As I knew most of the cast, I thought that meeting up was a great idea. I…

What instrument(s) do you play?

A director I worked with is know for his fine work and generally stress-free rehearsal processes, as well as actors who are happy to work with him over and over. When I asked him what he considered the secret to his success, he smiled and said, “I cast really good actors who I know can do the work, who I trust, and…

Captain Fucko? (collapsing in giggles)

I used to work at a restaurant with a lovely dancer whose given name was Rusty. He had a twin, who unfortunately died shortly after birth, named Dusty. I shit you not.

I had a totally 80's ensemble in just that dusty rose color. It consisted of a fancy vest and trousers (pegged, ugh), with the brand name Wild Rose. Wild Rose also made dresses that were kind of a hodgepodge of 40's sweep and cut, with giant 80's shoulder pads that I didn’t need, thanks to my Viking ancestors. Oh, the…