5 Steps to Finding Your Creative Groove: Step 1
Get advice from five artists over the course of September 2016
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“Third Places” for Everybody Else
We need common spaces for more than just the 20-something with cash to blow. The median household income for adults aged…
How a Set Designer Unleashes the Potential Energy in Theatre
The unusual (and incredible) reality about set design is that, like an actor, it also has the potential to animate a world
Food and Fiction
A dash of specificity yields a serving of magic.
An Unadorned Place
Emily Lund: How a Pacific Northwesterner found home in the flat Midwest.
Free-Range Tithing
Why I started putting part of my monthly giving towards buying groceries. It has long been customary in many Christian…
Ancient Stories for a Modern Audience
An interview with Ashlee Cowles, author of “Beneath Wandering Stars.” Ashlee Cowles grew up an Army “brat” and lived all…
The Good News: Louisiana
What the media isn’t showing. Skye Cooley writes with frustration over at the Huffington Post about the lack of national media coverage of…
A Safe Space for the Imagination
Hushing the censors of theatre.
The Role of Sports in a Fractured Nation
Daniel Kishi: Sports can help alleviate the hunger of a country starved for shared experiences.
What Producing “The Little Prince” Taught Me
Of what use is the little prince? He is of no practical use at all—and that’s why he is essential.
8 Archetypes of Great Characters
Great characters don’t exist only to entertain—they have a point.
When the Grass Withers
Daniel Kishi: Landscaping is a reminder that we are limited, dependent on someone Greater, and subject to factors outside our…
Why So Many People Are Binge-Watching Netflix
Breaking Bad, buying local, and old books all have one thing in common…something we are all searching for.
How an Actor Prepares for a Role
Great roles require great natures—and a lot of prep work.
3 Reasons to Take a Break from Netflix and Visit the Theatre
What can we gain from the stage that we can’t get from watching a screen?
The Death of Death
Abbie Storch: In light of recent events, we must remember that God the victim stared violence in the face —…
The Wild Goose Meeting House
Russ Ware and Yemi Mobolade have built a place to belong.
Confessions of a Hamilfan
A response to Andrew Collins’s “In Defense of Hamilfans.”
Slow Fashion
How to avoid the fashion industry’s version of “junk food” when you shop.