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University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.

The Cat’s Meow (for Parterre Box)

David and Cameron continue their exploration of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with a 1984 television adaptation starring Jessica Lange and Rip Torn.

Cameron and David continue their discussion, focusing here on the Katharine Hepburn version for television.

David and Cameron continue their discussion, focusing here on the magnificent Shirley Booth.

David and Cameron continue their overview of THE GLASS MENAGERIE.

In a series of posts, Cameron and David will consider THE GLASS MENAGERIE, starting with the widely-rejected 1950 film.

In an ongoing series, David considers the records that helped shape his life.

Cameron and David conclude their examination of Inge’s “Midwest Triptych” with a look at BUS STOP.

David and Cameron continue their survey of William Inge’s plays on video.

A friend once said that Laurence Olivier played American like it was a character choice.

Like many artistic homosexuals, I’ve been through an Altman phase, a Cher phase, a Sandy Dennis phase and a Karen Black phase.