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Jun 29, 20232 min read
Under the Armor
After having an amazing experience last summer with Parker Players in 12 Angry Men, I was definitely up for another intense journey with...


Jun 25, 20231 min read
Pulled Off the Bench
After missing the pre-production on Parker Players production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, I was tapped to play Aide Warren. It...


Jun 18, 20232 min read
Walking & Humming
I am new to the Parker Players theater company. Lots of other people have described Richard's approach to auditioning, so I won’t repeat...

Jun 2, 20232 min read
the combine
Patients are institutionalized under circumstances that are not always immediately clear. Chief Bromden, as someone who has been a part...


May 31, 20233 min read
cheswick gets To Keep His Hair
When I was a sophomore acting student at Illinois Wesleyan University, I was cast in my first production, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest....


May 26, 20233 min read
When Fallen Angels Fly
I’ll start this with the opening of a Leonard Cohen song “Like a Bird on the Wire Like a Drunk in an Old Midnight Choir. I have tried in...


May 22, 20233 min read
Pretending Aide Williams
At the non-audition audition for Cuckoo’s Nest, I spent all of five minutes with our director, Richard Dominick. “Okay, tell me about...

May 18, 20232 min read
Bu-bu-Billy Bibbit
I was twelve years old when I was in my first show. Nine years later, I can say that there hasn't been a time since when I wasn't...


May 14, 20232 min read
I Get To Do Anything I Want
While writing this I realize that rehearsals for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest started at the beginning of May, which also happens to...
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