Monthly Archives: February 2016

The Raven Theatre’s A LOSS OF ROSES: The Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary

The story of Chicago’s role in fostering the career of Tennessee Williams is well known. But Chicago’s role in the career of America’s other great playwright, William Inge, is not as familiar. In 1944 the young drama instructor, William Inge, met the would-be playwright Tennessee Williams in St. Louis where both men lived. Williams invited […]

February 22, 2016 – 6:01 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in from Paul, History, Men and Women, Movies, Music, Quotations, Theater, Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Raven Theatre’s A LOSS OF ROSES: The Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary

LYRIC OPERA’S DER ROSENKAVALIER: The Mystery of Time Passing

In April 1945, when the US army was requisitioning Richard Strauss’s villa in the Bavarian Alps, the frail 81-year-old composer emerged, blinking. Many years had passed during which the world had seen incredible changes, but the maestro’s soul was intact: “I am Richard Strauss, the composer of Der Rosenkavalier.” Nostalgia informs the world out of […]

February 11, 2016 – 5:56 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in from Paul, History, Men and Women, Music, Opera, Quotations, Theater, Uncategorized | Comments Off on LYRIC OPERA’S DER ROSENKAVALIER: The Mystery of Time Passing

THE OLD FRIENDS: Horton Foote’s Walpurgisnacht

Modern playwrights often produce plays of such psychological cruelty that the term “Walpurgisnacht” is used. Also known as “Witches’ Sabbath,” during this “Walpurgis” night, witch-like and demonic characters’ dance, sing, drink, and become involved in all sorts of orgies. The term “Walpurgisnacht” has come to refer to any dramatic situation which possesses a nightmarish quality […]

February 2, 2016 – 4:03 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in from Paul, History, Music, Quotations, Theater, Uncategorized | Comments Off on THE OLD FRIENDS: Horton Foote’s Walpurgisnacht