by Jeff Sprague

May is upon us. Soon, we’ll be almost halfway through 2014. Wasn’t it just the 1990s last week? Seriously, I graduated from college in 1999 and just got word of my 15-year reunion coming up this fall. What?!! 15 years!! When did I become my father? Getting old sucks.

As much of a cheerful thought as mortality can be, this month’s topic was suggested by our Board Vice President, Beverly Van Joolen. She recently helmed our very well-received production of “Bat Boy,” where she directed our Education Director, Ron Giddings. Ron, of course, was all over the local media getting rave reviews for his portrayal of Edgar (the titular - that word makes me giggle - Bat Boy). Beverly tells me that Ron posited the idea that the only difference between good professional theatre and good community theatre is that professional actors are paid. I guess that’s true in some regard, although not universally.

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