Tag Archives: theatre

ABBA über alles

Posted on August 15, 2019 by rossmurray1

The first album I ever bought was by Valdy, a barely remembered Canadian folk artist, and it wasn’t even the album with that one hit. I have no idea what prompted me to buy it. I mean, Side 1 was … Continue reading →

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Finding some direction

Posted on April 25, 2019 by rossmurray1

My high school piano teacher would often become exasperated with me, and not just for the usual reasons that go along with being an exasperating teenage smart ass (me, not my piano teacher). She would become exasperated when I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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It ain’t $*@!!&! me, babe

Posted on April 28, 2016 by rossmurray1

I don’t recall ever swearing loudly at a large group of people. I’ve sworn loudly around a large group of people, usually in traffic, but never when they can actually hear me. I’m not the type of person who can … Continue reading →

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Wordholes

Posted on April 16, 2015 by rossmurray1

The strangest thing happened to me the other day. Well, maybe not the strangest thing. The strangest thing would be if a pie plate floated into the room and started singing show tunes in the voice of Abe Lincoln. A … Continue reading →

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More scenery in my diet, or what I learned from community theatre

Posted on October 21, 2014 by rossmurray1

Props will let you down; your castmates won’t In the final scene of Wait Until Dark, in which I played the psychopathic Roat, the tormented heroine Suzy turns the tables when she flings a vase full of ammonia into Roat’s … Continue reading →

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