ORPHEUM THEATRE – GALESBURG, IL

The Orpheum Theatre is a beautiful venue situated in the quaint and charming downtown area of Galesburg.  We arrived at the loading dock bright and early.  Those matinee performances can be a killer!  But I was really looking forward to working with Kate Francis, the...

JASPER ARTS CENTER – JASPER, IN

Three amazing days in Jasper, Indiana!  We arrived on Tuesday night so we could hit the ground running on Wednesday morning.  Donna picked up Alan, Ethan, and I around 8am so we could head over to 10th Street School.  We would have four Hocus Focus workshops here with...

THREE DEAD BATTERIES…

This trip started out a little on the “stressful” side.  We all arrived at the truck, loaded up our luggage, and when the moment came to actually kick off the engine – nothing!  It sounded as though the batteries were very weak.  I hooked up cables...

BROMLEY FAMILY THEATRE – BRADFORD, PA

It was a long drive across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and finally into Pennsylvania (all in one day) when we finally arrived in Bradford…just in time to grab dinner at the “Burgers and BBQ” joint in town for Ethan’s birthday.  Ethan got a HUGE...

THE HILLMAN CENTER – SHADYSIDE, PA

After the show at the Kirby Center in Wilkes Barre, we had to hit the road and drive across the state of Pennsylvania to get to Pittsburgh.  It was a LONG drive!  And, as someone told us, the orange construction cone is the state animal of PA – they are...