Greater Love

You’re 19 or 20 years old.  You’re a gifted college student.  You’re in the middle of final exams.  After exams, you have a great internship or job lined up for the summer. Would you be willing to risk leaving school or giving up that job on less than 24 hours’ notice...

The Prison Performance of Nativity on the Square

Performing at the prison was an adventure. It all started as we checked in and had to run all of our props through a scanner – like the baggage scanners at the airport. That would normally not be a problem at all, but for Nativity on the Square, we have two...

Behind-the-Scenes of Leaving Iowa

With the first two weekends of Leaving Iowa behind us, and two performances remaining, I wanted to briefly reflect on what I have taken away from working with The WordPlayers on this wonderful show. Being from Iowa has made this show of particular interest to me, even...