by Terry Weber | Aug 24, 2012 | Touring Wing
I spend my year with high school students, teaching and directing actors of widely-ranging talent and committment levels. While it is very gratifying to watch how theatre can transform a nervous Freshman into a confident Senior, the process of teaching someone to be...
by Terry Weber | Aug 17, 2012 | Touring Wing
“….you’ll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.” The line above is perhaps one of Humphrey Bogart’s most famous from the classic film, CASABLANCA. With slight modification, the line can also be heard in The...
by Terry Weber | Mar 16, 2012 | Touring Wing
Just as Walk, Don’t Ride reflects on the blessings brought to our culture through certain people and events in the American Civil Rights Movement, it’s good to reflect on the blessings of the show itself. We played 20 performances in 15 different venues to over...
by Jeni Lamm | Feb 10, 2012 | Touring Wing
You may not be able to tell by the weather, but it is February and that means The WordPlayers is on the road with its Black History Touring Show. The title of the show is Walk, Don’t Ride but we ride, of course, to places far and near in all kinds of weather. The old...
by Terry Weber | Feb 3, 2012 | Touring Wing
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...
by Jeni Lamm | Jan 27, 2012 | Touring Wing
The WordPlayers is now touring the annual Black History play. This season it is Walk, Don’t Ride, which is about the Civil Rights Movement. Three major events are highlighted in the play, the most interesting to me being the Nashville Lunch Counter Sit-ins. I...
