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Yorick Ensemble's 'The Trail to Oregon' is Unforgettable Laughter
Anything could happen on our journey to Oregon. Yorick Ensemble achieved barrels full of laughter in its production of The Trail to Oregon. Based on the computer game, the musical centers around a family of pioneers embarking on a journey along the Oregon Trail in search of a better life. Encountering several obstacles, the audience gets a say in what happens next.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
WGA Strike
We are a month into the writers strike and Hollywood is starting to feel its effects. However executives seem like they are digging in their heels but the WGA is not giving up. And quite frankly the longer it goes on the longer it hurts the studios wallets. Here are a few updates and ways you can support writers as they continue to fight for the future of Hollywood and its creatives.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
How Roleplaying Improved My Writing
Let me clear this up right now: I’m not talking about Dungeons & Dragons or cosplay. I mean, I’m sure that there are ways in which those kinds of roleplay can help with your writing, but since I’ve never participated in either—I know, bad geek, bad geek—then I wouldn’t know from personal experience. What I am talking about is online text-based roleplaying games, specifically ones played through internet forums.
By Stephanie Hoogstad3 years ago in Geeks
Monopoly on the Couch
Does anyone still play board games? I have to wonder about this after many returns home over many years and noting the number of movies watched, drinks imbibed, sporting events ingested (I will not say “enjoyed”) and debates over politics and culture shouted across living rooms and kitchen tables. In my family, playing board games was very much a part of the deal. My mother taught me how important it was to play a game like Scrabble because of its use as a tool to learn how to spell and discover new words (and also a means to destroy an opponent’s sense of self-worth when they challenged your words and you sent them running to a dictionary to confirm a small victory). I played Scrabble on almost every trip to aunts, uncles and other relatives, along with endless sessions of Sorry!, dominoes, various card games, and the most challenging one for me: Monopoly.
By Kendall Defoe 3 years ago in Geeks
