Shakespeare Northwest Auditions 2008

Note from Damond Morris on auditions for Shakespeare Northwest 2008 productions of The Merchant of Venice and All’s Well That Ends Well.

Greetings,

Shakespeare Northwest will be breaking new ground in 2008 and I would love you to be a part of it. The two Skagit River Shakespeare Festival shows, The Merchant of Venice and All’s Well That Ends Well, will be presented in McIntyre Hall (http://www.mcintyrehall.org/files.asp_Q_pagenumber_E_1899 ) with the opening performance on July 31st, (running for two weeks.) I know for many this will be a sad move out of the outdoor theatre. It was a decision that was not made lightly. Man hours and time as well as the cost of setting up the facility were deciding factors to make the move to the Hall. The move to McIntyre Hall will allow us to have zero rainouts and focus on the production of art rather then the building of an auditorium.

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China and Dalai Lama

Received this question on a forum:

The Dali Lama has been speaking in Seattle for the past week about compassion, while attempting to avoid politics, but the Tibetan situation has pervaded the events despite any efforts.

How is the Tibetan situation regarded over there? –I assume that most of the Chinese don’t advocate their political liberation, but what have you witnessed regarding Tibet’s cultural freedom –if anything at all?

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You Know You’re In Macau When

1.Your 10 year Passport is full inside 2 years.
2.Most conversations with your friends involve mobile phones.
3.None of the sea-front buildings existed when you arrived. The shoreline itself shifted by half a mile.
4.Your best friends come from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America, Angola, and Portugal.
5.You can’t put a proper sentence together in your native language.

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Freddy Fender Headstone


This is a little macabre. I was contacted about this photo of Freddy Fender as a candidate to use for his grave stone.

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