Michael C. O'Day

Well, then.  It’s the Fourth of July.  In 2022. If you’re like me, then you’ve got a lot of friends who have spent the past week and a half in…

(NOTE: I feel a little weird going ahead with my previously planned blog post this week, given the recent and genuinely frightening news out of the Supreme Court.  To say…

I spent about a full morning, from 8am Alaska time yesterday to 8am New York time today, traveling back from the 2022 Valdez Theatre conference. This didn't leave a lot…

I'm currently in Valdez, Alaska, on the shores of Prince William Sound. The still and serene waters are surrounded on all sides by snow-capped mountains, their peaks humming with an…

As I mentioned last week, I’m heading off to the Valdez Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska later this month.  (In point of fact, I’m heading out later this week –…

For my last bit of theatrical activity before I prepare to go to the Valdez Theatre Conference next month, I took part in my monthly classics reading series this holiday…

I’ve said it before and, ruefully, I will say it again; my life is boring.  This shouldn’t be possible, of course – surely I have things going on?  And indeed,…

After several months dealing with a cracked iPhone, the fissures in the display screen becoming more and more pronounced with time, I finally braved the journey to the Apple store…

It was Tuesday, and the Naked Angels theatre company was once again set up at Theatre 80 for that week’s Tuesdays at Nine readings.  We were coming out of the…

It was Walpurgisnacht – a night spoken of in whispered tones throughout European folklore, feared as a night when devils walk the earth.  As the night wind howled outside, I…