Leanne Bernard's Masterful Lady Bracknell Is the Star of Stone Soup Theatre Company's Rendition of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
Published, Arts, Relationships Melissa Rooney Published, Arts, Relationships Melissa Rooney

Leanne Bernard's Masterful Lady Bracknell Is the Star of Stone Soup Theatre Company's Rendition of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest

Stone Soup Theatre Company's Feb. 21-March 2 presentation of The Importance of Being Earnest is a production worth seeing. Oscar Wilde's sharp critique of Victorian society is as relevant and funny today as it was in 1895. If you've never experienced The Importance of Being Earnest, this is your opportunity to see it in a charming, unconventional setting. The production is sure to leave you with a smile on your face and a few of the play's iconic lines ringing in your ears.

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The Importance of Repetition
Children, Education, Published, Children's Books, Essays Melissa Rooney Children, Education, Published, Children's Books, Essays Melissa Rooney

The Importance of Repetition

If you want your kids to digest the information in a book, you have to read it more than once. And it’s always best if you read it *together*. Many teaching styles are based on engaging repetition, including those of well-known Shinichi Suzuki. My hope is that you will approach my children’s books in this way as well.

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A Lesson in Life and Dying: Becky Heron

A Lesson in Life and Dying: Becky Heron

Due in no small part to her husband, Becky’s realism and lack of pretense never abandoned her. She and her family enabled me to be a part of her departure from this world, and I will never allow my fear or awkwardness with death to keep me away again…

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The Justice Theater Project's Performance of Mark St. Germain's Best of Enemies Is Transformative

The Justice Theater Project's Performance of Mark St. Germain's Best of Enemies Is Transformative

As a young, Afro-Latina woman, Yamila Monge said that she wants the production to demonstrate appreciation for the difficult trailblazing of the previous generation and their glowing, though generally not well-known, examples of the healing transformation that can occur when even the most heated adversaries agree to work together and listen to one another…

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Mandolin Orange, Faith, Incompetent People and Myanmar

Mandolin Orange, Faith, Incompetent People and Myanmar

My #ThemeSong today is a set by Chapel Hill's Mandolin Orange, a folk duo led by married couple Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz, both 31. Their music is relaxing, positive, and thought provoking - perfect for the drive to or from work. (Thanks bro :-) …

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...For The Day
Inspiration, Education, Music Melissa Rooney Inspiration, Education, Music Melissa Rooney

...For The Day

My Quote of the Day:

"You should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." ~Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka's philosophical and metaphysical optimism has always drawn me to that quote, but the last 5 years have illuminated the danger that is equally inherent.

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Manic Monday, Everyday Jitters, and Implementation Activation

Manic Monday, Everyday Jitters, and Implementation Activation

My #ThemeSong today is Manic Monday, written by Prince and performed by The Bangles. Here’s a great NPR story on how Prince came to give the song to the Bangles quite early in their musical career: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734176868/how-prince-worked-his-magic-on-the-bangles-manic-monday…

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