
Who Else Am I?
There’s a lot about Stephen A. Schrum on this site, but I thought I’d introduce you to my other personalities…
Serious Comics
In grade school, we had access to a comic book publication that was handed out by the nuns. I’m sure it was to promote reading, and it certainly did that, but it impressed a couple of things on my long-term memory. These graphics still pop up, unbidden, or relatively unbidden, even today. One of them…
Here Come the Japanese People! EEK!
My one grad school directing professor told me about this Butoh group called Sankai Juku. Butoh is a Japanese dance drama form often referred to as the “Dark Dance of the Soul.” I was highly anticipating their appearance in Berkeley until an accident resulting in the death of a company member cancelled their appearance. They…
Men! Stay Out! Except…
So there’s a big deal these days about using the “correct gender rest room.” And maybe this is a provocative notion, but maybe we should just get over it. Here’s why. Years ago, I was at the Rites of Spring progressive rock festival (ROSfest) in Gettysburg, PA. One of the things you have to know…



