Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? Thinking about quotations I live by, I come up with three: from Goethe, from life, and from me. The first comes from Goethe’s Faust. I’ve often commented on how I find that work inspiring. Even in retirement, I find myself unableContinue reading “Quote Me!”
Tag Archives: theatre
Favorite Holiday?
What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? I’m not a big holiday person. If you check out my YouTube channel (stephenschrum) you’ll see several videos of anti-Christmas songs. While buying flowers I (secretly and silently) agree that Valentine’s Day is a holiday created by retailers for profit. And most other holidays, whichContinue reading “Favorite Holiday?”
Let’s Talk About…?
What topics do you like to discuss? A few things I like to talk about, given the opportunity… Theatre. What makes good theatre, the show I just saw, what works and what doesn’t. Theatre has been my career and I’m not finished with it yet. Movies. The best are the older movies, and especially badContinue reading “Let’s Talk About…?”
Deep Fake Boob-AI-ies [Maybe NSFW]
A few years ago, I wrote Virtual Obsession. In this work, that follows the structure of Goethe’s Faust, a college professor discovers that one of the students in his Faust seminar works as a cam girl and that, as he becomes more involved with her, realizes that she is not his Gretchen or Helen (aspectsContinue reading “Deep Fake Boob-AI-ies [Maybe NSFW]”
ChatGPT Writes Like My Playwrighting Students Did
I decided to try using ChatGPT to write a short script to see how it might do. I began with the idea of the Old King/Young King ritual that Sir James Fraser wrote about in The Golden Bough (1890), an examination of comparative religion that pre-dates Joseph Campbell. Frazer writes that the new king killsContinue reading “ChatGPT Writes Like My Playwrighting Students Did”
The Long Unwinding Road
How do you unwind after a demanding day? When I was teaching and directing, this question seemed more relevant. Since I retired, I am not doing 12-16 hour days* anymore—well, not in the same way. While I’m still finding my routine, a regular day consists of doing some creative work and then various house projectsContinue reading “The Long Unwinding Road”
Fears
This is the companion blog post to Audio Chimera Episode #68: “What Are YOU Afraid Of?” I thought I would mention my fear of heights here. When I was growing up I had a fear of heights. Going to a second floor balcony on a rickety wooden fire escape was okay, but once, at aContinue reading “Fears”
Let’s Get Social
How do you use social media? My first response to today’s prompt is: I guess, not that well? I have some followers on a couple of social media accounts, but to be honest they are following me either because I know them personally (Instagram: audiochimera) or because they are following my cats (TikTok: @audiochimera). OrContinue reading “Let’s Get Social”
Strike A Melodramatic Pose
When working on Audio Chimera podcast Episode #67 “My Job’s Not Better Than Yours,” I found myself describing a pose I’ve often seen by those who consider themselves upper class; the elbow is raised and the arm is held at a 90 degree angle to the body while holding a drinking glass. Here’s a photoContinue reading “Strike A Melodramatic Pose”
10 Years On…
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Today’s prompt provides an interesting question. When someone asks a young (or younger) person, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years,?”the answer is usually linked to ambition. Better job, higher wages, fulfilling career. But when you reach my age, newly retired, the focus is, well, slightlyContinue reading “10 Years On…”
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