by Bernadette Nason | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
BRER RABBIT’S CHRISTMAS — Traditional American Folktale One winter morning, Brer Fox stole into Brer Rabbit’s garden and dug up a big sackful of his best carrots. Brer Rabbit didn’t see him as he was visiting his friend Brer Bear at the time. When he got...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
ROBIN HOOD — A PANTOMIME IN DUBAI Dubai Drama Group Poster for ROBIN HOOD, December 1991 In the summer of 1990, I was invited to join the Dubai Drama Group. This didn’t come a moment too soon. I needed something to do, besides going to pubs, parties and...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
In England, snowfall is a regular occurrence; in Libya or Dubai, not so much! In central Texas, we sometimes get lucky and see half-an-inch of late-season snow which lasts for just a few hours. I am therefore especially fond of poetry about winter weather....
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’M DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS by J.P. McEvoy* from A CHRISTMAS ALMANAC (Gerard & Patricia Del Re) That’s right. Green! Who started all this breast-beating for a white Christmas? Irving Berlin.** What was he doing at the time? Having a green...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
A TUNA CHRISTMAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1992 A Tuna Christmas at the Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas I arrived in Austin, Texas, not long before Christmas 1992. In an effort to “get in the mood,” I bought a ticket to a show called A TUNA CHRISTMAS, playing at the...
