Email Author Paul Friswold

2010 Stories by Paul Friswold

• The Arts Bailout

  published January 13, 2010

  The business economy is...let's say, "wheezy," but in the realm of local arts, we are currently reaping the benefits of various economic stimuli.... More >>

• Hearts of Glass

  published January 13, 2010

  Tennessee Williams' first successful play, The Glass Menagerie, is a St. Louis-centric drama. The setting is St. Louis, the plot is... More >>

• The Heretofore Unmentionable

  published January 13, 2010

  If you want to start a spit-slingin', voice-cracking argument, bring up the topic of race in America. We've come a long way, and we've gone... More >>

• Everybody Loves Werther

  published January 13, 2010

  As far as hopelessly mopey romantics go, Werther is the king among Morrisseys. A gloomy, brooding poet, Werther agrees to accompany Charlotte to a... More >>

• [title of piece]

  published January 13, 2010

  Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell are feverishly trying to develop a musical from scratch so that they can enter the finished project in a festival. The... More >>

• St. Louis Stage Caps

  published January 13, 2010

  Newly Reviewed The 39 Steps Reviewed in More >>

• That One Summer

  published January 6, 2010

  Terrence McNally's play Love! Valour! Compassion! is generally remembered as "the play with quite a bit of male nudity," a... More >>

• Life Is Crappie

  published January 6, 2010

  Look, life offers very few certainties. If you see money on the ground, pick it up. If you're offered a free beer, drink it. If dessert is... More >>

• Sad and Wonderful Love

  published January 6, 2010

  For a comic opera, Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier certainly is maudlin. The Marschallin (Renée Fleming) is an older... More >>

• Love Is A Thief in the Night

  published January 6, 2010

  Beane is a man who has nothing; his almost-barren apartment is grim and drab, his job is meaningless, and he has no human contact, outside of that... More >>

• Costa Rica Suave

  published January 6, 2010

  Costa Rica is an exceptional country in terms of history and beauty. A steady democracy that has avoided the stereotypical problems of its Central... More >>