Galatea and Midas are two of John Lyly's most engaging plays. Shortly after his early success with Capaspe and Sappho and Phao in 1583-84, he took up the story of two young women, Galatea (or Gallathea) and Phillida who are dressed up in male clothes by their fathers so that they can avoid the requirement of the god Neptune that every year 'the fairest and chastest virgin in all the country' be sacrificed to a sea-monster. Hiding together in the forest, the two maidens fall in love, each supposing the other to be a young man. This leads to delightful complications that remind us of the...
Galatea and Midas are two of John Lyly's most engaging plays. Shortly after his early success with Capaspe and Sappho and Phao in 1583-84, he took up ...
Flipside is the story of Gus Thatcher, a man driven by his own darkness. He journeys on roads, conjured in his mind, playing Rock 'n' Roll radio, to meet with his imaginary psychologist, who hits him with the hard, harsh side of reality. His search reveals light and dark places, inside and out. He eventually meets someone who is able to see both, and so is able to show him the best of each.
Flipside is the story of Gus Thatcher, a man driven by his own darkness. He journeys on roads, conjured in his mind, playing Rock 'n' Roll radio, to m...
""Big Bob"" Bashara put on a respectable face. To his friends in Detroit's affluent suburb of Grosse Pointe, he was a married father of two, Rotary Club President, church usher and soccer dad. To his ""slaves"" he was ""Master Bob"", cocaine-snorting slumlord who operated a sex dungeon and had a submissive girlfriend to do his bidding.
""Big Bob"" Bashara put on a respectable face. To his friends in Detroit's affluent suburb of Grosse Pointe, he was a married father of two, Rotary Cl...
