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Make Our Garden Grow

Posted on 11/06/2024 by paulefallon

Yesterday, Election Day 2024, I was a poll worker at my local precinct, as I am every election day. We are a great crew at Cambridge Ward Three Precinct Nine. After taking our dawn oath to uphold the Constitution of … Continue reading →

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I Want to Do Damage!

Posted on 10/30/2024 by paulefallon

I am a pacifist. Totally, impractically, naively against all forms of violence. I have never hit another human being. And no one has ever hit me. (I am exempting my belt-wielding father who hit all kinds of things because, well, … Continue reading →

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Pru Payne

Posted on 10/23/2024 by paulefallon

Pru Payne Speakeasy Stage By Steven Druckman Directed by Paul Daigneault October 18 – November 16, 2024 The twenty-first century has ushered in a new form of drama: the dementia story. Hollywood apparently loves to see nature actors unravel, bestowing … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time…

Posted on 10/15/2024 by paulefallon

Nassim The Huntington October 4 – October 27, 2024 I try not to know too much about a movie or a play before I see it; I like to form my own impressions. But often it’s difficult to duck the … Continue reading →

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Bringing a Play to the Big Stage…and small stages…and free stages

Posted on 10/09/2024 by paulefallon

October 1st is Nigerian Independence Day. This year, it also marked the kick-off of an impressive theatrical endeavor across Boston. The Ufot Family Cycle is a series of nine plays written by Mfoniso Udofia, that follow three generations of a … Continue reading →

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Posted on 10/02/2024 by paulefallon

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Moonbox Productions Arrow Street Arts Center Cambridge, MA September 28 – October 20 2024 Moonbox Productions‚ once again, delivers a top-notch production of a Broadway musical. This season’s opening score is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, David Yazbek and … Continue reading →

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Urinetown at Lyric Stage

Posted on 09/25/2024 by paulefallon

Urinetown: The Musical Lyric Stage Boston September 20 – October 20, 2024 What do you call a musical whose heroine spends the second act kidnapped, gagged, and bound to an office chair in an underground sewer? What do you call … Continue reading →

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Leopoldstadt

Posted on 09/23/2024 by paulefallon

Leopoldstadt The Huntington September 12 – October 13, 2024 Leopoldstadt is an epic play. The Huntington has created an epic production. Tom Stoppard’s highly autobiographical play is the sweeping tale of an extended Jewish family from the glorious dawn of … Continue reading →

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Let the Season Begin!

Posted on 09/19/2024 by paulefallon

The Hound of the Baskervilles Over the years The Awkward Pose has evolved. This blog, initially centered on yoga, became a forum about Haiti post-earthquake, then a chronicle of bicycling across America (a couple of times) while our nation descended … Continue reading →

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Summer Fun of Water and Sand

Posted on 07/31/2024 by paulefallon

I pedaled over to Revere Beach on a gorgeous July day to see the sand sculptures at the 20th Annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival. Got say, Revere Beach is looking better than any time in my 40+ years … Continue reading →

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