The Swann Family

  Dill (Hannah Kirkpatrick), Mae (Rita Wessel), Loretta (Judy Cole), and Elmer (Jerry Cole) rehearse a musical number from Swann Song Christmas (November 23, 2014).   Photograph by Bob Green.

Two Weeks from Today!

  Two weeks from today Indiana Public Radio's The Gift of the Magi will be broadcast at 8:00pm from the Sursa Performance Hall. It's directed by the talented Jennifer Blackmer from a script by local playwright Kirsten Fentz based on O. Henry's classic tale. I'm fortunate to be in a wonderful cast full of amazing actors. I play the pawn man.

One Week from Today!

Opening just one week from today! The Swann family returns to Pine Knob and radio station WPIN to celebrate Christmas with some gospel favorites, homespun fun and beloved Christmas songs! Starring Rita Wessel, Judy Cole, Hannah Kirkpatrick, Jerry Cole, Bob Green, Katy Wolfe, and Sean Orlosky as "Grady Cash"! Swann Song Christmas, a mountain musical gift for the whole family this Christmas season!  
December 5-6-7; 13-14; 19-20
 Evenings 6:30pm meal; 7:00pm show
 Sunday 12:30pm meal; 1:00pm show
 $20 dinner & show, $18 seniors /students
 $10 for just the show   Farmland Community Center, 100 N. Main St
 Reservations 765-468-7631

Swann Song Christmas Rehearsal

  Some of the cast of Swann Song Christmas rehearse "Joy to the World" last Sunday night at the Farmland Center (November 16, 2014). Pictured left to right, Sean Orlosky, Hannah Kirkpatrick, Judy Cole, John Beatrice, and Jerry Cole.   Photograph by Bob Green.

Coming Attraction

  Coming soon to a Farmland Community Center near you!

My Comic Book Collection: Groo vs. Conan #4 (2014)

  Here's a letter I sent to Mark Evanier and it ended up in the letter column for Groo vs. Conan #4.     It made my day!   The cover of Groo vs. Conan #4 is by Sergio Aragones and Thomas Yeates. Groo was created by Sergio Aragones. Conan the Barbarian was created by Robert E. Howard. Dark Horse Comics

Thursday

Thursday was a good day. I took the day off from Touchy Feely Fotos to hang out in Farmland with some wonderful people (You know, Sean Orlosky, Wendy Carpenter, Sean Heline, Bob Green, Missy Donahue, and Judy and Jerry Cole). We also performed a special episode of Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show for a bus tour experiencing the wonders of Farmland. They were a fine audience, too! It was a fun show and we earned some good money for the Farmland Community Center. Later that same day, I auditioned for Indiana Public Radio’s Christmas production of The Gift of the Magi and yesterday I found out I’ll be part of the cast so Friday was a good day, too.

Basil Has Left the Building

The cast and crew of Chiller Thriller Theatre with Basil Q. Mylk-Bone: (Front, l-r) Judy Cole, Thomas Nelson III, Missy Donahue, Little Guy, Bob Green, Tony Morris with Murgatroyd dangling below. (Back, l-r) Sean Orlosky, Cliff Lowe, Tom Cherry, Jeff Shull, Jerry Cole, Sean Heline, and Cindy Lowe.

Chiller Thriller Theatre with Basil Q. Mylk-Bone is now over. Thank you to all the folks who attended and even more thanks to all the wonderful people, onstage and off, who made this fun experience possible. Making good shows with good people. Who can ask for anything more?