BWW Review: TOAST Goes Against the Grain at the Catastrophic Theatre
The world premiere of Brian Jucha's TOAST at the Catastrophic Theatre is a theatrical experience unlike any other. This deeply layered, highly surrealist adventure draws audiences through realms of reality, and varied states of consciousness, with a mashup of vignettes featuring current events, scenes from the movie Alien, stories about love, and a parade of flamingos. It reveals and revels in themes of loss, betrayal, love, and the meaning of life. TOAST is hilarious, absurd, mesmerizing, and not-to-be-missed.
New Book Reveals Man's Successes and Upsets in Three Professions
'If it weren't for World War II, I'd likely still be milking cows today,' says Kenneth E. Nelson, expounding to his friends that life does not pursue a set of plans. A nonagenarian with three careers and three books under his belt, Nelson offers his newest book titled Three Crazy Careers Seventy-two Years, a candid autobiography that relates the rise and fall experiences of the author. This three-part, true-life account centers on his former careers as a youthful dairyman for 12 years, a farm fertilizer salesman for 30, and a volunteer lecturer for 30 more, which during the latter he authored three books.