Welcome to Litsy!

she‘s not crazy — she‘s
just been in a very bad
mood for forty years!

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Read for #classicschallenge2025 Q3: #plays

I saw the play years ago and enjoyed it. Just as dramatic as I remember.

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I‘m in Stratford Ontario this week, enjoying the theatre festival. Today‘s our last day, with As You Like It and Danté‘s Inferno on the agenda. Favourite so far is a difficult choice, but I think I will never again see such a remarkable production of Macbeth as Robert Lepage‘s, which is set amidst a biker gang in the 1990s. ?❤️

Today is not only the anniversary of a horrible day in US history, it‘s also my mother‘s birthday. We lost her several years ago, and Litsy was wonderfully supportive at the time. @Chrissyreadit suggested that I share something special about her, so here goes.

I still think of her often and the influence she had on my life. When I was in high school, she thought it was important that I have some “culture” in my life, so she bought us ⬇️

This play, Trouble in Mind, came out years ago, and the crazy part is, it feels like it was written yesterday. That's a sad statement, for real.
It's a play within a play, and it's straight-up diving into the same old mess that black actors are still getting hit with today.
Especially with all the wild decisions the Supreme Court's been dropping this year, this play feels even more crucial.

It‘s here!! National Book Awards longlist week!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 Today‘s lists are translated lit and young people‘s lit (you‘ll have to go their website for the latter, which I don‘t follow). I‘ve actually read 2 of these, the Kang and Hunchback, and the Balle and Barrera don‘t release until November, which is always frustrating. I am loving the cover of Sleep Phase and We Computers only has 3 ratings on Goodreads, so I love seeing it elevated here.

Yay! It‘s back! Great list! #threelistthursday #TLT

We‘re encouraged to maximize our scores, so I included something I‘ve only seen as a play*. This brought my score to 42/70. 😎

Here‘s the survey if you want to play along.
https://tinyurl.com/mr2m6ydj

These are three that I‘ve read AND seen the movie.
1. The Hobbit
2. And Then There Were None
3. Anna Karenina

*My sister played Rebecca Nurse in her high school‘s production of The Crucible.

@dabbe and @TheBookHippie - just came across this on social media and thought of you both and your passionate posting. I know we try to keep the content book related but I also want you to know - you are not alone. #silenceiscompliance

Cary Grant is my fave Old Hollywood actor (I own all 72 of his movies 😳). My fave movie of his by far is the hilarious dark comedy Arsenic & Old Lace. It was filmed in 1941 but released in 1944. During this time, Cary became a United States citizen & donated his entire salary from this movie to the war effort. Can‘t recommend it enough!

insanity runs
in his family — no it
practically gallops!

#haikuhive #moviehaiku #CaryGrant #OldHollywood

No I haven‘t fallen off the face of the earth I‘ve just been moving… still 🥴 But I finally got to listen to this cast audio version of Angels in America which was fantastic. I see a subscription to National Theater at Home in my future. Maybe a reward for when this moving nonsense is behind me. 🙃