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Rom Watson creates multi-dimensional characters that capture the hilarity and drama of life all at once. Reading or seeing his work is more like being face to face with someone you know and love (or hate), or being in a situation that magnifies a hilarious and palpable human experience.
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Places and their Personalities
By Rom Watson c. December 5, 2015 Places have personalities. They have a distinct energy all their own. Sometimes my focused thought can turn into tunnel vision, but the energy of a place can cut right through and affect me … Continue reading
The Problem is my Face
By Rom Watson circa June 12, 2015 There are many benefits to growing older, but one of the drawbacks is the effect of gravity on one’s face. A few years ago I knew an actor whom I will call “Scotty … Continue reading
Review: Appropriate
By Rom Watson c. October 9, 2015 Appropriate opened at the Mark Taper Forum on September 23, 2015. The author states that one of his inspirations was August: Osage County. The parallels are so numerous and so obvious that it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Appropriate, August: Osage County, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Mark Taper Forum, Mimi Lien
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Review: These Paper Bullets
By Rom Watson c. September 15, 2015 These Paper Bullets opened at The Geffen Playhouse on September 16. I saw the second preview performance on Sept. 9, and it was very ragged. There were numerous technical glitches, and the turntable … Continue reading
Children of Paradise
By Rom Watson c. July 26, 2015 In the days before videotape, (which was prior to the days of DVD’s), if you wanted to see old films you went to movie theatres called “revival houses,” which screened older and often … Continue reading
Somebody Somewhere Adores It
By Rom Watson c. July 9, 2015 We’ve all heard the saying, “There’s no accounting for taste,” but I am periodically reminded of just how deep those differences run. Recently in the parking garage at work, I saw a woman … Continue reading
Keep Your Stick on the Ice
By Rom Watson c. May 4, 2015 Tired of signing off your correspondence in the same old way? Bored with typical greetings such as “Sincerely” or “Best?” Below is a list of salutations I found on the internet, some familiar, … Continue reading
The Great Mystery of My Life
By Rom Watson c. September 1, 2013 I could never be a spy. If captured, all the enemy would have to do is play a recording of my speaking voice and I would tell them anything they wanted to know … Continue reading
Cav and Pag in the Twilight Zone
By Rom Watson c. February 10, 2015 While throwing out some old receipts, I came across a ticket stub for Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, or “Cav and Pag” as opera aficionados call this particular double-bill of one-act operas. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canio, Casa Italiana, Cav and Pag, Cavalleria rusticana, one-act operas, Pagliacci, the Twilight Zone
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