Author Archives: Jauffe

I have greatly loved my time in Ireland, despite my pun in the title. We had a great group of students attending from various parts of the country to make it a truly wonderful experience. I have learned not only … Continue reading →

Friday: the last day of Hewitt-Con. The first panel of the day may have been the best; Alistair Moffat talked about the history of the DNA of the Irish people– all people actually. He spoke of the migrations of people … Continue reading →

Thursday primarily reminded me that we are nearing the end of the trip. Tess Gallagher’s reading struck me the most today, her poetry combined urbana and nature well. Mary Costello provided some insight into adapting memoir/life events into fiction stories, … Continue reading →

Wednesday was rather full, I attended all but one presentation, since Malachi spoke to us about the future of Northern Ireland during the afternoon. I greatly enjoyed the poetry of Iggy McGovern, which contained great puns and lots of correlations … Continue reading →

Tuesday presented some interesting sessions, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown spoke on the struggles of Muslim women in the world and the growing freedoms/rejections of “tradition” such as covering the face, which, aparently, doesn’t have a place in the Quran. The scriptwriting workshop … Continue reading →

The first day of the Hewitt Festival was nice. I use “nice” as a blanket to best describe everything. The presentation by Lord Steel, felt mostly like a propaganda moment to promote him as an official. The Ian Sanderson reading … Continue reading →

Even long after my first impressions of Armagh, I find it to be a lovely place. Better than Belfast, better than Dublin, Armagh is quaint and perfectly reflects the “small town” definition. One of my favorite video games is Legend … Continue reading →

(Intro music) Ah, I did not see you there, please remove yourself from my potted ficus… welcome to today’s episode of “Things We Learn.” Today, we will explore the rehearsal process. Like all important television shows on public access stations, … Continue reading →

For Soldier On, the audience partakes in the play directly when Conall gives his soliloquy . It can be delivered to the audience, which is the only time a character addresses them directly. When the soliloquy is delivered this way, … Continue reading →

I found an interesting article at the library complaining about football players being scooped up by talent scouts and going over to the States during the summer, during the local championships. The Antrim Commission couldn’t compete after losing 5 top … Continue reading →