Some of you may recall a widely-reported incident in 2009 in which a pet chimpanzee, named Travis, belonging to Sandra Herold severely mauled Herold’s friend, Charla Nash, resulting in Nash’s blindness, the severing of her hands, and grievous lacerations that required extreme facial-reconstruction surgery. The incident, which resulted in Travis being shot on sight by … Continue reading
Sympathy is something that must be earned. True, in many works of fiction, the protagonists instantly earn your pity by virtue of being the main characters, and yet sometimes they don’t deserve it. True, some authors toy with this idea of unconditional compassion from the audience the more they reveal about their characters (i.e. Jez … Continue reading
Lisa Scheps founded and built the Ground Floor Theatre in 2014, since it’s opening they have hosted award winning shows and help to keep the theatre our scene as vibrant and diverse as Austin is. However earlier this year the Ground Floor Theatre was forced to close very quickly. Lisa spoke with editor Olin Meadows … Continue reading
