Depicting a narrator’s inner life, especially when it’s warped by psychological abuse, alcoholism and other conditions that affect reliability, is challenging in a book — and even more so in a film. In a live stage play, it’s truly daunting.
That’s what Piet Knetsch discovered when he agreed to direct “The Girl on the Train” for Theatre Lawrence. The play, based on British author Paula Hawkins’ ...
When an announcement went out recently about a free vaccine clinic for pets, 200 applications flooded in within the first hour.
And more kept coming, said Elina Alterman, director of development and communications with the Lawrence Humane Society.
Alterman is acutely aware of the “incredible need in the community” for pet care, but those recent numbers “blew our minds,” she told the ...
Like many organizations, agencies and individuals across the globe, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is contributing to Ukraine's effort to defend itself against Russia's deadly invasion.
The office has donated bulletproof body armor — specifically 20 ballistic vests — to help Ukraine in its fight against President Vladimir Putin's military, which invaded the country on Feb. 24.
“In law enforcement ...
Like a lot of violinists, Laurel Parks started playing the violin at a very young age.
She was just 4 when her dad, who was taking a music class at a community center, brought home a fiddle. Something about the shiny wooden thing “spoke to my little tiny heart,” she says.
After she grew up and became an accomplished musician, she realized that the instrument also spoke to bigger, older hearts. Problem was, ...
Few entertainments are more riveting than a British murder mystery — a fact happily embraced by Theatre Lawrence, which is producing two such dramas, back to back, this season.
First up is the classic “And Then There Were None,” which opens Friday. The play is based on Agatha Christie’s 83-year-old novel — by many accounts, the bestselling mystery of all time. Christie also wrote the stage version of ...
Former Haskell Indian Nations University student journalist Jared Nally has settled his lawsuit against leaders of the university — which will result in policy reform at Haskell that free-speech advocates are hailing as a victory.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a nonprofit that focuses on protecting free speech on college campuses, backed Nally in his lawsuit and called the settlement a ...
