“Unexpected”

The second play in the “Tragabigzanda Political Theatre Festival” was “Unexpected”, in which we see a family dealing with the drug overdose-induced death of one of its own. The part that struck me most was the imagined conversation between the deceased and his niece.

Getting the news
Sorting things out on the phone
Consolation
The conversation: remember the good things

More photos of this and the other plays here.

Henry Allen’s North Shore Folklore Theatre Company is on Facebook.

– Fr. Matthew Green

“You Are My Sunshine”

Photos from the first of three short plays at the Tragabizanda Political Theatre Festival, which was held at City Hall over the past two weekends.  “You Are My Sunshine” is a moving drama that deals with the issue of post-partum depression.

Henry Allen, the director, gave an intro to the festival and to the three plays.
Playing “You Are My Sunshine”
“We don’t talk about it…”
…until they do.
Each play was followed by a “talk-back” session with the cast and crew

 
Henry Allen’s North Shore Folklore Theatre Company is on Facebook.

– Fr. Matthew Green

Photos from a Gloucester photographer

I’ve been mostly staying indoors for over a week to get over a cold, so I don’t have many new photos of Gloucester itself ready to post. So, these are not photos of Gloucester, but they are still relevant because they are photos by a Gloucester photographer – i.e., a few of photos from my vacation in New York.

High Falls in Rochester, NY
The Kodak building in Rochester, NY
Letchworth Park

– Fr. Matthew Green

Last day for the Tragabigzanda Political Theatre Festival

I’ve been wanting to go since it opened, but various circumstances have made it impossible. I’m hoping to go tomorrow afternoon!

Autumn arrives on Dale Avenue

Somewhere between when I took this photo on Thursday, and the following photo on Friday, they put the hands back on the clock.  I wish I had been able to get photos of that moment!

– Fr. Matthew Green

Another encounter with the orange cat

Apparently, he has been around for years, and probably belongs to our neighbors on Smith Street.

Those are quite some paws!

Fr. Matthew Green

 

 

 

Slivers of early reflected sunlight

Early sunlight glints off the metal cross on the steeple of St. Ann’s Church.

– Fr. Matthew Green

 

Crosses at sunrise

Crosses on the bell towers of Our Lady of Good Voyage church, at dawn (photographed from the roof of the rectory of St. Ann’s church).

Fr. Matthew Green

 

What / where is it?

Where (and/or what) is the subject of these photos (beyond, “bricks!”)? I think there’s an interesting shape/patterns/positive-negative space dynamic going on in them.  They look kind of “Photoshopped”, but I only slightly adjusted the brightness and contrast.

Fr. Matthew Green

 

Sunrise reflected off the old convent

 

 

This building is the old convent at St. Ann’s, currently the offices for Holy Family Parish.

– Father Matthew Green

Parish Picnic Fun and Games 4: Egg toss!

 

 

Does this guy play baseball? He was one of the finalists.

 

Good catch!

Good catch, but she’s a goner…

Some people got eggy, but everyone had fun!

 

Egg tossing is a spectator sport:

– Father Matthew Green

Parish Picnic Fun and Games 3

 

It’s great to see all generations present at these events!Potato sack races warmups!

 

And they’re off!

 

The potato sack failed… but she kept on hopping!

– Father Matthew Green

 

 

 

Parish picnic fun and games 2

Bubble gum blowing contest!

Not just for kids!

Here’s a big one!

 

 

Double bubble trouble?

– Father Matthew Green

 

 

 

 

Parish picnic fun and games 1

From the Holy Family Parish Picnic last weekend.

Game organizer “Uncle Tony” asks: can you keep a hula hoop going while patting your head and rubbing your tummy?

 

The answer: yes!

The littlest hula hooper wanna-be:

– Father Matthew Green

 

 

 

Holy Family Parish Picnic

Last weekend, Holy Family parish had it’s annual outdoor Mass and picnic at Stage Fort Park.  I didn’t get any photos of the outdoor Mass, because I consider it inappropriate (at best) to pull out a camera and take photos while wearing liturgical vestments and concelebrating the service. However, I got some nice photos of the fun that came afterwards.  As I am going away on vacation for a week, I will post shots of the different activities in a series of posts.

Today: the men of our local Knights of Columbus cooking and serving a tasty meal!

 

 

– Father Matthew Green