I've been away from this site for a while now. Okay, almost an entire month. You'd think that I had been overwhelmed by the departure of Joe "Say it Ain't So" Galli from Newell-Rubbermaid. In reality time has been short, or at least any extra time, and while there have been numerous happenings in the news, there wasn't much to catch a young or old man's fancy. I would like to recommend to all local readers (and you know who you are) to get out and get tickets for "Working" the play based on the writings of Studs Terkel which will be performed at Freeport High School starting tomorrow (November 17th) and running through Saturday (November 18th) at 7:30 each night.
I know, you're saying to yourself about now, "Why should I go see a high school play if my kid isn't in it?" The short answer is because you should. The longer answer is because it is a play that has never been performed in Freeport, because the performers do an exceptional job, and because in these trying economic times in Freeport and Northwest Illinois there are some universal truths about working and workers that are displayed in this emotional, thought-provoking, entertaining show.
If you do read this or my column in tomorrow's Journal-Standard, then call the business office and reserve your seats or show up at the box office and buy your seats there. Either way you should be impressed with the level of talent at the high school level and the excellent job that the actors and musicians do with this material.
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