A Semester in London

UNCLE PECK READS THE NEWS!!!

As you can see from the Metro headline one of the hot topics in London these past couple of years has been pedophilia. There has been scandals and cover ups in both the government and the entertainment industry. So Paula Vogel's play pretty much hit home here. It is a Pulitzer Prize winning play that examines the grey areas of this topic in addition to telling an unusual love story.

ACT II.

Singing at end of Intermission or Interval as they say in England.

THE PHOTO SHOOT IN UNCLE PECK'S BASEMENT

AUNT MARY TALKS ABOUT HER HUSBAND

UNCLE PECK DOES THE DISHES

LETTERS FROM UNCLE PECK

THE HOTEL

UNCLE PECK DRINKING HIMSELF TO DEATH

ON MEN, SEX, AND WOMEN: PART THREE

THE FIRST DRIVING LESSON

DRIVING IN TODAY'S WORLD

END OF PLAY

THE CELEBRATION DINNER AT AL FORNO ITALIAN RESTAURANT

We had many friends and family attend the production as well as alumni. Rick Hein, our musical director from our first production of Working, was there with his wife Marsha. Joyce Rae, a long time supporter whose late husband, Roger Frith, lit many of our productions, attended. Jonathan Kennedy, his wife, Alise, and his mother, Carol from Liverpool have been supporting us since we began the program in 1994. He has been my right hand man for 20 years! Rachel Kwiecinski, who graduated two years ago and is now in graduate school at the University of Kent in Canterbury, took a study break and attended the show as did Becca Carroll who flew in from student teaching in Northern Ireland. Other friends of students who are studying in London attended as did some of my former students from Rose Bruford. Suzanne Deranek, the Director of Admissions also was able to be in attendance for the production. Our London faculty enjoyed the performance as well. Relatives that attended were Michael Keating's parents, Karina Kim's grandparents, and Anne Colling's parents, both sets of grandparents and an aunt and uncle. On Sunday afternoon after the show many of us got free tickets to the 15th Anniversary performance of The Lion King. Many students waited in line starting at 3 am for the free tickets. That evening we had our 20th Anniversary Dinner Celebration at Al Forno restaurant in Wimbledon. 34 people attended. Some of the alums had to leave Sunday morning and could not attend the dinner. It was a fantastic evening!

Cheers to all and welcome!

The Colling Clan!

Karina Kim's grandparents Rosita and Edmund Baumann, a Saint Mary's Alum, Class of 1954.

Danielle and two friends from back home.

Katie, Alise Kennedy, who gave our two dance students a private tour of the Royal Opera House, and her mother who was visiting from the island of Jersey.