By David Y. Chack For Community We took Carl Reiner for granted. He was always there, writing, playing the straight man to Mel Brooks’ joke or acting as the foil for Dick van Dyke. He did it all with impeccable … Read More
Guest Columnist David Y. Chack As an Ashkenazi Jew, cis-male and white, I have privilege in American society. So seeing the protests expressing outrage and the need for change after the horrific deaths of Black people, including George Floyd and … Read More
(Editor’s note: Please note that the dates of performances have changed since Community’s print deadline. Mother Courage will now be staged from Feb. 13-23.) When German playwright Bertold Brecht wrote his classic work, Mother Courage and Her Children, in 1939, … Read More
David Chack knew attacks such as the Kroger and Tree of Life shootings were bound to happen. He just didn’t know the two latest tragedies would happen within days of each other – one being so close to home – … Read More