David Stevens
Retired theatre professor and attorney David Stevens began bloggingin February 2012. This book is a collection of his blogs through August2014. He has, he says, the academic habit of writing about whatever heis thinking about, so his blog deals with legal issues, theatrical issues,political issues, and personal reminiscences. Eight essays included in this book constituted his legal memoir, For Three Weeks I Owned the University of Illinois. Five more served as early drafts of chapters of his textbook, The Art and Craft of Play Directing. Some six essays make up his as yet unpublishedtheatrical memoir. Also included are portions of chapters from his other academic books, as well as a chapter from his yet-unfinished novel. Finally, Stevens rants effectively about the unconstitutional attempts of the Illinois legislature to reduce or eliminate the automatic annual increasesin state retiree pensions, as well as other political issues such as theelectoral college and the 2012 presidential election.