Heather Parish
@heatherdparish.bsky.social
You're never as good as they say you are. You're also never as bad as they say you are.
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The Fresno State Library is hiring a full-time, tenure-track Public Services Librarian to support the Kremen School of Education. Join our faculty in providing library services that support teaching, research, and student success.
For full info: careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/52...
For full info: careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/52...
October 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Fresno State Library is hiring a full-time, tenure-track Public Services Librarian to support the Kremen School of Education. Join our faculty in providing library services that support teaching, research, and student success.
For full info: careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/52...
For full info: careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/52...
A review, for those who read them: munroreview.com/2025/10/07/r...
Review: Fresno State’s emotionally satisfying 'Raisin in the Sun' explores dreams deferred
Heather Parish reviews the Fresno State production of 'Raisin in the Sun.' | The Munro Review
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October 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A review, for those who read them: munroreview.com/2025/10/07/r...
A review of "Misery" for those who read reviews (and a little meditation on the role of indie theater in our theatrical landscape). Posted at the Munro Review.
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THEATER REVIEW: Indie ‘Misery’ full of potential, if not pace
Theater review: Heather Parish reviews the indie production of 'Misery,' which ran from July 17-19 at Bullard High School.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A review of "Misery" for those who read reviews (and a little meditation on the role of indie theater in our theatrical landscape). Posted at the Munro Review.
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munroreview.com/2025/07/21/t...
A review, for those who read them. Good Company Players’ Taming of the Shrew (This was written and filed last Saturday, after opening night.)
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THEATER REVIEW: Fast, Fast, Fast? Not quite. GCP’s ‘Shrew’ falters in the footsteps of ‘Laugh-in’
Heather Parish reviews the Fresno production, which runs through Aug. 17 at the 2nd Space Theatre. | The Munro Review
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July 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A review, for those who read them. Good Company Players’ Taming of the Shrew (This was written and filed last Saturday, after opening night.)
munroreview.com/2025/07/05/t...
munroreview.com/2025/07/05/t...
"When the people who study authoritarianism for a living start fleeing the country, we should all be paying attention." substack.com/home/post/p-...
My Yale Professor Just Fled America to Escape Trump
Marci Shore taught me how to recognize authoritarianism. Now she's recognized it in Trump's America—and she's gone.
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April 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"When the people who study authoritarianism for a living start fleeing the country, we should all be paying attention." substack.com/home/post/p-...
There's a lot to yell about, but if you would like to yell on behalf of IMLS -The links move through LinkedIn to EveryLibrary.org
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March 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
There's a lot to yell about, but if you would like to yell on behalf of IMLS -The links move through LinkedIn to EveryLibrary.org
1) petition: lnkd.in/gFaQU2nz
2) Email: lnkd.in/gF_SWK3s
3) Call: lnkd.in/gQQ_p5tv
4) Write: lnkd.in/gSvKZcU2
-EveryLibrary's Save IMLS resource center: lnkd.in/g8uwua5f
1) petition: lnkd.in/gFaQU2nz
2) Email: lnkd.in/gF_SWK3s
3) Call: lnkd.in/gQQ_p5tv
4) Write: lnkd.in/gSvKZcU2
-EveryLibrary's Save IMLS resource center: lnkd.in/g8uwua5f
Get up to speed 🧵
As we write, DOGE is reportedly inside the gates of the IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services), where Keith Sonderling, Deputy Secretary of Labor and “somehow now Acting Director” of IMLS is dismantling the agency that helps libraries be libraries. /1
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In case you missed it: some Rogue Festival capsule reviews for posterity. Natacha Ruck, Erika Macdonald, and Bange/Mannix.
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Rogue reviews: 'Confessions of a French Interpreter,' 'Barn Identity,' 'Damn Fine Magic'
Reviews of 'Confessions of a French Interpreter,' 'The Barn Identity' and 'Damn Fine Magic.' | The Munro Review
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March 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In case you missed it: some Rogue Festival capsule reviews for posterity. Natacha Ruck, Erika Macdonald, and Bange/Mannix.
munroreview.com/2025/03/12/r...
munroreview.com/2025/03/12/r...
No capsule review for this Rogue Show by Martin Dockery. (For those who read the reviews, of course!)
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Rogue Review: Dockery’s 'One Small Lie' brings thrilling storytelling ‘home’ to Fresno
This world premiere performance plays through Saturday, March 8. It's thrilling, Heather Parish writes for The Munro Review.
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March 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
No capsule review for this Rogue Show by Martin Dockery. (For those who read the reviews, of course!)
@rogue.fresno #roguefestival munroreview.com/2025/03/06/r...
@rogue.fresno #roguefestival munroreview.com/2025/03/06/r...
If you are local to Fresno, The @roguefestival.bsky.social has one more weekend of fringe performances. Check out my recommendations here: munroreview.com/2025/02/27/r...
Rogue recs: How to get a handle on what to see at the Rogue Festival
Heather Parish offers her tips and picks for the 2025 Rogue Festival. | The Munro Review
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March 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If you are local to Fresno, The @roguefestival.bsky.social has one more weekend of fringe performances. Check out my recommendations here: munroreview.com/2025/02/27/r...
Look at the kids, subverting our propagandized culture with irony and wit. I’m so proud!
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L.A.'s gone all in on hyper-specific bumper stickers — the weirder the better
It’s hard to drive anywhere in the city right now without seeing an irreverent bumper sticker. Here's how the trend went beyond 'Coexist' and into overdrive.
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February 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Look at the kids, subverting our propagandized culture with irony and wit. I’m so proud!
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For those who read the reviews. (Personally, I think the back half on Annie’ origins is the more interesting bit!)
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Theater Review: Get reacquainted with 'Annie'-- a seasoned ensemble keeps the sunny musical fresh
Heather Parish offers her view of the Broadway in Fresno production of 'Annie.' | The Munro Review
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February 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For those who read the reviews. (Personally, I think the back half on Annie’ origins is the more interesting bit!)
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munroreview.com/2025/02/12/t...
Read the whole thread about this amazing librarian who changed libraries forever! for @delhorn64.bsky.social
Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Read the whole thread about this amazing librarian who changed libraries forever! for @delhorn64.bsky.social
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hate it when the promos for new Poirot adaptations are like “THIS ISN’T YOUR GRANDMA’S AGATHA CHRISTIE.” I like my grandma’s Agatha Christie??
January 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
hate it when the promos for new Poirot adaptations are like “THIS ISN’T YOUR GRANDMA’S AGATHA CHRISTIE.” I like my grandma’s Agatha Christie??
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The Library's next exhibition - curated by @brianjgriffith.bsky.social , goes up on Monday. Join us for the reception and find out more at Fresno State News:
www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/22/l...
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Library exhibition examines neo-fascist propaganda techniques in contemporary Rome - Fresno State News
The Fresno State Library presents “Where Monsters Are Born: Documenting a Fascist Revival in the [...]
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January 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Library's next exhibition - curated by @brianjgriffith.bsky.social , goes up on Monday. Join us for the reception and find out more at Fresno State News:
www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/22/l...
www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/22/l...
A theater review for those who read them: "'Comedy equals tragedy plus time' is one of those quotes attributed to many different comedic sources, but few put it into practice as often as Neil Simon. His plays routinely dig into his life’s past unhappiness to anchor present comedy..." Read more!
Theater review: Comedy, tragedy, and time play to their strengths in Good Company Players’ 'Chapter Two'
Writing for The Munro Review, Heather Parish salutes director Dan Pessano's take on Neil Simon at the 2nd Space Theatre.
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January 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A theater review for those who read them: "'Comedy equals tragedy plus time' is one of those quotes attributed to many different comedic sources, but few put it into practice as often as Neil Simon. His plays routinely dig into his life’s past unhappiness to anchor present comedy..." Read more!
I spent a little time during winter break with the winged sculptures on Fresno State’s campus. I photographed and sketched and considered how we can engage with art by practicing our own. Here’s the photo essay with some animated gifs by Donald Munro.
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munroreview.com/2025/01/12/w...
'Wings of the City' sculpture walk at Fresno State: a contemplative morning on an inspiring campus
Heather Parish, writing for The Munro Review, wanders the Fresno State campus and offers sketches and commentaries on the Jorge Martin series.
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January 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I spent a little time during winter break with the winged sculptures on Fresno State’s campus. I photographed and sketched and considered how we can engage with art by practicing our own. Here’s the photo essay with some animated gifs by Donald Munro.
munroreview.com/2025/01/12/w...
munroreview.com/2025/01/12/w...
For those in the Fresno Arts and Culture world, here is The Munro Review’s Top 20 List for 2024:
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The Munro Review's Top 20 cultural events of 2024
From 'Red Velvet' at Fresno State to drunken Shakespeare, there was a lot to celebrate in the Fresno area arts scene in 2024
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January 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
For those in the Fresno Arts and Culture world, here is The Munro Review’s Top 20 List for 2024:
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Last theater review of 2024! You have three more opportunities to see "Red Velvet" at Fresno State (through Sat 12/14). munroreview.com/2024/12/12/t...
THEATER REVIEW: Brad Myers wraps his Fresno State career in a swath of wonderful 'Red Velvet'
Heather Parish reviews the last production Brad Myers will direct for Fresno State. | The Munro Review
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December 12, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Last theater review of 2024! You have three more opportunities to see "Red Velvet" at Fresno State (through Sat 12/14). munroreview.com/2024/12/12/t...
Sure, you can call me from an unknown, out of town number five times in two hours and not leave a voice message. Let’s see how that goes for you…
November 29, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Sure, you can call me from an unknown, out of town number five times in two hours and not leave a voice message. Let’s see how that goes for you…
A little line and wash before Dickens Fair. #watercolor #lineandwash
November 22, 2024 at 7:03 PM
A little line and wash before Dickens Fair. #watercolor #lineandwash
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November 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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