As a lover of The Arts, I enjoy finding new outlets to enhance my creativity, and because of this, I was introduced to the Black Swamp Players, which is a community theater company based in Bowling Green, Ohio. I had the opportunity to play “Wendy,” in their production of Sara Ruehl’s For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday. Because of my role, I had the opportunity to have an intimate interview with the play’s outstanding producer, Dr. Heath Diehl. This interview marked the beginning of the exciting changes that are coming to the series! Founded in 1968, BSP, a non-profit theatre that offers a rich slate of seasonal plays, has been entertaining and engaging local audiences for more than five decades, by supporting local talent in the Northwest Ohio area. (On The Stage) For many years, Black Swamp Players performed in various venues around Wood County, Ohio. In recent years, they secured their own space at 115 E. Oak Street, which went under major renovations to convert it into a black box theater that seats about 80 people, with the addition of accessibility features and a box office. Check out their 57th season that includes such works as Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Sep-Oct 2025), The Thin Place (Nov 2025), Book of Days, The Revolutionists, and The Appliance Department. (On The Stage) Tickets are $20.00 and available for purchase online or at the box office door.

Thee Cardigan Professor is back along with poet David Matthews to discuss his upcoming event at Antioch College, Thursday, September 25th! Click above to view the full poster!

Author Nina Crews offers insight into the background of her process when it came to examining the life of Virginia Hamilton- what will she come up with next? Find out about her former books and more from her website: Nina Crews Children's Books!

Be sure to catch david matthews, Sunday, June 2nd at the Edward A. Dixon Gallery!DavidMatthewsAuthorPoetMusician.com - online

In this edition of Thee Cardigan Professor, to celebrate National Poetry Month, we decided to bring in Dr. Nathan Lipps, to discuss his newest book of poetry, Built Around the Fire. Dr. Lipps is an Assistant Professor of English at Central State University, where he teaches Creative Writing, Environmental Humanities, Composition, and Literature. He received his Ph.D. from Binghamton University, his MFA from Wichita State University, and his BA from Western Michigan University. He is the author of the body as passage (Open Palm Print), and recipient of the Peter Taylor Fellowship (Kenyon Review), an Excellence award in Research (SUNY Binghamton), and a Poetry Fellowship (Wichita State University). His work has been published in numerous journals including Adroit, Best New Poets, Cleaver, Colorado Review, EcoTheo Review, North American Review, Third Coast, and TYPO.

In homage to Hispanic Heritage Month, Thee Cardigan Professor reads a number of excerpts from Sandra Cisneros and their book "The House On Mango Street" for wcsufm.org!