Allison Strong, Union City, N.J.I went into the O section of my phonebook and pressed "send" expecting to hear the voice of Mr. Jack O'Connor—gifted high school English and drama teacher, play director, mentor, and friend. In my yearbook, O'Connor had written to call him anytime because he would always be there for me. He kept to his word, readily available for conversations ranging from the lighthearted to the serious; from the Madonna "Glee" episode to my recent auditions. This call would concern our trip to see "A Little Night Music," starring Bernadette Peters that Tuesday night. It was Saturday already, and we had been looking forward to this show for weeks. Ring…ring…click. "Hi, O'Connor!" A moment passed before a different voice, a female voice, nervously replied, "Hi, Allison. This is Jack's cousin, Michelle. I don't know how to tell you this, but Jack had...
- 8/5/2010
- backstage.com
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