"FOOD"
By Arthur Walsh
What can I say about food?
It’s good for humans to eat
and if you’re not in the mood
for veggies you can eat meat.
Food is rather essential
for existence don’t you think.
Food can be experimental,
be careful what you eat or drink.
All mushrooms, they are edible
some of them only once
it really is incredible
watch out don’t be a dunce
The food keeps us alive.
We must keep food alive.
No mater what our mood.
We grow and eat the food.
Yet, in the end
we become the food.
Arthur Walsh began his theater career in 1969 and has performed on stages across Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania. In 1996, he expanded into directing, working with community theaters throughout Pennsylvania. His directing credits include Dial M for Murder, Mass Appeal, Barefoot in the Park, Wait Until Dark, Bell, Book and Candle, The Price, True West, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Seniors of the Sahara, Taking Liberties with Peter Rozig, and four of his own original plays.
Also in 1996, Arthur began writing for the stage. His full-length plays include A Little Murder on the Side, Nothing is Forever, Let It Be Me, To Catch a Cheat, The Veranda, and Kozie’s Kafe. His one-acts include Small g, Actor, Wrangler, and Taking Linda, which received a directed staged reading at the Scranton Fringe Festival.
Arthur has also written short plays such as Waiting for Who?, Bank on It, For the Money, Keeping Secrets, Character Study, and Imagine That. His play Thankstaking was produced at the Black Box New Play Festival. He has adapted A Tale of Two Cities and James Joyce’s The Dead for the stage, and is currently working on an adaptation of The Gadfly.
Arthur continues to write, direct, and contribute actively to the theater community.
If you’re a fan of Arthur Walsh’s poetry, you’re in for a treat—his original play Monkey Do will make its debut this August as part of The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang in Savage Wonder’s Unhinged Reading Series!
Joining him in this month’s Parlor lineup are five more powerful voices:
The Big Dark by Terry Glaser
Hand Clubbed Baby Seal by Ron Capps
Sole by Robin Ellen Brooks
Hamlet in Hiding by Rich Rubin
Don't Play With Your Food by Arianna Rose
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