casey (train musical flop queen)
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clberner.bsky.social
casey (train musical flop queen)
@clberner.bsky.social
phd candidate, theatre artist, flop collector. i write about commercial failure(s), megamusicals, and neoliberalism. ask me about the 1986 musical RAGS. she/her/hers
i did les mis at dept of rec’s summer theatre camp in high school, can guarantee we sounded like this lmao
January 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
1) you’re right and you should say it, but 2) this is making me realize i’ve only seen william daniels (mr. feeney) in works set in philadelphia, the center of the universe
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
the thomas torture in movie 1 is the bridge too far for me—like did we NEED a hatecrime after everything else??? at least edith gets “newspapers are hard” too
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
back half of downton reaches transcendent levels of nothing happening. i would like every show ever to include plots like “making broth, poorly” or “pigs” or the endless well that is pernicious anemia
January 22, 2026 at 2:39 AM
my daily sunscreen is trader joe’s and it’s PHENOMENAL. smooth, never greasy, can easily be worn under makeup, 10/10
January 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
it's deeply frustrating!! i've had to all but ban the word from my theatre and performance classes until we get to the unit for it just to break the bad habit
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Like there’s a ton of individual issues but the broader problem is that there’s an assault on giving a shit about anyone besides yourself, nihilism that tells people the only way to prevent getting hurt is to hurt enough other people and that sickness is filtering into the bones of everything.
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM