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Eric Trules

Eric Trules

Associate Professor of Practice, USC School of Dramatic Arts
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Eric Trules is an "eclectician". He is a Theater Prof Emeritus at USC's School of Dramatic Arts, an international Fulbright Scholar, a blogger for the HuffPost, a NEA grant recipient, an Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award winner and over the last 40 years has been a modern dancer, poet, filmmaker ("The Poet and the Con"), screenwriter, theater director & producer, solo performer, spoken word artist, and professional clown. "Trules", as he is known to friends and foes alike, has 2 personal WordPress blogs on the world wide web: "trules rules": http://www.erictrules.com/blog and "e-travels with e. trules: http://www.etravelswithetrules.com/blog and most recently, a travel Podcast called "e-travels with e. trules": http://erictrules.com/podcast Please visit them, sign up for the Newsletters, and share with your friends. http://erictrules.com

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HealthOUR WORLD

Synchronous Vaccination Tale

By Eric Trules on February 10, 2021

So I'm driving home past Dodger Stadium, perhaps the biggest Covid vaccination site in our country. And living in Echo Park, as I do, actually in the... Read more →
LifestyleOUR WORLD

Psychedelic Home Schooling

By Eric Trules on April 22, 2020

What have you been doing with yourself during our now, more than month-long, prescribed shelter-at-home pandemic? There’s so much opportunity for... Read more →
OUR WORLD

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On Losing Kobe

By Eric Trules on January 29, 2020

Every weekday morning I wake up at 5:45 a.m., to carve out 45 minutes for myself in the bathroom (ok, on the toilet) — before I start my daily... Read more →
ArtTheatre

The Goliath Cirque du Soleil

By Eric Trules on January 22, 2020

The "fabulous" 2017 Cirque du Soleil spectacle called Volta opened January 18, 2020 at Dodger Stadium, right here in my hood, Echo Park. Been... Read more →
LifestyleMusic

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What Happened to the Woodstock Generation?

By Eric Trules on August 21, 2019

This past August 15, 16, 17, and 18 was the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, officially named “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of... Read more →
Music

Sara Gazarek and Black Nile at Metro Arts’ “Jazz Tracks” in Union Station

By Eric Trules on April 17, 2019

I love Union Station. "The Last of the Great Train Stations,” I make sure to show it to all my out of town guests, along with the Hollywood... Read more →
Literature

3 Memoirs in “Year of the Woman”

By Eric Trules on March 27, 2019

I’ve recently read three strong memoirs written by three unique and passionate women. Two are touted on most best-selling book lists for 2018, one... Read more →
Poetry

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“Man Overboard” at Poetry in Motion

By Eric Trules on March 20, 2019

Poetry in Motion is one of LA's oldest and most esteemed spoken word series, and this year it is celebrating its 31st anniversary in Los Angeles. As... Read more →
ArtTheatre

A Perfect Circle of People, or… Karma, Coincidence, and Clowns

By Eric Trules on January 2, 2019

Sometimes… on a certain night…. or on a certain day…. or in a certain moment, people come together in your life… in an inexplicable,... Read more →
FilmLifestyle

Who are YOU: Scarecrow, Tin Man, or Cowardly Lion?

By Eric Trules on October 29, 2018

How many times have you watched the movie Wizard of Oz? Me? I don’t know exactly, but… probably at least eight years in a row, on TV, every year... Read more →
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