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Twisted Shorts delights S.C. Actors put on plays by local playwright thought the actors were sensational,” he said. “When you rehearse something, you don’t A sold-out crowd of around really know how it will come across in front of an audience. 40 people packed the Sea Cliff Arts Council on Roslyn Avenue And I thought the actors all for another iteration of “Twist- stepped up their game and ed Shorts,” a series of one-act came up with all kinds of new shows performed throughout stuff while on stage. And the the community for over 10 audience seemed to love it.” Stroppel’s son, years. Joe, made his actFred Stroppel, a career playwright ing debut in his and resident of father’s production. Glen Cove, has He played the been gathering youngest member local actors and to of an umpiring perform his one-act c rew n a m e d Jo e plays for the comalongside Peter m u n i t y ove r t h e Plano and Paul last several years, Marchese in performing in plac“Judgement Call es such as St. T h e p l ay p o rLuke’s Church in trays Marchese’s Sea Cliff and, most character, Frank, recently, the Sea as he grapples with Cliff Arts Council. FRED STROPPEL doubts about T h e s h ow s h ave writer and director whether to continbeen performed for ue his career as an more than a decade. umpire, driven by The evening conexistential quessisted of eight one-act plays tions about life beyond umpirfeaturing local and profession- ing and anxieties about the al actors who each came to per- state of the world. form a different show. Meanwhile, Joe and Plano’s Stroppel said he was delight- character, Hank try to encoured with how the May 10 perfor- age Frank to push forward and mance went. continue of ficiating. It is “It went great. I don’t think revealed halfway through the it could have gone better, I
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Beep baseball is a modified version of baseball played by blind or visually impaired athletes. It uses a beeping ball and buzzing bases. The game has been around for over 50 years, and there are 26 officially affiliated teams across the country.
Take me out to the Beepball game NY Bombers and Boston Strong set for Saturday ty.
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The long-standing rivalry between Boston and New York will be displayed Saturday morning when the New York Bombers take on Boston Strong at City Field Park in Glen Cove. The doubleheader between the teams will be the fourth annual fundraising game, with proceeds going towards transportation, equipment, and travel costs. Ted Fass founded the Bombers, the only visually impaired baseball team in the state, in 1998. Their opponents, Boston Strong, were created in 2022. The team travels to compete in tournaments across the country and practices on Sunday mornings at Tufts Universi-
Since 2023, they have played the Bombers twice a year outside of tournaments, with the purpose of developing skills, gaining game experience, and creating competitive situations. Beep baseball is a modified version of baseball played by blind or visually impaired athletes. It uses a beeping ball and buzzing bases. The game has been around for over 50 years, and there are 26 officially affiliated teams across the country. All players wear blindfolds to create an even playing field. In addition, players utilize their entire body, diving onto the ground to stop a beeping ball to record an out, hitting a pitched ball, and running 100 feet full CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
hen you rehearse something, you don’t really know how it will come across in front of an audience.
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