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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;So Long Billy! It&#8217;s Been Good to Know You!&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No question, it’s time. I knew those words would come at some point, so it’s not a shock to the system, but I’m somewhat surprised by how much emotion accompanies them. Our son, Ben, is leaving Billy Elliot this weekend; his &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2013/05/17/stage-dad-so-long-billy-its-been-good-to-know-you-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;Talking to Other Parents&#8217;: Part Three: &#8216;Parents Give Their Best Advice&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Cook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two columns, I have written about what other parents have to say about raising a child in show business. We’ve looked at challenges they face and what they wished they had known. In this final segment, I &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/09/12/stage-dad-talking-to-other-parents-part-three-parents-give-their-best-advice-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;Talking to Other Parents&#8217;: Part Two: &#8216;What Other Parents Wish They Had Known&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Other Parents Wish They Had Known… One of my favorite television shows is Friday Night Lights, a beautifully written, small-scale drama that focuses on a small Texas town and its obsession with high school football. The show’s overarching theme &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/09/08/stage-dad-talking-to-parents-part-two-what-other-parents-wish-they-had-known-by-glenn-cook1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;Talking to Other Parents&#8217;: Part One by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Cook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Balance is something every parent wants. Vertigo is what we can get, if we allow it to happen. That’s true for all parents, but the juggling act that parents of child performers face is a constant threat to your family’s &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/09/07/stage-dad-talking-to-other-parents-part-one-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;The Art of Sacrifice That Olympic Athletes and Actors Know Well&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being the parent of a child actor comes with a learning curve that has the potential to throw your life into chaos at any point. If you’re not willing to endure the ebbs and flows that come with your new &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/08/14/stage-dad-the-art-of-sacrifice-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;A Better Dad Now&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Cook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I became a better father when my dad died. It was five years ago this past week – a lifetime in many respects. Dad had been ill for some time, thanks to a slightly toxic gene pool that forced him &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/08/03/stage-dad-a-better-dad-now-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;At This Performance the Role of Billy Will Be Played by Ben Cook&#8217;  by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still get nervous when I see my children perform. It’s almost a reflex, a parent’s prayer to a higher being that they will enjoy it, that they will do their best, that nothing will go wrong and, if it &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/07/12/stage-dad-at-this-performance-the-role-of-billy-will-be-played-by-ben-cook-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;Jace Casey: Finding a &#8216;Mindset&#8217; at The Capital Fringe Festival&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For teen performer, escaping the ‘dead zone’ requires a certain ‘Mindset’ Many child actors who start their professional careers in the Washington, D.C., area take the same path that my son did, performing in Ford’s Theatre’s A Christmas Carol. A &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/06/28/stage-dad-jace-casey-finding-a-mindset-at-the-capital-fringe-festival-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;Ben Finally Plays Billy&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Cook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Child actors face an inevitable reality – growing up. And that inevitable reality means they likely will be out of a job. Think about it: Have you ever wondered why people obviously in their 20s or 30s were playing teens &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/06/14/stage-dad-ben-finally-plays-billy-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stage Dad: &#8216;Four Kids: Four Stars&#8217; by Glenn Cook</title>
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		<dc:creator>Glenn Cook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s still somewhat difficult to fathom that I’m the parent of a college student and, in a few months, three high school students. Somewhere along the line, I blinked, and they grew up. My son, Nicholas, finished his first year &#8230; <a href="http://www.dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/05/31/stage-dad-four-kids-four-stars-by-glenn-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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