David Botzer, Author at My TJ Now

Hear Our Voice, a focus on diversity, inclusion, and representation

David Botzer

With the end of Winthrop University’s second full COVID-restricted semester on the horizon, most of the college’s departments have learned to navigate the challenges brought on by the pandemic and…

The Swing of the Sea, coming soon

David Botzer

With the new semester chugging along at full speed, Winthrop University’s theatre department looks to dive deep into their Spring 2021 production season by starting off with Molly Hagan’s “The…

Starting the new year with hope

David Botzer

It has become tradition for the striking of midnight on Jan. 1 to not only usher in a new year, but also give hope to people around the world. Every…

Artist Spotlight: Theatre triple threat

David Botzer

Performers are always working hard to hone their craft and striving for the seemingly impossible claim of mastery. For some, they seek the ability to act and perfectly portray a…

Reviewing “The Subject and the Scientist”

David Botzer

Montana Stayer’s “The Subject and the Scientist” is the definition of a book that a reader either loves to hate or hates to love. The physical book has an attractive,…

Can you write a novel in a month?

David Botzer

As the clock strikes midnight on Nov. 1 every year, many writers around the world take a deep breath as they prepare to attempt an interesting challenge: write a novel…

Airing out the Dirty Laundry, an art movement

David Botzer

Anyone who has walked through the first floor of the DiGiorgio Campus Center since the middle of October is likely to have noticed the clothes hung on the wall by…

The festival will go on

David Botzer

Anyone familiar with the Winthrop University Theatre Department’s schedule of performances knows that as the end of any semester approaches, the Student-Directed One-Act Festi- val will be there to give…

New Medusa statue stokes the feminist fire

David Botzer

Many people know the story of the Medusa from Greek mythology, who was cursed into a monster that turns people who look at her into stone by Athena for being…

The roots of Halloween

David Botzer

Midnight strikes Oct. 1 and once again everything everywhere is decked out in orange and black with all sorts of scary decorations to boot as Halloween season rolls in. There…