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Like many arts organizations finding their way through the pandemic, central New Jersey playwright, director, and actor David White is approaching a reduced yet busy schedule of four new projects. One is for White’s regional artistic home, Passage Theater, Trenton’s only nonprofit professional theater. The company’s former associate artistic director, White participated in a digital fundraiser to help Passage address COVID-19-related revenue losses. He took part in a recording White’s solo performance of “Panther Hollow.” Here’s how the show’s press pack describes it: “Storyteller and monologist David Lee White details his struggle with love, sex, and clinical depression at age 25 while living in a one-hundred-yearold house in Pittsburgh’s hidden neighborhood, Panther Hollow.” And while the theme seems a bit heavy, White, now 50, lightens the load in his opening, “Everything I’m about to tell you is true. And, fair warning, some of it is upsetting so I’m going to apologize in advance. There are eleven corpses in this show — eight See WHITE, Page 6

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It’s often said a soccer team is as good as its midfield and, taking it a step further, its center midfield. “Ever since I was playing, that area in the center and the back, that spine and backbone, has to be strong,” Bordentown High girls’ coach Dominic Castaldo said. “You can get away with things in

other places but not there. I’ve always been a firm believer of keeping your center strong. Keep that backbone strong, and they’ve come a long way there.” “They” are sophomore Victoria Wheeler and freshman Julie Wojcik, who have emerged to give the Scotties a stellar set of center-mids. Wheeler is the orchestrator and playmaker, while Wojcik is the scorer with 4 goals and 2 assists. Both have senior sisters on the team in Emily Wheeler and Kenna Wojcik, who helped with their transition to high school soccer.

“Basically, those two in the middle are what’s making things go, Castaldo said. “They’re the future. And honestly they work really well together and they’re making big impacts in just about every game we played. “The group itself is just about there, they still have lapses where they kind of lose their focus. But these two, I really think epitomize who we are. Everyone on this team is making impacts but these two are slowly starting to emerge as the part that is making things go.” With just five seniors and a See SOCCER, Page 8

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As the chaos of election season raged on, I treated myself to an evening of Bruce Springsteen last month. You might be thinking to yourself, “Sam, isn’t every evening an evening of Bruce Springsteen for you?” The answer is a loud, raucous “Yes.” But that’s besides the point. Bruce (first-name basis) released his 20th studio album, Letter to You, at the end of October. A film documenting the album’s recording over five wintry days last year also came out that same week. One free trial of Apple TV later, I settled in after a particularly long day, snuggled up in my favorite corner of the couch and pressed play on the documentary. I watched it the night of the final presidential debate. I’d already submitted my ballot, so I decided to give myself a break from the constant barrage of political ads and bloviating speeches and instead put on something I’d been looking forward to for a month or so. I’ll spare the 3,000-word review and Contact SAM SCIARROTTA: ssciarrotta@ just say this: it was great. I always love communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. a peek into Bruce’s recording process, 121, facebook.com/samsciarrotta1

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sage after a telecommuting job he started with a Chicago software company folded in 2001. “I was unemployed and thought I’d try to get a theater job and blind emailed everyone I could find.” One person who responded was Passage Theater’s associate artistic director Nick Anselmo. He was less than 10 miles away. “He had been from Chicago and called me,” says White. “I started volunteering with Passage. When Nick took another job, I took his position at Passage.” Since then White has written several plays for Passage, including “Blood: A Comedy,” “Slipper y As Sin,” “White Baby,” and “Fixed,” worked on the interview-based Trenton-specific projects “Trenton Lights” and “Profiles,” and worked on projects at McCarter Theatre, Dreamcatcher Rep, PlayPenn in Philadelphia, Rider University, and Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he also teaches. While currently active and looking at a season with play development and experimentation, White also looks at the current disrupted theater landscape and shares two trends. One, he says, is that theater artists are “coping with the grief of theaters being closed — live theater with a live audience. It is not only a spiritual grief and a practical one for people who count on it for a living.” The other is they are also thinking about how theater was being created. “There are things about the theater culture that are not fair, not equal, and toxic. So people are looking at an opportunity to create more diversity.” He says he found a symptom of rigidity of thought when theater artists starting using Zoom. “Right away, people were saying it was not theater. Meanwhile some people saw it as an opportunity to make it new. “Play readings are a thing that Zoom has changed for the better. I have found it enlightening. For (play) development, it has made (the process) clearer. And you can get actors and audiences from all over the nation. “There are a lot of gatekeepers out there who will define what theater can be. You see it in a lot of theater training, that you could only be a theater person if you have a certain personality. So there are people questioning how we do this. “And like a lot of people, I love it and can’t wait for it to come back. But I hope it is a little different.” For more on David Lee White, visitdavidleewhite.net.

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nerves. “Dom pulled me over this year and said ‘You seem more comfortable,’” she said. “Last year I was like ‘I can’t mess up or he’s gonna pull me.’ I was so timid and scared. But now I’m more comfortable because I know how high school works. It’s so different than middle school and I feel I can handle the girls better than last year when I felt so tiny.” Wheeler started soccer with Bordentown rec before moving to the Florence Flames, Match Fit and finally, PDA. She roamed around the field until finding a home. “In rec I played outside wide or defense,” she said. “I played offense and I realized I do not like playing offense. I found myself liking midfield. It’s really stressful but it’s good because you can make the game better for your team. “I first started in the middle in middle school. At outside wide I didn’t feel I was in the game that much. I just wanted to help the team in a different way by playing midfield. It’s a challenge because you have to run a lot and you always have somebody on your back. When we played Pemberton those girls were pushy and vocal, you just have to learn to deal with it.” Aside from her maturity, Wheeler has also benefited from the presence of Wojcik, who is surprised to be making such an impact as a ninth-grader. “I did not expect to start or even play as much as I did as a freshman, but I’m so thankful I’m getting the playing time that I get,” she said. “(Wheeler) and I have a history of playing together so we know each other, but we’re very different so I didn’t expect us to play as well together was we do. But we have been working well together.” The only thing bothering Wheeler so far is her lack of goals, but she figures that will come. “This year’s like a weird year,” she said. “I want to score so bad but for some reason it’s not happening. I get more assists than goals. I do like to pass, I’m more of a passer, but I want to score some goals.” For now, her partner in crime is the one scoring, which is fine with Castaldo. “Having Julie helps Victoria because it gives her a little more freedom,” he said. “But it’s also a case of her settling in and feeling comfortable to keep moving forward. And both of them play for PDA, so they’re getting great training, they’re coming out here and working hard, and they’re both great kids.”

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SOCCER continued from Page 1 bevy of underclassmen, Bordentown was 3-2-1 entering an Oct. 22 game with New Egypt. Wheeler, who overcame some early jitters, came through with 5 goals and 3 assists as a freshman. Despite only having 1 assist in the first six games this season, the addition of Wojcik has given Wheeler the ability to create and the two quickly developed a chemistry that started several years ago. “She’s awesome,” Wheeler said. “I played with Julie in middle school, her and I worked together and we came from the same PDA (South) program and both have the same playing skills. It’s really good to work with her, we talk to each other on the field, talk to each other off the field, we’ll tell each other what we need to work on. It’s really nice “In PDA she’s on a younger team but we have a scrimmage and her team is really good. It’s always a nice balance to play against each other. She’s an awesome player. I knew coming in she was gonna be tough. I knew she’d bring some competitiveness. She’s an awesome runner and she makes the team a lot better.” Wojcik began her career as a for ward in the Bordentown rec league, but evolved into an attacking midfielder when she moved to PDA in Westhampton. Most of her career has been spent in a central position. “I’ve always wanted to play there,” Wojcik said. “Sometimes I play center back on my other team. I just like playing in the center of the field.” It’s not much of a secret as to what makes Julie tick when it comes to scoring. “Everyone says that my speed is a factor in the way that I play,” she said. Castaldo won’t argue. “Julie’s quickness helps her and she has a tendency to go forward and help us in that respect,” the coach said. “She has good skill that she needs to harness a little bit. She takes a lot of pressure off (high-scoring junior) Lexie Mazzella. Lexi’s had a lot of pressure so far. A lot of teams are keying on her and it’s good to see other people scoring.” While Wojcik takes some of the load off Mazzella, Wheeler makes sure both of them get the ball. “Victoria is the distributor, she plays the ball really well,” Castaldo said. “You could see her coming into her own last year. Like any freshman stepping into a varsity role she was a little bit intimidated with everything at first.” Wheeler admitted there were some

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PROPERTY continued from Page 1 phases took place over the last decade. The only remaining phase that will be constructed is a previously approved 66-unit apartment development adjacent to the QuickChek, said a press release. That development will be completed by the non-profit Volunteers of America and is part of the township’s affordable housing program. When the property was set to be sold at auction, the township saw a chance to limit the housing density that was approved in 2008, said township administrator Michael Theokas. “We have had several housing developments approved since then, and the goal of the township has always been to limit the overall density in the township while providing the affordable housing needed,” he said. “...the committee saw an opportunity for great public spaces and open space to be saved. Specifically, land along the Delaware River is rich with animal and plant species that need to be protected. All of these factors were considered in making the purchase.” The township does not currently have specific plans for the property, Theokas

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