by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 15, 2026 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, Theatre Related
It was just another day of the indentured servitude at the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition, warm but not as bad as it can get. Trapped like rats for seventeen days in a row, out in the elements, selling our wares. I guess God thought I needed a reminder of just...
by Robert Maniscalco | Sep 29, 2025 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View
I remember moving to Andover high school in my sophomore year, on the other side of town. I found myself sitting alone every day at the cafeteria table during lunch. I had enjoyed a certain popularity in my previous school. At least I was well known by my friends, who...
by Robert Maniscalco | Aug 7, 2025 | Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
Come to the Cabaret I am excited and looking forward to Footlight Theatre’s production of Cabaret, which takes place in 1929 Germany, where people were split politically and grappling with the same issues we are facing right now. I see it as a cautionary tale....
by Robert Maniscalco | Jan 21, 2025 | CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger I am a survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse, which deeply impacted my sensibility and sense of self worth. One positive that came out of it was it made me more sensitive to the suffering of others. Believe me, empathy is...
by Robert Maniscalco | Sep 15, 2024 | CSA Advocacy, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
Haitian Refugees in Springfield OH Here’s my response to the Springfield Haitian-Refugees-eating-pets conspiracy theory. At the end of the day, instead of wondering IF anyone would eat someone’s pet we need to be asking WHY? Can you imagine the level of...
by Robert Maniscalco | Jun 28, 2024 | Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
MEDIA RELEASE 6-28-24 For more information please email Robert or contact him by phone at 843-486-3161. Crossed “Crossed” is an 8-10 minute film project about crossed intentions, lost aspiration, gender identity and consent. Logline: A former class clown,...