During the last Ice Age, glaciers moving south carved deep gullies in reddish granite, creating a series of parallel steep-sided mountains interspersed with finger lakes as well as one fjord well, a fjard, actually.
Woodland drew Morse dots and dashes as he sat on the beach and absent-mindedly left his fingers in the sand where they traced a series of parallel lines.
For one management professor, the parallel is so striking that he teaches executives a whole series of lessons they can learn from the theatrical world -- whether mimicking actors, directors or writers.