In 2019, the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended with eight winners because the National Spelling Bee competition ran out of words to challenge the contestants. The significance of this fact…
Before receiving the coveted Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2011 and the highly sought after Tony Award for Best Play in 2012, "Clybourne Park," by playwright Bruce Norris, premiered on off-Broa…
In 2025, the youngest age of the Baby Boomer generation will be approximately 61 years old, while the oldest age will be approximately 79. For this and preceding generations, the preponderan…
The symbols for theater, Melpomene (tragedy) and Thalia (comedy) originate from the ritualistic belief held by the ancient Greeks that a "good" play should evoke an emotional response causin…
Scientists have repeatedly demonstrated the important codependent elements of the global ecosystem reiterating that the destruction of one of those elements can prove to be catastrophic rega…
"Black Nativity," written by Langston Hughes, is a musical adaptation of the birth of Christ celebrating gospel music, dance, and poetry. It was first produced off-Broadway December 11, 1961…
"Humbug!" according to Wikipedia, is a term emerging around 1751 that describes a dishonest or deceptive person. In 1843, "Bah humbug!" appeared in the Charles Dickens novella, "A Christmas …
American history documents that the United States found itself embroiled in both domestic and international confrontations caused by the Vietnam War, the Kent State massacres, and the Civil …
"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun?" These three stanzas that open Langston Hughes' poem, "A Dream Deferred," are imbued in Lorraine Hansberry's play,…
"Veronica's Room," written by Ira Levin (the author of "Rosemary's Baby)," is a short, mystery thriller that debuted on October 1, 1973 to mixed reviews. Currently being presented by Rockvil…
'Quarry Theatre's mission is to "engage audiences with compelling storytelling that reflect contemporary social issues." Their production of "The Red Shoes: Soul Stories," at Theatre Project…
Cats," was one of the the longest running musicals and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It initially opened to London audiences in 1981 and won the Olivier Award for Best Musical. It then pr…
One of the longest running and successful production's on Broadway was "Disney's Beauty and the Beast." It tells the story of once upon a time, when a young and spoiled prince lived in a mag…
With "courage" as the central theme, audiences are pulled into a world of laughter, contemplation, bewilderment, elation, and confrontation in the short plays presented by Rapid Lemon Produc…