Monthly Archives: May 2024
A Comedy Within a Satire
The Thanksgiving Play
Four well-meaning people come together in the multipurpose room of an elementary school for a singular purpose: to create a politically correct play for children that tells the story of the First Thanksgiving. The earnest assembly acknowledges that trying to correct the mythology most Americans think of as the first harvest celebration won’t be easy. In the process, they also hope to focus the youngsters’ attention on Native American Heritage Month. The problem is that this quartet of eager theatre folks, who are just trying to do the right thing, are all White. No one has any real connection to the oppression that was experienced by Native Americans, both then and now.
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An Evening of Pure Joy
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
From the very first moments of this incredible production, theatergoers will find themselves falling in love with Carole King. Actually, one of the reasons can be attributed to talented Tiffany Topol’s honest, layered and loving performance. She makes the audience believe that she’s the actual American singer, songwriter and musician, standing before us on the Paramount stage. Within the next two-and-a half hours, the artist shares with the audience all of the highs and lows of Carole King’s life. Because of Ms. Topol’s brilliant performance, along with her 25 gifted cast mates, this production is an evening of pure joy from start to finish!
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Heaven Can Wait
Judgement Day
Meet Sammy Campo, a corrupt, self-serving, money-grubbing louse of a lawyer. While gloating about how his latest cutthroat scheme is going to make him even richer, Sammy suffers a sudden heart attack. While under the knife in the ER, Sammy has an out-of-body experience. An angel suddenly appears to him, who looks remarkably like Sister Margaret, his strict Catholic school teacher from many years ago. She severely admonishes Sammy for his decades of amoral behavior and provides a vivid preview of his eternity of unending torture in the fiery pits of hell. But it turns out that Heaven can wait.
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