by Aimee Ferenz Last night I had the pleasure of attending a production of the one act dramatization of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach. This production is dramatized by Richard R. George and performed by the Spirit Players at the beautiful Kelsey Theatre. The story follows the abused young orphan James Trotter who lives with his aunts Spiker and Sponge. He is visited by a mysterious old man who gives him a bag of crocodile tongues that he says can do magical things.

by M. Smith Imagine yourself cleaning your home, whatever that may mean to you. Whether it be wiping down the counters, burning incense, or just putting away that one cup that has been sitting goodness knows where for goodness knows how long; it’s your cleaning ritual. You may feel at peace, it may be frustrating, it may be weighing heavy on your mind, but you know it’s clean. Then, you see a stain, a memory if you will, of your home, one that is full of a moment that neve

by April Johnson ‘Twas the hour after noon of Sunday, Dec 8th and all through Kelsey Theater….okay, I’m sorry, I can’t find anything to rhyme with this but we all find ourselves repeating the beloved starting line from the holiday classic by Clement Moore. Book and lyrics by Bruce Craig Miller,” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” is based on Moore’s life events and his notorious poem formally known as “A Visit From St. Nicholas.” As we walked in the vestibule of the theate

by Aimee Ferenz The Disney magic is thriving at the Kelsey Theater at Mercer County College through MPOnStage. The magic in question is Disney’s Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice, just as it was in the 1991 film. It follows Belle, an intelligent young woman who doesn’t fit into the rigid mold of society. When her father is abducted by the reclusive Beast who lives in the castle outside of town, Belle vows to take her fathers place and live in t