by Mike McKeon You know, the one thing I’ve always loved about Spring was the concept of rejuvenation it brings. The scent of new flowers in bloom with birds singing. Beautiful blue skies to get lost in and try to lose your worries, even if for a short time. Because all of these things give me, and hopefully all of you, hope. I must say, I felt the message of hope boldly and clearly in this past weekend's production from The Village Playbox of Man of La Mancha, directed by J

by Aimee Renna Last night I had the delight of seeing the Mercer County Community College Academic Theater, Dance, & Entertainment Tech Programs spring production of Anything Goes. This musical, originally written in 1934 by Cole Porter has five different versions of its libretto: the original, the 1962 off-Broadway revival, the 1987 revival, the 2011 revival, and the 2022 revised libretto. The production performed for this occasion is adapted from the 1987 Broadway Revival

by Ash Kotter Reading plays was my tether to the stage during the 12 years I wasn’t doing theatre. In 2018, during a 3 AM nursing session with my second child, I was scrolling through a New York Times listicle about the best American plays since Angels in America. Angels had been my favorite play since I was 16, and as an arguably important piece of American theatre, I figured I'd probably want to read any play on a list invoking it. Now and again, I’d order a play from th