Leslye Headland’s Satire of Confused Christian Family Rings True by Barry David Horwitz “Cult of Love” begins and ends with the Dahl family singing together at Christmas. But a War of Pride explodes after every song. Christian belief, disbelief, and hypocrisy unveil a permanent war inside the family, suggesting the greater wars in American…
Dickens’ Magical World Is Touching & Terrific! by Barry David Horwitz A Christmas Carol is everyone’s favorite holiday tradition. Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story of transformation from greed to generosity still touches our hearts. Dickens may have been writing about Victorian England, but his tale of poverty and suffering resonates with our world outside the…
Sara K. Dean’s “ELF” May Even Have You Believing! by Phyllis Chrisman If you are feeling stressed by the hectic holiday hoopla, this is your opportunity to settle in for an evening of fun and fantasy. The delightful story of Buddy, “the elf who isn’t,” is narrated by none other than Santa himself, played…
Julie Taymor’s Playful Parade of Animals, Ancestors Still Thrills by Barry David Horwitz The colors, the lights, the beautiful animals walking with acrobatic grace, the moving grasslands—they are gliding down the aisles. Rhinos, elephants, giraffes, and cheetahs lope along onstage with their distinctive gaits—miracles of puppetry and acrobatics. Still magnificent after 26 years, many…