“Spring Awakening” was written around 1891 by German author Frank Wedekind. This version, subtitled “A Children’s Tragedy,” was an indictment of the intellectually, socially, and s…
"Abdication! A Cautionary Fairy Tale" is an unusual production"part variety show, part dystopian science fiction, and part multi-media experiment. Underlying it all is an invitation for the …
 "SpongeBob SquarePants" first appeared on the Nickelodeon network in 1999. Featuring outlandish characters and slapstick humor, the show also included an underlying sly wit as well. The …
The Barbara Ingram School for the Arts (BISFA) is an arts high school in Hagerstown (Western Maryland) supported by a foundation that works to enhance arts education at BISFA and in the comm…
Frank Capra's 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life" has become one of the most beloved films ever produced in Hollywood. In the movie, a good-hearted but frustrated everyman, George Bailey, is …
"Ghost" first appeared in movie theaters in 1990. A tragic love story with supernatural and occasional comedic elements, the film was an unexpected success. It became the top-grossing movie …
In 1990, "Ghost" premiered in movie theaters, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg. Audiences and critics alike enjoyed the movie, which was nominated for five Academy Aw…
First airing in 1999, "SpongeBob SquarePants" is now one of the longest-running cartoons in television history. The show has also inspired at least two spin-off series and three movies, with…
The United States is now engaged in a reexamination of the role that race has played, and continues to play, in American society. The American Shakespeare Center and Blackfriars Playhouse of…
The Harry Potter series is now over twenty years old. During this time it has entertained millions of children (and parents as well!) with stories about the eponymous young wizard Harry and …
During a time filled with theatrical sequels and remakes one might walk into Mel Brooks' musical version of Young Frankenstein and expect to see a safe homage to the beloved, and supremely s…
"Anything Goes" is a classic example of a screwball comedy"it features romance, madcap farce and situation comedy, social satire, and the jazz music of Cole Porter, in a way that both celebr…
First dates, especially in the age of the internet, can be a nerve-wracking experience. What will the other person be like? What if I say something stupid? Should I google them beforehand? W…
“Gilligan's Island” first appeared on television in 1964. Created by Sherwood Schwartz, who also created “The Brady Bunch,” “Gilligan's Island” ran for th…