British Literature in 1,165 pages
There are several landmarks in the study of British/English literature. The latest of these is a 3-volume set published by Cambridge University Press. Covering the period 1557-1714 in an expansive…
Unexpected Joy
The musical dramady Unexpected Joy, currently playing at Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, is a delightful but flawed exploration of lesbian activism, fractured family and religious fundamentalism. “The entire creative…
An Actor’s Fraught Relationship with Christmas
“What is it about Christmas lights that brings your heart to life?” Bernadette Nason poses this rhetorical question in her one-woman play, Stealing Baby Jesus. The question arises in the…
12 Dates of Christmas
The 12 days of Christmas become transformed in this one-woman monologue into The 12 Dates of Christmas. Mary, played by Lara Toner Haddock, makes a hash of the twin holidays…
Edgar Allan Poe and Science
The title of this book is very provocative; one must read the subtitle to realise it is actually about America’s great poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). More than just a…
Pride Chorus Houston: A Stellar Christmas Concert
An inspired choice of rarely-heard musical numbers made the holiday outing of Houston’s gay and lesbian chorus a delight. It was held at historic Lambert Hall, built in 1927. In…
A Gay Austin Christmas
Don we now our gay apparel. Well, there were a few guys at the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas concert who were wearing gay apparel, but most looked like they…
A Real Texas Christmas
Caprice is back! Fans of the Doublewide, Texas play performed in 2019 at Hill Country Community Theatre can never forget the irrepressible Caprice, played by Gabriele Grasmick. She has returned…
A Rousing Christmas Carol
Today it’s just known as A Christmas Carol, but the book’s full original title is A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. It was published on…
Turner Paintings in Ft. Worth
What is ‘Modern Art’? The provocative title of an exhibit at Ft. Worth’s Kimbell Museum, Turner’s Modern World, forces us to confront that question head on. John Turner’s paintings are…