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Review: What the Constitution Means To Me at Round House Theatre
Before I saw Round House’s production of What the Constitution Means To Me, I was only vaguely aware that this play was about a teenager debating the Constitution. I hoped that it would not be tedious, or tendentious, as that description suggests – but it’s only ninety minutes long, so how bad could it be?
I was totally unprepared for how energetic, funny, poignant, timely, and engaging this production is, with its fine performance by Kimberly Gilbert in the part originated by the playwright Heidi Schreck. Continue reading
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Tagged event, Heidi Schreck, reporting, review, Round House Theatre, What the Constitution Means to Me
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Worth Its Weight in Gelt
So for something completely different from all those Nutcrackers and Hallelujahs this season, Round House presents a mash-up of Dickens, Fiddler on the Roof, and wised-up Millennial humor – and it’s hilarious. Continue reading
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Tagged A Hanukkah Carol, event, reporting, review, Round House Theatre
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Chocolate And Cicadas, Together At Last: Chouquette’s Very Seasonal Specialty
Starting in 2021 with our local Brood X experience, Sarah Dwyer designed a gift box including her classic bonbons, molded cicadas filled with marshmallow creme in either milk or dark chocolate, an enamel pin, sticker, and greeting card. And! Six actual, chocolate-covered insects, each about an inch and a half long and looking just like oblong blobs. Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, Chouquette, cicada, reporting, review, Sarah Dwyer
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Truthful and Not-as-Truthful: Review of Spring Break at Round House
There’s a terrific event happening this weekend at Round House Theatre. On Friday night, I caught the first of three performances of the 22nd Annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play, Spring Break, by the Teen Performance Company, Continue reading
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Tagged event, reporting, review, Round House Theatre
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Together At Last: Two Of My Favorite Things – Ice Cream and Guinness
Guinness-infused ice cream. Really! The Taylor folks (the PR firm for Guinness) sent me a sample of “Lucky Sundaes by Guinness,” just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Continue reading
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Tagged Goldbelly, Guinness, ice cream, Lucky Sundaes by Guinness, reporting, review, Tipsy Scoop
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Red February: Guinness For Lunar New Year, and So Much Merch
Wow. So much going on this month, and so much of it red! Continue reading
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Tagged event, Guinness, Guinness Luck of the Dragon, Harris Teeter, reporting, review, Valentines Day
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Mincemeat, Smoked Salmon and So Much Booze: The Seafarer Review
Four comrades meet for a poker party one Christmas Eve night, with a stranger invited to make up the number for five-card draw. Continue reading
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Tagged review, Round House Theatre, The Seafarer
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Jingle Berry, Jingle Merry: Smirnoff Limited Edition Vodka for Holiday Cheer
‘Tis the season for all sorts of special holiday versions of old favorite brands. And so, the merry elves at Taylor Strategies have sent along a Limited Edition of Smirnoff vodka to sample. Continue reading