Articles Tagged With: Jalice Ortiz-Corral

From East, Like The Sun at Rapid Lemon Productions

Reviews January 11, 2026 Chris Pence

author: Chris Pence

Perpetual Guests in Foreign Lands: From East, Like The Sun at Rapid Lemon Productions

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Written in 1883, Emma Lazarus’ The New Colossus has welcomed immigrants into The United States since being mounted inside the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening The World) since 1903. From its inception, The United States has stood as a guiding light for disenfranchised immigrants,

Devon Michelle Hernandez (left) as Light and Isaiah C. Evans (right) as Dark in 'Light Strikes at Deal' at Variations on Night with Rapid Lemon Productions 📷 Max Garner

Variations On Night at Rapid Lemon Productions

Reviews July 12, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

“When it’s dark, look for stars.”

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”

“Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensations, darkness stirs and wakes imagination.”

Some of my favorite quotes about night. Two of those three come from musical theatre, my heart and passion, and while there are no 10-minute musicals in this year’s variations festival, the plays on offer are quite impressive, all swirling in the darkened void of this year’s theme: Night.

Honey Bee Baby

Reviews January 9, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Words have meaning. Precision of language is everything. When you wish to communicate an idea, you use your words. And Philadelphia-based playwright Erlina Ortiz has done exactly that with her play Honey Bee Baby, receiving its world premiere this January with Rapid Lemon Productions. Directed by Jalice Ortiz-Corral, this fascinating new work takes a futuristic deep dive into a plethora of timely, relevant topics that will leave you deeply pondering and questioning where you stand on the ethical side of the dividing line when it comes to things like natural resources,

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberly at The Strand Theater

Reviews December 9, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther

author: Erin Tarpley

“Love is about knowing the other person and allowing them to be the person they are”

With the holiday season upon us, tis the season to be merry, jolly, and joyous. And after a wonderful evening at The Strand watching their rendition of The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, these are three adjectives that I found made even my Grinchy heart grow three sizes that very night!