Articles Tagged With: Tara Scully

Hart Wood (left) as Banquo and Matt Bannister (right) as Macbeth in Macbeth as Silver Spring Stage đź“· Mikail Faalasli

Macbeth at Silver Spring Stage

The instruments of darkness tell us truths. And the most delicious truth, buried deep in a centuries’ old Shakespeare is the one about the tyrant— the great builder of ballrooms that nobody asked for— buried in that delectable speech of knocking with the castaway character of the Porter. But let’s rewind a little, despite knowing that history repeats itself. Not a kingdom for a horse, not once more into the breech, but rather Burnham wood on the march to Dunsinane.

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Angelina Greenleaf, Darcella Owens, Mackenzie Ruszkowski, Ellison Bihm, Braden Ruszkowski, Andrew Greenleaf in A Christmas Carol at Silver Spring Stage đź“· John Cholod

A Christmas Carol at Silver Spring Stage

I was asked at the intermission of opening night of A Christmas Carol at Silver Spring Stage, by a fellow who was either meant to be a Dickensian business fellow of sorts, or was perhaps trying to be Mr. Dickens himself (unclear as to which), what my favorite Charles Dickens story was. I’m certain he was expecting me to say Oliver Twist or Great Expectations maybe even a cheeky response of A Christmas Carol.

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James Toler (center) as Nicely Nicely Johnson and the cast of Guys & Dolls at Howard County Summer Theatre ???? Neil Rubino

Guys & Dolls at Howard County Summer Theatre

author: Amanda N. Gunther

Call it hell, call it heaven, it’s a probable 12-ta-7 that HCST is doing— Guys & Dolls! That iconic, classic musical where the dice and the prayers are rolling all over New York City has landed (once again after being Howard County Summer Theatre’s inaugural production in 1975 and was produced again in 2008) at Marriotts Ridge High School for a two-week engagement and this ain’t no fly-by-night-Broadway-romance!

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