The exciting Broadway musical Ragtime will take place in Gray Auditorium on July 6, 7, and 8. Tickets, ranging from $7 (students) to $15 (adults), and $20 for the special Opening Night Gala, are available at the Berea College Bookstore during business hours, beginning Monday, July 2, or by calling 859-985-3174. Tickets will also be available at the door for the same price at the beginning one hour before each performance. Continue reading Ragtime: The Musical →
Tag: Play
A Review of “This Is My Heart for You”
Appalachia is a multifaceted host with as many different faces as hollows and hills. Some are beautiful, kind, and accepting. Some are filled with hate, and some are caught in between, unsure of where they stand until the line is drawn for them. Far too often, the unique rhythms of this place are lost in the stereotypes by which it is often characterized. “This is My Heart for You,” the latest work of acclaimed regional author Silas House, refuses this trap, embracing some of the most difficult and complex topics facing modern Appalachia. In the writer’s own words the play is “a prayer for things to get better, for us all to have more understanding and compassion.” Continue reading A Review of “This Is My Heart for You” →
A play by best-selling author Silas House premieres at Berea College on February 22
“This Is My Heart For You,” a play by Kentucky author Silas House, examines the complexities of a small Appalachian town that must look at its own heart when a local incident exposing perceived inequality becomes national news. Loosely based on a true event, the avant-garde play is about two young men who are thrown out of a community-run swimming pool after accusations of “improper behavior.” The town is divided on whether the pool manager is a hero or a bigot. The play shines a light on the bigger issues of equality, hypocrisy and compassion in America today. Continue reading A play by best-selling author Silas House premieres at Berea College on February 22 →