Blankets and Bedding (Come From Away)
When emergency strikes on September 11, 2001, a community steps up to help. There are several hundred people need assistance through a place to stay and essential supplies, which increases…
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Why We Build the Wall (Hadestown)
Why do we build the wall? Immigration issues, and the desire by some to restrict immigration, have prompted discussions of building a wall in the United States. Learn more about…
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Piragua Reprise (In the Heights)
There is a blackout “In the Heights” during the hottest week of the year, and the seller of Piragua, a shaved ice drink, is happy. Why? Two reasons: first, the…
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Privilege to Pee (Urinetown the Musical)
Thanks to J. Brian O’Roark for creating this video and the description below. The musical Urinetown presents a greedy businessman who deals with a water shortage by instituting a toilet…
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Better With a Man (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder)
In this entertaining song, Henry Dysquith and Monty Navarro explain how things are always better with a man. Economists would say that these individuals obtain a higher utility with a man…
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