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By Lindsay Christians A cigar circles the stage, passed from person to person with the solemnity of a common cup at communion. Each smoker exhales in his or her own…

A life-changing trip to a cigar factory By Dan Koehn It was the ideal sultry weather in Spring Green for the opening night of Anna in the Tropics, where the air…

By David Barbour When expert pie-maker and waitress Jenna (an outstanding Cassie Chilton with a dynamic voice) either concocts or fantasizes the recipe for a new pie, an almost other-worldly…

By Deirdre Donovan Inspired by a true story, Max Mondi’s Maybe Tomorrow is a new drama that pushes the envelope on what it means to get stuck in the present. Directed…

By James Wilson With the daily barrage of news about a turbulent economy, escalating world crises, and deepening political divides, most of us at some point or another crave a…

By Zachary Stewart The bathroom is my mother’s sanctuary. She spends hours there peering into the mirror, applying creams, and swishing water around in the sink. This was obviously a…

By Herbert Paine When expert pie-maker and waitress Jenna (an outstanding Cassie Chilton with a dynamic voice) either concocts or fantasizes the recipe for a new pie, an almost other-worldly…

By Chris CurcioTheater Critic “WAITRESS”The Phoenix Theatre Company, Hormel TheatrePhoenix AZ The positive and upbeat musical “Waitress,” based on Adrienne Shelly’s movie, is about second chances that are often difficult…