David Stradley, who helped Delaware Shakespeare evolve from a one-trick pony to a multifaceted year-round organization with multiple programs, will leave at the end of 2023. The 21-year-old arts organization will start a search for two new leaders — a managing director and an artistic director — to replace Stradley, who led Delaware’s only professional Shakespeare organization as producing artistic …
A beloved musical, a show featuring Dolly Parton tunes and a dramedy during which the audience decides the outcome of the story all will be part of the Candlelight Theatre‘s 2024 season. The season will open with matchmaker classic “Hello, Dolly” Jan. 20-Feb. 25 and be followed by “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” March 16-April 21. “Drood” is based on …
Apparently, seeing a live production of “The Sound of Music” is among Candlelight Theatre fans’ list of favorite things. The current production at the Arden theater, which ends Aug. 26, had the largest opening weekends of any show at Candlelight since the COVID-19 pandemic started. “The Sound of Music,” which tells the story of the Von Trapp family and their …
Some maintain that Milton is like Lewes before the tourists arrived. Both are small towns with centuries-old buildings and rich histories. Heavy tourism only came to Lewes in mid-1960s, when the fish factoriesâand the aroma of menhadenâdeparted. A Friday stroll through Miltonâs historic section gave credibility to the claim. Located on the Broadkill River, the former shipbuilding town was favored …
The Resident Ensemble Players’ 2023-24 season will include a look at the power of words; a stage version of “In the Heat of the Night;” a mash-up of “Waiting for Godot” and “Exodus;” and the crowd-pleasing “Deathtrap.” The season is designed to reflect our lives. âAs theater fans you know this, but I never get tired of saying it, these …
Right on schedule, Bodhi Kitchen opened this week in downtown Rehoboth. This is the second new project for the culinary minds behind Drift, and it seems as though Bodhi will make a similar splash in the coastal resort town. Thereâs no missing the theme. Cocktails sport names like Happy Buddha, East Meets West and Quiet Meditation, and the menu features …
Delaware Shakespeare returns to Rockwood Park this month with the three witches taking on a more central role than usual. âThe witches enjoy chaos as a tool for learning,â said AZ Espinoza, who returns to DelShakes to direct the Scottish play, in a press release. âThey lean into the power of the natural world to seek balance and to remind …
The 2024 fiscal year community reinvestment fund allocates $45 million to 153 different organizations, a big drop from the $90 million allocated for 2023 fiscal year and the $70 million allocated in 2022. The fund is part of this yearâs bond bill and comes from Senate Bill 160, sponsored by Sen. Jack Walsh, D-Stanton, which allocates $1,409,448,938 to address capital …
Faerie Festival at Rockwood The Faerie Festival at Rockwood is a magical day celebrating childhood imagination! Children and adults enjoy live performances by the areaâs premier dance and theatre companies, with outdoor games, Tinkertown, a variety of faerie crafts, storytimes, costume parades, and more. Also, vendors sell faerie wares and delicious food. Over 3,000 people attended Faerie Fest in 2022! …
Candlelight Theatre patrons often ask actor Shawn Yates as he’s serving their dinner for hints about who the killer is in the Arden playhouse’s production of “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.” Yates, who plays composer Roger Hopewell, always tries to give a vague sort of hint, but it’s easier said than done. Many of the 10 actors in the …
