Bits and Pieces for November

We're back! Needed some time to put things together & etc. So on to some dangling business.

First off, the "Fragments" contest of September had no winning entries, so we've decided to revive it. This time the contest remains open until we have a winner. Check below for details.

December is nearly upon us, so once again it's time for "Jacob Marley's Links"! For the entire month of December (and part of January), Suite101.com Theatre will be devoted to links to web sites advertising, promoting, or in any way connected with theatrical adaptations of Charles Dickens' great story, A Christmas Carol. Straight play, staged reading, musical, even Inspecting Carol - all entries are welcome. This year we'll also maintain a special area for productions without web sites. If you send in the details we'll post 'em for you. So know of a production and/or associated web page? Send details and URLs to me.

The Marc Blitzstein Web Site that was featured in the March 3 article, "High Brows" has received a major facelift and upgrade. Check out the site devoted to a talented, fascinating, and underappreciated composer of work for the theatre.

Cross Referencing

Check out these theatre-related articles appearing elsewhere at Suite101.com (note that the article title holds the link to the article, while the Suite101.com topic name appearing within the parentheses holds the topic's link):

Building Critical Thinking Skills with Readers Theatre (Reading)
Rita Dove, Playwright (Literature)
Alice Childress and WINE IN THE WILDERNESS (Literature)
No Exit and The Truman Show (Literature)

Which brings us to the revived contest:

FRAGMENTS

Name the songs these only vaguely obscure fragments of lyric come from:

1. "We'll have a son-in-law/Like no one ever saw..."
2. "We'll be laying our plans while we're playing croquet..."
3. "There she is, she's giving a sailor a very affectionate squeeze..."
4. "... Meet again on the bumpy road to love."

Tiebreaker: "...Changes/That's what life's about..."

E-mail your answers to me. In the case of a tie, the earlier submission will win. As always, although anyone may submit an answer, only Suite101.com members are eligible for the prize, which this week is The Wordsmiths: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner (The Great Songwriters Series) by Stephen Citron (US$35 list price).

C U @ the Theatre!

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