Nicky Howard reviews Gracye Productions’ THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS, a parody of Christmas films, written by Todd Michael and directed by Lawrence Lesher.

In the history of literarture, there are hundreds upon hundreds of playwrights and poets. Some of them are excellent, some are moderately good, and some are terrible. How is it that an unknown playwright from the 16th century landed in the top selection?

Was the well-known playwright Shakespeare a Catholic? What do the immortal words of his great works bring about his religious views? It may be an interesting topic since the fourth centenary of his death is just ahead.

DRAMATISTS.

His determination and believing in God made the difference.

The writing life can be a lonely one, especially if you’re a struggling writer and philosopher, but the desire to speak, share insight, and tell a tale or two is overwhelming enough to continue when others have less faith.

“My agony was terrible. Barely forty-eight hours after my violent death, on June 1, 1593, I was buried. Hastily. But hey, baby… We do know better… don’t we”?

You know him well, the Playwright who wrote all the plays of Willy Shake-his-Spears…