Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: Budget cuts can’t kill culture: Highlighting two local productions that bring us hope

Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: Budget cuts can’t kill culture: Highlighting two local productions that bring us hope

By Jarice Hanson For the Valley Advocate When Donald Trump announced he was assuming control of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, many nervous jokes were made to cover up the fear of what could come next. My vote for the best parody goes to Eddie Feldmann and Bill Scheft’s March 17 New Yorker feature, titled “Updated Kennedy Center 2025 Schedule.” Listings like “Roseanne sings Sondheim,” and the “Nordic version of The Wiz,” among the f…