The Rose Rhapsody

Lovingly rendered by DC veteran actor Jim Brady, this comic verse about a fictional, legendary baseball game was first published anonymously in 1888 by The San Francisco Examiner.  The poem quickly rose to popularity, becoming a Vaudeville Circuit staple and one of the best known poems in American literature. 

Season 1, Ep. 7 - A struggling actor finally lands the role of a lifetime. The problem is … it just might not be his. The hilarious dramedy screenplay series by acclaimed writer Chris Stezin, features performances by Ingrid De Sanctis, Ray Ficca, Sheri S. Herren, Christopher Lane, Susan Marie Rhea, Ava Clare Stezin, and the author himself.

The delightful observations of John Henry, fictional Man-about-Town, from the prolific pen of Hugh McHugh aka George V. Hobart, the Canadian-American playwright and humorist. At the time of his death in 1926, Hobart was one of America’s most popular sketch writers and satirists. This episode features the vocal artistry of Christopher Lane as John Henry alongside signature musical themes created especially for The Rose Rhapsody by acclaimed composer and Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his musical collaborator Adrian Ruiz.

Experience Shakespeare, shaken up and stirred, for our modern troubled times. Featuring performances by audience favorites Ingrid De Sanctis, Ray Ficca and Rick Foucheux, alongside the signature musical sounds of trumpeter Markus Rutz and pianist Adrian Ruiz.   

A fantastical tale of perseverance, loyalty, and death.  Rendered by acclaimed DC actor, Ray Ficca, two friends, Sam and Cap, are challenged to survive the Arctic wilderness in one of Robert W. Service’s most famous poems.  

Chapter 6 - End of Book I - of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway’s greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. Rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, the episode features signature music created by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz. Want more? Stay tuned. The story continues each month at The Rose Rhapsody.

Chapter 5 of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway’s greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. Recorded by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, the episode features signature music created by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? Stay tuned. The story continues each month at The Rose Rhapsody. 

The transporting poetry of award-winning journalist, war correspondent, and published poet, Tom Squitieri. A prodigious writer and journalist for over 30 years, Tom has been on all seven continents and more than two thirds of the nations on earth. Poems featured in this episode include: “2 Deer Morning” “Night Sight” and “Just a Few Butterflies.” Musical vignettes from “Rhapsody in Blue” were performed, arranged and composed by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz, alongside his longtime collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.

Chapter 4 of what is now considered Ernest Hemingway’s greatest work, portraying American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermin to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. Recorded by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, the episode features signature music created by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? Stay tuned. The story continues each month at The Rose Rhapsody. 

The delightful observations of John Henry, fictional Man-about-Town,  from the prolific pen of Hugh McHugh aka George V. Hobart, the Canadian-American playwright and humorist. At the time of his death in 1926, Hobart was one of America’s most popular sketch writers, and satirists. This episode features the vocal artistry of Christopher Lane as John Henry alongside signature musical themes created especially for The Rose Rhapsody by acclaimed composer and Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz.