Author Alexander Rubin lives in the suburbs and loves in the city– Baltimore City. He is a composer, filmmaker, & writer, like, duh.
This video was made in conjunction with Brineblog, a collaborative JHU & MICA Arts and Culture project.
Arnett recounts the life he and Ennis created together with candid detail in A Jazz Romance: Ethel Ennis, Baltimore & Me. The book also offers an intimate account of the midcentury music scene, Baltimore, and how closely the politics of the time overlapped with show business.
Oh, fantasy free me! The campy queer sci-fi horror musical gets a timely Pride month revival.
“We’re teaching from the inside out by really getting down deep into the issues that are keeping [students] from who they really want to be and translating that to the stage but also translating it to daily life."
"Politics have always been intertwined with music. I don't feel there's more of it now; it depends on what's happening in the world at any given moment." -Tommy Rouse
