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St. Louis schools face one of the steepest post-pandemic climbs anywhere

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When she enrolled her fourth grader at a St. Louis public school last fall, Krystal Barnett knew she was doing something that has become increasingly rare. Abandoned by thousands of families and dogged by a well-earned reputation for poor performance, the local school system shrank over the past few decades to a fraction of its […]

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Kevin Mahnken

Stray Dog Theatre's Godspell Hits a New Chord

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The pop-rock musical Godspell, conceived by John-Michael Tebelak with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, brought the words of the Bible and several of Jesus’ key parables to modern audiences by giving them a more contemporary feel. Director Justin Been contemporised the original by compressing the musical’s timeline to a single day and place — September 11, 2001 in New York City.
Tina Farmer