The Maid was Joan of Arc, whose role in liberating the city of Orléans in 1429 had put courage back into the hearts of the embattled French. Even so, her capture soon after was a morale boost for ...

It honours its subject by calling forth not only the facts, but her spirit of rebellion, by refusing to cohere to the neat rules of historical documentary. By venturing into a terrain of ...

Cathy’s Creek,” at Stages Theatre in Hopkins, is compelling. The world premiere musical, by Elise Forier and Tina Lear, is about challenge and courage. Fourteen-year-old Iowa farm girl ...

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