A Tuba in the Bathtub

Transformative prose swirls around the meaning of life and loss from playwright, poet and composer, Richard C. Washer. Featured performances include: the vocal artistry of Ray Ficca, David Bryan Jackson, Christopher Lane plus the lyrically infused new title track “Threads Unsewn” composed, and sung by Richard C. Washer along with his musical group The Gamut.

“A Message to Garcia” is a widely distributed essay written by Elbert Hubbard in 1899, extolling the value of individual initiative and conscientiousness in work as seen through the example of an American soldier delivering a crucial letter from President McKinley to the leader of Cuban insurgents “somewhere in the mountain vastnesses of Cuba.”  Although not without controversy and historical inaccuracies, the essay continues to be a popular missive on leadership and dedication in the face of adversity.  Performances featured in this episode include the vocal artistry of Christopher Lane and the iconic trumpet sounds of Markus Rutz alongside his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.

Captain Hastings meets a couple at a party who have just rented a flat in London’s most fashionable district for an implausibly cheap price. Poirot is intrigued and sets out to investigate. The third short story from Agatha Christie’s collection Poirot Investigates “The Adventure of the Cheap Flat” features acclaimed DC actor and vocal artist, David Bryan Jackson, with musical renditions of Irving Berlin’s classic “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” performed by jazz trumpeter Markus Rutz and his musical collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  

Chapter 16 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 by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? The story continues right here at The Rose Rhapsody.

Acclaimed Helen Hayes award-winning actor Rick Foucheux, shares his memoir of growing up with a bigger than life instrument in small town Louisiana.

Chapter 15 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 by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? The story continues right here at The Rose Rhapsody.

After the supposed demise of Sherlock Holmes, his closest friend and confidante, Dr. Watson, receives the shock of a lifetime when he is drawn to investigate the apparently unsolvable locked-room murder of the Honorable Ronald Adair.  Part I of the mystery of “The Adventure of the Empty House” features performances by Helen Hayes award-winning actor and celebrated vocal artist Christopher Lane, alongside musical renditions of Irving Berlin’s classic “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” and George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” performed by Chicago jazz trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  

After the supposed demise of Sherlock Holmes, his closest friend and confidante, Dr. Watson, receives the shock of a lifetime when he is drawn to investigate the apparently unsolvable locked-room murder of the Honorable Ronald Adair.  Part I of the mystery of “The Adventure of the Empty House” features performances by Helen Hayes award-winning actor and celebrated vocal artist Christopher Lane, alongside musical renditions of Irving Berlin’s classic “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” and George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” performed by Chicago jazz trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  

No criminal can outwit Detective Hercule Poirot’s “little gray cells” as he investigates the seemingly mundane death of a country squire.  The second short story from Agatha Christie’s collection Poirot Investigates the mystery of “The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor” features performances by acclaimed DC actor, David Bryan Jackson, with musical renditions of Irving Berlin’s classic “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” by jazz trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  

Chapter 14 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 by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz.  Want more? The story continues right here at The Rose Rhapsody.