1.0The Readerhttps://thereader.comBeaufield Berryhttps://thereader.com/author/beaufield-berry/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uJNqHUjB7W"><a href="https://thereader.com/2019/06/05/ragtime-at-the-omaha-community-playhouse-reflects-on-nostalgia-the-american-dream-at-the-turn-of-the-century/">RAGTIME at the Omaha Community Playhouse Reflects on Nostalgia, The American Dream At the Turn of the Century</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thereader.com/2019/06/05/ragtime-at-the-omaha-community-playhouse-reflects-on-nostalgia-the-american-dream-at-the-turn-of-the-century/embed/#?secret=uJNqHUjB7W" width="600" height="338" title="“RAGTIME at the Omaha Community Playhouse Reflects on Nostalgia, The American Dream At the Turn of the Century” — The Reader" data-secret="uJNqHUjB7W" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://thereader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ragtime_5.jpg900600On the cusp of the turn of the century in 1902, there was a laissez-faire mentality in society and an Edwardian lifestyle often dotted with the leisurely pastimes of tennis, baseball, tea parties, and lazy afternoons. This narrative sets the scene for the start of the show and company number, “Ragtime.”  The curtain draws, and with an […]