Storynopolis, population 21,006, is now the reigning champion of cities which have given Halloween a makeover.
The city, just of the I-714 and north of Bottlesville, did it not just by changing up the holiday, but by producing some of the best acting this side of Hollywood. See, this last October, when Halloween rolled around, Storynopolis rolled out a Halloween like no one has ever seen.
They tossed away the scary and macabre, but kept the costumes and playfulness. They turned the day into a day of acting -- everybody doing the acting. At school and in the neighborhoods, everone was in a 10-minute skit of some kind. Oh, what made it such a big deal was not that they held all these little skits, but how well they did them. They were polished, professional and admittedly expensive. No live shows were ever better.
When folks went trick or treating, they performed their skits right on the doorsteps. Indeed, they weren't to get any candy unless the homeowner dubbed the skit worthy of reward.
Oh, and they renamed the holiday, crossing the words "Halloween" and "Hollywood" to come up with "Hollyween."
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