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Read the review of Act III Theatre Company’s production of A Year With Frog and Toad.

The newly merged CCT2FP Theatre Company is blogging about their August production of Bare: the Musical. Right now they are posting brief interviews with the cast. Check it out at http://cct2ftblog.blogspot.com/.
Adding a blog to your theater’s web site is a great way to get your audience involved with your shows. Write a bit about what [...]

This weekend we are planning to cover the following shows:

Tea At Five, Zemfira Stage, Alexandria, Virginia
The Titans, American Century Theater, Arlington, Virginia
A Year With Frog and Toad, Encore Stage and Studio, Arlington, Virginia
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Vpstart Crow, Manassas, Virginia

Listen to our review of Upper Room Theatre Ministry’s The Music Man [MP3 4:11 1.9MB]; or read the transcript.

Chevy Chase Players has announced their planned 2008-2009 season:

Art, October - November 2008
The Odd Couple, March 2009
The Last Night of Ballyhoo, May 2009

Schedule is subject to change due to performance rights conflicts or other issues.

Listen to the talkback discussion [MP3 10:44 4.9MB] with the cast and crew of Vpstart Crow’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; or read the transcript.

Bennie Scarton, Jr. for InsideNOVA.com writes about Upper Room Theater Ministry’s The Music Man:
The Music Man, this week will be the seventh summer musical production in as many years by the Upper Room Theatre Ministries at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas.
The performances will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday [...]

Anne Midgette for the Washington Post writes about two new operas at the Capital Fringe Festival:
What is the difference between opera and musical theater? Some composers will tell you that it’s an opera house. That’s not the view of Opera Alterna, a small new company with a mission to bring opera to different kinds of [...]

Cristopher Rawson for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette write about the American Theatre Critics Association Conference held in DC last month:
What do theater critics do in conference assembled? They go to plays — up to 10 in the six days of the recent American Theatre Critics Association gathering in greater Washington, getting a full taste of that [...]

The Ruby Griffith Awards were announced today at the Bretton Woods Country Club.

2nd Runner Up (Outstanding Achievement in a Play) Tie
Elden Street Players - Greater Tuna &
Silver Spring Stage - Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
2nd Runner Up (Outstanding Achievement in a Musical)
Dominion Stage - The Wild Party
1st Runner [...]