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Little Theatre of Alexandria has released their planned 2008-2009 season:

1776, July - August 2008
Picnic, September - October 2008
Scrooge! The Musical, November - December 2008
Greater Tuna, January 2009
Leading Ladies, February - March 2009
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, April - May 2009
It Runs in the Family, June 2009

Schedule is subject to change due to [...]

On Sunday evening, June 8, 2008, Mike attended the Cappies Award Ceremony at the Kennedy Center. Laura was ill, and unable to attend. Mike presented the “Props and Effects” award, after his one word introductory speech, which was the word you say when you don’t know what to say. “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
The complete list of nominees and [...]

Silver Spring Stage has released their planned 2008-2009 season:

2008 One-Act Festival, August 2008
Dinner with Friends, September - October 2008
Third, November 2008
A Little Princess, December 2008
Arms and the Man, January 2009
A Bad Friend, February - March 2009
Columbinus, April - May 2009
As Bees in Honey Drown, June 2009
The Mousetrap, July - August 2009

Schedule is subject to change [...]

Laurel Mill Playhouse is preparing for their August One Act Festival.
Laurel Mill Playhouse invites Directors and Playwrights to submit resumes and One Act Plays for the One Act Festival at Laurel Mill Playhouse. Festival will be held at 508 Main Street in historical Laurel on August 29, 30, 31 and September 5, 6, 7. Please [...]

Sandy Spring Theatre Group is preparing for it’s Fall One Act Festival. If you are a budding playwright, you should check out the options available to you in getting your scripts produced at a One Act Festival.
SSTG’s 2008 One Act Festival Will Be held at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn on October 24th & 25th. We are seeking [...]

A note of interest from Lisa Kay Morton:
Male actors needed for extras & ensemble (16 & up) roles for semi-professional production of Ragtime! The Musical. Program is part of the international Stageworks Festival. Rehearses daily (daytime & evening rehearsals) in Indian Head, MD starting June 6. Show Runs June 20-June 22. Multiple Grammy Award winning [...]

Reston Community Players has released their planned 2008-2009 season:

Forbidden Broadway
Brooklyn Boy
The Full Monty
Laughing Stock

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

From the Elden Street Players:

SPECIAL CASTING NOTICE - RELEASE MAY 28 2008 (NOTICE EXPIRES: JUNE 5, 2008)
Elden Street Players are seeking a male singer for the role of Mike in Tick, Tick… Boom by Jonathan Larson.
Michael is one of the three lead characters in this show. The music is very similar to the music of RENT. Have you been waiting for an [...]

From Jo Rake, producer of Tantallon Community Players‘ Meet Me In St. Louis:
Due to storm damage and power outage, the Tantallon Community Players production of Meet Me in St. Louis is canceled tonight, 5/31 and tomorrow 6/1. The performances should resume next weekend.

CanadaEast published an interesting article concerning smoking on stage: Light-up time on Broadway: fine line between artistic freedom and legal necessity. This issue continues to interest people. In 2006, we tracked news reports regarding Colorado’s statewide indoor smoking ban.