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Act Locally, AACT Nationally!!
Celebrating Stephen Schwartz
Great Incentives from AACT and MTI
Planning on doing a Stephen Schwartz show this season?
Godspell - The Baker's Wife - Pippin - Working - etc.
Discounts on Royalties, Rentals, and other Resources!
Design Competition, Drawings, and much more!
See the AACT website for details.
MALE ACTOR NEEDED ASAP!
Laurel Mill Playhouse
Caucasion male for fast-pased original comedy to run early November.
Brian - Store manager; neat, distinguished, and just a bit arrogant; the Emerald Palace Music World's new store manager; he sees his time there as a stepping stone on his way up the corporate ladder.
Rehearsals to start immediately.
This a sizeable role with a two page monologue.
Please contact Melainie Eifert at 410-960-6877
or melainie.eifert@cbre.com if interested.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR IMMEDIATELY NEEDED!
KAT 2nd Stage
PIPPIN
Immediate need of a musical director for both rehearsals and performances.
Please contact Director Darnell Morris at darnell.morris@gmail.com.
Rehearsals are underway.
Performance dates are Sept. 5-21, 2008,
Gaithersburg City Arts Barn, Gaithersburg, MD

Additional Chorus Members Needed!
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Children Of Eden
Book by: John Caird
Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Dr. Emma Hadley
(ABOUT THE SHOW)
Please contact the director if you are interested in being in the chorus,
via email: dremmadev@gmail.com or cell 443-852-4248
All voice parts needed, preferably w/ some experience.
All Rehearsals are held at the St. George’s Episcopal Church
7010 Glenn Dale Road, Glenn Dale, MD 20769
Performances: August 22 & 23, 2008 at 8 PM & August 24, 2008 at 3 PM
Tickets:   $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and 18 & under
All performances are at St. George’s Episcopal Church

Looking for a Creative Production Team!
Silver Spring Stage
George Bernard Shaw's
Arms and the Man
Directed by Scott Bloom
Producer, Set Designer/Master Carpenter, Costume Designer
Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, Stage Manager
Production opens in early January.
If interested, please contact the director: scott@srbnet.com
 

WANTED: GENERAL MANAGEMENT/CASTING INTERN
FOLGER THEATRE
Home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Folger Shakespeare Library
is a world-class center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts.
Folger Theatre is a not-for-profit AEA company that produces a full season
of plays by Shakespeare and other world class playwrights.
Folger Shakespeare Library's other public programs include Folger Consort,
Folger Poetry and PEN/Faulkner Fiction.
The Folger seeks an individual to work closely with artistic staff,
General Manager, and Assistant Artistic Producer on the
day-to-day operations of a four play season including contract execution,
artist and facility arrangements, and casting.
A successful candidate will be self-starting, detail-oriented, computer-savvy
and have theater industry and customer service experience.
This position reports to General Manager and is an exciting opportunity
for team player to invest in a dynamic company.
This is a paid internship position beginning mid-to-late August,
up to 20 hours per week.
Send cover letter, references, and resume to
Folger Shakespeare Library
Attn: HR/CI
201 E. Capitol St., SE
Washington, DC 20003-1004
Fax (202)675-0315, or jobs@folger.edu
No phone calls please.

Opens July 19th
Cedar Lane Stage
SUMMER SAMPLER OF ONE ACTS
Series #1:   Sat. & Sun. - July 19-20  & 26-27 at 8:00 PM
SCRIPTED - by Mark Harvey Levine, directed by Kryss Lacovaro
THE SCOTTISH CLIENT - by John A. Donnelly, directed by Mary Suib
SURPRISE - by Mark Harvey Levine, directed by Ashley Byrd
BIRDS OF A FEATHER? - by Susanne Caviness, directed by Susanne Caviness
MONKEYSHINES - by Dori  Appel, directed by Paul  Boymel
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE - by John Lane, directed by Mary Suib
BRIDE ON THE ROCKS - by David Wiener, directed by Alex Fraser
Series # 2   Sat. & Sun. - Aug. 2-3  &  9-10 at 8 PM
DREAMLAND - by Evan  Guilford-Blake, directed by Buzz Mooney
$2,500 OBO - by E. M. Lewis, directed by Brooke Houghton
THE DAY THAT BRANDO DIED - by Lawrence DuKore, directed by Buzz Mooney
PUNXSUTAWNY CLYDE - by Susanne Caviness, directed by Susanne Caviness
WEDNESDAYS - by Sue  Brody, directed by Dick Messalle
OFF THE GRID - by Mark Scharf, directed by Susanne Caviness
ASK ROBERTO! - by E. M. Lewis, directed by Dick Messalle
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda MD
Tickets at the door.
Auditions
Kensington Arts Theatre
One Red Flower
A musical play inspired by the book:
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
Directed By: Craig Pettinati
Music Directed By: Stuart Weich
Six Men to play 18-25, One Woman to play 45-60
More information on our website.
Auditions are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY for the month of August.
Please contact the director, kat-artistic1@katonline.org
Production Dates: February 20 - March 14, 2009
Kensington Arts Theatre
3710 Mitchell Street | Kensington, MD 20895
Opens August 1st
Laurel Mill Playhouse
Summer Youth Production
Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Cats
Musically directed by Stu Knazik
Produced by Patti Knazik
August 1,2,3,8,9,10,14,15,16,17,21,22,23,and 24
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 P.M.
Sunday matinees are at 2 P.M.
Laurel Mill Playhouse
508 Main Street in historic Laurel, MD
$15, $13 students (18 and under)  and seniors (65 and over).
For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2
For further information visit the web site or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-255
Opens August 8th
Sandy Spring Theatre Group
My Emperor's New Clothes
Written by LARRY SHUE
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
August 8th - August 24th, 2008
Fridays at 7:30pm; Saturdays & Sundays at 2:00pm
The Gaithersburg Arts Barn
Tickets: $14; $12 for Gaithersburg Residents
Reservations: call 301-258-6394 or purchase online at: www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn

Opens August 15th
Greenbelt Arts Center
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Jacy D’Aiutolo
Produced by Whitney Moore
August 15 – September 6
8/15, 8/16, 8/22, 8/23, 9/5 & 9/6 at 8.00pm
8/17 & 8/24 at 2:00pm
NOTE: No performances during the Labor Day weekend (8/29-8/31)

Auditions
2nd Star Productions
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED
ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

Directed by Jane B. Wingard
Musical Direction by Donald K. Smith
Saturday August 16 at 11 AM, and Monday August 18 at 7 PM
ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH
16510 Mt. Oak Road, Bowie MD
All roles are open.
No roles for children, some may be suitable for mature looking teens.
Auditions begin very promptly!
Come prepared to sing a song that shows your voice to your best advantage. 
Bring sheet music for piano (not chord sheets).
No taped music or a cappella singing will be permitted.
Music from the show is acceptable.
Wear appropriate clothing and shoes to move for the choreographer.
Bring a resume and head shot if you have them.
Bring a list of your scheduled commitments for Fall of 2008 -
we will ask for rehearsal/performance conflicts.
The show runs weekends, November 14 through December 13, 2008.
For info contact: Jane B. Wingard at 410-757-5700 or 301-858-7245,
or visit our website.

Auditions
Chevy Chase Players
ART
by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Jacy D'Aiutolo
August 18 & 19, 7:00 pm
Chevy Chase Community Center
5601 Conn. Ave. NW
Cold readings from the script; 1 minute monologue.
Contact the director at jdaiut1@gmail.com
Performances are: Oct. 17 - Nov. 1 at Chevy Chase Community Center

Announcing!
Kensington Arts Theatre
7th Annual Fundraising Gala
The KAT Collective
hosted by Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor Brad Oscar
and seasoned Washington area actor Diego Prieto
Saturday, August 23, 2008
DOWNLOAD THE EVENT FLYER

AUDITIONS
The Art Space School
in West Annapolis
Broadway in Concert Ensemble
Saturday, August 23rd 2008
105 Annapolis St. Unit D
Annapolis, MD 21401 #410.216.9696
Audition to join an elite group of young singers ages 12 -18 years.
The Ensemble will create a Broadway Revue style show that they will perform
during the year in festivals throughout the city of Annapolis.
To schedule a 20 minute audition, or for questions about the audition process,
please call or email the Director: Priscilla Smith
(410) 703-4484 or Info@ArtSpaceSchool.com
Auditions may continue through the fall months at the discretion of the Director.
The ensemble will meet for a weekly 1.5 hour class:
Fridays 4:45 – 6:15, September 5th - December 20th, 2008
105 Annapolis St. Unit D, Annapolis, MD 21401
Info@ArtSpaceSchool.com #410-216-9696 or visit our website.

Free performances of two of Shakespeare’s plays!
Shakespeare on the Green
Greenbelt Arts Center
Measure for Measure
Directed by Bill Jones
Romance, blackmail, deceit, immorality, justice, prison, repentance, marriage -
All in just one hour!  Mature themes – not suitable for children under 13.
Saturday, 8/23, 4:00 p.m. &  Sunday, 8/24, 5:30 p.m.
On the green behind Roosevelt Center.   
Saturday, 8/30 & Sunday, 8/31 at 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Greenbelt Arts Center
Comedy of Errors
Directed by Anna Bonnet
Slapstick and farce. Mistaken identities with two sets of twins.
25 minutes of fun for all. Suitable for children from 4 to 104.    
Saturday 8/30 at 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, 8/31 at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Greenbelt Arts Center