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Less Than Two Weeks Until Opening Shakespeare (Abridged)

By • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: ShowBizRadio

Listen to Mike and Laura give another update on their behind the scenes work of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [MP3 1:36 .8MB]; or read the transcript.




Review Schedule June 28-29

By • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: ShowBizRadio

This weekend we are planning to cover the following shows: A Bad Year for Tomatoes,, Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel Mill, Maryland Stunt Girl, American Century Theater, Arlington, Virginia We know that Stunt Girl is only playing for two performances, Friday the 27th and Sunday the 29th. But we couldn’t fit the Friday night reading into […]




Reston Community Players Introductory Class in Stage Combat

By • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: News

Reston Community Players are conducting an introductory class in stage combat, Sunday, July 6, 2008 through August 24. An introductory class in stage combat, exploring various weapon styles. Join Karen Schlumpf and Brian Farrell of the Noble Blades for this 8-week course. Cost: $200. When and where: Sundays, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, RCP Scene […]




Washington Post: The Short, Cool Summer On 14th Street

By • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Published Elsewhere

Source Festival Source Source Theatre, Washington DC $15 Playing through July 13th Peter Marks wrote an interesting article about the Source Festival in last Sunday’s Post: Mike Batistick kept a bite-size play parked on his hard drive: the story of one Macy’s doorman telling another about an odd happening at the zoo. The New York […]




Washington Post: Elden Street Players’ Skill Is the Only Certainty in Doubt

By • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Published Elsewhere

Doubt: A Parable Elden Street Players Industrial Strength Theatre, Herndon, VA $19/$16 Seniors and Students Playing through June 28th Michael Toscano in the Washington Post writes: With their stunning production of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Doubt, a Parable,” Elden Street Players audaciously invite comparison of their work with not only this spring’s […]




No Reviews June 20-22

By • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: ShowBizRadio

Mike & Laura are traveling out of town this weekend, thus there won’t be any new reviews posted until next week. But have a good time at the shows you do go see, there are a lot of shows to choose from.




Sterling Playmakers Releases 2008-2009 Season

By • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: News

Sterling Playmakers has released their planned 2008-2009 season: Flowers for Algernon, November 2008 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, April 2009 10-Minute 1-Act Festival, June 2009 Thoroughly Modern Millie, July – August 2009 Schedule is subject to change due to performance rights conflicts or other issues.




Vpstart Crow Releases 2008-2009 Season

By • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: News

Vpstart Crow has released their planned 2008-2009 season: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, July 2008 The Importance of Being Earnest, October 2008 A Christmas Carol, December 2008 She Stoops to Conquer, February 2009 Othello, May 2009 Tartuffe, July 2009 Schedule is subject to change due to performance rights conflicts or other issues.




Springfield Community Theatre Releases 2008-2009 Season

By • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: News

Springfield Community Theatre has released their planned 2008-2009 season: PetPourri, Fall 2008 The Fantasticks, Winter 2009 Spoon River Anthology, Spring 2009 Schedule is subject to change due to performance rights conflicts or other issues.




Update on Shakespeare (Abridged)

By • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: ShowBizRadio

Listen to Mike and Laura discuss some behind the scenes work of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [MP3 2:55 1.3MB]; or read the transcript.