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Company SJ from Ireland have announced their production of ACT WITHOUT WORDS 11 by Samuel Beckett will run at Theatre Alley as part of River to River Festival, New York from Tuesday 26 - Friday 29 June 2012 nightly 9pm. The show is directed by Sarah Jane Scaife, designed by Aedin Cosgrove and features Raymond Keane as A and Bryan Burroughs as B.

Wasatch Theatrical Ventures has announced the West Coast premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Our House, helmed by award-winning director Kiff Scholl, for a limited engagement at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood. There will be one preview performance on June 29, with opening night set for Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 8:00. Our House will play through August 5.

Perth Theatre Trust, State Theatre Centre and Bell Shakespeare have announced a production of The School for Wives by Molière directed by Lee Lewis in a translation by Justin Fleming for five performances July 11-14, 2012 in the State Theatre Centre, 174-176 William St Perth.

Gorilla Tango Burlesque, makers of your favorite nerdy burlesque shows, is at it again and this time it's all about devious monsters, giant robots, and the protection that only skintight spandex can provide: GO GO POWER RANGERS: A MIGHTY MORPHIN BURLESQUE performs Fridays at 11:59pm, June 8 - July 27, 2012 (Note: no show 6/22/12) at Gorilla Tango Bucktown (1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60647).

The Arches makes its return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to present the most daring, death defying show on earth, Bullet Catch by Rob Drummond, which will open at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Friday 3 - Sunday 26 August 2012.

Writer, director and performer Kieran Hurley brings early 90s rave tale BEATS to the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from 14 - 26 August 2012 as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012 complete with live DJ Johnny Whoop and accompanied by psychedelic, rave inspired visuals for a full club atmosphere.

POTTED POTTER opens at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Ayala Ave, Makati City on 28th August and will play only 10 shows. Playing to sold-out houses all over the world, POTTED POTTER takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minutes. This fantastically funny show features all your favourite characters, a special appearance from a fire-breathing dragon, endless costumes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic!

Showbiz Players, Inc.'s AVENUE Q is currently playing at the Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center until June 10th.

The Sherman Brothers, Richard and Robert, the musical geniuses behind "Mary Poppins," "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang" and "Winnie the Pooh" may have another theatrical success on the way. Prior to Robert's death in March of this year, the brothers composed the words and music for "MerryGoRound," a new Broadway musical which, originally scheduled for Spring 2011, is now anticipating its New York debut later this year.

The award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company will present a staged reading of one of Eugene O'Neill's most autobiographical plays, The Straw tonight on Monday, June 4th at 7 pm at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street, between Ninth & Tenth Avenues). The presentation will be directed by Peccadillo's OBIE and Lortel Award-winning artistic director, Dan Wackerman. The cast will feature Ellen Adair, Cyrilla Baer, Jacqueline Baum, Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Eric Hoffmann, Susan Jeffries, Jodie Lynne McClintock, Ryah Nixon, Keith Perry, Richard Poe and Lee Aaron Rosen. Tony Triano will narrate.

Theater For The New City has announced the American premiere production of Alberto Bassetti's TWO SISTERS, TWO BROTHERS, directed by Mark Schneider and Valentina Fratti. TWO SISTERS, TWO BROTHERS will play a limited engagement at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue, btw. 9th/10th). Performances begin Thursday, June 7 and continue through Sunday, June 24. Opening Night is Saturday, June 9 (8 p.m.).

Pride Films & Plays has announced the launch of the third Great Gay Screenplay compeition. This contest seeks new screenplays that not only speak to the LGBT community, but are essential viewing for their friends, family, and co-workers.

Dating Depression and Dirtbags…A Love Story, written by and starring Elza Zagreda returns starting Wednesday, June 20th at Stage Left Studios. Joan Kane directs.

Legendary director Spike Lee looks set to direct Mike Tyson's one man show MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH in a Broadway production this Summer, according to TMZ.com.

Virginia Rep Announces the opening of the Broadway hit, Spring Awakening, at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street, on June 15 and running through July 22. Winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening examines the unbridled energy that ignites the journey from youth to adulthood. Featuring a live band, on stage seating, and an outstanding young cast, Spring Awakening is the first production under the Virginia Rep name after the merger of Barksdale and Theatre IV.

Houseton Theater Academy launches with Theater in Motion: Theater for Teens, a Summer Academy Program. Theater in Motion will have 2 summer sessions in Chicago with plans to launch new programs for children and teens throughout the year.

WICA will host "POW" (Politics of War), an exhibit of works by local artists (listed below), with an art reception Friday, June 8, at 6:00 pm in the lobby. This fabulous art show serves as a prelude on the opening night of Frost/Nixon, by Peter Morgan, "POW" will remain in the WICA lobby until the end of June. The art show will relate thematically to the Vietnam era and how Richard Nixon impacted politics and society at every level.

Producers Debbie Bisno, Fox Theatricals and Paula Wagner announced today the Broadway Premiere of GRACE, the acclaimed American play by Award-winning writer Craig Wright (Mistakes Were Made, Recent Tragic Events, Lady; "Six Feet Under"). Grace will premiere in a strictly limited engagement beginning on Friday, September 14, 2012 at a Shubert Theater to be announced. Dexter Bullard (Tracy Letts' BUG) will direct the production, which will feature an all-star cast that includes Paul Rudd and Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon, with Kate Arrington and seven-time Emmy Award®-winner Edward Asner, who returns to Broadway for the first time in nearly 25 years. Opening Night is set for Thursday, October 4, 2012.

On June 16th Iron Age Theater and the NAACP Youth Council of Norristown will celebrate the freeing of the slaves in a theatrically dynamic way. The third annual Juneteenth event will take guests on a walking tour of downtown Norristown with a series of stops where professional actors from the region will present scenes, monologues or historical documents accenting the theme of freedom and slavery. Norristown celebrates Juneteenth as part of the towns year long bicentennial events.

Project Girl Performance Collective will debut TRAFFICKED, Created by Members of Project Girl Performance Collective and Directed by Ashley Marinaccio, for six performances between June 4 and June 23. The play tells the story of fifteen girls 'in the life'.