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Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep) has announced that the American Theatre Wing, best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards, is awarding the Company with one of the 2012 National Theatre Company grants.

Austin Lyric Opera's (ALO) Opera by Night community engagement program offers 5,000 free tickets each year to students, parents and teachers to attend ALO dress rehearsals throughout the season. For more information, visit www.AustinLyricOpera.org/community.

Hartford Stage introduces a new unlimited season subscription called Stage Pass for young adult theater goers ages 18-27. The Stage Pass costs $38, and purchasers will receive unlimited admissions to all Mainstage productions at Hartford Stage for the 2012-2013 season.

Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts today announced that playwright Matthew Lopez, author of this past season's The Whipping Man, will be the 2012-13 Aetna New Voices Fellow at Hartford Stage. The announcement comes on the heels of former Aetna Fellow Quiara Alegria Hudes winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in April.

The Gift Theatre has announced the upcoming world premiere of Dirty by Andrew Hinderaker, the Joseph Jefferson-nominated writer and director of Suicide, Incorporated and I Am Going to Change the World on September 20, 2012.

Broadway at the Marcus Center and Broadway Across America-Milwaukee present ROCK OF AGES on November 13-18.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) welcomes two new faculty members to the Dance Department for the 2012-2013 school year. Beginning this September, Cathy Hazeltine Fallon, Instructor of Children's Dance and Ballet, and Jennifer Markham, Instructor of Ballet, will teach in Franklin and at the school's new satellite location in downtown Hudson. FSPA's Dance Department offers programs for all ages and levels in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop and lyrical, including classes specifically for boys, adults and beginner teens.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will hold an Open House for prospective students and families on Saturday, September 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 38 Main Street in Franklin. The community is invited to tour the facility, enjoy a host of demonstrations and performances, and learn about FSPA programs in music, dance and drama.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre's Fun Company is ready to launch its brand new season of fun, adventure, and downright silliness. The Fun Company prides itself on producing quality family theater for children of all ages. Last season the Fun Company produced two original shows, one original adaptation, and took a turn at Commedia Del Art. The result was one of the most successful seasons the Fun Company has ever had. This season Julie Heber, director of the Fun Company, plans to follow the same formula. This season, the Fun Company will once again present two original shows, an original adaptation, and a piece of Commedia Theater.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will present Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society tour at the Byham Theater on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. Brought to you as part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series. Tickets ($30-$50) may be purchased in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, online at www.trustarts.org, or by calling (412) 456-6666. For group tickets, 10 or more, call (412) 471-6930.

Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, A.F. of M. (CFM) have reached a tentative contract agreement for the 2012/13 through 2014/15 seasons. Further details will be released after final ratification by all the parties, which is expected to occur by late-September.

LiveWire Chicago Theatre kicks off its 2012-13 season with the Chicago premiere of THE MISTAKES MADELINE MADE, a savagely funny story of love and dirty people by Elizabeth Meriwether, creator and writer of the hit FOX sitcom New Girl and Heddatron, and directed by LiveWire Collective member Krista D'Agostino. This quirky dark comedy plays October 3 - November 3, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. The production features LiveWire Artistic Director Joel Ewing and LiveWire Associate Artistic Director Chris Zdenek with Kristin Collins, Fred Geyer and Hilary Williams. Tickets are currently on sale at www.greenhousetheater.com. The press performance is Friday, October 5 at 8 pm.

Bucks County Playhouse has announced a special two day engagement of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters, starring theatre, television and film legends Tyne Daly and James Earl Jones. Love Letters will be performed on Saturday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 21st at 2:00 p.m. at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street). Following the Saturday evening performance, there will be a benefit reception underwritten by The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm (barleysheaf.com) to honor the cast and raise money for the Playhouse.

Beginning October 15, critically acclaimed theater troupe PigPen Theatre Co. will celebrate its move to New York City and re-release of the debut album Bremen with a series of concerts at Joe's Pub. In anticipation of the album's re-release, PigPen in partnership with Buffalo Picture House premiered an animated trailer featuring the title track: http://bit.ly/NOsjc6.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) has announced details for its 2012-13 Studio Series of opera, musical theatre and drama.

After two successful seasons at New York Fashion Week, essie returns to the tents after having earned its spot as a backstage nail line. For the Spring/Summer 2013 shows, essie will partner with the nail industry's leading talent to develop trendsetting looks while using the brand's iconic and extensive color collection.

Joanne Crawford-Duner has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC), one of the world's foremost children's choirs. The Covina Hills resident, whose term began on August 1, has served on LACC's Board of Directors since 2008 and is the first non-LACC parent to serve in LACC's key leadership role. Shesucceeds David Scheidemantle, who continues on the Board of Directors as Past Chair. Crawford-Duner is the Director of Marketing Communications for Nestle USA, where she oversees public relations, digital and social media, packaging communications and consumer promotions for the Beverage Division.

GLAAD President Herndon Graddick announced today that actor and LGBT advocate Wilson Cruz will join GLAAD's staff as the Strategic Giving Officer. Cruz help fund GLAAD's work amplifying stories from the LGBT community that build support for equality.

Theater Works opens its MasterWorks season with the critically acclaimed play DOUBT, A PARABLE. Charismatic young Father Flynn begins a sermon by asking, 'What do you do when you're not sure?' Audiences soon learn that little is certain in John Patrick Shanley's brilliant, aptly titled play.