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The American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training begins the 2011-2012 Season with Oni Faida Lampley's Tough Titty, directed by Benny Sato Ambush, and performed by the Institute Class of 2012.

Stoneham Theatre presents Buddy Cop 2, written by The Debate Society, in association with the Ontological Theater; directed by Weylin Symes.

The American Repertory Theater (A.

Broadway In Boston and 'Cell Phones For Soldiers' invite patrons attending performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC at the Boston Opera House September 27 - October 2 to help support our troops by donating their used cell phones.

Mill City Management and Mills Entertainment are pleased to present the World Premiere of The Bello Nock Circus: The Defying Gravity Tour at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on October 29 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm, and October 30 at 1:00pm.

Apollinaire Theatre Company presents Slasher by Allison Moore.

Portuguese theater artists Pedro Vieira and Ines Tarouca have created a dance-based performance with text and songs in Portuguese with English translation for the special centennial celebration of America's great playwright, Tennessee Williams.

In the fall, theater lovers from around the globe converge on Provincetown to celebrate 100 years of America's great playwright.

Boston's Gold Dust Orphans brings Rocky Horror to the stage.

The Center for the Arts at Northeastern University is set to present An Evening with Bill T.

Offering a variety of educational programs, performances and exhibitions, The Center has established itself as a great place to celebrate the arts.

OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's destination for theater and nightlife on the fringe of Harvard Square, presents a one night only engagement with Justin Vivian Bond on Wednesday, September 21st at 8:00pm.

Join Wheelock Family Theatre on Monday October 10th (Columbus Day) from 10:00am to 11:30am and sample fall classes, meet the teachers, and enjoy refreshments.

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced that Frank Rich, a prolific and influential writer who's subject matter ranges from theatre to politics, will be speaking at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield on Sunday, October 9 at 2pm.

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, announces it will be extending its run of Jonathan Larson's Tony Award-winning musical RENT until Sunday, October 2, 2011.

As part of the Lee, MA 2011 Founder's Day Weekend on September 23 and 24, The Student Educational Fund (SEDF) and the Lee Cultural Council (LCC) are presenting the first ever 'Lee Idol', a contest of singers/musicians of all ages who live or work in Lee, MA.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will present an abbreviated version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast on stage in front of The School at 38 Main Street during the Franklin Harvest Festival on October 2nd.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 9/18 for Boston

The critically acclaimed production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES starring George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber, arrives in Boston at the Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre, December 5 - 18.

LTFR announces an audition notice for A One Act Opera written by Gian Carlo Menotti

Don't miss the opening of our 20011-2012 Main Stage season with CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.

FSPA Director Raye Lynn Mercer will present a How To Audition Workshop on Saturday, September 17 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will hold auditions for Bye Bye Bieber, an original musical spoof, on Saturday, September 17th starting at 1:00 p.

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Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston is once again presenting Broadway veterans Kirby and Beverly Ward in the original musical revue, 'Say It with Music,' a non-stop song-and-dance salute to the genius of composer Irving Berlin.