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Ted Tally's Terra Nova, a stark drama about Scott's ill-fated race to the South Pole, enjoys a four-weekend run at the Heritage Center in Morrisville.

Ted Tally's Terra Nova, a stark drama about Scott's ill-fated race to the South Pole, enjoys a four-weekend run at the Heritage Center in Morrisville.

William Shakespeare's whimsical comedy, "Twelfth Night," is the season opener for Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre 2011 Summer Festival.

William Shakespeare's whimsical comedy, "Twelfth Night," is the season opener for Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre 2011 Summer Festival.

The Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its 15th season with William Shakespeare's towering classic, Othello, dominating the Heritage Center stage.

OTHELLO: William Shakespeare's immortal Othello takes to the Heritage Center stage in Morrisville.

The Morrisville-based Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its fifteenth season with the steamy Tennessee Williams classic, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Exploding passion amid a family crisis! Starring Cat Miller of Bristol as 'Maggie the Cat;' John Helmke of Hamilton, NJ as 'Brick;' Doug Kline of Newtown as 'Big Daddy;' and Virginia Barrie of Ewing, NJ as 'Big Mama.' Costarring Susan Blair of Philadelphia as 'Mae;' Jack Bathke of Robbinsville, NJ as 'Gooper;' Mike Waintraub of Trenton, NJ as 'Rev. Tooker;' Marco Newton of Yardley as 'Dr. Baugh;'and Wilma Shakesnider of Cherry Hill, NJ as 'Sookey.' Directed by NET Artistic Director Cheryl Doyle of Morrisville. Marco Newton, assistant director. Stage managed by Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville. Lighting design by Andrena Wishnie of Morrisville. Sound design by Corey Stradling of Morrisville. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is exploding at the Heritage Center in Morrisville. The smoldering American classic about exploding passions amid a family crisis performs weekends Oct. 29 - Nov. 14 on the intimate Heritage Center stage. The Actors' NET of Bucks County production about turmoil in the family of a wealthy southern plantation owner in the 1950s stars Doug Kline of Newtown as Big Daddy Pollitt and Virginia Barrie of Ewing, NJ as his wife, Big Mama.

The Morrisville-based Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its fifteenth season with the steamy Tennessee Williams classic, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Exploding passion amid a family crisis! Starring Cat Miller of Bristol as 'Maggie the Cat;' John Helmke of Hamilton, NJ as 'Brick;' Doug Kline of Newtown as 'Big Daddy;' and Virginia Barrie of Ewing, NJ as 'Big Mama.' Costarring Susan Blair of Philadelphia as 'Mae;' Jack Bathke of Robbinsville, NJ as 'Gooper;' Mike Waintraub of Trenton, NJ as 'Rev. Tooker;' Marco Newton of Yardley as 'Dr. Baugh;'and Wilma Shakesnider of Cherry Hill, NJ as 'Sookey.' Directed by NET Artistic Director Cheryl Doyle of Morrisville. Marco Newton, assistant director. Stage managed by Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville. Lighting design by Andrena Wishnie of Morrisville. Sound design by Corey Stradling of Morrisville. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods explodes on the tiny Heritage Center stage in July.

INTO THE WOODS: James Lapine wrote the book and the incomparable Stephen Sondheim the words and music for this fractured fairytale - the story of a childless baker and his wife, who attempt to reverse a curse in order to have a child. Act I ends with all ready to live 'happily ever after.'

The Sondheim-Lapine musical runs at the Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), Morrisville, from July 9 to 25. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., with additional shows at 8 p.m. on Thursday 7/15 and 7/22 at 8 p.m. and Saturday 7/24 at 2 p.m.

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods explodes on the tiny Heritage Center stage in July.

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods explodes on the tiny Heritage Center stage in July.

INTO THE WOODS: James Lapine wrote the book and the incomparable Stephen Sondheim the words and music for this fractured fairytale - the story of a childless baker and his wife, who attempt to reverse a curse in order to have a child. Act I ends with all ready to live 'happily ever after.'

Actors' NET of Buck County presents Much Ado About Nothing at the Heritage Center Theatre May 21 - June 6 at the Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), Morrisville, PA - near the Calhoun Street Bridge. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Admission is $20 for adults, $17 for seniors (over 62) and $10 for children age 12 and under. For reservations or information, call 215-295-3694 or online at www.brownpapetickets.com.

William Shakespeare's immortal comedy about the mishaps of love is staged by the Actors' NET of Bucks County, as it continues its fourteenth season. Produced by Virginia Barrie. Directed by Janet Quartarone.

Actors' NET of Buck County presents Much Ado About Nothing at the Heritage Center Theatre May 21 - June 6 at the Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), Morrisville, PA - near the Calhoun Street Bridge. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Admission is $20 for adults, $17 for seniors (over 62) and $10 for children age 12 and under. For reservations or information, call 215-295-3694 or online at www.brownpapetickets.com.