Jessica Weaver News

FOX is announcing schedule changes to Mondays this May.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, presents William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew inside Dixon Gallery and Garden's Winegardner Auditorium from April 23 - May 4 in Memphis.

Carrie Linquist of Memphis was the first reader last week to let me know Sullivan's Shakespeare-text request of me. Caliban speaks it in The Tempest as the drunken Stephano and Trinculo attempt to sing: 'That's not the tune!'

Totem Pole Playhouse Board of Directors announced a $ 1 million pledge at its kickoff celebration for a $ 2.5 million capital campaign April 22, 2010 at Hauser Estate Winery, Biglerville. The campaign, fully supported by the Board of Directors, called 'Recalling the Past, Embracing the Future' has already received $100,000 of the million dollar pledge which was used to install brand new seats in the auditorium and revamp both bathrooms on the East side of the Playhouse.

Totem Pole Playhouse received a $1 million pledge at its Capital Campaign kick off celebration on April 22 at Hauser Estate Winery in Biglerville. The donor, Charles Q. Smith, is a 60 year Totem Pole season ticket holder and former board member. The $2.5 million dollar Capital Campaign will support upgrades to the 40 year old theatre and one million of the campaign has been earmarked for the existing endowment.

Actors Theatre will end its run of SECRET ORDER at Stage West at Herberger Theater Center on March 21.

Secret Order is the story of a brilliant young scientist who may have discovered the cure for cancer. Playwright Bob Clyman explores the impact of that discovery beyond the lab in Actors Theatre's production on Stage West at Herberger Theater Center from March 5-21.

Secret Order is the story of a brilliant young scientist who may have discovered the cure for cancer. Playwright Bob Clyman explores the impact of that discovery beyond the lab in Actors Theatre's production on Stage West at Herberger Theater Center from March 5-21.

This Monday, Stray Cat Theatre joins forces with Arizona Theater Company, Actors Theatre and ASU School of Theater and Film to put up a staged reading of THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER (AN EPILOGUE)