Mary Hall News

Returning for its fifth year, The Theatre Lab's Dramathon, May 15 at 10:30 p.m. at Theater J, once again joins together the talents of some of the DC area's most well-known actors and accomplished playwrights - along with Theatre Lab students and alumni - in world premiere staged readings of short plays written for that night. All proceeds generated by the event go toward The Theatre Lab's scholarship fund.

Daring dragon encounters are not all that they may seem in The Rose Theater's production of The Reluctant Dragon, beginning today, March 20 - April 4, 2015.

Daring dragon encounters are not all that they may seem in The Rose Theater's upcoming production of The Reluctant Dragon, March 20 - April 4, 2015. Written by Mary Hall Surface, the show features the story of a young boy who befriends an unconventional dragon in a whimsical and humorous adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame's book. The show promises to bring exciting battle scenes, clever costuming and fairy tale-inspired sets in a tale of an unlikely friendship and a valuable moral lesson.

The Rose Theater's upcoming season invites audiences to gallop off to the Old West, fly away to a distant planet in another dimension and float away holding a magical umbrella. The nine main stage shows promise to transport audiences to new worlds and open their minds to a multitude of experiences.

Hartford Stage announces the three winning playwrights and the play, Uncouth Substitute, to be submitted to the Young Playwrights for Change: The Anti-Bullying Project:

Tom Viertel has been appointed Executive Director of the Commercial Theater Institute, effective immediately. The announcement was made today by Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League, and Victoria Bailey, Executive Director of Theatre Development Fund.

From the 7th to 17th August 2013, the annual Montagu Music, Art, Dance and Drama Festival (MMADD) takes place in the picturesque town of Montagu in the Klein Karoo, on Route 62. M.M.A.D.D draws talent mainly from Primary, High School and Tertiary education institutions in Cape Town and the surrounding areas, including Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay, Worcester and George. The festival categories are Music, Art, Photography, Dance, Literature, Poetry, Drama and Puppetry, with the latter being a newly introduced Arts section for 2013. The theme for the Art entries this year is 'Woman', in keeping with Women's Day on 9 August and celebrations that happen throughout the month.

Act3 Productions, the award-winning theater company in Sandy Springs, GA has announced its 2013-14 Season. The season will kick off with a special benefit production of A Piece of My Heart by Shirley Lauro. All proceeds from the 5-day run will benefit Mary Hall Freedom House and its programs for female veterans. For tickets, visitmaryhallfreedomhouse.org.

Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales will be performed at the Kanawha Players Theater located at 309 Beauregard Street, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301. Performances will be on June 28 and 29 at 7pm and June 30, 2013, at 2:00p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults $10 for students with IDs and Children 17 and under. Media night will be June 25, 2013 at 7:00pm.

For nearly five years, the online magazine,TheRecessionista.com, has been building its reputation as one of a fast growing fashion & lifestyle outlet on the internet, publishing designer interviews, covering New York Fashion Week and occasionally featuring cheap & cheerful wine picks and much more. For 2013, the website has relaunched with a new design and expanded sections including beauty, travel and a wine & food. The new site continues to promote a chic, but ultimately affordable lifestyle, based on finding the best for less. The site's design and navigation is based on feedback from readers.

Annapurna Pictures and Color Force have secured the feature film rights to Maria Semple's critically acclaimed, bestselling novel WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE it was announced today by Color Force's Nina Jacobson.

The Grouch Who Stole Christmas is opening today, November 25 at the Off Broadway Theatre and playing Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays through December 26th at 7:30 p.m.

The Off Broadway Theatre (OBT) announces a new production by veteran playwright Eric R. Jensen, The Grouch Who Stole Christmas, opening Friday, November 25 and playing Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays through December 26th at 7:30 p.m.

The Greenwich Music Festival (Ted Huffman, Artistic Director) will present the international sensation Meow Meow ("a cabaret diva of the highest order" NY Post) June 9, 11 and 12 in Jean Cocteau's epic monologue of heartbreak, The Indifferent Lover, as part of the 2011 Greenwich Music Festival in Connecticut.

Perseus Bayou runs February 5 through March 13 in the Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $22, and may be purchased online atwww.imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or via phone at (301) 280-1660. Group rates are available. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Perseus Bayou runs February 5 through March 13 in the Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $22, and may be purchased online atwww.imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or via phone at (301) 280-1660. Group rates are available. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

What happens when the classic Greek myth of pride and redemption is transplanted into the rich world of post-Civil War Louisiana?

Perseus Bayou runs February 5 through March 13 in the Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $22, and may be purchased online atwww.imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or via phone at (301) 280-1660. Group rates are available. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.