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Portland Center Stage invites you meet one of America's unlikeliest Ben Franklin scholars, monologist and fringe theater performer Josh Kornbluth, as he loses some hair and gains a fresh perspective on the costs of independence, the meaning of revolution and the vagaries of Founding Fatherhood in Ben Franklin: Unplugged.

San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece THE BALD SOPRANO, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

What do you get when you bring together Dracula, a mad scientist, a Santa Monica medium, and an uber-billionaress who thinks she can buy eternal life? You get 'The Prevalence of Mrs. Seal' now part of the 48th season of the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theater in downtown Baltimore.

The Carrollwood Cultural Center presents CHORUS ANGELORUM DOES THE HOLIDAY! on Friday, December 18 at 7:30 pm.

What do you get when you bring together Dracula, a mad scientist, a Santa Monica medium, and an uber-billionaress who thinks she can buy eternal life? You get 'The Prevalence of Mrs. Seal' now part of the 48th season of the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theater in downtown Baltimore.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is proud to announce its fourth David Mamet Writing Contest in conjunction with its West Coast premiere production of November, Mamet's newest satire on the buffoonery of presidential politics.

San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece THE BALD SOPRANO, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

Theatre Under The Stars' debut production of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS brings a brilliantly talented cast to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts September 29 - October 11, 2009.

Portland Center Stage invites you meet one of America's unlikeliest Ben Franklin scholars, monologist and fringe theater performer Josh Kornbluth, as he loses some hair and gains a fresh perspective on the costs of independence, the meaning of revolution and the vagaries of Founding Fatherhood in Ben Franklin: Unplugged. Ben Franklin: Unplugged previews on Tuesday September 29th, opens on Friday, October 2nd and runs through November 22, 2009. Tickets start at $24, with student and under 30 discounts available. Rush tickets for Ben Franklin: Unplugged are $20. Show times are 7:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday, with a 2:00 pm Sunday matinee and alternating Saturday 2:00 pm and Sunday 7:30 pm performances. See the show calendar http://tickets.pcs.org/buytickets/calendar.asp for the complete performance schedule.

Portland Center Stage invites you meet one of America's unlikeliest Ben Franklin scholars, monologist and fringe theater performer Josh Kornbluth, as he loses some hair and gains a fresh perspective on the costs of independence, the meaning of revolution and the vagaries of Founding Fatherhood in Ben Franklin: Unplugged.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is proud to announce its fourth David Mamet Writing Contest in conjunction with its West Coast premiere production of November, Mamet's newest satire on the buffoonery of presidential politics.

Portland Center Stage invites you meet one of America's unlikeliest Ben Franklin scholars, monologist and fringe theater performer Josh Kornbluth, as he loses some hair and gains a fresh perspective on the costs of independence, the meaning of revolution and the vagaries of Founding Fatherhood in Ben Franklin: Unplugged.

Theatre Under The Stars' debut production of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS brings a brilliantly talented cast to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts September 29 - October 11, 2009.

Theatre Under The Stars' debut production of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS brings a brilliantly talented cast to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts September 29 - October 11, 2009.

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane Auditions: Sunday, September 5th and Monday, September 6th Callbacks: TBA 24th Street Theatre, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento 95818

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane Auditions: Sunday, September 5th and Monday, September 6th Callbacks: TBA 24th Street Theatre, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento 95818

San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece THE BALD SOPRANO, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane Auditions: Sunday, September 5th and Monday, September 6th Callbacks: TBA 24th Street Theatre, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento 95818

Gold Derby reports that: 'Trust me. It won't change,' new Oscars chief Tom Sherak tells Gold Derby, dismissing speculation that the ceremony will kick out the less-glam awards to make room for more entertainment segments. 'I don't think you'll ever see the awards cut on Academy Awards night. Every one of those categories, to this organization, is very important. It makes up who we are.'

The New York Public Library (NYPL) presents free programs for the month of August.