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Famed actor/director/playwright Austin Pendleton came to Morrisville Sunday to visit an old friend - the play he has been working on for some fifty years. Pendleton and four New York-based theatre friends saw the Actors' NET of Bucks County production of Booth, a drama he has been working on since his college days at Yale.

Booth, a compelling historical backstage tale by Austin Pendleton, ignites the Heritage Center stage in Morrisville as the Actors' NET of Bucks County dramatizes the true story of Junius Booth, a tormented19th-century actor. His glory would be forgotten, yet son Edwin would win fame as a great actor while his other son, John Wilkes, would win infamy as Lincoln's assassin.

Famed actor/director/playwright Austin Pendleton came to Morrisville Sunday to visit an old friend - the play he has been working on for some fifty years. Pendleton and four New York-based theatre friends saw the Actors' NET of Bucks County production of Booth, a drama he has been working on since his college days at Yale.

Booth by Austin Pendleton runs through June 14, 2009 at Actors' NET The Actors' NET of Bucks County Morrisville Heritage Center 635 N. Delmorr Avenue Morrisville, PA 19067

Booth, a compelling historical backstage tale by Austin Pendleton, ignites the Heritage Center stage in Morrisville as the Actors' NET of Bucks County dramatizes the true story of Junius Booth, a tormented19th-century actor. His glory would be forgotten, yet son Edwin would win fame as a great actor while his other son, John Wilkes, would win infamy as Lincoln's assassin.

Austin Pendleton's stunning historical drama about the Booth Family -- America's first First Family of the Theatre -- takes to the Heritage Center stage. Meet the patriarch Junius Booth, a tormented alcoholic actor, and his two sons, Edwin and 'Johnny.' Edwin will eclipse his father as an actor while Johnny wins infamy as Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

Riding the Comet-New Jersey-based playwright Mark L. Violi's gripping World War II drama about the French resistance helping American G.I.s escape the Nazis is the third in the Actors' NET of Bucks County staged readings series to appear on the Heritage Center stage in Morrisville. Directed by Kyla Marie Mostello of Levittown, the script in hand production features (alphabetically) Patrick Albanesius, Camryn Barnes, Chuck Donnelly, Mike Gearty, John Helmke, Steve Pié and Katie Skelly. Violi, from Hamilton, NJ, will be at the performance. A talk back session with cast and playwright follows the performance.

Mass Appeal-- Bill C. Davis' comic drama Mass Appeal - Rupert Hinton and Chuck Donnelly costar in this comic drama. An old parish priest takes a radical young church deacon under his wing and tries to help the young firebrand to conform to church doctrine and politics. Can they work out their differences? Only God knows! Produced and directed by Virginia Barrie.

Mass Appeal-- Bill C. Davis' comic drama Mass Appeal - Rupert Hinton and Chuck Donnelly costar in this comic drama. An old parish priest takes a radical young church deacon under his wing and tries to help the young firebrand to conform to church doctrine and politics. Can they work out their differences? Only God knows! Produced and directed by Virginia Barrie.

Orange Hanky Productions presents the premiere Off-Broadway engagement of 'F*CK ME, B*AT ME, L*VE ME' by Kevin Podgorski at The Kraine Theatre, 85 East 4th Street (1st Floor) between 2nd Avenue & Bowery (3rd Avenue). Previews begin May 1st and the Opening is Thursday, May 8th at 8:00 pm. The cast includes Felipe Forero, Jeff Goldfisher, Jim Halloran, and Jason Romas.

James Macdonald's West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross starring Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen has scheduled an extra 'matinee' performance on Friday 11 January 2008 at 5PM.

Glengarry Glen Ross began performances at London's Apollo Theatre on September 27; officially opening October 10 and booked through January 12, 2008. The cast stars Jonathan Pryce (Shelly Levene) and Aidan Gillen (Richard Roma).

Glengarry Glen Ross begins previews at the West End's Apollo Theatre on September 27; opening October 10 with performances through January 12, 2008.

James Macdonald's West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross will open at the Apollo Theatre on September 27, 2007, with press night on October 10 and is currently booking until January 12, 2008