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November, 2005 - Table
of Contents & Preview
The below list is not linked. It is only
the Table of Contents for our print version.
If you'd like to read the stories, request a print copy of NEED!
COVER STORY
No Monkeying Around When It
COmes to Improv
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Professional
Theatre:
 | Queen's Co. Presents Shakespeare's Shrew (NY) |
 | Souvenir Preview to Benefit Berkshire Theatre Festival (MA) |
 | Goodspeed Presents Abyssinia (CT) |
 | AYTB Theatre Announces World PRemire Inaugural Season OPener (MA) |
 | 1st Annual NH Renaissance Fair & Samhain Celebration (NH) |
 | New Play Scripts Now Accepted for Yellow Taxi's March Festival (NH) |
 | Danbury Hospital Living Well Series at The Ridgefield Playhouse (CT) |
 | Square One Theatre Celebrates 16th Anniversary Season (CT) |
 | REBELS 1775 at the New England Theatre Conference (MA) |
 | A.R.T. & World Music/CRASHarts Announces New Partnership at Zero Arrow
Theatre (MA) |
 | Sunshine Pop - Tales From the Boyce & Hart Music Machine: A Music in Two Acts
from K&K Productions (MA) |
 | What Happened in Boston, Larry? by Larry Stark |
 | Michael J. Tobin Stars in A Christmas Carol (NH) |
 | Broadway Today: Sarah Uriarte Berry by Jim DeBlasi |
 | Jamie McGonnigal & the City by T.J. Fitzgerald |
 | Back Stage Presents 14th Annual ACTORFEST (NY) |
 | Acting FAQ: Do I Need an Agent or a Manager? by Bob Fraser |
 | Shakespeare & Co. Hosts Fall Festival of Shakespeare (MA) |
 | New England Theatre Conference 54th Annual Convention Announces Programming &
Award Winners (MA) |
 | C.O.D. Improv to Benefit MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund (CT) |
Colleges/Universities/Schools/Training
 | Providence College Presents The Tempest (RI) |
 | Music Theatre of Connecticut Offers Master Classes (CT) |
 | UNH Theatre & Dance Continues 2005-2006 Season (NH) |
 | 7 Steps to Writing Irresistible Media Announces by Dawn Josephson |
Community Theatre
 | Wellesley Players Presents To Kill a Mockingbird (MA) |
 | Auditions Announced for Iphigenia in Aulis (MA) |
 | EMACT Festival 2006: Putting Community Back Into Community Theatre (MA) |
 | Milford Area Players Takes The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (NH) |
 | Village Theatre Announces Season (MA) |
 | Play by Players Presents Steel Magnolias (MA) |
 | NETC Hosts Community Theatre Forum (MA) |
 | Robin Richard Directs Mixed Doubles at Your Theatre (MA) |
 | Fiendishly Funny Comedy Opens in Burlington (MA) |
 | Marvin's Room Opens Winchester's 75th Season (MA) |
 | Actorsingers Present 42nd Street (NH) |
Children's/Youth/Family Theatre
 | Circus Smirkus Suspends Operations: Launches Emergency Fundraising Campaign (VT) |
 | Gold in the Bones at Oddfellows Playhouse (CT) |
 | Boston Children's Theatre: New Season, New Venue, New Programs (MA) |
 | Benjamin Franklin & a Little Wooden Boy at The Ridgefield Playhouse (CT) |
 | Peacock Players Invite You to Narnia (NH) |
 | Providence Performing Arts Center Hosts Limited Premiere of The Lion King
(RI) |
 | Public Theatre Continues 2005-2006 Student Matinee Series (ME) |
 | No Strings Marionettes Present Jack & The Beanstalk at Playhouse on
the Green (CT) |
Film/Video/Tech
 | Screen Reels: Niki Caro, David Cronenberg, Mike Mills and Jane Anderson
by Cecille Markell |
 | Action/Cut Seminar Comes to Providence: A Q&A with Director/Writer/ Producer
Guy Magar (RI) |
 | New Vitality in Films & Events Attract Younger Audiences to Boston Jewish
Film Festival (MA) |
 | 20th Annual Halloween Concert Features Phantom of the Opera (ME) |
 | Maine Jewish Film Festival Announces Major Expansion for 2006 (ME) |
 | 7th Annual Magners Irish Film Festival Hits Screens This Month (MA) |
Music
 | Blessid Union of Souls to Play Ridgefield Playhouse (CT) |
 | Lark Quartet to Honor Jean D. London (NH) |
 | Christmas with Cornils Tickets on Sale (ME) |
 | Opera Providence Announces 2005-2006 Season (RI) |
 | Chamber Music PLUS Announces 2005-2006 Season Schedule (CT) |
 | Boston Cecilia Opens 130th Season With East Coast Premiere (MA) |
 | Stamford Center for the Arts Presents Roberta Flack (CT) |
 | In Good Company: New Show to Debut at Scullers Jazz Club (MA) |
 | Songwriting from the Center Workshop with Bob Franke (MA) |
 | Delirious, Demented & Delicious Cabaret from the Tiger Lillies at FlynnSpace
(VT) |
 | Linda Eder: A Tribute to Judy Garland (MA) |
 | A Myriad of Music at Rochester Opera House (NH) |
 | Boston Cabaret Festival to Benefit Hunger Relief (MA) |
 | Christmas with Aaron Neville Quintet at Berklee (MA) |
 | Mayfield Celebrates New Orleans with Free Performance (NH) |
 | Silence from the Big Easy by Jeff Hutton |
 | Steve Tyrell at Berklee (MA) |
 | Dominique Eade Quartet Plays The Real Deal (MA) |
 | Greg Piccolo with Heavy Juice at Turning Point (NY) |
 | Ann Rabson Gets the Blues at Satalia (NY) |
Dance
 | State Ballet of Rhode Island Presents Annual Coppelia (RI) |
 | BC Dance Theater Presents A Tribute to Murray Louis (MA & NY) |
 | Kelley Donovan & Dancers Present Visceral Threads (MA) |
 | A Holiday Tradition Continues: Annual Holiday Nutcracker to be Performed
at The Palace Theatre (NH) |
Miscellaneous
 | State Art Council's Free November Grant Information Sessions (NH) |
 | Protecting Your Good Ideas: War of the Words by Sydelle Pittas |
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Reviewed In This Issue
 | The Buddha Prince (TigerLion Works, NYC) |
 | The Red Beads (Mabou Mines, NYC) |
 | Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Horse and Man (Suffolk Downs,
Boston) |
 | The Educated (A&P plus D Theatre Co., Boston Playwrights' Theatre) |
 | Hairspray (The Opera House, Boston) |
 | The Breadwinner (Merrimack Repertory Theatre w/Keen Co., Lowell) |
 | Abyssinia (North Shore Music Theatre ath the Shubert, Boston) |
 | Long Day's Journey Into Night (Gloucester Stage) |
 | Lennon (Broadhurst Theatre, NYC) |
 | Camelot (North Shore Music Theatre at the Shubert, Boston) |
 | Romeo and Juliet (New Repertory Theatre, Watertown) |
 | Over the River and Through the Woods (Bradley Playhouse, Putnam, CT) |
Monthly & Regular Features...
 | NEED Theatre Listings |
 | NEED Audition Listings |
 | NEED Music Listings |
 | NEED Dance Listings |
 | Opportunity Knocks |
 | Quick Takes by Jules Becker |
 | Acting FAQ by Bob Fraser |
 | Broadway Today by Jim DeBlasi |
 | Behind the Scenes by Chuckie Finn |
 | Two on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer |
 | Theatre Matters - Connecticut Style by Joanne Greco Rochman |
 | Protecting Your Good Ideas by Sydelle Pittas |
 | Screen Reels by Cecille Markell |
 | Jump Cut by George T. Marshall |
 | Words for the Soul by M. William Phelps |
 | Protecting Your Good Ideas by Sydelle Pittas |
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