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October 2001 - Table of Contents & Preview

COVER STORY
New England Theatre Conference Hosts Convention by Edward Pitman

Professional Theatre:
bulletReagle Players Continues in the True Spirit (MA)
bulletOh Joy!  Oh Rapture!  All Over Town by Beverly Creasey
bulletTickets to Shubert's 2001-2002 Season on Sale (CT)
bulletWestchester Broadway Theatre Continues Jekyll & Hyde Run (NY)
bulletThe Sugan Theatre Company Announces 2001-02 (MA)
bulletThe Public Theatre's 2001-2002: Hottest Plays at the Coolest Prices (ME)
bulletMaurice Hines in Guys & Dolls at The Bushnell (CT)
bulletThe Star-crossed Seagull in Central Park by Steve Capra
bulletThe Blue Bird at Buxton by Steve Capra
bulletLadies of Letters at QE2 (MA)
bulletThe Laramie Project: New England Premiere at Boston Theatre Works (MA)
bulletEnd Marks the Beginning of SpeakEasy's 11th (MA)
bulletCaptivating Musical Opens the Huntington's 20th Season (MA)
bulletFlynn MainStage Series Brings Dance, Music, Theater & More to Burlington (VT)
bulletStars Come Out for Northern Stage's Fifth (VT)

Colleges/Universities/Schools

bulletOscar Wilde in His Own Words Open USM Theatre Season (ME)
bulletMIT Announces Visiting Artists for Fall 2001 (MA)
bulletNew Rep & Brandeis Announces 2nd Education Partnership (MA)
bulletUVM Announces 2001-2002 (VT)
bulletTheater Classes at Northern Stage (VT)
bulletLong Wharf Theatre Presents In the Works 2002: A Workshop Series (CT)
bulletYale Rep Opens with Shaw Comedy (CT)
bulletTerry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air to Appear at Harvard University (MA)
bullet10th Playwrights/Directors' Workshop (NY)

Community Theatre

bulletThe Rumple Players Present Over the River & Through the Woods (CT)
bulletShe Loves Me Opens Quannapowitt Players' 2001-2002 (MA)
bulletHarlequins Present 2001-2002 (NY)
bulletArlington Friends of the Drama to Conjure Up October Ghost (MA)
bulletActors' Ensemble Opens 5th Season with Play it Again, Sam (CT)
bulletSorry, Wrong Number & The Hitch-hiker Tour New York (NY)
bulletWorcester County Light Opera Club Welcomes Home Eddie Mekka (MA)
bulletVokes Players Announces NINE (MA)
bulletSuffield Players Launch a Year of Classic Plays with Ten Little Indians (CT)
bulletHarvard Community Theatre Presents Rumors (MA)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletPuck's Playhouse: NWCA's New Children's Series (NY)
bulletChildren's Books Come to Life in Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (VT)
bulletThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Ghost Story Tours New York (NY)
bullet5000 Jack O'Lanterns Illuminate Providence (RI)
bulletBerkeley Breathed's Goodnight Opus Opens 2001-2002 Bushnell Children's Theatre Season (CT)
bulletAmerican Stage Festival's Peacock Player Present James & the Giant Peach (NH)

Film/Video/Tech

bulletStocking Stuffers Hosts World Premiere by Joe Viglione
bulletRhode Island International Film Festival Announces 2001 Film Winners (RI)

Music

bulletPatti LaBelle to Perform at The Bushnell (CT)
bulletSpanish & Latin American Music at UMass (MA)
bulletClose Encounters with Music Offers Brilliant Array of Performers, Themes & Celebrations (MA)
bulletBoston Chamber Music Society Announces 2001-2002 Season (MA)
bullet2001-02 Music at Amherst Series Announced (MA)
bulletBoston Academy of Music Announces its 2001-2002 Season (MA)
bulletDimock Community Health Center Announces Steppin' Out for Dimock 2001 (MA)
bulletThe Handel & Haydn Society Announces 2001-2002 Season (MA)
bulletCoro Allegro Celebrates 10 Years of Musical Excellence During 2001-02 Anniversary Season (MA)
bulletBoston Musica Viva's 33rd Season to Include World Premiere of Thea Musgrave's Opera The Mocking-Bird (MA)
bullet2001-2002 Season Marks Allen Lannom's 50th Anniversary as Masterworks Artistic Director (MA)
bulletGrammy-winner Drucker Opens Westchester Chamber Season (NY)
bulletIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum Announces 2001 Young Artists Showcase (MA)
bulletDinosaur Annex Continues 27th Season (MA)
bulletDar Williams in Concert at Fairfield's Quick Center (CT)
bulletNeedham Concert Society Presents The Needham Chamber Players (MA)
bulletNew York is Now!  The New Wave of Free Jazz:  Book Review by M. William Phelps

Dance

bulletFestival Ballet Presents Carnival of the Animals (RI)
bulletAfroPop Dance Party Will Shake Up Mass MoCA on October 13 (MA)
bulletWesleyan's Breaking Ground Dance Series Continues with Cutting-edge Artists & New Works (CT)
bulletAustralia's Bangarra Dance Theatre Comes to the Shubert (CT)
bulletBayanihan Phillipine National Dance Company Comes to Rhode Island College (RI)

People/Announcements

bulletSoviet Couple Fulfills Draeam with Festival Ballet (RI)
bulletGoodspeed Sends By Jeeves to NYC (CT)
bulletBoston University Theatre Gets a Fresh Look ! (MA)
bulletA Conversation with Shay Duffun...The Dead at The Huntington Theatre by Bernice Speen
bulletNation's Theatre Critics Convene at Oregon's Shakespeare Festival by Caldwell Titcomb
bulletUSITT Adds New Award for Young Designers & Technicians (NY)
bulletLong Wharf Trustees Elect Three New Members (CT)
bulletPlayhouse Honors Sam Lloyd with Rehearsal Hall Dedication (VT)
bulletDramatic Entrance at Perishable Theatre (RI)
bulletJANUS 21 Announces Appointment of Co-Artistic Directors (MA)
bulletStarry Starry Night: NWCA Gala - Dedication of Colleen Dewhurst Theater (NY)

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bulletNEED Dance Listings
bulletOpportunity Knocks
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletBehind the Scenes by Chuckie Finn
bulletTwo on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer
bulletEncores & Off by E. Kyle Minor
bulletAppleSource w/Gary Stevens
bulletScreen Reels by Cecille Markell
bulletHotline to the Underground by Joe Viglione
bulletWords for the Soul by Mathew Phelps
bulletProtecting Your Ideas by Sydelle Pittas

 

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