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October, 2004 - Table of Contents & Preview
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COVER STORY
Vokes Theatre Day Has Come

Professional Theatre:
bulletReagle Reminisces (MA)
bulletDURANGED! in Providence (RI)
bulletCelebrate Laughter! Celebrate Life!  A Night of Comedy to Support Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (NH)
bulletDef Poetry James Providence (RI)
bulletThe Full Monty Reveals All at the Flynn (VT)
bulletStamford Theatre works Presents Play About Critical Election Campaign Issues (CT)
bulletPatriotism & Power: Shakespeare's Epic Tale in Three Parts - Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V Begin October 5 (RI)
bulletYellow Taxi Searches for Actors, Writers & Directors Willing to Explore Their Fears in 24 Hours (NH)
bulletGoodspeed Musicals Announces Cast for Mack & Mabel (CT)
bulletA New Season at Northern Stage (VT)
bulletMagic in the Woods: Travel Back in Time as King Richard's Faire Celebrates 23rd Season by Patricia McAlpine
bulletLong Wharf Kicks Off 40th with the Ultimate American Musical (CT)
bulletTim Conway & Harvey Korman Reunion at PPAC (RI)
bulletBroadway Today: Nancy Lemenager by Jim DeBlasi of The Cue
bulletRichard III Opens Actors' Shakespeare Project's First Season (MA)
bulletVita & Virginia: Passion, Wit & Genius Return to the Spring Lawn Theatre (MA)
bulletTheatre Matters: Pavarotti, Musicals & New Theatres by Joanne Greco Rochman
bulletNational Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped (ME) is Changing Lives One Play at a Time by Melinda Thibault

Colleges/Universities/Schools/Training

bulletEmerson Stage Presents Award-winners, Climactic Classics & Originals (MA)
bulletLesley Ann Warren & Jill Clayburgh Headline 2004-05 on Stage at Connecticut College (CT)
bulletYale Repertory Theatre Presents World Premiere of The Clean House (CT)
bulletActing FAQ: 3 Questions by Bob Fraser
bulletBoston Conservatory Theatre Ensemble Presents The Wild Party (MA)
bulletHartford Conservatory Presents Whacky Satire of Tom Lehrer (CT)
bulletNew CD You Oughta Be on Broadway Makes You the Broadway Sensation (NY)
bulletCasting Director Rob Decina Holds Free Audition Workshop (NY)

Community Theatre

bulletEMACT Announces Day of Workshops (MA)
bulletSeussical the Musical at Franklin Performing Arts Company (MA)
bulletGood Scary Fun at The Public Theatre! (ME)
bulletHole in the Wall Theatre Finds New Home: Seeks Fundraising Sources & Volunteers to Build New Space (CT)
bulletMajestic Theatre Presents Steel Magnolias (NH)
bulletBreaking Legs Comes to Gateway Players (MA)
bulletThe Concord Players Pushes the Envelope by Thomas Caron (MA)
bulletSuffield's Dearly Departed Kicks Off Season (CT)
bulletOnce Upon a Time... Sondheim's Fractured Fairy Tale Takes Center Stage (CT)
bulletGaslight Theater Sponsors A Wrinkle in Time (ME)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletUNH Drama Day: A Field Trip for School Groups, Grades 9-12 (NH)
bulletOddfellows Playhouse Announces 30th Anniversary Season (CT)
bulletMusic, Nostalgia & Our Favorite Little Orphan at Rochester Opera House (NH)
bulletBoston Conservatory Presents Free Children's Opera - Three Little Pigs Set to Mozart (MA)

Film/Video/Tech

bulletScreen Reels: Jacob Aaron Estes & Jeff Nathanson by Cecille Markell
bulletIntroducing Bruce Naffah: The Unknown King of Horror by John Agar
bulletWoodstock Film Festival Announces New Award for Excellence in Editing (NY)
bulletScreenplay Winners Announes for the 8th Annual Rhode Island International Film Festival (RI)
bulletRIIFF Announces 2004 Awards (RI)
bulletBela Fleck Kicks Off Woodstock Festival at The Fisher Center (NY)

Music

bulletKaren Rives: Rubies in the Snow - A Benefit for Breast Cancer Research (MA)
bulletOpen Mic Nights with Boston Association of Cabaret Artists (MA)
bulletPlymouth Philharmonic Opens 89th Season with An American Premiere (MA)
bulletNashua Symphony Association Continues 81st Anniversary Season (NH)
bulletHandel & Haydn Society Announces 190th Season (MA)
bulletPassim School of Music Fall Workshops (MA)
bulletPeruvian Superstar Eva Ayllon at Berklee Performance Center (MA)
bulletWorld Music Presents Cape Breton's Fiddle Sensation Ashley MacIsaac (MA)
bulletPodunk Bluegrass Presents Indoor Concert Series: Alison Brown Quartet Opens (CT)
bulletHot Jazz Ticket Patricia Barber Quartet Returns to Burlington (VT)
bulletBarbara Cook to Perform at Ozawa Hall for Berkshire Theatre Festival (MA)
bulletWorld Music Presents Mali's Rokia Traore (MA)
bulletBates College Concert 2004-2005 Series: Jazz, Classical & Chinese (ME)
bulletWords for the Soul: 'Livin' in Fear All Your Life  Makes You Hard That Way by M. William Phelps
bulletArtie Shaw Orchestra & "The Fab Four" at The Palace Theatre (NH)
bulletFree U.S. Coast Guard Band Concert (MA)

Dance

bulletDonovan & Dancers Present Small Shifts (MA)
bulletFlamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Brings Passionate Dance to Belding Theatre (CT)
bullet2004-05 Flynn MainStage Events Open with Dance Ballet of India (VT)
bulletMexico's Premier Contemporary Dance Company to Perform at MASS MoCA (MA)
bulletBale Folclorico da Bahia Perform Premiere of Brazilian Rhapsody at Orpheum Theatre (MA)
bulletBoston University Dance Program Presents Dance Showcase (MA)
bulletGet Ready to Jump & Jive!  NSMT Presents SWING! (MA)

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Reviewed In This Issue

bulletThe Mentalizer Kabbalah ( )
bulletVarekai (Cirque du Soleil Tour, Boston)
bulletHovey Summer Shorts (Newton, MA)
bulletWilly Loman's Family Picnic (Gloucester Stage Co., Gloucester, MA)
bulletNine (North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA)

Monthly & Regular Features...

bulletNEED Theatre Listings
bulletNEED Audition Listings
bulletNEED Music Listings
bulletNEED Dance Listings
bulletOpportunity Knocks
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletBroadway Today by Jim DeBlasi
bulletBehind the Scenes by Chuckie Finn
bulletTwo on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer
bulletEncores & Off by E.Kyle Minor
bulletTheatre Matters - Connecticut Style by Joanne Greco Rochman
bulletAppleSource by Gary Stevens
bulletScreen Reels by Cecille Markell
bulletJump Cut by George T. Marshall
bulletWords for the Soul by M. William Phelps
bulletProtecting Your Good Ideas by Sydelle Pittas
bulletActing FAQ by Bob Fraser

 

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