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Thrills, Chills and Music are all part of the Sands Theater Company's 2010-2011 Season. Here is what we have planned.

2010 River Stage Playwright's Festival of New Works Mark End of Artistic Director Condon's Tenure at River Stage.

Auditions for 'The Golden Harp' will take place on Sunday, July 11 at 7:00pm at Sutter Street Theatre, 717 Sutter Street, Historic Folsom. Call backs if needed will be on Tuesday, July 13 at 7:00pm.

The Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) announces auditions for its 2011 production, Rodgers and Hammersteins' beloved musical, The King and I, directed by Leslie Ann Rivers, with musical direction by Ken Hardin, and choreography by George Jayne. The King and I will be staged from March 17 to April 16, 2011, at the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. Auditions will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 28 and August 29, at St. Joseph's Cultural Center in Grass Valley. Callbacks will be scheduled shortly thereafter, and dates, times, and venue will be advised.

Audition Dates: Thurs. July 15 @ 7pm, Sat. July 17 @ 1pm, Sun. July 18 @ 6pm

The Drowsy Chaperone - Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison; Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar.

Blackfriars Theatre, a not-for-profit mid-sized professional theatre on Rochester's 'Theatre Row' is pleased to announce the opening of 'DEBBIE DOES DALLAS,' a musical by Erica Schmidt and Andrew Sherman adapted by Erica Schmidt from the Film.

Tonight Show's Vicki Randle recently joined Vox Femina Los Angeles to perform a concert for 'Mother Earth' at Zipper Hall.

The 'New' McCree Theatre will hold auditions for its Season opener production, 'The Saints of St. John St.' original drama with music written by Charles H. Winfrey, Monday and Tuesday, August 2 & 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. sharp at 5005 Cloverlawn, Flint, MI. Cast requires: 9 African American Males, 7 - 60 years of age; 5 African American Females, 10 - 60 years of age; 2 Caucasian American males, 25 - 50 years of age.

English theaters have centuries of great plays to dig out and dust off, and occasionally a forgotten piece can become a modern hit. That's exactly what has happened to London Assurance, which first hit the boards in 1841, and is now the runaway hit of the London theater season.

Town Hall Theater's 1960's film series continues with a film that has been called a 'touchstone for a generation' - Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider (1969).

Now in its 37th season, the Vermont Mozart Festival has found a home-away-from-home at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater, the perfect intimate spot for an evening of classical music. This year's concert features pianist Jean-Claude Pennetier in a program of solo piano works by Chopin, titled Fryderyk's Polonaises. The concert begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, July 20.

First Folio's Season of Passion closes with Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's most romantic comedy, performed under the stars at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook. Set during the height of the British Raj, Michael Goldberg's production combines the beauty of 19thC.India with the glorious elegance of Shakespeare's most romantic comedy.

Learn 'The Trick' to improv with The Improv Trick's 'Intro to Improv' class. This highly recommended class, created by Bill Chott and George Malich, is a comfortable and supportive environment, suitable for people who have never been onstage before. Beginning students find this work easier than they thought, and advanced students find The Improv Trick approach fresh and inspirational.

Actress Marcia Cross recently teamed up with Mott's Medleys and the non-profit KaBOOM! to help build a brand new playground for children in need at the LeRoy Haynes Center on July 9 in La Verne, California. Broadwayworld brings you coverage below.

On July 17th, Al Tapper's musical Sessions makes international history, becoming the first Off Broadway production ever to play in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city. The show, which will be performed in Spanish, will run throughout July and August.

Festival passes are now on sale for the 2010 festival of theatre and song August 7 thru September 5. Individual tickets will go on sale July 15. To purchase a festivall pass, click here.

As China seeks to cultivate the arts for a growing middle-class, Western producers are looking for ways to build audiences and earn more money, according to a recent New York Times article.

Teatro IATI presents a very unique concert with the very best of South American music, the Candombe Jazz Project (Afro Uruguayan Music) featuring Uruguayan vocalist/composer Sabrina Lastman (She sings with irreproachable technical display, and unusual expressive intensity. -Sergio Piccirilli, El Intruso Magazine,) Uruguayan guitarist/composer Beledo (Beledo is the epitome of excellent musical individuality and a profound example of the universality of jazz's presence and influence in every corner of our planet. -Stix Hooper,) Uruguayan master of candombe drum Arturo Prendez, & special guest Agrupación Lubola Macú.

Jazz at the Turning Point has announced its upcoming events and concerts for the month of July.