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The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) has announced that Dances with Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night?s Dream, a collaboration with the New York City Ballet (NYCB), will take place on Monday, June 8, at 7:00pm at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, East 68 Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues. All tickets $25. For single tickets call the Kaye Playhouse at (212) 772-4448. For information about The Shakespeare Society, membership and member tickets, call 212-967-6802 or visit www.shakespearesociety.org. The evening is made possible by the generous support of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.

San Francisco?s cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater proudly announces the lineup for its 10th Anniversary season. The season opens in October with The Bald Soprano, Eugène Ionesco?s absurdist comic masterpiece, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose, who will also direct. The company is also poised to present ? And Jesus Moonwalks The Mississippi, a new play by Marcus Gardley, directed by Amy Mueller. Back by popular demand is Eugenie Chan?s retelling of the Ariadne myth, Bone to Pick, which received its World Premiere in Cutting Ball?s 2007-2008 season as part of Avant GardARAMA!; this provocative play, starring Paige Rogers, will be accompanied by a newly commissioned companion piece, Diadem, in May; both will be directed by Rob Melrose.

Playhouse South, A Community Theater will hold open auditions for the Cole Porter?s play within a play, ?Kiss Me Kate? on June 15-17, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Fairmont Presbyterian Church, 3705 Far Hills Avenue in Kettering.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Managing Director Brian Colburn, will present a special conversation between actors Judd Hirsch, John Procaccino and Matthew Boston about the work of playwright Herb Gardner on Monday, June 1 at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 and are available now from www.intiman.org or 206.269.1900.

Three couples engage in Edward Albee?s trademark humorously wry, visceral banter at a party where the hostess happens to be dying. At the end of the first act a patrician woman claiming to be the dying woman?s mother arrives with a companion. Complications ensue. This is ?The Lady from Dubuque,? presented by Muddy Waters Theatre Company, June 12-28 at the Kranzberg Art Center in the Big Brother Big Sisters Building in Grand Center.

Directed by Brad Rondeau, this tale begins with three stories, two of them well-known fairy tales, and one not quite as recognized, all involving wishes. Dirty and hard-worked Cinderella wishes to go to the festival, Jack (from the beanstalk story) wishes his cow would give milk, and the baker and his wife wish their futile attempts at starting a family would finally result in a pregnancy. Though many characters? stories come and go in the first act, they all revolve around the baker and his wife trying to reverse a curse set on them by an ugly witch, who sends them on a wild goose chase to find three coveted items that will bring her what she?s been longing for: youth. Join these and other characters like, Rapunzel, The Wolf, Red Riding Hood, Prince Charming, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and the Three Little Pigs, on a grown-up journey through times greatest fairy tale. Memorable songs from the show include: Children Will Listen, Agony, Your Fault and Giants in the Sky. This show is being Assistant Directed by Stephanie Heslip and Heidi Miles, Produced by Laura Clark, Ann Langford, Lisa Stahl and Lynn Wilde and Music Direction by Jill Quagliata.

CoHo Productions recently announced its 2009-2010 season.

In the world of international espionage there is only one name when it comes to action and adventure with a comedic twist! The name is Blonde...James Blonde. Whether saving the world from a power hungry madman or being a killer with the ladies, James Blonde will have you on the edge of your seat in laughter starting June 11th at Desert Star Playhouse.

Signature Theatre presents Partial Eclipse, a rock song cycle by Matt Conner directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer, running June 10 through 13 in Signature?s MAX Theatre. Written by the composer of the musical Nevermore, Partial Eclipse is a fascinating evening of songs about six strangers all on the never-ending quest for love and happiness. With titles ranging from ?Cinderella? to ?Bed and Breakfast? to ?Sympathy,? Conner?s songs evoke visions of love from the simple to the edgy in the straight, gay, and lesbian worlds. Six of Signature?s favorite actor/singers, Kurt Boehm, Eleasha Gamble, Sam Ludwig, Eric Ulloa, Weslie Woodley, and Rachel Zampelli, will perform the song cycle accompanied by a four-man rock band.

Highly acclaimed Broadway veteran Jason Graae will perform his newest cabaret ?Magically Delicious: A Cabaret? at the Magic Castle?s Cabaret at the Castle. Jason Graae has starred on and off-Broadway in 'A Grand Night For Singing,' 'Falsettos,' 'Stardust,' 'Snoopy!,' 'Do Black Patent Leather Shows Really Reflect Up?,' 'Forever Plaid,' 'Olympus on My Mind,' 'All in the Timing,' 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,' and many more. In Los Angeles, he just won his second L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - the 2008 Joel Hirschorn Award for Oustanding Achievement in Musical Theatre and won an Ovation Award for 'Forbidden Broadway Y2KLA!' Jason also originated the role of 'Houdini' in the L.A. production of 'Ragtime' at the Shubert Theatre. Hosting such greats as Richard M. Sherman and the legendary Carol Channing, Cabaret at the Castle?s producer Matt Patton brings the art of cabaret to Southern California in an intimate and elegant environment.

La Jolla Playhouse presents Dogugaeshi June 10-14, 2009 in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre at La Jolla Playhouse. The first Edge Series production of the 2009/2010 season, Dogugaeshi is an intimate, abstract work inspired by Japanese puppet theater, created and performed by Obie Award-winning puppeteer Basil Twist. Blending centuries of tradition with his own inimitable style, Twist mesmerizes audiences with a powerful voyage through historical and contemporary Japan.

The University of Minnesota Summer Session and the Department of Concerts and Lectures present Summer at Northrop - 25 free, outdoor concerts located on the Northrop plaza from noon to 1 pm beginning Thursday, June 11.

Aditi Pictures opens the run of its Off -Broadway comedy, ?The Newlyweds? on May 21, 2009, 8 PM at the ATA American Theatre of Actors (314 W. 54th St.). Immediately following the performance will be a private cocktail reception at 10 PM at Whiskey Park (100 Central Park South).

TAKE Dance Company, a contemporary dance ensemble known for its gentle blend of eastern and western sensibilities led by artistic director and choreographer Takehiro Ueyama, presents a program filled with exuberant play, human dancescapes and structural patterns that overflow the stage. The four-performance engagement will feature two premieres: the world premiere of Footsteps in the Snow, set to music by Arvo Part, and the New York City premiere of Shabon, set to the music of Steve Reich, as well as Love Stories (2008), a three movement pas de deux, and the beloved Linked (2008) inspired by the music of Pat Metheny.

Go Comedy! Improv Theater announces that it will host a Marvin night, Sunday May 31 where all tickets will be ?pay what you can,? making comedy accessible to employed and unemployed Detroiters forced to use Marvin, the state?s automated unemployment registration system.

We all know the story of Adam and Eve, the apple and the snake. What if the snake were a person, and not just any person, but a hunk of a man with no morals whose main purpose is to seduce either Adam or Eve? This religiously incorrect retelling of what happened in the Garden of Eden is outrageous, scandalous, and oh so sexy.

Stageworks Theatre announces Auditions for youths ages 9-14 for To Kill a Mockingbird. They are looking for strong young actors to play major roles in this classic play.

Chicago Public Schools Office of Arts Education proudly announces the fourth annual Having a Ball Competition Finalists. The coveted first place trophy was awarded following Sunday evening?s Competition to Eric Kasprzyk and Angieszka Suminski of Oriole Park; second place went to Jamari Bryant and D?Kyra Long of Attucks Academy; third place went to Timothy Grzebieluch and Allyson Abbinanti of Oriole Park; fourth place to Eric Quinones and Raven Jones of New Sullivan; and fifth and sixth places went to Jawaun Lee and Ketyra Carter, and Hasaan P. Morris and Janell Island, respectively, all of Attucks Academy. The Final Competition, held on Sunday, May 17 at the Stephen M Bailey Auditorium, was free and open to the public and saw an unprecedented crowd turn out to support the 80 CPS competitors.

Auditions for Disney?s High School Musical will be held Sunday, May 31 from 1pm - 3pm and Monday June 1 from 7pm - 9pm for at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT.

The Whole Backstage Theatre, which is celebrating its 40th year as one of North Alabama?s most active and vibrant community theaters, is happy to announce the contestants and the opening of ticket sales for Take the Stage, an amateur talent competition with performers from all over the Tennessee Valley.