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In collaboration with The Playwrights? Center, the Guthrie will present a reading of One Man Show, a newly translated play by Yutaka Kuramochi, on Monday, April 27 in the Dowling Studio. Presented as part of a two-year collaboration between the Guthrie and The Playwrights? Center, the evening will feature local actors John Middleton, Annelise Christ Gould, Casey Greig, Amy McDonald, Bill McCallum, Ryan Parker Knox and Mo Perry. Tickets for the one-night-only reading are $10 and are now on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE, 612.225.6240 (Group Sales) and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

Word was just received that Independent Shakespeare Co. is the recipient of a 2009 Charlie Award! Presented by the Hollywood Arts Council for Excellence in Theater Arts, it is in recognition for both the high-quality of the Free Shakespeare in Barnsdall Park productions, as well as our service to the community in providing free, classical theater to all. On April 19, they will be presented their award by actress Helen Slater at a black tie event in the restored Hollywood Palladium.

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, returns to celebrate the current Depression with their vaudeville-style ?Schadenfreude Rent Party,? a five-Friday run from April 10 ? May 8, 2009; doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 9 p.m. Performed at the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N. Oakley in Chicago?s Bucktown, this ?Schadenfreude Rent Party? series includes ensemble members Kate James, Justin Kaufmann, Sandy Marshall, and Stephen Schmidt with guest artists, and will showcase new www.schadenfreude.net content. Tickets for each night are $10 at the door (includes free bar food, plus $2.50 tap Lienies), and information is available at 773-576-6070 (events for ages 21 and over).

Due to popular demand, America?s premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy. Recently hailed as ?the master stand-up comic of his generation? and ?the best comedian of our time? in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere.

Village Theatre Kidstage is proud to announce its spring line-up of exploratory and musical theatre classes, along with Spring Break camps for students of all ages. Some of these classes include ?Story Explorers? for children as young as Pre-K, a wide variety of dance classes?including yoga ballet and tap?and a ?Broadway Foundations? class that focuses its work around the music in the hit new musical Wicked. The majority of these classes begin in mid-April. Classes range from $145-$250 and parents can receive a 10 percent discount when registering more than one student from the same family or when registering for more than one class. One discount per family. Each registered student will also receive one half-price single ticket to any Village Theatre Mainstage production. Registration forms are available online at www.villagetheatre.org or by calling Village Theatre?s Youth Education office at (425) 392-1942 x148.

Her mother was a refugee form war-torn Poland, her father sought a new life from the ashes of post-war Holland and their stories sparked a voyage of discovery for award-winning choreographer Maria Dabrowska, culminating in her bold new work Carnival Hound.

The South Camden Theatre Company, Inc., a professional theatre organization located in Camden, New Jersey will premiere 'And Justice For All' a new one-act play festival that begins Friday, April 24 and runs through Sunday, May 10, 2009. The festival features five plays focused on political and social injustice in America.

Grab your racoon hat, channel your inner flapper, and crank up the ol' jalopy! The annual Firehouse Fire Ball gala (aka the Firehouse Stimulus Package) is set for 7 pm, Saturday, May 30 at the Firehouse Theatre, with actor/comedian Steve Moore as host.

After sell-out performances in Berlin, Singapore, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and New Zealand, this ?funny, lyrical, surprising and mischievous? blend of dance, music, film and song hits Brisbane for a strictly limited season. And they are offering 20 tickets at $20 for every performance.

The modern theatre classic, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, with an exceptional cast including Peter Carroll, Lynette Carroll, Marta Dusseldorp and Sean O?Shea will play at Sydney Theatre Company?s Wharf 2 from 1 to 30 May 2009, opening 4 May. Directed by emerging director Tanya Goldberg, the production is part of Sydney Theatre Company?s extensive 2009 Education Program (STC Ed), with evening performances open to both school groups and the general public.

Pasadena Playhouse will host Stamp Collectors Day: A Celebration of the Stamp in honor of their 2009 season theme: Women: The Heart and Soul of Theatre, on Saturday, April 11 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Pasadena Playhouse commemorative pictorial postmark (designed by graphic artist Eric Pargac) will be available to the public at the theatre, a designated temporary United States Postal Service philatelic station. The Playhouse is located at 39 S. El Molino Avenue.

The near capacity performance of 'And The Award Goes To..' at the Alex Theatre celebrated Grammy, Oscar and, of course, TONY award-winning music as only the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles could.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008-2009 season, an exploration of the imagination, with The Tempest by William Shakespeare, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau ? playing March 26 ? May 31, 2009 in Steppenwolf?s Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. The Tempest features ensemble members Alana Arenas, K. Todd Freeman, Frank Galati, Jon Michael Hill, Tim Hopper, James Vincent Meredith, Yasen Peyankov, Lois Smith and Alan Wilder with Eric James Casady, Miles Fletcher, Stephen Louis Grush, Emma Rosenthal and Craig Spidle. The press performance is Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

Washington Irving classics include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but he wrote other scary stories. Fans of the most ghostly ones will have a chance to see them brought to life when South Coast Repertory's Junior Players present Gold in the Bones - Three Haunted Pirate Tales by Washington Irving, adaped by Eric Coble, in the Nicholas Studio March 28-29 and April 4-5.

Uptown Players continues its 2009 season with The History Boys, held April 3 - May 3, 2009, at the KD Studio Theatre. A hugely successful, sold-out hit at the National Theatre of Great Britain and on Broadway, this brilliant comedy follows the senior year of eight history students in the north of England as they try to crack admission to Oxford and Cambridge.

Similar to their namesake act that swept the strip in Vegas decades ago, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is quickly becoming the hottest ticket in town. As such, the play, which was originally set to close on the last week of April, will now be extended for an additional four weeks. After lauded reviews from local media and a near sweep at the 2009 Garland Awards (production, playwriting, direction/musical direction, best actor/actress in a musical), Louis and Keely Live at the Sahara has added 24 performances after nearly selling out its previously announced run. The musical, which follows the life and love of Las Vegas? infamous onstage couple Louis Prima and Keely Smith, will run at the Audrey Skriball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse through May 24.

The Garden Theatre presents the Orlando Theatre Project production of I Do, I Do from April 3-19, 2009, at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street). This touching musical follows a couple through 50 years of marriage. Renowned actors David Kelley and Laura Hodos portray the husband and wife duo. Hodos was recently nominated for a Carbonell Award for her performance in She Loves Me at the Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton. With story and lyrics written by the infamous Tom Jones, there is no better director than Tom Jones? wife Janet Watson. She has choreographed several incarnations of I Do, I Do off-Broadway.

Dave Michaels and Tony Sands have combined forces to bring you a show reminiscent of an era filled with great songs and enjoyable music. Reflections of Frank and Dean will take place on Saturday, April 4 8:00 pm. Tickets cost $30.

Bunbury Theatre Company and Pandora Productions are set to be hold a combined audition for their 2009-2010 Seasons. Auditions will be held by appointment from 4 ? 10 p.m. on April 13th & 14th at the Bunbury Theatre at the Henry Clay, 604 S 3rd St., on the 3rd floor. Production information will be available at that time. Both companies are planning musicals next season and will see singer/actors from 4 ? 6 p.m. on both days and actors only after 6 p.m.

Village Square Theatre closes the season with Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (Female version). Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the hilarious Constanzuela brothers.