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2011-12 CALENDAR

 

February 8, 6:30 pm

Imagine That!! Theatre presents

JOAN WOLFORD SINGS FAVORITE LOVE SONGS

Why not an early Valentine Dinner?? Savoir Fare and Imagine That!! Theatre prsent a Dining and Entertainment Event at Savoir Fare Restaurant, Round Hil, Virginia. $50.00 per person - includes a three-course dinner, taxes, gratuity and entertainment. Cash bar for beer and wine. Joan Wolford will be singing her favorite love songs. Reservations Required. Call George at 540-554-8889.

     
 

February 10-19

Run Rabbit Run Dinner Theatre at Grandale Farm Restaurant presents

ALL IN THE TIMING

Four of David Ives' hilarious, award-winning one acts in one unforgettable show: "The Universal Language", "Variations on the Death of Trotsky," "The Philadelphia", and "Sure Thing".  Tickets on sale now: $55 per person (Sunday evenings $45).  Find out more...

     
 

February 10-25

Take Flight Theater Company presents

EARTH AND SKY

EARTH AND SKY is a thriller about a would-be poet and part-time librarian named Sara McKeon whose lover of ten weeks, David Ames, is found dead one hot August morning in the city of Chicago. Not satisfied with the police report, she begins to investigate the mystery of his death. What she uncovers her goes well beyond murder. Presented at the Waddell Theatre, NoVA Community College  Find out more...

     
 

Feb. 11, 25-26, March 3-4, 11

Sterling Playmakers presents

MURDER BY MURDER

Written and directed by Terry Nelson DiMurro, produced by Laura Garofolo and presented at multiple venues, including Franklin Park Arts Center, Sterling Community Center, Doukenie Winery, Carmine's Family Style Italian Kitchen and Joe's Pizzeria.  Find out more...

     
 

Feb. 17, 8 pm

Franklin Park Arts Center presents

BLUEGRASS CONCERT featuring Danny Knicely, Tim O'Brien, James Leva and David Via

One of Loudoun’s most talented mandolin, fiddle and guitar players, Danny Knicely, will join Tim O'Brien (O'Brien and Knicely pictured at left), James Leva and David Via - an incredible group of band mates - for one unforgettable Bluegrass Concert! Tickets $20 in advance; $25 at the door.  Reserve by calling box office at 540-338-7973. Find out more...

     
 

February 18, 4 pm

Loudoun Symphony Orchestra presents

SPACE AND BEYOND Family Concert

A multimedia extravaganza of music, audio/visual surprises, narration by Don O'Brien, and the absolutely glorious, other-worldly sounds from our own magnificent Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mark Allen McCoy. It's a Family Concert with rocket engines under the theatre, star ships in your mind...and imagination at every turn. We planet that way!  Find out more...

     
 

February 25 & 26

Master Sings of Virginia presents

SHAKESPEARE OF TODAY

MSVA Director Dr. Erik Jones breathes new life into the work of Shakespeare by performing modern arrangements of the Bard’s sonnets, as well as works by Estonian composer René Eespere, Jaakko Mantyjarvi, and Benjamin Britten. Performances Sat., February 25, 8:00 pm (lecture 7:15) – Our Savior’s Way Lutheran Church, 43115 Waxpool Rd., Ashburn and Sunday, Feb. 26, 7:00 pm (lecture 6:15) – Loudoun Country Day School, 20600 Red Cedar Drive Leesburg.  Find out more...

     
 

March 9-11

BITWC Imagine That! Theatre presents

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling to be presented at Franklin Park Arts Center.

     
 

March 23 - April 1

Middleburg Players presents

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND

Tom Stoppard's hilarious spoof of Agatha Christie-like melodramas follow feuding theatre critics Moon and Birdboot as they're swept into the whodunit they are viewing and wind up implicated in the lethal activities of an escaped madman. Find out more by visiting the Middleburg Players Facebook page or emailing show director Alyn Beauchamp at alynbeauchamp@verizon.net.

     
 

April 13-22

Loudoun Lyric Opera presents

THE MERRY WIDOW

All's fair in love and war in Franz Lehár's highly successful comic operetta whose well-loved musical score includes "The Vilja Song," "Da geh' ich zu Maxim ("You'll Find Me at Maxim's"), and the "Merry Widow Waltz". Stage Director Meredith Bean McMath; Music Director Cuong Hung Van. Produced at Franklin Park Arts Center.  Find out more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produced by Run, Rabbit, Run Productions, Inc. ©
Design Assistance from Meredith Hilt Designs (MeredithHiltDesigns.com)

 

 

 

ART TALK

 

Piedmont Arts

Announces Scholarships

for Loudoun High School

Drama Students

and Technicians

(Applications due March 2)

In recognition of student participation in the performing arts, Piedmont Arts has established two scholarships of $500 to a graduating drama actor or technician from Loudoun County public or private school, or the home school community.

In support of the Arts in our high schools, the scholarships recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to their schools and drama departments through their actions. Different from traditional scholarships, the Piedmont Arts Scholarships place more emphasis on a demonstrated interest in and service to the Arts community than on academic or athletic excellence.

Application are found at www.piearts.org; Due date for applications is March 2nd, 2012. Contact john@piearts.org for questions.

 
 

IS ACTING ART?

In this "Back Stage" YouTube Video actors Nicolas Cage, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Tucci, Peter Sarsgaard, and Christoph Waltz debate the question: "Is acting art?" (Actors Roundtable Part One)

 
 

Top 10 Survival Tips

for Theatre Directors

by John Caird

"Remember actors are your allies."

— From THEATRE BLOG

(The Guardian Newspaper)