Newsletters - Spring 1998

Monthly film series turns fortnightly
The "Third Friday of the Month" film series, presented at the Theatre by the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community, has proved so successful that RAAC is planning to add a second monthly movie beginning in May. Spring films scheduled include the blockbuster "Titanic," along with "Mrs. Brown," "Amistad," and "Good Will Hunting."

Staying in touch by mail and phone . . .
The Theatre welcomes all inquiries about upcoming performances. And they are frequent! But with a mailing list approaching 2000 addresses, it is not feasible to send information about the Theatre's programs to everyone on a frequent basis. To supplement the annual newsletter mailing in the spring, the Theatre occasionally sends limited mailings based on audience attendance at specific kinds of programs, i.e. jazz, drama etc.

Theatre patrons who would like to receive the current schedule by mail on a regular monthly basis may do so by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to the Theatre (or twelve s.a.es. for a year's monthly schedules). Patrons who wish to be informed of all programs of a particular kind, i.e. drama, Celtic, classical music etc., are also encouraged to send s.a.es.

. . . and then there is the INTERNET The Theatre has not one but two web pages! The address of the more detailed page is:

www.Theatre-Washington-VA.com/theatre.

The current schedule should be found both there and at:

members.aol.com/VATheatre/theatre1.htm

Internet addresses could change, so if you cannot access the Theatre's site, please let us know. E-mail users: please send the Theatre your e-mail address to receive program information over the Internet. Your comments, whether favorable or negative, about this means of communicating would be appreciated. The Theatre's e-mail address is:

TheatreVA@aol.com.

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DRAMATIC MARCH!
Fresh from a rave review in The Washington Post and a sell-out run in the Washington (DC) metropolitan area, the Keegan Theatre brings its production of the comedy "On The Verge" to the Theatre at Washington (VA) on the weekend of March 14-15. Noted drama critic Bob Mondello listed the production as a "Best Bet" in "Around Town" on WETA-TV, so large and enthusiastic audiences are expected on this last weekend of the winter.

"On The Verge,"
By Eric Overmyer, has been performed throughout the United States as well as abroad. A former Visiting Associate Professor of Playwriting at the Yale School of Drama, Overmyer has been described as "a dazzling verbal acrobat as well as a serious student of pop culture" (Associated Press) and a "brilliant wordsmith" (Los Angeles Herald Examiner).

This play relates the adventures of three daring ladies of the 1880s who set out to explore "Terra Incognita." To their amazement, the trek rapidly transports them into the America of the 1950s. The sparkling and polished dialogue, and the fine performances make the characters' trip through time and place thoroughly entertaining. Director Amy McWilliams "succeeds in creating an atmosphere of enchanting intelligence that's so rare in the theater" (The Washington Post).

"Heaven Can Wait"
On the previous weekend, March 6-8, the Christendom College Players return to the Theatre for their fifth annual visit with their new production of "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall.

JAZZ STRIKES A CHORD
Charlie Byrd's sold-out performance a year ago began a series of enormously successful jazz concerts. In response to many requests, the Theatre is pleased to announce that several of the jazz musicians who appeared here last year have agreed to return this spring. The Bucky Pizzarelli Trio performs on April 25. Dixieland jazz from the Joe Rinaldi Quintet is scheduled for May 16. New to the Theatre (though not so to many members of its audience) is nationally acclaimed pianist, humorist and entertainer John Eaton, who brings "Jazz With A Twist" here on February 28.

CHAMBER MUSIC DRAWS RECORD AUDIENCE
About 150 people, a record number for classical music concerts at the Theatre, attended the February program in the Smithsonian at Little Washington series, "The Brilliance of the Baroque." The final concert in the sixth Smithsonian season here, takes place on April 18: J.S. Bach's "Musical Offering" with discussion and slides presented by Kenneth Slowik of the Smithsonian Chamber Players.