** WATCH Weekly Report 06-28-23 **
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To the WATCH Board, Judges, and Alternates:
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NOTE: Balloting for a show closes 30 days after the show closes. If you owe us a ballot, please get it in as soon as possible.
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- DO check each theater’s COVID policies before attending any show, even if you think you already know what they are, and make sure you are comfortable attending.
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CLOSING THIS WEEK (no shows close by July 2)
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OPENING THIS WEEK (3 shows open June 29 or 30)
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre (ASGT) – First Date
June 29 – July 22
CFTC Judge 1 Lori Crockett – reserved
CPA Judge 2 Terry Averill
MP Judge 4 Joy Wyne – reserved
PTP Judge 3 Mike Gahan – reserved
RCP Judge 3 Kaitlyn DeLitta
SP Judge 4 John Geddie
SSI Judge 2 TJ Lukacsina – reserved
SSP Judge 1 Kim Ethridge
TAP Judge 1 Alden Michels
VLOC Judge 4 Kent Woods
Performance Address: 143 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Company Website: www.summergarden.com
How to reserve WATCH judge tickets: Contact the box office at boxoffice@summergarden.com and let them know you are a WATCH judge in need of tickets. Please keep in mind that we are an outdoor theater, so performances are subject to rain out for the safety of our performers. If this happens, your ticket can be used for another performance, but you will need to coordinate that rain date with the box office
Watch Companion Comp Policy: Free companion ticket available
Curtain Times: 8:30 pm
Seating Type: Reserved
Ticket Prices: $30
Watch Rep Name: Carolyn Kirby
Watch Rep E-Mail: asgt@washingtontheater.org
Directions to performance space(s): From Maryland Route 50: Take Route 50 to exit 24 (Rowe Boulevard) heading east toward downtown Annapolis. Follow Rowe Boulevard to the end (at the State House), and then turn right. Merge onto Church Circle and stay in the right-hand lane. Proceed to Duke of Gloucester Street (to the right of The Maryland Inn). Turn right onto Duke of Gloucester. Take your second left onto Green Street and follow it to the stop sign. Turn right and stay right onto Compromise Street for approximately 300 feet. ASGT is on your right. Look for our marquee. Allow enough time to locate limited paid parking.
Port Tobacco Players (PTP) – Ragtime
June 30 – July 23
ASGT Judge 1 Carolyn Kirby
CRT Judge 4 Nancy Kiffer
DTC Judge 2 Bill Brown
GAC Judge 1 John Decker – reserved
MP Judge 3 Spencer Pilcher – reserved
PPF Judge 4 Sarah Baczewski – reserved
RLT Judge 3 David Gross – reserved
RMT Judge 4 Eric Scerbo
RTP Judge 4 Ahryel Tinker
SMP Judge 4 Roger Munter
Performance Address: 508 Charles Street, La Plata MD 20646
Company Website: www.ptplayers.com
How to reserve WATCH judge tickets: Call the Box Office at 301-932-6819 and identify yourself as a WATCH judge. Leave your phone number, email, and whether you wish to reserve a companion seat. WATCH Judges are highly encouraged to call early when attending a Musical or our Holiday show because these productions regularly sell out. Sunday matinee performances also sell out very quickly for plays and musicals
Watch Companion Comp Policy: Free companion ticket available
Curtain Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm
Seating Type: Reserved
Ticket Prices: Plays: $15 - $18; Musicals: $17 - $20
Watch Rep Name: Mike Gahan
Watch Rep E-Mail: ptp@washingtontheater.org
Directions to performance space(s): From Baltimore: Get on the Washington beltway (495), and take Exit # 7, Maryland Route 5 South towards Waldorf. Continue South on Route 5 for about twenty miles. Route 5 will merge with Route 301 and in Waldorf, Route 5 will split off to the left towards Leonardtown. Keep going straight on Route 301 towards La Plata. Before leaving La Plata, you will reach a stop light (Maryland Route 6), turn left. PTP is about half a mile down Route 6 (Charles Street) on your left, just past the railroad tracks. It is a very tall conspicuous building in its surroundings and you should find it easily. Do not park in the urgent care center parking lot; if you do, your car will be towed.
From Virginia: Once across the Wilson Bridge take Exit # 3A, Route 210 South towards Indian Head. Travel South on Route 210 for about 10 miles and take a left on Route 228, Berry Road, going towards Waldorf. Continue on 228 for about 7 miles until you reach the intersection of Route 301. Turn right (headed South again) on Route 301 for about 10 miles until you reach Maryland Route 6 in La Plata. Turn left on Route 6 (Charles Street) and PTP will be about a half mile on the left, just after the railroad tracks. It is a very tall conspicuous building in its surroundings and you should find it easily. Do not park in the urgent care center parking lot; if you do, your car will be towed.
Rockville Musical Theatre (RMT) – Into the Woods
June 30 – July 16
FCT Judge 1 Chris Noe
LMP Judge 3 Marge McGugan
PPF Judge 1 Mario Font – reserved
RCP Judge 1 Lisa Freese
RTP Judge 2 Janice Dionne
SMP Judge 1 Caroline Adams
SP Judge 1 Julia Braxton
SSP Judge 2 Gene Valendo – reserved
SSS Judge 4 Maureen Roult
TAP Judge 2 Carol Strachan – reserved
Performance Address: F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Rd, Rockville MD 20851
Company Website: www.r-m-t.org
How to reserve WATCH judge tickets: Call the box office at (240) 314-8690 to reserve up to 2 free tickets. Please identify yourself as a WATCH judge.
Watch Companion Comp Policy: Free companion ticket available
Curtain Times: Evenings at 8:00 pm; Matinees at 2:00 pm
Seating Type: Reserved
Ticket Prices: $26 Adults; $23 Students & Seniors
Watch Rep Name: Mark Hamberger
Watch Rep E-Mail: rmt@washingtontheater.org
Directions to performance space(s): From I-270: Take Rt. 28, Rockville Exit. Go East onto 28. Follow Rt. 28 through the city, up and over the bridge. Turn left at the next traffic light (still on 28). Turn right at next traffic light onto Baltimore Rd. Follow signs for Mansion/Civic Center. The Center is on the left at the first stop sign.
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RUNNING (1 show is running now)
Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC) – The Patchwork Girl of Oz
June 16 – July 8
BCT Judge 2 Tonya Baroudi – reserved
DS Judge 4 Jeff Davis – reserved
DTC Judge 1 Jim Korte – reserved
FCT Judge 3 Diane King
PWLT Judge 2 Chrissy Mastrangelo – reserved
RCP Judge 4 Nida Syed – reserved
SSI Judge 4 Stephen Foreman
Performance Address: 123 Centerway, Greenbelt MD 20770
Company Website: www.greenbeltartscenter.org
How to reserve WATCH judge tickets: Send an email to boxgac@greenbeltartscenter.org. Indicate your name, phone number, the show, performance date and number of tickets required. You will receive a confirmation email
Watch Companion Comp Policy: Free companion ticket available
Curtain Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
Seating Type: General Admission (not reserved)
Ticket Prices: Plays: $24 Adult, $22 Senior (60+)/Military, $12 Child (under 13 with adult)/Student (13 – 23)
Musicals: $27, $24 and $14, respectively
Watch Rep Name: John Decker
Watch Rep E-Mail: gac@washingtontheater.org
Directions to performance space(s): From the Capital Beltway: Take Route 295 (Baltimore-Washington Pkwy) north - stay to the right. Take first ramp onto Route 193, Greenbelt Road - keep staying right and merge onto Greenbelt Rd. Just ahead is a light for Southway, you can go all the way to the light and turn right or use the right exit to “Baltimore-Washington Parkway” which will also allow merge onto Southway. Take Southway into the center of town. After crossing Crescent Road, Southway becomes Centerway, take the first left and proceed through the parking lot, then to the right down the hill. The Greenbelt Arts Center is in the lower level of Roosevelt Center, down the stairs from the main level with the movie theater, grocery store, and New Deal Cafe.
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OPENING NEXT WEEK (1 show opens July 7)
Aldersgate Church Community Theater (ACCT) – Wedding Belles
July 7 – 23
BCT Judge 2 Tonya Baroudi – reserved
CPA Judge 2 Terry Averill
DS Judge 2 Zell Murphy
DTC Judge 3 Jason Damaso – reserved
LMP Judge 4 Lorraine Brooks
MP Judge 4 Roger Stone / Joy Wyne
PPF Judge 2 Ward Kay
PTP Judge 4 Melissa Linsky
RMT Judge 1 Amy Winter
SMP Judge 2 Paul Brewster
Performance Address: Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1301 Collingwood Road, Alexandria VA 22308
Company Website: www.acctonline.org
How to reserve WATCH judge tickets: Send an email to accttheater@gmail.com. Indicate your name, judge number, theater name, phone number, show name, performance date and number of tickets required
Watch Companion Comp Policy: Free companion ticket available
Curtain Times: Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm
Seating Type: Reserved
Ticket Prices: $18 (general), $15 students (18 and under), seniors (65+) and active duty military for plays; $20 and $18, respectively for musicals
Watch Rep Name: Leah Hays
Watch Rep E-Mail: acct@washingtontheater.org
Directions to performance space(s): From inner or outer beltway take the exit for Route One South. Turn at first intersection onto Ft. Hunt Road (South). Proceed South through 6 traffic lights. Aldersgate United Methodist Church is on the southwest corner of Fort Hunt Road and Collingwood Road. Performances are in Wesley Hall.
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OPENING IN TWO WEEKS (2 shows open July 14)
Rooftop Productions (RTP) – Arsenic and Old Lace
July 14 – 23
ACCT Judge 3 Marg Soroos
ASGT Judge 4 John Purnell
CFTC Judge 3 Stacey Claytor
DTC Judge 4 Vitol Wiacek
PWLT Judge 1 Becky Gould-Levine
SMP Judge 4 Roger Munter
SP Judge 4 John Geddie
SSI Judge 3 Rebecca Hanauer
SSP Judge 2 Gene Valendo
TAP Judge 2 Carol Strachan
Performance Address: Virginia Art Factory, 9419 Battle Street Manassas VA 20110
Company Website: www.virginiaartfactory.org
How to reserve WATCH judge tickets: Call the ARTFactory at 703-330-2787 and leave a message as to which performance the ticket(s) is requested
Watch Companion Comp Policy: Free companion ticket available
Curtain Times: Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm; Sunday at 2:00pm
Seating Type: General Admission (not reserved)
Ticket Prices: $20 Adults; $18 Students and Seniors 65+
Watch Rep Name: Ahryel Tinker
Watch Rep E-Mail: rtp@washingtontheater.org
Directions to performance space(s): Option #1 - From the Beltway/Springfield: Take I-95 South heading toward Richmond. Take Exit 152 heading North on Route 234 toward Manassas. Drive approximately 15 miles and make a right onto Business 234 driving into Old Town Manassas. Drive approximately 3 miles and take a right onto Prince William Street. Make a left at Battle Street, go over the railroad tracks and the Center for the Arts is on the right.
Option #2 - From the Beltway/I-66: Take I-66 West heading toward Manassas. Take Exit 44 Manassas By-Pass Route 234. Drive approximately 6 miles to Route 28 North exit toward Manassas. Follow Route 28 into Manassas Historic District (traffic becomes one way). After crossing over Grant Avenue at traffic light, continue and make a right onto Battle Street. The Center for the Arts is on the left.
Silver Spring Stage (SSS) – The Revolutionists
July 14 – 23
Please note the alternative performance space and details for this space below.
ACCT Judge 1 Jayn Rife
ASGT Judge 3 Patricia Browning
CFTC Judge 4 Marisela Douglass
DS Judge 3 Gary DiNardo
GAC Judge 2 Gretchen Jacobs
LTA Judge 1 Nick Friedlander
MP Judge 1 Andy & Jean Aviles
RLT Judge 1 Laura Andruski
TAP Judge 3 Sandy Kozel
VLOC Judge 3 Stevie Miller
Performance Address: Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd, 103, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Company Website: www.ssstage.org
How to reserve WATCH judge tickets: Call the Arts Barn box office at (301) 258-6394 to reserve one free ticket. Identify yourself as a WATCH judge.
Watch Companion Comp Policy: No companion ticket at Gaithersburg Arts Barn
Curtain Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00pm
Seating Type: Reserved
Ticket Prices: $22 Adults; $20 Students (age 15 – 21)
Watch Rep Name: David Gorsline
Watch Rep E-Mail: sss@washingtontheater.org
Directions to performance space(s): I-270 North or South to Sam Eig Highway West. North on Great Seneca Highway, Left on Kentlands Blvd., Left on Boothe Street, Right on Hart Rd. to top of hill.
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CLOSED – 106 shows in 2023: 51 closed – 41 with all ballots, 9 with outstanding ballots, 1 closed with less than 10 ballots
Note: Only recently closed shows and those still missing ballots appear below. 39 additional shows have closed with all ballots received.
St. Mark’s Players (SMP) – Perfect Arrangement
February 17 – March 4
Closed with 8 ballots due to performance cancellations
Port Tobacco Players (PTP) – You Can't Take It With You
May 5 – 21
ALL BALLOTS RECEIVED!
St. Mark’s Players (SMP) – The Color Purple
May 12 – 27
ALL BALLOTS RECEIVED!
Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC) – The Children's Hour
May 19 – June 3
ACCT Judge 4 Shelagh Roberts – reserved
SSI Judge 2 TJ Lukacsina reserved
Colonial Players of Annapolis (CPA) – Ravenscroft
May 19 – June 10
ASGT Judge 4 John Purnell – alt Carolyn Kirby – reserved
TAP Judge 4 Will Shingler – reserved
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre (ASGT) – Head Over Heels
May 25 – June 17
CRT Judge 4 Nancy Kiffer – reserved
RLT Judge 2 Leena Dev – reserved
RTP Judge 4 Ahryel Tinker
SSS Judge 1 Denise Gilmore – reserved
Silhouette Stages (SSI) – Sondheim on Sondheim
June 2 – 18
RLT Judge 4 Emily Meyers – reserved
SSS Judge 1 Denise Gilmore – reserved
VLOC Judge 3 Stevie Miller – reserved
Victorian Lyric Opera Company (VLOC) – HMS Pinafore
June 9 – 18
CRT Judge 3 Harold Kiffer – reserved
MP Judge 3 Spencer Pilcher – alt Cassandra Redding – reserved
PWLT Judge 4 Darcy Heisey – reserved
SP Judge 3 Kim Fry – reserved
Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) – The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years
June 3 – 24
BCT Judge 3 Alan Barnett – reserved
PTP Judge 1 Rose Talbot – reserved
Montgomery Playhouse (MP) – The Laramie Project
June 9 – 25
SSI Judge 4 Stephen Foreman – reserved
Providence Players of Fairfax (PPF) – Don't Dress for Dinner
June 9 – 24
FCT Judge 2 Tina Embree – reserved
RTP Judge 3 Jessica Cooperstock – alt Ahryel Tinker – reserved
TAP Judge 4 Will Shingler – reserved
2nd Star Productions (SSP) – Something Rotten
May 26 – June 24
CFTC Judge 3 Stacey Claytor – reserved
LMP Judge 2 Larry Simmons – reserved
MP Judge 2 Cassandra Redding – reserved
PWLT Judge 1 Becky Gould-Levine – reserved
VLOC Judge 4 Kent Woods – reserved
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Okay, thanks!
Kira
