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The season's offerings of shows at regional summer theaters
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Red Barn Theatre in Franklin Township, Beaver County.
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Here's a sampling of regional summer theaters with productions scheduled into September. Some seasons began earlier this month and others run as late as December (check websites for more information).
• Apple Hill Playhouse -- 275 Manor Road, off Route 22 in Delmont; www.applehillplayhouse.org; 724-468-5050. "How the Other Half Lives" (through Wednesday); "The Last Romance" (June 21-June 27); "Sweet Charity" (July 12-July 27); "Spelling Bee" (Aug. 9-19); "A Talent for Murder" (Aug. 30-Sept. 9). Founded in 1956.
• Little Lake Theatre -- Route 19, North Strabane; www.littlelake.org; 724-745-6300. Ken Ludwig, "The Fox on the Fairway" (through June 9); C.P. Taylor, "And a Nightingale Sang" (June 14-30); Horton Foote, "Talking Pictures" (July 5-21); Dale Wasserman, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (July 26-Aug. 11); Joe DiPietro "The Last Romance" (Aug. 16-Sept. 1); Steven Dietz, "Becky's New Car" (Sept. 6-22); adapted by Patrick Barlow, John Buchan's "The 39 Steps" (Sept. 29-Oct. 13). Founded in 1949.
• Mountain Playhouse -- Route 985, Jennerstown, Somerset County; www.mountainplayhouse.com; 1-814-629-9201, ext. 290. Matby and Meade, "Ring of Fire," (June19-July 1); Lawrence Ronan "Alone Together" (July 10-July 22); Ken Ludwig, "The Fox on the Fairway" (July 24-Aug. 5); Melinda Gilb & Steve Gunderson, "SUDS: The Rocking '60s Musical Soap Opera" (Aug. 7-19); adapted by Patrick Barlow, based on John Buchan's book, "Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps" (Sept. 18-30). Founded in 1939, it is Pennnsylvania's oldest professional stock theater and among only 12 professional summer stock theaters in the U.S.
• Red Barn Players -- 1279 Route 288, Ellwood-Zelienople Road, Franklin Township, Beaver County; 724-773-7150; www.redbarnplayers.com. "The Lady Who Cried Fox" (Friday-June 16); "Tuesdays With Morrie" (July 6-21); "Over the Tavern" (Aug. 10-25); "Suds" (Sept. 14-29). Founded in 1955.
• Saint Vincent Theatre -- Performing Arts Center, St. Vincent College, Route 30, Latrobe; 724-537-8900. "Forever Plaid" (through June 9); "Suite Surrender" (June 14-30); "The Foreigner" (July 5-21); "The Chief" (July 26-Aug. 19). Founded 1969.
• South Park Theatre -- Near South Park Fairgrounds, Corrigan Drive at Brownsville Road; www.southparktheatre.com; 412-831-8552. Linda Escalera Baggs, "Silent Heroes" (through Saturday); Joe DiPietro, "The Last Romance" (next Thursday-June 23); Roderick and Hindman, "The Bikinis" (June 28-July 14); Stephen Dietz, "Shooting Star" (July 19-Aug. 4); Andrew Bergman, "Social Security" (Aug. 9-25); Jerome Bixby, "Man From Earth" (Sept. 1-17). Founded in 1995.
-- By Mary Thomas
First Published May 31, 2012 12:00 am
