MET in the News

We're all over the place this weekend! Not only are there several articles about MET in today's local papers, our shows are also on the covers of both 72Hours in the FNP and the A&E section in the Gazette! Follow the links below to read the stories and reviews:

A nice piece about Julie Herber and a review of 4 Eggnogs and an Apology, in the Frederick News Post.

A story about A Christmas Carol and one about our partnership with Cakes for a Cause, in the Gazette.

Snow Queen Press Round Up

The Snow Queen received lovely press this week, with stories in both the Gazette and the Herald-Mail. Both pieces feature an interview with writer and director, Reiner Prochaska.

Photo: Daniel Cross as Kai, Rachel Sears as Gerda and Carly Lawrence as the Snow Queen. ©2008 Joe Williams

Santaland in the news and a trip down memory lane

There was a lovely article about The Santaland Diaries in the Gazette today. Read it here.

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The Hagerstown Herald-Mail also has an article about the show. Read it here.

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As I was searching for the article online, I came across this piece about MET from Christmastime 2003. It's just a brief summary of all the shows we had going at the time, but it proves that the holidays have always been the busiest time of the year for MET. I heard once that when you're in show business, the only way you know it's a holiday is that you do two shows instead of one!

A Doll's House interview on WYPR

Today, WYPR's Maryland Morning show aired an interview with A Doll's House director Tad Janes and translator Vibeke Havre.

You can listen to the interview here. You have to scroll down a bit, we're the last item under "Tuesday, November 11, 2008."

Doll's House Gazette Review

Read the review here.








Photo: Julie Herber as Kristine Linde, Brian Irons as Torvald, Gené Fouché as Nora and Reiner Prochaska as Dr. Rank. © 2008 Joe Williams

Incorruptible in the Gazette

We're on the front of the Gazette's A&E section today!

RUNAWAYS!

Tonight is the opening night of Runaways, a joint production between The Ensemble School and MET-X. This musical about runaway children features Ensemble School students and some new faces as well. Check out this Gazette article for more info and interviews with the cast!

Runaways opens tonight at 8pm and runs thru August 23rd. Visit the MET website to order tickets.

Tad Janes on Comcast Newsmakers

Comcast Newsmakers is a segment featuring local organizations that airs on our local CNN channel. This interview with MET Producing Artistic Director Tad Janes aired last month and talks about the end of our 0708 Season. Comcast is MET Season Sponsor.

"Cheesy Being Green"

There's a Run in My Ozone Layer Gazette Review!
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Mary Ellen Mitchell says the show is "...a homespun commentary on the state of the environment that is worth every dollar..."
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Read the whole thing here!

Lorrie Tripp: FNP Star

MET's Hanger Campaign is spotlighted in the Frederick News Post - read the whole story!

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This campaign is part of an overall re-organization the MET is undertaking this summer. We hope to rearrange our office space (by getting more space, hopefully!), move the costume shop and maybe, just maybe, pick up some extra classroom space.

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The photo is of MET's current costume shop - as the FNP article states, it's really more of a big closet than a 'shop.' Hopefully, after all the rearranging, we'll have a better work space in addition to storage. I'll keep the blog updated with photos as the project moves forward.

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- Sarah

COMPANY on WYPR

WYPR reviews COMPANY and says MET is "plucky"!

Check it out at: http://www.wypr.org/MD_MORNING.html

(you have to scroll down a little)

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Sarah (Katye Williams), Susan (Allison Lepelletier), Jenny (Grace Anastasiadis), Amy (Amy Easton) and Joanne (Julie Herber) question Bobby's choice in women. Photo by Misti Morningstar