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Number 212. February 24, 2010.

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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news in this Online News Update "bulletin."

---- UPCOMING ONSTAGE PERFORMANCES BY DS ACTORS:

MARIE WALLACE – MARCH 1-14
MARSHA MASON – MARCH 23 – MAY 1
DONNA McKECHNIE – APRIL 9/10
DAVID SELBY – MAY 9-10
JERRY LACY & His Wife, Actress JULIA DUFFY – MAY 13

NOTE: Fans attending any of these performances are invited and encouraged to please send their photos, reports, program books, local publicity, media articles and reviews, and similar material to SG's postal- or e- mail addresses at the end of this Update.

In this way, fans who cannot attend can share the event through your experience. A complementary Contributor's Copy of the published ShadowGram print issue – The Official Dark Shadows Newsletter & News Source – is given for major contributions of information. Thank you!

**** MARIE WALLACE IN "WHERE'S SHEILA?"

SG Online Update #211 shared news from Marie (Eve, Mad Jenny, Megan Todd) that she appears as "Lois" in the new play "Where's Sheila?"

Performances are Mar. 1-14 at the TADA Theatre, 15 W. 28th St, 2nd Floor. NYC 10001 – located between Broadway and 5th Ave. Shows are Thurs. and Sat. evenings plus Sun. afternoons. Tickets are $18 adults, $12 student/seniors.

For information or tickets: (800) 838-3006 or www.eatheatre.org or www.emergingartiststheatre.org.

The play is part of the Spring EATFest event for the Emerging Artists Theater (EAT). Marie has worked with the group for quite some time and starred in their play "The Chiselers" a year ago. Publicity: "EAT provides a dynamic home for playwrights and artists to develop their work from an idea to fully realized production."

**** MARSHA MASON IN "I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER"

Marsha (Vampire Girl Audrey) stars in "I Never Sang for My Father," a classic drama about a man trying to come to terms with himself, his aging parents, and his lifelong relationship with his father.

Previews begin 3-23 and the play opens 4-4, running to 5-1. The production is staged off-Broadway at the 99-seat Clurman Theatre is at 410 W. 42nd St., NYC 10036. 212-279-4200.

**** DONNA McKECHNIE IN HER ONE-WOMAN SHOW

Donna (Olivia Corey, Amanda Harris) will perform her 1-woman show as part of "The Broadway Series," a new dinner theater series of programs "dedicated to the memory of the Broadway veteran Thommie Walsh." (Publicity)

On 4-9/10, she will present her show "about life onstage and off" at the Springside Inn in Auburn, NY. The $85 ticket price includes a full dinner (choice of entree), dessert, tax, tip and performance. There is a pre-performance reception before dinner is served.

The Springside Inn is located at 6141 W. Lake Rd., Auburn, NY 13021. (315) 252-7247. Auburn is southwest of Syracuse "at the north end of Owasco Lake."
http://www.springsideinn.com/broadwayshows.html

**** DAVID SELBY IN STORY-TELLING PROGRAM

David (Quentin) will appear in the closing show of the season at the "Speaking of Stories" program series.

David's wife Chip just told SG he will be in Santa Barbara, CA, May 9-10. Publicity: This "Celebration of Stories" is a "cornucopia of great stories by great authors," and features "the SoS debut of film and stage veteran David Selby, the return of Pamela and Bradford Dillman as well as a special appearance by T.C. Boyle, reading from his newest book."
Chip explains David is 1 of "4 actors performing, each reading a short story. We have been to this ourselves, and it is very well done."

The location is Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara CA 93101.

Purchase tickets at the Box Office (805) 963-0408. Website: centerstagetheater.org For information: 805) 966-3875 or visit: info@speakingofstories.org

**** JERRY LACY & WIFE JULIA DUFFY IN "LOVE LETTERS" BENEFIT

Jerry (Tony Peterson, Rev. Trask, Lamar Trask, Gregory Trask) tells SG "Julie and I will be doing a reading of the play `Love Letters' in Pensacola, FL as a fundraiser for a new theatre there."

The 1-night-only benefit on 5-13 is for the new Shakespeare Theatre and includes a catered dinner and the performance.

Theatre announcement: "Our first fundraiser...is going to be quite exciting. We're `bringing Hollywood to Pensacola' by having 7-time Emmy Award nominee Julia Duffy, star of NEWHART and DESIGNING WOMEN, and her husband Jerry Lacy, from DARK SHADOWS, LOVE OF LIFE, and PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (Broadway and film) to perform LOVE LETTERS." The play is "A.R. Gurney's wry and poignant story of a fifty-year relationship told through their correspondence."

The event is at the "beautiful new" Sanders Beach – Corinne Jones Community Center, 913 South St., Pensacola, FL 32591.

For more information or to purchase tickets: 850.439.2289. info@pensacolashakespeare.org

**** Again, SG welcomes fans to share these special performances with SG readers through your photos, reports, media coverage, program books, etc. Occasions such as these let you support the DS people throughout their careers and in a variety of roles and preodctions, each showcasing the range of their their talents.

Please also send - at any time – any mentions you may find about the DS personnel and their projects, the new DS film, DS merchandise, or other DS-related news/references. Please send these to the SG addresses below.

You will be named as a Contributor in upcoming print issues. You also may receive a complimentary Contributor's Copy for major donations of information, funds, postage stamps, supplies, publicity, assistance, etc.

--- The next print issue newsletter, SG #117, is underway and will expand on the above news items and much more, plus remember the DS acting and production people we recently have lost. The issue, subsequent SGs, and future SG Online Updates also will cover all the latest DS-related news, including official developments for the "Shadows in the Sun" convention in Burbank (Los Angeles) July 16-18. For more about the Fest, please see recent SG Updates – Update #208 – and prior posts to the SG YahooGroup.

**** Subscription information for the ShadowGram Newsletter print issues follows. When your order arrives, I will mail you the current SG #115-#116 Double Issue newsletter to begin / renew your subscription. SG #117 and subsequent issues will be sent to you and all postal-mail subscribers as they are published.

**** This Update is posted to the ShadowGram YahooGroup and dispersed by interested fans to various lists, boards, websites, groups, in personal emails, and other online/print communications.

You can join the actual SG YahooGroup easily at no cost by going to: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShadowGram/

You can read past SG Updates once you're a member of the group by clicking on the "Messages" tab.

If you'd like more information on how to become a SG YahooGroup member, or an invitation to join the group, please e-mail Marcy Robin at shadowgram1@yahoo.com

Thank you.

Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766

Official ShadowGram Website: www.ShadowGram.com

SHADOWGRAM
The Official Dark Shadows News Updates Yahoo Group
Marcy Robin's Cyberspace "Dark Shadows" News Updates

An Official Internet Publication of SHADOWGRAM - The Official "Dark Shadows" Published Newsletters

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ShadowGram@aol.com

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Number 211. February 6, 2010.

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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news in this Online News Update "bulletin."

--- MARIE WALLACE:
NEW PLAY (NYC – March 1-14) & STAGED READING REPORT
--- **** SG PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2010 DS FESTIVAL "DARK SHADOWS IN THE SUN" CONVENTION:
-EXPECTED GUESTS
-ANTICIPATING A SPECIAL EVENT
-HOTEL SLEEPING ROOMS UPDATE

**** MARIE WALLACE
REPORTS: STAGED READING
UPDATES: NEW PLAY

In SG Updates #209 and #210, Marie (Eve, Mad Jenny, Megan Todd)invited NYC-area fans to her 2-2 staged reading of "War Wounds." She reports there was a full house audience and it "went great."

She now updates her next acting project. She portrays "Lois" in "Where's Sheila?", a new play in the Series C part of the 2010 Spring EATfest at the TADA! Theatre, 15 W. 28th St., 2nd Floor, NYC 10001. www.eatheatre.org

The theatre is located between Broadway and 5th Ave. and the production runs 3-1/14. Shows are Thurs. and Sat. evenings plus Sun. afternoons. Tickets are $18 adults. $12 student/seniors.

EATfest showcases new playwrights and artists, presenting works in progress for audience response and feedback. Marie – and DS fans who attended – enjoyed her role in "The Chiselers" as part of last year's EATfest (see SG #114 and SG #115-#116).

Marie hopes DS fans will come see her onstage next month. She shares more of her news in the upcoming SG #117 print issue – she's been busy!

Her official website is www.mariewallace.com

**** UPDATE: 2010 DS FESTIVAL – "DS IN THE SUN" CONVENTION

Since last September, SG Updates have premiere-announced and updated our 2010 "Cast Reunion & Fan Convention" event.

2010 DS FESTIVAL CONVENTION:
`DARK SHADOWS IN THE SUN"
JULY 16-18, 2010 – BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

We return to the newly-remodeled Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, California 91505. 1-818-843-6000.

---- SG PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Among the special guests will be Jonathan Frid, David Selby, Lara Parker, John Karlen, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Jerry Lacy, Marie Wallace, Kathleen Cody, and others.

An extra-special pre-convention event will be held the afternoon of Fri., 7-16. Out-of-town fans planning to attend the Fest are encouraged to arrive on Thurs., 7-15 if possible. SG will announce details shortly in the new SG #117 print issue and in the SG YahooGroup Updates.

SG tells fans "there still are plenty of discounted hotel sleeping rooms for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights" available for reservation at the special reduced rate of $129 (+ tax) per night. When making your reservation, you must mention "Dark Shadows" to receive this rate. It is strongly recommended that fans make their hotel arrangements well in advance.

Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center Hotel 1-818-843-6000 (Ask for Reservations Department).

Fans seeking possible rooommates to share hotel room expenses can contact Pam Jarman, Fest Roommate Coordinator. She can not assist with room reservations or travel arrangements. Email: pljarman@hotmailcom or send a SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) to: Pam Jarman, P.O. Box 45674, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

SG soon will announce membership rates and other information. The upcoming SG #117 print issue will have details about our guests, programming, and other plans for the annual convention. SG Online Updates to the SG YahooGroup also will have news.

Thank you.

Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766

Shadowgram1@yahoo.com

Official ShadowGram Website: www.ShadowGram.com

Julianna McCarthy did a marvelous turn in last night's NCIS: LA episode "LD50" as a retired microbiologist with Alzheimer's.

The full episode can currently be seen here.

An interesting coincidence, whether or not you believe in such things--

This blog article about the president's social secretary says that because of the WH partnership with the Disney company, Johnny Depp (in Mad Hatter costume) was a guest at the White House party for area schoolchildren last Halloween, which was exactly 40 years after Tricia Nixon hosted Jonathan Frid (dressed as Barnabas) at a WH Halloween party for DC's underprivileged children.

An Afternoon with Desiree Rogers

Marie Wallace invites local DS fans to attend her theatrical reading on February 2 at Roy Arias Studios in NYC.

Time: 7:30 p.m.
300 W. 43rd St. (between 8th and 9th Avenue), 5th floor

More details are available at www.mariewallace.com