Rep Stage Delays Fall Production At Howard Community College

Columbia MD

26 August, 2021

10:57 AM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Rep Stage, a regional professional theatre-in-residence at Howard Community College, has postponed its first show of the season, Songs for a New World. The production now will be Dec. 2-19. The theatre group tried to revise its "Actors' Equity's contract rider" to align it with the college's reopening plan and in accordance with Maryland's self-insurance law, but an agreement could not be reached. "Thank you to our patrons for their continued patience and flexibility as we continue to navigate producing live theatre at this time. Our plan prioritized safety and followed all college, county, state and federal guidelines," Joseph W. Ritsch, producing artistic director of Rep Stage, said. "Since Actors' Equity could not agree to our requested changes, we look forward to celebrating the holiday season with 'Songs for a New World,' the restorative and glorious song cycle by Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown." The remainder of the Rep Stage season remains as scheduled: the world premiere of Dane Figueroa Edidi's "Ghost/Writer" Feb. 17–March 6, 2022, and then a new production of Williams' seminal classic "The Glass Menagerie" April 28–May 17, 2022. The box office will contact patrons with existing tickets to arrange an exchange or refund. New tickets will go on sale mid-October. For more information, visit www.repstage.org.