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	The Shark is Broken By Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon The first summer blockbuster movie is being filmed—but no one working on the film would know it. Dive deep into the tumultuous, murky waters of the making of a major motion picture with testy, feuding costars, unpredictable weather, and a shark prop whose constant breakdowns are looking like an omen for the future of the movie. In this comedy co-written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, the short tempers of Jaws stars Robert Shaw (father of co-writer Ian), Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider take center stage as they bond, argue, drink, gamble, and pray for an end to the shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever.	Buy Tickets
	Cumberland Theatre Mini Wine Festival *In partnership with Ristorante Ottaviani* The Cumberland Theatre will be hosting the Second Annual Mini Wine Festival on Saturday, May 31st in Downtown Cumberland. Join us on the patio at Ristorante Ottaviani for an afternoon of music, wine and fun! You will taste a diverse collection of 16 wines while listening to live music and dining on delicious pizzas, pastas and more! Plus...wine will be available to purchase with special case discounts. All ticket and bottle sales benefit the Cumberland Theatre. Ticket includes souvenir wine glass, tasting of 16 wines and live musical entertainment. Additional beverages and food may be purchased at Ristorante Ottaviani or Ottaviani Tasting Room & Lounge. Ristorante Ottaviani is located at 25 North Centre Street, Cumberland, MD 21502. Must be 21 years old to consume alcoholic beverages.	Buy Tickets
	The Cottage By Sandy Rustin Sylvia and Beau find themselves in an English countryside cottage for their yearly rendezvous, and Sylvia knows this time it will be the beginning of their new life together. But when Beau demurs on a shared future, and their spouses arrive at the cottage, she realizes that this home-away-from-home is a refuge for determining a new path forward. With a tip of the hat to Noël Coward and sex comedies of the past, THE COTTAGE offers endless laughs, hilarious twists, daring physical comedy, and a happy ending for lovers everywhere.	Buy Tickets
	Grease the Musical Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jones and Warren Casey Performed select dates in rep with The Wedding Singer Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys’ and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their “Summer Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as “Greased Lightnin’,” “It’s Raining on Prom Night” and “Alone at the Drive-In Movie,” recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions, place Grease among the world’s most popular musical. Enjoy VIP Table Seating! Your ticket includes table seating up front, a soda shop cocktail flight and snacks.**	Buy Tickets
	The Wedding Singer Book by Charles Beguelin and Tim Herlihy Music by Matthew Sklar Lyrics by Charles Beguelin Performed select dates in rep with Grease the Musical The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer's sparkling new score does for the '80s what Hairspray did for the '60s. Just say yes to the most romantic musical in twenty years. It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever. Enjoy VIP Table Seating! Your ticket includes table seating up front, a sparkling wine flight and snacks.**	Buy Tickets
	Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: An Apache Dance Doubt: A Parable Two Award-Winning Plays by John Patrick Shanley Two plays for the price of one! The setting of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is a rundown bar in the Bronx, where two of society’s rejects, Danny and Roberta, strike up a halting conversation over their beer. He is a brooding, self-loathing young man who resorts more to violence than reason; she is a divorced, guilt-ridden young woman whose troubled teenage son is now being cared for by her parents. Danny, whose fellow truck drivers call him “the animal,” seems incapable of tender emotion, while Roberta, who is still haunted by the memory of an ugly sexual incident involving her father, is distrustful of men in general. And yet, as their initial reserve begins to melt, and they decide to spend the night together, the possibility of a genuine and meaningful relationship begins to emerge—the first for both of them. In Doubt, a brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.	Buy Tickets
	The Exorcist By John Pielmeier Adapted from the novel by William Peter Blatty The most chilling test of faith comes to life on stage. This world premiere adaptation of the famous 1971 novel documenting the terror and redemption of a ten-year-old girl remains as frightening and relevant as when first experienced. Adapted by acclaimed playwright John Pielmeier (Agnes of God), The Exorcist transforms the unsettling battles of good versus evil, faith versus fact and ego versus ethos into a uniquely theatrical experience as sophisticated as it is suspenseful.	Buy Tickets
	You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner Additional Dialogue by Micheal Mayer Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on the comic strip by Charles Schultz A Stars of Tomorrow Youth Production Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is the ideal first show for those who would like to do a musical. Musical numbers include "My Blanket and Me," "The Kite," "The Baseball Game," "Little Known Facts," "Suppertime," and "Happiness." Guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!	Buy Tickets
	A Sherlock Carol By Mark Shanahan Moriarty is dead, to begin with. And Sherlock Holmes is a haunted man. But, when a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Holmes to investigate the death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his gifts to solve a Dickens of a Christmas mystery! Six actors take on the beloved characters of Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens in this heartwarming and highly theatrical holiday treat for all ages!	Buy Tickets