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Some of you know that I was heart broken back in October when my local dinner theater, somewhere I've worked on and off for the past 14 years may have to close its doors due to a tough economy, marketing challenges, and a struggle to create a fresh buzz in the area. We'll we've officially announced our next season starts in May. This is an answered prayer to myself and and many other performance and audience members. Thanks to those of you who acted when I posted about it in the Prayer/Support topic. We shot something for the local news earlier today and you can see me (a very mellow, serious me...lol) for a moment in the video at the link below. http://your4state.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=236392 HAGERSTOWN, MD - The Washington County Playhouse looked like it might be heading for its final curtain call, but now it's getting a second chance and nobody's cheering louder than those who perform under its lights. Kelly Kozlowski grew up with a passion to perform. She visited the Playhouse as a kid and now she's a star on its stage. "I was lucky enough to be exposed to theater at a young age, but a lot of kids don't get that opportunity now," she says. But now they could get that chance. She was thrilled to learn the Playhouse would stay open for another season after almost taking a final curtain call. "I had been losing sleep wondering what was going to happen to the theater," says owner Jeff Czerbinski. "And now I'm losing sleep because I'm excited and enthusiastic about what we will be doing with it." Enough patrons committed to season tickets this week to help the Playhouse stay open. Now they're hoping with more outreach, they can turn things around. "The word of mouth is going to be critically important," says Czerbinski. For those who work there, it's not just dinner and a show. "There's really not an outlet for performers in this area to work with other people with the caliber of talent that we have here," says actor Adam Blackstock. The Playhouse's new production, comedy-musical Nunsense II, is currently showing. To find out how to buy tickets, head to www.wcpdt.com