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20 August 2006: A Year in the Life is named a finalist in the Guthrie Theatre's Fringe Encore.
15 August 2006: Our MN Fringe show A Year in the Life is the #7 show in audience capacity (out of 167).
24 April 2006: Tickets are going fast for The Marriage of Marcus Tyler. Click to get yours now!
22 April 2006: We got our performance dates and times for the Minnesota Fringe this summer. More info coming soon.
12 February 2006: Auditions for The Marriage of Marcus Tyler are March 13 & 14. Click for more info!
29 January 2006: Tickets are on sale now for The Marriage of Marcus Tyler! Click for more info.
28 January 2006: The Van Gogh Exhibit & The Zebra Baby closes! Thanks to everyone who came out to the show!
27 January 2006: VG & ZB are listed as a Hot Pick in The Daily Southtown. Check us out!
5 January 2006: Opening night is in the books! Hooray! Catch one of the next 17 performances!
15 November 2005: Shantz Theatre's next production is scheduled for January. More Info!
30 October 2005: A monologue from The Van Gogh Exhibit has been published in a new monologue collection entitled Audition Arsenal For Women In Their 30's: 101 Character Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes & Under. Buy it now! Click here to get it from Amazon.com!
28 July 2005: A Year in the Life is listed as one of seven must see shows for the KC Fringe! Check out the preview story here!
7 July 2005: Shantz Theatre has secured a Chicago performance for A Year in the Life! Hooray. Info!
12 April 2005: Shantz Theatre is officially in the KC Fringe! Hooray!
2 April 2005: The new play has a title: A Year in the Life of 25 Strangers Living in a City by the Lake. Hooray!
10 March 2005: Shantz Theatre has applied to be a part of the inaugural KC Fringe Festival. Check back soon to see if we'll be there!
8 March 2005: The Van Gogh Exhibit will be produced by Illinois State University's Freestage Committee in late April.
24 January 2005: The opening monologue from The Van Gogh Exhibit is being published in Audition Arsenal: 101 Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes and Under for Women in their 30s by Smith & Kraus publishers. Look for it in Spring 2005! Smith & Kraus publishers

18 January 2005: Shantz Theatre is officially on the waiting list for the Minnesota Fringe. Stupid lottery system! I hate you!
16 January 2005: Shantz Theatre has been accepted in the Inaugural Indianapolis Fringe Festival. Dates are August 19-28th. Check back later for more info! Meanwhile visit www.indyfringe.org for more info on the Indy Fringe.
15 January 2005: Matt Fotis received 1st Place Award in the KCACTF National Critics Institute Region III Critics Competition. He will be competing in the National Finals this April in DC. Hooray!
10 January 2005: Shantz has applied to the Indy Fringe as well. Check back soon to see if we get in!
5 January 2005: The Fringe Festival lottery drawing will take place January 17th. Check back to see if Shantz Theatre is one of the lucky companies selected for the festival.
5 January 2005: Matt Fotis will present "Scriptprov: Developing Written Material from Improv" at the 2005 Mid American Theatre Conference this March in Kansas City
7 December 2004: The Van Gogh Exhibit is named as an alternate in the 2005 KCACTF National Playwriting Program!
22 November 2004: Shantz Theatre's application for the 2005 Minnesota Fringe Festival is in the mail! Check back in mid-January to see if we are one of the lucky groups selected in the new lottery system.
13 October 2004: Talks are in the works for a production of The Van Gogh Exhibit at Illinois State University. Hoorah!
5 October 2004: The Van Gogh Exhibit is named a finalist in the 2nd Annual Metropolis Performing Arts Centre New Play Festival.
2 October 2004: Shantz Theatre presents a workshop at Monmouth College - "Developing Written Material from Improv"
2 October 2004: Shantz Theatre takes The Van Gogh Exhibit to Monmouth College! More info here!
15 September 2004: shantztheatre.com is on the web! You're at it! Hooray!
10 July 2004: Matt is writing a blog this year for the Fringe! Check it out here!
15 April 2004: The venue assignments and performance dates are in! Shantz is at the Loring Playhouse this year. The dates are listed under Current Production! Check it out!
13 April 2004: The show has a title: The Van Gogh Exhibit
2 February 2004: Shantz Theatre is officially in the Fringe Festival!