judges love *Assassins* in Charlotte

www.charlotte.com/444/story/168099.html for article in Charlotte Observer
www.charlotteobserver.com/images/ent/062107aactfest/index.html for a slideshow
www.aact.org for a photo of the enormous theater in which they get to (have to?) perform

But we have to wait until Saturday to find out how the Spokane Civic Theatre entry will do among the 12 finalists at the American Assoc. of Community Theater 2007 Festival. The three judges reportedly loved the show, but it also has the disadvantage of being the very first of the performed one-hour shows -- will the judges remember it on Saturday? Tony Caprile, who's on the scene with his wife Maria, reports that some of the other entrants are presenting some edgy material that will present strong competition.