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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) Montana Shakespeare in the Parks will use a $10,000 grant to help extend the theater company's summer season by a week, and add Choteau and Three Forks to the list of communities visited.

The $10,000 is from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation.

The 2009 tour by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks will begin on June 17 and end on Sept. 6. "The Tempest" and "Two Gentlemen from Verona" will be performed in 59 communities in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and North Dakota.

Admission to the performances is free.

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