Carla Harting, the leading lady in Arena Stage's Legacy of Light, will be sitting out the production's remaining performances due to a broken leg. Woolly Mammoth's Jennifer Mendenhall will fill in for Harting through June 14, when the show ends.

Full press release after the jump. Bob Mondello's review of the Legacy of Light here.

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Maybe the recent theater-building frenzy has hit a wall, maybe economic reality has checked in, but D.C. theaters are cutting back a little for the 2009-10 season. In 2007-08, while the paint was still drying on Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company expanded from five to eight shows; next year they’re down to seven. And Arena Stage, instead of their usual subscription of eight shows, is offering only six.

But with no shortage of theater in DC, audiences value quality over quantity.

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