
Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during his first press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Officials of the Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown say audience members were shaken but not hurt when a 5-foot chuck of plaster broke free from the upper balcony ceiling.
Operations Manager Jessica Green tells The Herald-Mail that the plaster fell in five smaller pieces near a seating area Sunday night during comedian Tim Hawkins’ performance.
She says 30 seats have been cordoned off while contractors assess the damage.
The nearly 100-year-old theater in downtown Hagerstown is home to Maryland Symphony Orchestra and the Miss Maryland pageant
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