I have what I’m sure is a common questions. I need help choosing the best SLR camera for me. I am looking for a camera that shoots well in low light situations. I am going to use it to take pictures of theatrical lighting. Thus low light, the down side is sometimes it gets bright on stage but, I would rather get a camera that shoots better in low light then full bright.
I am going to edit pictures in Photoshop unless you all have a better program, or program suggestions. I will be shooting in RAW format.
I have heard Nikon do well in fact my co workers have D60’s and D80’s. My budget is $1,000ish. I would prefer bellow but am ok with a bit above, if possible just tell my why that camera is best for this application and some neat features.
This camera will replace my dead digital camera (not SLR) which shot movies, I doubt any of these can, but who knows I have been surprised before. If they can that would be cool to know, though it’s not a requirement since I don’t think it is possible.
I would be interested to know if I would need any other lens or gadgets that would help me in this situation. I would be interested to know battery life and memory card type. Hopefully I can get something on black Friday if there is a good sale, let me know if you see any (if possible).

Thanks for your help, I need it.
nate