Beavercreek Community Theatre closeS out it’s 2011-2012 season with CHICAGO
The musical, set in Prohibition-era Chicago during the roaring twenties, will be presented from June 15 – June 24 with 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees.
This is an Edge of the Creek production, which means that it is for adult audiences.
The satire on criminal justice corruption and the concept of the celebrity criminal features Roxie Hart, a chorus girl played by Katie Perry of Kettering, who murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos, portrayed by Michael Shannon of West Carrollton, to take the rap. He turns on her when he finds out he’s been duped.
On death row, Roxie vies for the spotlight and headlines with another convicted murderess, Velma Kelly, played by Tina de Alderete of Miamisburg. Velma is a vaudevillian who murdered both her husband and her sister when she found them in bed together.
Ultimately they join forces in search of the “American Dream” of fame, fortune and acquittal.
Their cell block is presided over by the corrupt Matron “Mama” Morton, portrayed by Monique Hobbs of Centerville. The two murderesses vie for the services of lawyer Billy Flynn, played by Dean Swann of Dayton.
Billy takes Roxie’s case and re-arranges her story for use by sympathetic tabloid columnist Mary Sunshine, portrayed by Bobby Mitchum of Dayton.
The cast includes Adrianne Krauss of Columbus, Arizona Craycraft of Springboro along with Dayton residents Malcolm Walker, Michael Stockstill and Jordan Tyler Duvall of Dayton and Beavercreek residents Odette Gutierrez, Mary Stoughton, Matt Owens, RJ Steck and Sandra Hyde.
The director is Chris Harmon of Beavercreek, who is also the set designer.
Annette Looper of Centerville is the choreographer and Ben Spencer of Riverside as the music director.
The Stage manager is Steve Strawser of Kettering and the assistant director is Kristi Lickliter of Riverside.
Linda Sellers of Beavercreek is the costumer designer, John Falkenbach of Dayton is the lighting designer and Tony Fende of Dayton is the sound designer.
The co-producers are Dana Kragick of Vandalia and Rachel Jakubiak of Dayton.
Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for students, BCT members and seniors, ages 55 and older. A group discount of $1 per ticket is available to groups of 10 or more when the tickets are purchased at the same time for the same performance.
Tickets can be reserved by calling 429-4737 and leaving a message or by emailing boxoffice@bctheatre.org. For more information, visit the theater’s Web site at http://www.bctheatre.org, where the tickets can be purchased online with a credit card.
Beavercreek Community Theatre is located within the Lofino Adult Enrichment and Cultural Arts Center at 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road in Beavercreek.
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